The Law of ESG Derivatives and ‘Regulation and Supervision of the OTC Derivatives Market’ 📙📕

In this episode, continuing our exploration inspired by The Law of ESG Derivatives: Risk, Uncertainty, and Sustainable Finance, published by Routledge in 2024, we delve into the intricate world of Carbon Credit Derivatives. Today, we focus on the different types of rights conferred by carbon credits and the various derivatives transactions that are prevalent in both mandatory and voluntary carbon markets. As the global carbon markets evolve, understanding the nuances of these rights and the corresponding derivative instruments becomes crucial for stakeholders aiming to navigate the complex landscape of carbon trading.We will explore how carbon credits function within different regulatory frameworks, the distinctions between compliance and voluntary markets, and the financial products that have emerged to support carbon trading. Stay with us as we break down these key elements and provide insights into how they contribute to both environmental sustainability and financial innovation. In our next episode, we will tackle some of the ongoing challenges and controversies surrounding carbon credit derivatives, and how they might shape the future of global carbon markets.

In this episode, part of the discussions inspired by The Law of ESG Derivatives: Risk, Uncertainty, and Sustainable Finance, published by Routledge in 2024, we dive into the rapidly evolving world of Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM) and explore the exciting opportunities presented by Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivatives. As global efforts to combat climate change intensify, these markets are emerging as a pivotal mechanism for businesses and individuals to offset their carbon footprint. We break down the fundamentals of VCM, discuss the role of derivatives, and examine how they can be leveraged for both environmental impact and financial gain.Stay tuned for our next episode, where we will delve deeper into the specifics of Carbon Credits, including the types of rights they confer, the various derivatives available in the Carbon markets, and the ongoing challenges that remain unresolved in the VCM landscape. Don’t miss out on this comprehensive exploration of a key component in the fight against climate change.

This episode is a second sneak peek into the upcoming book: The Law of ESG Derivatives: risk, uncertainty and sustainable finance (Routledge, 2024). It examines the impact of ESG derivatives on sustainability goals. It explores how these financial instruments can align investment strategies with ESG principles to drive positive environmental and social change. The analysis discusses the benefits, challenges, and practical considerations in drafting financial contracts. https://www.routledge.com/The-Law-of-ESG-Derivatives-Risk-Uncertainty-and-Sustainable-Finance/Arias-Barrera/p/book/9781032429953#

First sneak peak of the upcoming book: ‘ The Law of ESG Derivatives: Risk, Uncertainty and Sustainable Finance’ to be published by Routledge during the first semester of 2024. This book weaves together a comprehensive legal analysis of sustainable finance regimes governing Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) derivatives, with insightful sociological perspectives on risks and uncertainties.

The concept of accountability of the credit scoring decision maker assisted by algorithms responds to the morphogenic nature of regulation. We argue that an effective concept of accountability ought to respond to the regulatory objectives of distributive justice and the reconfiguration of the right to privacy of financial consumers. The interdependence between social normativism, social integration, and regulation is at the core of this discussion.

En este episodio explicamos las características de los Derivados de Crédito, haciendo referencia particular a los elementos comunes de los Credit Default Swaps o CDS.

En este episodio explicaremos los aspectos fundamentales de los productos financieros híbridos, siendo los más conocidos los ‘contingent convertibles’ o CoCos.

Greenwashing is one of the most notorious risk of sustainable finance. In this episode we discuss how Sustainability-linked Derivatives SLDs might help to manage such risk.

This is the first of a series of podcasts on the upcoming book entitled ‘The Law of ESG Derivatives: Risk, Uncertainty, and Sustainable Finance’ Routledge, 2023. The dual focus of the book on the roles of financial derivatives for managing ESG risks on the one hand, and sociological perspectives of ESG risks and uncertainties on the other, makes it ideal to discuss it with scholars, experts, practitioners, researchers and curious minds from Law, Business and Management, and Sociological Studies, and all those interested in how the ESG movement is expected to react to the public policy challenges posed by sustainability.

Estudiamos los cimientos de la investigación del proceso regulatorio, su construcción y medición

En este episodio hablamos de los conceptos transversales y los pasos para adelantar investigación cuantitativa desde las ciencias sociales.

Se explican los requisitos comunes a la investigación jurídica cualitativa en su versión doctrinal y no doctrinal.

En este episodio hacemos referencia a la importancia de la crítica como elemento fundamental en la investigación jurídica

En este episodio se abordan las particularidades y retos de la investigación de derecho comparado.

En este episodio explicamos algunos aspectos relevantes de la investigación jurídica empírica.

En este episodio se exploran las características de la investigación juridica a través de tres ejemplos.

Este es el primero de una serie de podcast sobre metodologías de la investigación jurídica.

Technology adoption is on many industries’ agenda, but will regulations be able to keep up with the advances? Will regulators simply use technology to support the regulatory process or will they exercise their regulatory power on the algorithms themselves?

Understanding risk and uncertainties plays a key role in the path of finding balance between promoting growth and competition in the FinTech market, and preserving financial stability.

In this episode we explain the reasons for adopting Central Counterparties CCPs in the OTC derivatives market. Moreover, we explore limits and benefits CCPs bring to the market.

The second episode explores the key ideas on the functioning of risk-based regulation. This approach is the framework of the regulatory analysis of the UK and US regimes for CCPs in the OTC derivatives market.

Regulation and Supervision of the OTC Derivatives Market Podcasts Series will deliver to you the main ideas discussed in the book ‘Regulation and Supervision of the OTC Derivatives Market’ written by Dr. Ligia Catherine Arias-Barrera, published by Routledge in 2018, and named the third best new banking law book to read in 2018 and 2019 according to BookAuthority.