Biography

Nikolai Badenhoop is a lawyer whose research covers European Union law, financial regulation, competition, contract and tort law, corporate governance, consumer protection, professional secrecy and Brexit. He currently focuses on sustainable finance.

During his Max Weber Fellowship at the EUI, Nikolai focuses on sustainable finance in the EU legal framework. His research reaches from the definition of environmental, social and governance sustainability goals to their implementation within financial markets, banking regulation and corporate law. Starting from the European Green Deal, he analyses how existing regulatory tools impact sustainability goals and how the tools can be enhanced to increase sustainability. Nikolai has been advising the European Parliament’s ECON committee as an expert on the proposed EU Green Bond Standard. His study attracted news coverage by Bloomberg News and FT Group’s Sustainable Views.

Training Courses

• Green bonds and the sustainable bond market