The conference titled “CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DIRECTORS in Euro-Mediterranean Region, in Current and Future Green and Digital Transformation” will have a special focus on legal incentives and obstacles to the realization of corporate social responsibility in Slovenia, the EU and globally, with focus on the Euro-Mediterranean Region.

Corporate social responsibility will be analysed in terms of stakeholder obligations and directors’ responsibilities. 

Similar as in year 2023, also this year following topics will be presented in more detail:

• non-financial reporting and corporate social responsibility according to EU law and according to national legislation,
• experiences and theoretical perspectives, as well as
• actions on due diligence implementation regarding sustainability and human rights, on the conduct of directors and on disclosures related to sustainability, and on taxonomy and
• exploring the future trends and highlighting innovative approaches and identifying best practices.

Legal compliance – the criteria of social responsibility from ESG (ESRS) topics will be presented too.

We would like to invite authors to present some of their research results on digital and green transition – legal and practical issues, challenges and their future perspectives. In addition to theoretical sources, legislation and case law, the different legal and strategic bases will be used.

Suggested conference themes for green and digital transformation are:

• Social responsibility and green transformation, sustainability standards, certification schemes and tools.
• Social responsibility in legal directives and
• Artificial Intelligence as tool for
• Social responsibilities and digital transformation in theory and
• Sustainability Educational programs, educational projects,
• Other possible topics (accordingly to your suggestion, but in line with general theme of the conference).

We kindly invite authors to submit original contributions (abstracts/papers), to be presented at the conference during the discussion section. After the conference, a monography will be published, featuring comprehensive contributions.

Important dates:

• July 16, 2024 – Call for
• August 28, 2024 – Submission of Abstracts of
• September 1, 2024 – Author Contributions
• September 5, 2024 – Announcement of the Conference
• September 15, 2024 – Author Final Papers
• September 26, 2024 – Conference Event (Paper Presentation at the Conference in Koper, Slovenia or online).

We kindly ask you to:

1. Send us your Abstracts of Papers and to contribute to the conference in September 2024 in Slovenia (Koper).
2. Send us your registration form (enclosed), filled in with your
3. Use the enclosed template for your abstract and paper
4. Pay the conference fee before the conference
5. Present your Paper at the Conference on September 26,

Selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

For some best papers we will invite authors to develop them to the special part of the scientific monograph published at IGI Global or some other scientific publication.

For all additional information please contact:

• Anita Hrast, Sc., Organizational Committee, anita.hrast@zrs-kp.si.
• Please send us your registration form and abstract proposal to hrast@zrs-kp.si.

More about our work you can find here:

• https://www.zrs-kp.si/en/sodelavec/dr-rado-bohinc/
• https://www.zrs-kp.si/en/institutes-and-units/law-institute/
• https://www.zrs-kp.si/novice/druzbena-odgovornost-podjetij-kot-odgovornost- direktorjev/

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:

• Rado Bohinc, President
• Bojan Tičar, Vice-president
• Roberto Biloslavo, Vice-president
• Maja Pucelj, Vice-president
• Rado Pišot, Director of ZRS Koper, Member
• Urša Golob Podnar, Member
• Andreja Primec, Member
• Dušan Jovanovič, Member
• Borut Bratina, Member
• Morten Huse, Member
• Parameswar Nayak, Member
• Jeff Schwartz, Member

ORGANISATIONAL BOARD:

• Sc. Anita Hrast, President
• Bojan Tičar, Vice-President
• Rade Trivunčević, Member
• Mateja Krmelj, Member
• Nika Štravs, Member
• Peter Čerče, Member
• Robert De Lucia, Member
• Alenka Obid, Member

Online or onsite registration:
Participants onsite have additional 20 % discount on the conference

Conference fee includes:

• Attendance to lectures at the
• Conference programme with conference
• Presence at Conference on September 26, 2024 (onsite or online).
• Coffee breaks and lunch during the

Payment due date and instructions:

• The registration fee must be paid no later than on September 1,
• Proof of payment: Participants will receive an invoice as proof of payment of the registration fee after the conference concludes.

Instructions for payment of the registration fee:

Legal entities (companies, institutions, associations):

1. Based on your registration (and issued order form), we will issue a pro- forma invoice, which must be paid by September 1, 2024, to qualify for the discounted registration fee (contact: finance@zrs-kp.si).
2. Bank details for payment can be found
3. After payment of the registration fee, you will receive an invoice for the pre- payment (e-Invoice for the pre-payment).
4. After the conference, you will receive an invoice (e-invoice) for the paid registration fee.

Personal transaction or international payment:

1. In case of required pro-forma invoice, please send your request to: finance@zrs-kp.si, and we will issue a pro-forma invoice.
2. Bank details for payment can be found
3. After the conference, you will receive an invoice for the paid registration

Data for payment of the conference fee:

• Organizer’s name: ZRS KOPER, Garibaldijeva 1, 6000 KOPER, Slovenia
• SUBJECT: Surname of the participant/participants
• Bank data:
  IBAN: SI56011006000053955
  SWIFT: BSLJSI2X
  BANKA: Banka Slovenije
  Bank Address: Slovenska 35, 1505 Ljubljana

Cancellation policy
For written cancellations received before September 10, 2024, 50 % of the total registration fee will be charged. No refunds will be provided for non-participation without prior cancellation.

• The official language of the conference is
• Invited lecturers are waved from paying the conference
• All other authors pay the conference registration fee as stated above. An invoice will be issued based on your payment.
• All participants must register for the conference with an application form and pay the registration fee (exempt invited authors).