Sustainability in the Food Supply Chain: Challenges and the Role of Law & Policy

Description

Funded by the Society of Legal Scholars and Edinburgh Law School, the workshop brought together over 30 experts from diverse disciplines and backgrounds. The workshop benefited from keynote speeches by Professor Fabrizio Cafaggi, from Italy’s Consiglio di Stato and Ms Jeannette Tramhel, Senior Legal Consultant at UNIDROIT; the roundtables were chaired by experts in the field such as Professor Paola Iamiceli, from the University of Trento, Professor Fiona Smith, from the UK Trade Policy Observatory at the University of Sussex, and Ms Jeannette Tramhel.

The workshop explored the role of law in addressing regulatory challenges and opportunities in food supply chains. It assessed the role of commercial and contract law along with its limitations, actual or perceived, in achieving sustainability and food security. Contributions were made from a broad spectrum of legal and policy arenas, including competition law and corporate law, along with sustainability, food, agriculture, and environmental policy. The discussants covered topics assessing policy coherence with a view to sustainability and food security in the UK, the European Union, and at international level.

Period	30 May 2024 → 31 May 2024
Event type	Workshop
Location	Edinburgh, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International