Federica Agostini

Federica Agostini is an Affiliate in the School of Law at the University of Glasgow. Her research focuses on sustainable finance, corporate governance, and financial regulation, particularly addressing issues like greenwashing and corporate sustainability due diligence. She holds a PhD on the role of regulation in sustainable securitisation.

• Education: PhD in Law (topic: 'The role of Regulation for "sustainable" securitisation'), supervised by Prof. Iain MacNeil and Dr. Javier Solana.

Her work bridges legal frameworks and sustainable finance, advocating for stronger contractual mechanisms to mitigate environmental risks. She teaches courses such as Business Law, Commercial Law, and Law of Secured Finance at both LLB and LLM levels.

• Key Research Themes: Green bonds, enlightened shareholder value, pluralist approaches to corporate governance, and the intersection of law with environmental ethics.

Her publications analyze EU proposals for corporate sustainability due diligence and contractual innovations to combat greenwashing. She is affiliated with the European University Institute's FBF School as a Research Associate.