Nominees for the Campaign for Greener Arbitration Award for sustainable behaviour at the GAR Awards 2023

The nominations process for the 13th annual GAR Awards is underway and we’re delighted to highlight the shortlist for the Campaign for Greener Arbitration Award for sustainable behaviour:

Campaign for Greener Arbitration Award for sustainable behaviour

• The Africa Arbitration Academy publishes a model bilateral investment treaty for states on the continent, with a focus on innovation, sustainability and “Africanisation”

• Scottish Arbitration Centre publishes inaugural arbitration rules that enshrine the Green Protocols of the Campaign for Greener Arbitration

• Herbert Smith Freehills case study finds that virtual hearings are significantly less carbon-intensive and cheaper

• Mike McIlwrath and the Corporate Task Force of the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations for implementing a model clause for in-house legal departments to assist in reducing carbon emissions and other environmental impacts associated with managing and resolving disputes

• Mark Mangan and Lukas Lim for their article “The Pursuit of Net Zero Arbitration with the Aid of Carbon Emissions Scorecards”

• The ICC publishes its Centenary Declaration on Dispute Resolution and Prevention – containing contains a commitment to “adopt sustainability measures” and “supporting bold action to tackle climate change”

• Climate Change Counsel for its jurisprudential study on the Energy Charter Treaty, climate change and the clean energy transition

Please cast your vote here – seven worthy developments promoting sustainable behaviour in pursuit of a greener future.