Maria Florencia Sarmiento

Maria Florencia Sarmiento is a Policy Analyst within the Economic Law and Policy Program at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). Her primary focus is at the dynamic intersection of international trade and voluntary sustainability standards, as well as investment law policy in the context of sustainable development.

She has experience in mapping and analyzing sustainability initiatives, as well as examining provisions included in trade agreements and domestic public policy related to social and environmental issues. As part of IISD’s team, she provides training courses, workshops, and a range of advisory services for developing country officials.

Before joining IISD, Florencia was an independent consultant specializing in trade and investment matters. In this context, she has worked with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) on projects related to sustainable trade and investment governance. 

Florencia completed her Degree in Law at the Catholic University of La Plata (UCALP) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She obtained an LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS), a joint program offered by the Geneva Graduate Institute and the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Currently, she is in the final stages of completing her doctoral thesis in international law at the Geneva Graduate Institute.