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title: Encourage Sustainable Practice in Arbitrations
excerpt: 
date: 2024-08-22T09:50:58Z
modified: 2025-07-23T11:29:33Z
file_type: md
permalink: clauses/encourage-sustainable-practice-in-arbitrations.html
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status: publish
type: clause
jurisdiction:
  - Italia
maintenance-status:
  - Not maintained
practice-area:
  - Litigation and dispute resolution
eleventyComputed:
  clause_child_name: "Flavia's Clause"
  clause_summary: Clause encouraging parties to arbitration to create all documents in electronic form and conduct all hearings remotely or virtually, where possible
  clause_last_updated_date: 2024-09-10
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---

# Encourage Sustainable Practice in Arbitrations

## Child’s name

Flavia's Clause

## Summary

Clause encouraging parties to arbitration to create all documents in electronic form and conduct all hearings remotely or virtually, where possible

## What this clause does

Drives sustainable practice in arbitration and reduces greenhouse gas emitting behaviours in proceedings.

## Clause Content

1\. The parties agree that any arbitration commenced pursuant to clause \[●\] of this Agreement, shall be conducted having regard to the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations’ [Green Protocol for Arbitral Proceedings](https://www.greenerarbitrations.com/green-protocols/arbitral-proceedings) with a view to reducing the environmental impact of disputes.

2\. At the outset of any arbitration, the parties shall consult and agree which provisions of the Green Protocol for Arbitral Proceedings shall be adopted during the proceedings, and submit to the Tribunal their proposal for minimizing the carbon footprint of the arbitration.
