Beate Sjåfjell
@beatesjafjell.bsky.social
Professor, Centre for Global Sustainability & Faculty of Law, University of Oslo; head of Sustainability Law. Visiting Prof., College of Europe. Coordinator, Daughters of Themis: International Network of Women Business Scholars. Academic Chair, Circle U.
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While the #Omnibus proposal of the Commission may lead to a set-back, the trend towards corporate sustainability law is not reversed argues @beatesjafjell.bsky.social at @elu-society.bsky.social conference in Prague
September 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
While the #Omnibus proposal of the Commission may lead to a set-back, the trend towards corporate sustainability law is not reversed argues @beatesjafjell.bsky.social at @elu-society.bsky.social conference in Prague
#Sustainability is possible! Check out the programme on governing markets actors for a safe & just world. Join us in Turin 18-19 September 2025 for this #SMARTNetwork Symposium. A few physical slots still available & possible to join digitally.
www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
Sustainability is (Still) Possible! Governing Market Actors for a Safe and Just Space
- The Faculty of Law
The first SMART Network Symposium will be held in Turin, Italy, on 18 and 19 September 2025. In this critical moment for corporate sustainability, the Symposium aims at establishing connections betwee...
www.jus.uio.no
September 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#Sustainability is possible! Check out the programme on governing markets actors for a safe & just world. Join us in Turin 18-19 September 2025 for this #SMARTNetwork Symposium. A few physical slots still available & possible to join digitally.
www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
#CorporateSustainabilityLaw is my new project, the book that I have wanted to write for years, and that I am finally ready to work on. This paper prepares the ground, as the title indicates. I welcome all feedback!
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Conceptualising Corporate Sustainability Law
<p><span>Business in aggregate remains a driver for the extreme unsustainabilities of our time. Amid a plethora of regulatory initiatives for sustainable busine
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August 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
#CorporateSustainabilityLaw is my new project, the book that I have wanted to write for years, and that I am finally ready to work on. This paper prepares the ground, as the title indicates. I welcome all feedback!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Governments can be held legally responsible for climate inaction, the world’s highest court said in a landmark decision today, opening the door to a cascade of lawsuits.
World’s top court says climate inaction can breach international law
Nonmembership of the Paris Agreement doesn’t exempt countries from duty to fight global warming, ICJ says.
www.politico.eu
July 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Governments can be held legally responsible for climate inaction, the world’s highest court said in a landmark decision today, opening the door to a cascade of lawsuits.
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The EU is fueling Israel's genocide and occupation in Palestine🚨
As EU foreign ministers meet to decide on sanctions against Israel, our new analysis reveals that the EU is pumping billions of euros into Israel’s economy.
🔴 It's time to stop business as usual.
www.somo.nl/economic-san...
As EU foreign ministers meet to decide on sanctions against Israel, our new analysis reveals that the EU is pumping billions of euros into Israel’s economy.
🔴 It's time to stop business as usual.
www.somo.nl/economic-san...
July 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The EU is fueling Israel's genocide and occupation in Palestine🚨
As EU foreign ministers meet to decide on sanctions against Israel, our new analysis reveals that the EU is pumping billions of euros into Israel’s economy.
🔴 It's time to stop business as usual.
www.somo.nl/economic-san...
As EU foreign ministers meet to decide on sanctions against Israel, our new analysis reveals that the EU is pumping billions of euros into Israel’s economy.
🔴 It's time to stop business as usual.
www.somo.nl/economic-san...
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Think how much you pay in taxes. Now think about this: The ultra-wealthy pay between 0% and 0.6% of their wealth in individual income tax – around 0.6% in a country like the United States and 0.1% in a country like France.
We wrote about it in @lemonde.fr www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
We wrote about it in @lemonde.fr www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
Tax on ultra-rich: 'France has the opportunity to lead the way,' say Nobel Prize-winning economists
OP-ED. As public deficits balloon and extreme wealth explode, creating a minimum tax on the assets of billionaires should be a priority, argue seven Nobel Prize-winning economists in an op-ed for Le M...
www.lemonde.fr
July 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Think how much you pay in taxes. Now think about this: The ultra-wealthy pay between 0% and 0.6% of their wealth in individual income tax – around 0.6% in a country like the United States and 0.1% in a country like France.
We wrote about it in @lemonde.fr www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
We wrote about it in @lemonde.fr www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
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Oxford Law Pro brings together thousands of experts, including @mahonen.bsky.social and @beatesjafjell.bsky.social, to give you easy access to the knowledge that will drive your thinking into the future.
Take a look and let us know what you think 👇
Take a look and let us know what you think 👇
Great fun to write with @beatesjafjell.bsky.social of a serious and important topic, 'Sustainable corporate governance for boards and their lawyers', included in the launch of @oxfordacademic.bsky.social new online publication Expert Essentials!
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Sustainable corporate governance for boards and their lawyers | Expert Essentials | Oxford Law Pro | Oxford Academic
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July 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Oxford Law Pro brings together thousands of experts, including @mahonen.bsky.social and @beatesjafjell.bsky.social, to give you easy access to the knowledge that will drive your thinking into the future.
Take a look and let us know what you think 👇
Take a look and let us know what you think 👇
The Sustainability Law PhD Seminar 2025: Hope in Times of Uncertainty, be held in Oslo, 13-17 October 2025, with possibility for digital participation. We encourage PhD candidates to register early, especially those who wish to present! www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
The Sustainability Law PhD Seminar 2025: Hope in Times of Uncertainty
- The Faculty of Law
The topic of this year’s Sustainability Law PhD Seminar is hope in times of uncertainty, reflecting the research agenda and the ambitions of our Research Group. The seminar is hybrid, welcoming partic...
www.jus.uio.no
June 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The Sustainability Law PhD Seminar 2025: Hope in Times of Uncertainty, be held in Oslo, 13-17 October 2025, with possibility for digital participation. We encourage PhD candidates to register early, especially those who wish to present! www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
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Whether we can think and act as Europeans - not as Germans, Poles, Italians or Irish etc - remains the critical question of our time.
It’s a question I’ve been deeply committed to - for over 30 years.
www.socialeurope.eu/europes-awak...
It’s a question I’ve been deeply committed to - for over 30 years.
www.socialeurope.eu/europes-awak...
Europe’s Awakening in Trumpland
Trump's renewed assault on the EU has reignited a dormant sense of European purpose.
www.socialeurope.eu
June 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Whether we can think and act as Europeans - not as Germans, Poles, Italians or Irish etc - remains the critical question of our time.
It’s a question I’ve been deeply committed to - for over 30 years.
www.socialeurope.eu/europes-awak...
It’s a question I’ve been deeply committed to - for over 30 years.
www.socialeurope.eu/europes-awak...
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I'm honoured that the Frankly Speaking responsible business podcast which I host for Responsible Companies Frank Bold, now has 40,000 unique listeners.
77 episodes bi-weekly in 3 years on corporate sustainability, business & human rights.
Listen and subscribe!
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77 episodes bi-weekly in 3 years on corporate sustainability, business & human rights.
Listen and subscribe!
www.linkedin.com/posts/richar...
June 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I'm honoured that the Frankly Speaking responsible business podcast which I host for Responsible Companies Frank Bold, now has 40,000 unique listeners.
77 episodes bi-weekly in 3 years on corporate sustainability, business & human rights.
Listen and subscribe!
www.linkedin.com/posts/richar...
77 episodes bi-weekly in 3 years on corporate sustainability, business & human rights.
Listen and subscribe!
www.linkedin.com/posts/richar...
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Corporate Boards under the Omnibus Proposals. #BloggingforSustainability
Thanks to editors @charlottevilliers.bsky.social and @mahonen.bsky.social for insightful comments!
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Thanks to editors @charlottevilliers.bsky.social and @mahonen.bsky.social for insightful comments!
www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Corporate Boards under the Omnibus proposal
- The Faculty of Law
Beate Sjåfjell, 04 June 2025
www.jus.uio.no
June 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Corporate Boards under the Omnibus Proposals. #BloggingforSustainability
Thanks to editors @charlottevilliers.bsky.social and @mahonen.bsky.social for insightful comments!
www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
Thanks to editors @charlottevilliers.bsky.social and @mahonen.bsky.social for insightful comments!
www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
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The new Centre for Global Sustainability at @uio.no is now open!
Happy to see @beatesjafjell.bsky.social as a member! Great that sustainability has through her an important role at the Centre.
www.globe.uio.no/english/
Happy to see @beatesjafjell.bsky.social as a member! Great that sustainability has through her an important role at the Centre.
www.globe.uio.no/english/
Frontpage - Centre for Global Sustainability
Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.
www.globe.uio.no
June 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The new Centre for Global Sustainability at @uio.no is now open!
Happy to see @beatesjafjell.bsky.social as a member! Great that sustainability has through her an important role at the Centre.
www.globe.uio.no/english/
Happy to see @beatesjafjell.bsky.social as a member! Great that sustainability has through her an important role at the Centre.
www.globe.uio.no/english/
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Great fun to write with @beatesjafjell.bsky.social of a serious and important topic, 'Sustainable corporate governance for boards and their lawyers', included in the launch of @oxfordacademic.bsky.social new online publication Expert Essentials!
academic.oup.com/oxford-law-p...
academic.oup.com/oxford-law-p...
Sustainable corporate governance for boards and their lawyers | Expert Essentials | Oxford Law Pro | Oxford Academic
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June 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Great fun to write with @beatesjafjell.bsky.social of a serious and important topic, 'Sustainable corporate governance for boards and their lawyers', included in the launch of @oxfordacademic.bsky.social new online publication Expert Essentials!
academic.oup.com/oxford-law-p...
academic.oup.com/oxford-law-p...
Possible ways forward when legislators don't follow up: 'Integrating Sustainable Value Creation in Corporate Governance: Company Law, Corporate Governance Codes and the Constitution of the Company', written with Georgina Tsagas, now in full text on @ssrn.bsky.social papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Integrating Sustainable Value Creation in Corporate Governance: Company Law, Corporate Governance Codes and the Constitution of the Company
This chapter discusses how to integrate sustainable value creation corporate governance, through company law, corporate governance codes and corporate documents
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May 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Possible ways forward when legislators don't follow up: 'Integrating Sustainable Value Creation in Corporate Governance: Company Law, Corporate Governance Codes and the Constitution of the Company', written with Georgina Tsagas, now in full text on @ssrn.bsky.social papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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In the «Dean’s Corner» I share the latest developments from the @circleu.bsky.social Open Campus @kevinguillaume.bsky.social @danbanik.bsky.social @beatesjafjell.bsky.social #AcademicSky
www.circle-u.eu/news/2025/th...
www.circle-u.eu/news/2025/th...
The Dean's Corner: Open Campus Status – Looking Forward
- Circle U.
How are we building a more connected, future-ready European university? Read Eivind Engebretsen's take on the latest Open Campus development and future outcomes.
www.circle-u.eu
May 24, 2025 at 6:22 AM
In the «Dean’s Corner» I share the latest developments from the @circleu.bsky.social Open Campus @kevinguillaume.bsky.social @danbanik.bsky.social @beatesjafjell.bsky.social #AcademicSky
www.circle-u.eu/news/2025/th...
www.circle-u.eu/news/2025/th...
What can corporate boards do to get out of the squeeze between a rock and a hard place in these uncertain times?
- Quite a lot, actually!
#CorporateSustainability #SafeandJust #EUlaw #CorporateGovernance #GlobalValueChains #DueDiligence
youtu.be/uaTcaL2nWq0
- Quite a lot, actually!
#CorporateSustainability #SafeandJust #EUlaw #CorporateGovernance #GlobalValueChains #DueDiligence
youtu.be/uaTcaL2nWq0
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Corporate Boards under the Omnibus proposal by Beate Sjåfjell
YouTube video by Sustainability Law
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May 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
What can corporate boards do to get out of the squeeze between a rock and a hard place in these uncertain times?
- Quite a lot, actually!
#CorporateSustainability #SafeandJust #EUlaw #CorporateGovernance #GlobalValueChains #DueDiligence
youtu.be/uaTcaL2nWq0
- Quite a lot, actually!
#CorporateSustainability #SafeandJust #EUlaw #CorporateGovernance #GlobalValueChains #DueDiligence
youtu.be/uaTcaL2nWq0
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In 'Reimagining Corporate Purpose for a Safe and Just World', a new piece of research from the marvelous @beatesjafjell.bsky.social and myself, we elaborate our approach to corporate purpose for a safe and just world.
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Reimagining Corporate Purpose for a Safe and Just World
<p><span>After decades of a rather instrumental and narrow focus on business, with the dominant view identifying the corporation with its shareholders, we are s
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May 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
In 'Reimagining Corporate Purpose for a Safe and Just World', a new piece of research from the marvelous @beatesjafjell.bsky.social and myself, we elaborate our approach to corporate purpose for a safe and just world.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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I can't even stomach this right now. Water offsetting for AI data centers?? Like, of course that's a thing.
"Microsoft and Google have also pledged to become 'water positive' by 2030 through water offsetting"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Microsoft and Google have also pledged to become 'water positive' by 2030 through water offsetting"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I can't even stomach this right now. Water offsetting for AI data centers?? Like, of course that's a thing.
"Microsoft and Google have also pledged to become 'water positive' by 2030 through water offsetting"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Microsoft and Google have also pledged to become 'water positive' by 2030 through water offsetting"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🚨 A little more than a week to submit your papers and panels!
The submission deadline for the ELU-S Inaugural Conference is April 15th!
For more information: europeanlawunbound.eu/call-for-pan...
The submission deadline for the ELU-S Inaugural Conference is April 15th!
For more information: europeanlawunbound.eu/call-for-pan...
Call for Panels and Papers
Submission deadline extended. New deadline April 15
ELU-S 2025 Inaugural Conference
Call for panels and papers
We are delighted to invite you to the ELU-S Inaugural Conference, which will take pla...
europeanlawunbound.eu
April 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🚨 A little more than a week to submit your papers and panels!
The submission deadline for the ELU-S Inaugural Conference is April 15th!
For more information: europeanlawunbound.eu/call-for-pan...
The submission deadline for the ELU-S Inaugural Conference is April 15th!
For more information: europeanlawunbound.eu/call-for-pan...
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"Silencing Greenpeace"
A North Dakota jury has ruled that Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars over pipeline protests.
CHRISTINA ECKES and PHILLIP PAIEMENT argue: The Greenpeace case is a significant test for the EU's Anti-SLAPP Directive.
verfassungsblog.de/greenpeace-s...
A North Dakota jury has ruled that Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars over pipeline protests.
CHRISTINA ECKES and PHILLIP PAIEMENT argue: The Greenpeace case is a significant test for the EU's Anti-SLAPP Directive.
verfassungsblog.de/greenpeace-s...
March 31, 2025 at 8:51 AM
"Silencing Greenpeace"
A North Dakota jury has ruled that Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars over pipeline protests.
CHRISTINA ECKES and PHILLIP PAIEMENT argue: The Greenpeace case is a significant test for the EU's Anti-SLAPP Directive.
verfassungsblog.de/greenpeace-s...
A North Dakota jury has ruled that Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars over pipeline protests.
CHRISTINA ECKES and PHILLIP PAIEMENT argue: The Greenpeace case is a significant test for the EU's Anti-SLAPP Directive.
verfassungsblog.de/greenpeace-s...
Pushing back against the pushback: check out the latest edition of our #SustainabilityLaw Newsletter!
www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
Pushing back against the pushback: sustainability is still possible!
- The Faculty of Law
The Research Group Sustainability Law, hosted by the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, has a vibrant group of academic members from institutions all over the world. Our aim is to contribute to globa...
www.jus.uio.no
April 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Pushing back against the pushback: check out the latest edition of our #SustainabilityLaw Newsletter!
www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
Helping women isn't enough. @ipbes.net report recognises the problem with the prioritisation of short-term financial returns. Yet the agency of business and how to ensure that business shifts away from its unsustainable activities is barely touched upon. #Business #SustainabilityLaw #WordlHealthDay
🌿Healthy systems start with equitable access.
This #WorldHealthDay, let's remember: women disproportionately bear the burden of water collection, risking their health and well-being.💧🌍🧪
Explore more in @ipbes.net #NexusAssessment : www.ipbes.net/nexus-assess...
This #WorldHealthDay, let's remember: women disproportionately bear the burden of water collection, risking their health and well-being.💧🌍🧪
Explore more in @ipbes.net #NexusAssessment : www.ipbes.net/nexus-assess...
April 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Helping women isn't enough. @ipbes.net report recognises the problem with the prioritisation of short-term financial returns. Yet the agency of business and how to ensure that business shifts away from its unsustainable activities is barely touched upon. #Business #SustainabilityLaw #WordlHealthDay
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🚨Are you a PhD researcher working on law in Europe, and do you want to attend the ELU-S inaugural conference? You can apply for a conference fee waiver if you cannot obtain sufficient financial support from your own institution.
More information here: europeanlawunbound.eu/call-for-pan...
More information here: europeanlawunbound.eu/call-for-pan...
Call for Panels and Papers
Submission deadline extended. New deadline April 15
ELU-S 2025 Inaugural Conference
Call for panels and papers
We are delighted to invite you to the ELU-S Inaugural Conference, which will take pla...
europeanlawunbound.eu
April 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🚨Are you a PhD researcher working on law in Europe, and do you want to attend the ELU-S inaugural conference? You can apply for a conference fee waiver if you cannot obtain sufficient financial support from your own institution.
More information here: europeanlawunbound.eu/call-for-pan...
More information here: europeanlawunbound.eu/call-for-pan...
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Read about our interdisciplinary sustainability modules for undergraduates across @circleu.bsky.social - incl. @beatesjafjell.bsky.social 's excellent course on Corporate Sustainability Law @kevinguillaume.bsky.social
www.circle-u.eu/news/2025/de...
www.circle-u.eu/news/2025/de...
Developing interdisciplinary sustainability modules
- Circle U.
Sustainability challenges today demand creative, cross-cutting solutions – exactly what Circle U. aims to cultivate through its collaborative education initiatives.
www.circle-u.eu
March 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Read about our interdisciplinary sustainability modules for undergraduates across @circleu.bsky.social - incl. @beatesjafjell.bsky.social 's excellent course on Corporate Sustainability Law @kevinguillaume.bsky.social
www.circle-u.eu/news/2025/de...
www.circle-u.eu/news/2025/de...