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Nathan de Arriba-Sellier is the Director of the Erasmus Platform for Sustainable Value Creation at Rotterdam School of Management, where he leads research on sustainable finance policy and regulation.
Prior to his current position, Nathan was the Research Director of the Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance, a Postdoctoral Associate at the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, and a Lecturer at Yale University. In this capacity, he organized the 6th Annual Conference of the Global Research Alliance on Sustainable Finance and Investment (GRASFI) and received the 2023 Yale Sustainability Award for Faculty.
Nathan's expertise in sustainable finance is recognized internationally, and covers a wide array of legal issues related to finance and the environment, particularly corporate law, financial regulation, and monetary policy. EU constitutional and administrative law also count among his research interests.
Nathan was a visiting scholar at Stanford Unviersity, Duke University, and Queen Mary University of London. He has published articles in top-tier law reviews both in Europe and in the United States, and presented his research at prestigious institutions such as the Bank of England, or the Max Planck Institute. His research has featured internationally in mainstream and specialized media, from Le Monde to Het Financieele Dagblad and Politico.
Nathan received a double doctoral degree from Erasmus University Rotterdam and Leiden University as a LDE fellow. Prior to his PhD, Nathan clerked for the EU law unit of Conseil d'Etat, France's highest administrative court and legal advisor to the government. Before that, he was an assistant to the French General Consul in Hamburg, Germany. He also used to serve as vice-president in charge of student life at his alma mater, University Jean Moulin Lyon 3.
In addition to his PhD, Nathan holds an LL.M in EU Law from College of Europe (Bruges) as well as an LL.M. in International and European Business Law from the University of Vienna. He graduated valedictorian with a 'Maîtrise' in European law from the University Jean Moulin Lyon 3 after a year at University Hamburg where he was enrolled as part of the Erasmus exchange programme. During his bachelor, he studied French public law, German law and U.S. law.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Sustainable Finance in the Netherlands
Schoenmaker, D. & de Arriba-Sellier, N., 31 May 2025, Sustainable Finance Regulation in the European Union: Pathways, Practices and National Perspectives. Calipha, R., DiSegni, D. M. & Katav-Herz, S. (eds.). 1 ed. p. 105-116 12 p. (Sustainable Finance, Vol. Part F471).Research output: Chapter/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic
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Sustainability-related Materiality in the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)
de Arriba - Sellier, N. & van Caenegem, A., Feb 2025, The Cambridge Handbook of European Sustainable Finance: Regulation, Supervision and Governance. Siri, M., Alexander, K. & Gargantini, M. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 251-279Research output: Chapter/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic
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Sustainable Finance: Green Taxonomies as Instruments of System Change?
de Arriba - Sellier, N., Feb 2025, A Research Agenda for Environmental Law. Van Zeben, J. & Hilson, C. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 157-170 13 p.Research output: Chapter/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic
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The Net-Zero Ledger: Accountability and Regulation of Corporate Climate Pledges
de Arriba - Sellier, N., Aug 2024, Rotterdam, 50 p.Research output: Working paper › Academic
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Symposium: Climate Protection as a European Fundamental Right under the ECHR and beyond: Editorial
de Arriba - Sellier, N., 26 Jul 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site › Professional
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RENFORCE Seminar - Awakening a Sleeping Giant: Article 11 TFEU as a General Principle of EU Law
de Arriba - Sellier, N. (Speaker)
1 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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The Net-Zero Ledger: Accountability & Regulation of Corporate Climate Pledges
de Arriba - Sellier, N. (Speaker)
11 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Professional
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U.N. Taskforce on Net Zero Policy (External organisation)
de Arriba - Sellier, N. (Chair)
1 Oct 2024 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Professional
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Uncovering Article 11 TFEU: The Impact of the European Green Deal on the Environmental Integration Principle
de Arriba - Sellier, N. (Speaker) & Aras, T. (Speaker)
12 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Academic
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The Net-Zero Ledger: How to Regulate Corporate Net-Zero Commitments?
de Arriba - Sellier, N. (Speaker)
22 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Professional
Press/Media
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Meet the financial regulator with a laser focus on climate
6/09/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public engagement activities › Academic
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Global accounting group outlines plan for more climate disclosure
27/06/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public engagement activities › Academic
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La nouvelle politique d’investissements des Etats-Unis est un modèle à suivre
13/01/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public engagement activities › Popular
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L’intégration des questions climatiques à la politique monétaire s’inscrit pleinement dans le mandat de la BCE
19/07/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public engagement activities › Popular