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Pledge for greener arbitrations

Lucy Greenwood, a collegue from the UK, is promoting the idea of a Pledge for Greener Arbitrations.

I think that this is a good idea and therefore I decided to share the link to take the pledge.The pledge is as follows:

At all times during the arbitration I will consider and question the need to fly;

At all times during the arbitration I will only correspond through electronic means unless hard copy correspondence is expressly required in the circumstances;

As an arbitrator, I will not request hard copies of documents to be provided to me;

As an arbitrator, I will discourage the use of hard copy bundles in hearing rooms;

As an arbitrator, I will suggest, and as counsel I will consider, where appropriate, that witnesses give evidence through video-link rather than attend hearings in person;

I will review the level of air conditioning in hearing rooms;

As an arbitrator, I will not travel unnecessarily to deliberate with my co-arbitrators, and will use screen sharing/video technology instead;

As counsel, I will not travel unnecessarily to conduct fact finding or other interviews with witnesses and will use screen sharing/video technology instead where appropriate;

I will offset the carbon emissions of any flights I make to arbitration hearings.

Roberto Oliva

Roberto is a partner of the Dispute Resolution Department of Pavia e Ansaldo, a leading independent Italian law firm, which has been operating in Italy and abroad for more than 60 years.

He is enrolled with the Milan Bar and admitted to practice before Italian senior Courts.

Roberto assists Italian and foreign clients in complex disputes before Italian State Courts and arbitral tribunals seated in Italy and overseas. Moreover, he is routinely appointed as an arbitrator by the parties, arbitral institutions, or appointing authorities.

Roberto is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA), “Associazione Italiana dell’Arbitrato (AIA)”, ArbIT – Italian Forum for Arbitration and ADR, and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

He also serves as the Honorary Secretary of the CIArb European Branch Committee, as a co-chair of ArbIT, and as the General Editor of the e-journal Arbitration in Italy.