Sustainability in Corporate Law
You are kindly invited to participate in the conference Sustainability in corporate law
The conference will start on Thursday, 17 November, 14.00 and end on Friday, 18 November at 18.00. The details are found in the program attached. It is divided into two parts. The German part will focus on relevant issues of the looming Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz (LkSG). The European part will reflect on the proposal for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and take a look at the pre-existing liability rules of the MS that will probably not suffice to comply with the CSDDD requirements as they currently stand.
| 14.00 | Welcoming (Alexander Schall, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg) | |
| 14.15 | Human Rights Due Diligence – Die Lieferkette im Fokus: Überblick über LkSG und europäische Initiativen | Dr. Mansur Pour Rafsendjani, Partner, NOERR |
| Risikomanagement und Risikoanalyse – Wesentliche Elemente des LkSG | Prof. Dr. Jan Lieder, Universität Freiburg | |
| Followed by: Discussion | ||
| 15:30 | Break | |
| 15:45 | Umsetzung des LkSG in der Praxis: Erfahrungsbericht BayWa AG | David Merz, General Counsel, BayWa AG |
| 16:15 | Umsetzung des LkSG in der Praxis: Erfahrungsbericht VW Gruppe | Dr. Kerstin Waltenberg, Menschenrechtsbeauftragte, Volkswagen Gruppe |
| 17:00 | Break | |
| 17:15 | Panel discussion: Offene Fragen des LkSG und ihre Bewältigung durch Gesetzgebung, Wissenschaft und Praxis | Dr. Kerstin Waltenberg, Menschenrechtsbeauftragte, Volkswagen Gruppe, PD Dr. Franziska Humbert, Oxfam, Prof. Dr. Jan Lieder, Universität Freiburg, Prof. Dr. Patrick Velte, Leuphana Universität, Dr. Ingo Theusinger, Partner, NOERR (Moderation: Prof. Dr. Alexander Schall, Leuphana Universität) |
| 18:00 | Get-together in the auditorium with finger food and drinks | |
| 19:00 | End of Day I |
Morning session
| 9.30 | Welcome speech by Axel Halfmeier, Dean of the Faculty of Public Legal Affairs | |
| 9.45 | Keynote:Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence | Beate Sjåfjell, University of Oslo |
| Discussants: Axel Halfmeier, Leuphana University Lüneburg | ||
| Discussion | ||
| 11.15 | Break | |
| 11.30 | Enforcement and Liability Mechanisms for Environmental and Human Rights Duties - Options for Member States | Deirde Ahern, Trinity College, Dublin |
| Human Rights Due Diligence and National Law – the example of Italy | Andrea Vicari, Statale, Milano | |
| Discussion | ||
| 13.00 | Lunch Break |
Afternoon panel sessions
| 14.00 | The two legs of civil liability for human rights violations in MS laws: a) Parent liability for torts of subsidiaries or contractual parties and b) Director liability for failure to control the supply chain | Panel speakers: Iris Barsan, University of Paris XII Créteil, Hans de Wulf, University of Ghent, Lucian Bercea/Sorina Doroga, West University of Timisoara, Gregor Dugar, University of Ljublijana, Moncia Fuentes, Complutense University of Madrid, Thomas Hoffmann, Tallin University of Technology, Daniel Patek, Univerzita Karlova, Elke Napokoj, bvp-hügel, Vienna, Jan Lieder, University of Freiburg, Tomasz Sójka, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Anna Beckers, Maastricht University
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| 17.30 | Wrap-up session and farewell note | Alexander Schall |
| 18.00 | End of conference |
To keep important conferences like this one possible in the future and accessible to everyone without the financial burden of conference fees we appreciate your financial support. Donations for this purpose can be made with the following details:
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