UNIVERSITY OF MILANO-BICOCCA
School of Law
Course of Philosophy of Human Rights and Pluralism
Prof. Silvia Salardi
WORKSHOP
The ecological and carbon footprint of emerging technologies on human
health: a multi-and interdisciplinary discussion
When
March 19th, 2025
From 2 pm to 6 pm
Where
Room 01,
Building U1, Atlas
University of Milano-Bicocca
Piazza della Scienza 1
20126 Milan
2pm
Institutional greetings
Gabriella Pasi, Prorector for International Relations, University of Milano-Bicocca
Natascia Marchei, Director of the School of Law, University of Milano-Bicocca
1° Panel
Multi-Interdisciplinary dialogue: experiences from different countries
from 2.15 to 4:30
Chair: Silvia Salardi, University of Milano-Bicocca, SHADE Research Hub’s member
Moderator: Gabrielle Samuel, SHADE Research Hub’s Co-director, King’s College
Speakers
Regina Grossmann
Clinical Trials Center CTC, University Hospital of Zurich
Climate and environmental impact of clinical research
Federica Lucivero
SHADE Research Hub’s Co-director
Oxford Centre for Ethics and Humanities and Oxford Population Health
Environmentally Sustainable HeAlth Research: from ‘tool solutionism’ to a context sensitive,
just, systems-focused and reflexive approach
Fiona Miller
Institute of Health Policy, Management and evaluation, & Director, Collaborative
Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care, University of Toronto
SHADE Research Hub’s member
Governance capacity for sustainability transitions in the health sector: The case of Canada
Mary Pitt
SHADE Research Hub’s researcher
From carbon calculators to systems thinking – a green digital health tool
Mercury Shitindo
Chair and Executive Director, Africa Bioethics Network: University of Zaragoza, Spain
SHADE Research Hub’s member
From Digital Innovation to Environmental Responsibility: Exploring the Ethical Landscape of
Health Research in Kenya and Senegal
Manjulika Vaz
Division of Health and Humanities, St. John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, India,
SHADE Research Hub’s member
E-waste – the hidden stories from regulatory solutionism to moral capitalism
2° Panel
A philosophical-legal discussion on legal strategies
from 4:30 pm to 6 pm
Chair: Carla Maria Gulotta, University of Milano-Bicocca
Moderator: Marta Sosa Navarro, University of Milano-Bicocca
Speakers
Attilio Pisanò
University of Salento
Climate change, strategic litigation and One Health approach
Cerini Diana
University of Milano-Bicocca, Director of CELIS
Access to Health services, insurance and sustainability issues
Silvia Salardi
University of Milano-Bicocca, SHADE Research Hub’s member, Member of the
Ethics Committee of the University of Milano-Bicocca
How to solve the ethical paradox between the duty to care and the ecological-climate
footprint of the health sector?
Carmen Márquez Carrasco
University of Sevilla, Director of the Department of Public International Law and
International Relations
Integrating Sustainability Standards into Digital Health Technologies: A Holistic
Approach to Environmental and Social Corporate Responsibility in EU Healthcare
Severi Claudia
PHD student, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Fondazione Collegio San Carlo Modena, Almo Collegio Borromeo di Pavia
AI’s Carbon Footprint: European Regulatory Perspectives
6:30 pm end of the event
PDF of the programme
Scientific coordination: Silvia Salardi, silvia.salardi@unimib.it
Organizing committee: Douglas Luis Binda Filho (d.bindafilho@campus.unimib.it),
Francesco Stocchi ( f.stocchi@campus.unimib.it )