An Analysis of the Sustainable Development Law.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lembo, Massimo.

Contributor:

Severoni, Cecilia.

Language:

Italian

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Law and legislation.

Sustainable development.

Environmental law--European Union countries.

Environmental law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Torino : Giappichelli, 2025.

Summary:

This book provides an in-depth analysis of sustainable development law, focusing on legal frameworks, regulations, and policies at the international and European levels. It explores foundational concepts, such as those introduced in the Brundtland Report, and examines pivotal agreements including the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The text delves into sustainable finance initiatives, corporate social responsibility (CSR), governance practices, and the integration of EU directives into national legal systems like Italy’s. It offers detailed discussions on topics such as ESG factors, ethical finance, the European Green Deal, and the reshaping of social interest in various jurisdictions. The book is intended for professionals, scholars, and students in law, economics, and sustainability fields, aiming to advance understanding and application of sustainable practices in legal and corporate contexts. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Eyelet

Index

Chapter 1. The first legal sources of regulation of the matter

1. The Brundtland Report and the first concept of sustainable development

2. The notion of sustainable development

3. Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

4. The communication from the Commission - A Sustainable Europe for a Better World: A European Union Strategy for Sustainable Development

5. The European Green Deal

6. The Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088

7. The Commission notices on the interpretation of the EU Taxonomy Regulation

8. The Environmental, Social and Governance factors

Chapter 2. Sustainable finance

1. First steps towards a definition of sustainable growth: the EU Commission Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth

2. The EU Regulation 2023/2631 (in force since 20.12.2024)

3. From sustainable growth to sustainable finance: the EU Action plan

4. The High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance

5. The Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019, on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR)

6. The sustainability preferences under the Regulation EU no. 565/2017, and subsequent amendments

7. The Technical Regulatory Rules according to Delegated Regulation 2022/1288

8. The Sustainable Finance Study Group under the Italian Presidency of the G20 and the World Bank annual Report

9. EBA Guidelines on loan origination and monitoring Final Report

10. The first approved prospectus for sustainability-linked bonds in Italy

11. Sustainability Clauses in the Notary Guidelines for the Triveneto Region.

12. The ESG Declaration in the Transport Sector

Chapter 3. The corporate social responsibility and sustainability

1. The different doctrinal guidelines on corporative social responsibility (CSR)

2. The governance of sustainability: organizations, functions, renumeration system

2.1. Independent directors

2.2. The sustainability committee (Italian perspective)

2.3. Remuneration and incentive systems for management

2.4. Sustainability plans

2.5. Stakeholder engagement

2.6. The internal control and risk management system

3. The CSDR Directive and the corporate Sustainability Reporting

3.1. The implementation in Italy of the Parliament's Directive 2022/2464/EU

4. The Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Chapter 4. The introduction of the EU Directives in the Italian legal system: The Consob Regulation on the disclosure of non-financial information

1. The Italian perspective: the role of Consob

2. The Consob Regulation on the Disclosure of non-financial information

3. The ESG product catalog

4. The role of the Corporate Governance Code by Borsa Italiana

5. Ethical Finance

5.1. Provisions on ethical or socially responsible finance in the Consob Intermediaries Regulation

5.2. The ethic bank in the Italian Banking Act (Testo Unico Bancario)

5.3. Sustainability dialogue between banks and unlisted SMEs

Chapter 5. The reshaping of the social interest in various jurisdictions

1. Preliminary remarks

2. The Loi Pacte and the notion of social interest in the French legal system

Index of Authors

Index of principal sources

Published volumes.

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ISBN:

979-1-221-16205-9

OCLC:

1526864026