Sustainability Initiative

Mission

Based on the vision and principles affirmed by the Institute's new Charter, the mission of this initiative is to integrate considerations of sustainability into all areas of work at the Institute - as research questions, objects of teaching, and projects of engagement in our daily lives, in Geneva and the world.

Contact :

Cécile de Gardelle
Email: cecile.degardelle@graduateinstitute.ch
Tel : 022 908 57 14

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Integrating Sustainable Practices into Institute's Activities

Anne Saab, Associate Professor of International Law and Faculty Associate at the Center for International Environmental Studies, emphasizes the initiative's importance for research and teaching, advocating for increased inclusion of sustainability themes.

Meet the team

David Gaymard

Real Estate Director

Stephanie Schmid

Legal Officer

Cécile de Gardelle

Initiative Coordinator

Dan Graham

DAN GRAHAM

Head of Communications

Livio Muller

Livio Muller

PhD Researcher in Anthropology and Sociology
Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy

CarineL

Carine Leu

Head of Alumni Relations and Professional Networks
Co-facilitator of the Initiative

VanesssaV

Vanessa Valerio

Project Manager and Assistant to the Administrative Director

Joëlle-NOAILLY

Joelle Noailly

Senior Lecturer, International Economics
Associate Professor, Environmental Economics, Vu Amsterdam

Gyuri-Kim

Gyuri Kim

MA Candidate in International and Development Studies (Environment & Sustainability)

Mario Cavolo

Mario Cavolo

MA Candidate in International and Development Studies (Environment & Sustainability)

JeromeDUBERRY

Jérome Duberry

Managing Director, Tech Hub,
Academic Advisor, Executive Education
Senior Researcher, AHCD & CIES

Le Hénanf

MARC LE HÉNANF

Librarian

SylviaN

SYLVIA NISSIM

Coordinator at the Global Governance Centre (GGC)

Ruiling Zhang

MA Candidate in International and Development Studies with a specialisation in Environment & Sustainability

Alice pirlot

Assistant Professor, International Law
Faculty Associate, Centre for Finance and Development

Linda Leger Sosa

Librarian

David Gaymard

Real Estate Director

Stephanie Schmid

Legal Officer

Cécile de Gardelle

Initiative Coordinator

Dan Graham

DAN GRAHAM

Head of Communications

Livio Muller

Livio Muller

PhD Researcher in Anthropology and Sociology
Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy

CarineL

Carine Leu

Head of Alumni Relations and Professional Networks
Co-facilitator of the Initiative

VanesssaV

Vanessa Valerio

Project Manager and Assistant to the Administrative Director

Joëlle-NOAILLY

Joelle Noailly

Senior Lecturer, International Economics
Associate Professor, Environmental Economics, Vu Amsterdam

Gyuri-Kim

Gyuri Kim

MA Candidate in International and Development Studies (Environment & Sustainability)

Mario Cavolo

Mario Cavolo

MA Candidate in International and Development Studies (Environment & Sustainability)

JeromeDUBERRY

Jérome Duberry

Managing Director, Tech Hub,
Academic Advisor, Executive Education
Senior Researcher, AHCD & CIES

Le Hénanf

MARC LE HÉNANF

Librarian

SylviaN

SYLVIA NISSIM

Coordinator at the Global Governance Centre (GGC)

Ruiling Zhang

MA Candidate in International and Development Studies with a specialisation in Environment & Sustainability

Alice pirlot

Assistant Professor, International Law
Faculty Associate, Centre for Finance and Development

Linda Leger Sosa

Librarian

David Gaymard

Real Estate Director

Stephanie Schmid

Legal Officer

annual sustainability report

2021 Report 2022 Report 2023 Report

Research projects

Research project

Lithium negotiations between South America and Europe: Towards a network and research agenda for a sustainable and just energy transition

Research project

Accountability of International Organizations

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

PANARCHIC: Power and Networks and the rate of Change in Institutional Complexes

Research project

Extension of the Human Niche Project

Timothy SWANSON

Research project

Synthetic Lives: The Futures of Mining

Research project

Green Dealings? – Negotiating Lithium Between South America and Europe for Batteries that Fuel a Just Energy Transition

Research project

Emotions and International Law

Research project

Environmental regulation and economic competitiveness

Timothy SWANSON

Research project

An integrated assessment of economic growth, population dynamics and the management of global land use (Sustainable Human Niche)

Timothy SWANSON

Research project

Financing investments in clean technologies

Joëlle NOAILLY

Research project

The Impact of Compulsory School Laws in a Developing Country Context: Examining Impacts and Explanations in Sub-Saharan Africa

Timothy SWANSON

Martina VIARENGO

Research project

The Global Political Ecology of Lithium Commodity Chain

Research project

Accounting for Nature: Agriculture and Mitigation in the Era of Global Climate Change

Shaila SESHIA GALVIN

Research project

Beyond Conflict: Alternative Social Responses to Climate Change

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

FOODSECURE

Timothy SWANSON

Research project

Governance Entrepreneurs, International Organizations and Public-Private Partnerships

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

Multinational Firms and the Diffusion of Clean Technologies (GREENSPILL)

Joëlle NOAILLY

Research project

Socializing Markets: Business and Human Rights

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

The Costs of Adopting Technology Restrictions in South Africa (COSTASSESS)

Timothy SWANSON

Research project

Transcultural Governance of the Environment in Latin America (TransGELA)

Research project

Transnational Climate Change Governance

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

Access to Clean Energy for the Green Economy in Developing Countries

Liliana ANDONOVA

Joëlle NOAILLY

Research project

Audit cultures and implications for organic certification

Research project

Autochthonous rural development in the Emerald Triangle

Research project

Becoming Organic: Nature and Agriculture in the Indian Himalaya

Research project

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)

Research project

Effectiveness of Partnerships for Advancing the SDGs: Behavioural Pathways and Impacts

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

Financing constraints and technical change in energy R&D

Research project

Global IQ (Global Impact Quantification)

Timothy SWANSON

Research project

Governance/Colonization in resource-rich countries

Research project

Intellectual property rights and climate change

Research project

International Environmental Agreements Database

Research project

International Law Approach to Food Regime Theory

Research project

Interspecies relations in the realms of food and agriculture

Research project

Legal regulation of GMOs

Research project

Migration, economic vulnerability, climate volatility and forest management in Mexico

Research project

Narratives of Hunger: Climate-Ready Seeds and International Law

Research project

New agrarian intermediaries in post-liberalization India

Research project

Praxis, Prophesy and Prolepsis: Models and deforestation politics in Amazonia

Research project

SINERGIA: Innovation, Diffusion and Green Growth

Timothy SWANSON

Joëlle NOAILLY

Research project

Soy Globalization and Environmental Politics in South America

Research project

The Domestic Politics of Transnational Climate Change Governance

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

The Impact of Innovation on Sectoral Energy Intensity in Switzerland

Research project

The Transformation of Global Environmental Governance: Risks and Opportunities

Research project

The impact of legal change on values and preferences (eg UK internalization of plastic bag ban, Chinese internalization of ivory trade ban)

Research project

The role of green innovation in the decline in energy intensity

Research project

Transnational Integration Regimes

Research project

Transnational Private Governance for the Environment in China

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

“Policy Effectiveness” section of UNEP’s next Global Environmental Outlook report (GEO-6)

Research project

A Sustainable Human Niche? Managing Global Land Use

Timothy SWANSON

Research project

Lithium negotiations between South America and Europe: Towards a network and research agenda for a sustainable and just energy transition

Research project

Accountability of International Organizations

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

PANARCHIC: Power and Networks and the rate of Change in Institutional Complexes

Research project

Extension of the Human Niche Project

Timothy SWANSON

Research project

Synthetic Lives: The Futures of Mining

Research project

Green Dealings? – Negotiating Lithium Between South America and Europe for Batteries that Fuel a Just Energy Transition

Research project

Emotions and International Law

Research project

Environmental regulation and economic competitiveness

Timothy SWANSON

Research project

An integrated assessment of economic growth, population dynamics and the management of global land use (Sustainable Human Niche)

Timothy SWANSON

Research project

Financing investments in clean technologies

Joëlle NOAILLY

Research project

The Impact of Compulsory School Laws in a Developing Country Context: Examining Impacts and Explanations in Sub-Saharan Africa

Timothy SWANSON

Martina VIARENGO

Research project

The Global Political Ecology of Lithium Commodity Chain

Research project

Accounting for Nature: Agriculture and Mitigation in the Era of Global Climate Change

Shaila SESHIA GALVIN

Research project

Beyond Conflict: Alternative Social Responses to Climate Change

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

FOODSECURE

Timothy SWANSON

Research project

Governance Entrepreneurs, International Organizations and Public-Private Partnerships

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

Multinational Firms and the Diffusion of Clean Technologies (GREENSPILL)

Joëlle NOAILLY

Research project

Socializing Markets: Business and Human Rights

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

The Costs of Adopting Technology Restrictions in South Africa (COSTASSESS)

Timothy SWANSON

Research project

Transcultural Governance of the Environment in Latin America (TransGELA)

Research project

Transnational Climate Change Governance

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

Access to Clean Energy for the Green Economy in Developing Countries

Liliana ANDONOVA

Joëlle NOAILLY

Research project

Audit cultures and implications for organic certification

Research project

Autochthonous rural development in the Emerald Triangle

Research project

Becoming Organic: Nature and Agriculture in the Indian Himalaya

Research project

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)

Research project

Effectiveness of Partnerships for Advancing the SDGs: Behavioural Pathways and Impacts

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

Financing constraints and technical change in energy R&D

Research project

Global IQ (Global Impact Quantification)

Timothy SWANSON

Research project

Governance/Colonization in resource-rich countries

Research project

Intellectual property rights and climate change

Research project

International Environmental Agreements Database

Research project

International Law Approach to Food Regime Theory

Research project

Interspecies relations in the realms of food and agriculture

Research project

Legal regulation of GMOs

Research project

Migration, economic vulnerability, climate volatility and forest management in Mexico

Research project

Narratives of Hunger: Climate-Ready Seeds and International Law

Research project

New agrarian intermediaries in post-liberalization India

Research project

Praxis, Prophesy and Prolepsis: Models and deforestation politics in Amazonia

Research project

SINERGIA: Innovation, Diffusion and Green Growth

Timothy SWANSON

Joëlle NOAILLY

Research project

Soy Globalization and Environmental Politics in South America

Research project

The Domestic Politics of Transnational Climate Change Governance

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

The Impact of Innovation on Sectoral Energy Intensity in Switzerland

Research project

The Transformation of Global Environmental Governance: Risks and Opportunities

Research project

The impact of legal change on values and preferences (eg UK internalization of plastic bag ban, Chinese internalization of ivory trade ban)

Research project

The role of green innovation in the decline in energy intensity

Research project

Transnational Integration Regimes

Research project

Transnational Private Governance for the Environment in China

Liliana ANDONOVA

Research project

“Policy Effectiveness” section of UNEP’s next Global Environmental Outlook report (GEO-6)

Research project

A Sustainable Human Niche? Managing Global Land Use

Timothy SWANSON

RIGOT, EXPéRIMENTER L'ESPACE PUBLIC DE DEMAIN

Personnel et étudiants de l'Institut gèrent le Jardin de la paix conjointement avec les demandeurs d'asile du foyer Rigot. Cette vidéo explique l'historique et les enjeux environnementaux et sociaux du projet, ainsi que la notion de "communs".

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