The MSCA Green Charter foresees that activities funded under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions should be performed as sustainably as possible. This lunchtime online session aims to unpack what that means.

We will be taking a closer look at the MSCA Green Charter itself

• what it contains
• how it encourages beneficiaries to improve the sustainability of their practices
• how it can play a role in the evaluation of otherwise equal (“ex-aequo”) project proposals

The event will also be the occasion to present the main preliminary findings of a study recently completed by the European Commission on the Charter’s implementation. We will point to useful guidance material and invite past and current MSCA beneficiaries – individuals as well as institutions – to share tips on how their adopted sustainable practices in their own projects.

The event is interactive and will provide opportunities for questions and discussion on policy and practice in greening research.

This information session will not be recorded.

Presentations from the European Commission on the MSCA Green Charter, its requirements and implementation

• Claire Morel (Head of Unit, MSCA)
• Robin Gadbled and Marija Mitic (Policy Officers, MSCA)

Presentations from MSCA awardees on practical steps taken at individual and institutional level to adopt sustainable practices in their projects

• Tania Palmeiro-Sánchez (REFEED project)
• Marek Pawełczyk (IN-NOVA project)
• Frederik Ponjaert (GEM-DIAMOND project)

More information on the Charter