4th Scientific Conference:

Corporate Responsibility for Environmental and Human Rights Due Diligence in EU and Slovenian Law

On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, the Law Institute of the Science and Research Centre Koper (ZRS Koper), in cooperation with EMUNI University, will organise the 4th Scientific Conference entitled Corporate Responsibility for Environmental and Human Rights Due Diligence in EU and Slovenian Law.

The conference will take place in Koper (Kreljeva Street 6) and will be held in a hybrid format, enabling both in-person and online participation.

The event is organised within the research project Measures of Company Law to Enhance the Competitiveness of the Slovenian Economy in Relation to Compliance with International Treaties in the Field of Human Rights and the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change (ARIS: V5-2514), led by the Law Institute of ZRS Koper. The conference will serve as a forum for the exchange of theoretical and practical perspectives on recent developments in EU sustainable corporate law, with particular emphasis on human rights and environmental due diligence. The programme will address, among other topics:

Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD) and the Omnibus I package, including developments in the EU regulatory framework
transposition of the CSDDD into national law, particularly in relation to the Slovenian Companies Act (ZGD-1)
role and competences of supervisory authorities
civil liability of companies and members of management or supervisory bodies
comparative approaches across EU Member States and selected third countries
impact of sustainability obligations on corporate competitiveness and supply chains

The conference aims to foster informed and forward-looking discussion among academics, practitioners, and policymakers on the evolving legal framework of corporate sustainability.

Time	Programme	Speaker / Topic
9:30	Registration and Morning Coffee
10:00 – 10:20	Opening Remarks	Welcome and Opening Remarks (10 min): dr. Tilen Glavina – Deputy Director, Head of the Institute, and Head of the Centre for Humanities prof. dr. Rado Bohinc – President of EMUNI *Representative of the Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport*
10:20 – 12:30	International Panel: Comparative Perspectives on Corporate Responsibility in the EU	Speakers (5 x 20 min): Implementing Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Obligations: Some Remarks on the CSDDD and the Omnibus I Package – Dr. Marco Fasciglione Sustainability and Competitiveness in EU Corporate Regulation: An Italian Perspective on the CSDDD and Omnibus I – Dr. Vito Bevivino Toward effective enforcement of the CSDDD: questions for the Dutch implementation and beyond – Dr. Federica Agostini The German Experience under the LkSG: Supervisory Enforcement and Civil Liability in the Context of CSDDD Implementation – Dr. Bastian Brunk Lessons learned from the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act and key aspects for the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive – Jan-Christian Niebank *Panel Discussion (30 min)*
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch and Networking
14:00 – 16:00	Round Table:	Implementation of the CSDDD in Slovenian Law: (8 x 15 min): 1. Dr. Simona Drenik Bavdek 2. Dr. Rado Bohinc 3. Dr. Borut Bratina 4. mag. Vanesa Čanji 5. Dr. Dušan Jovanovič 6. Elena Lunder 7. Gal Pastirk 8. Representative of the Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport [Moderator: Dr. Andreja Primec]
16:00 – 17:00	4th Scientific Conference – Concluding Remarks	Plenary Discussion with Participant

Notice: The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the programme.

Dr. Federica Agostini – Assistant Professor of Economic Law, School of Law, Utrecht University
Dr. Vito Bevivino – Researcher in Economic Law, Department of Business and Law, University of Siena
Dr. Bastian Brunk – Wissenschaftlicher Referent (Postdoctoral Researcher), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg
Jan-Christian Niebank – Policy Adviser and Researcher, International Department, German Institute for Human Rights, Berlin
Dr. Marco Fasciglione – Senior Researcher in International Law and Human Rights, National Research Council of Italy (CNR)
Dr. Simona Drenik Bavdek – Human Rights Ombudsperson
Dr. Rado Bohinc – President of EMUNI
Dr. Borut Bratina – Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor
Dr. Andreja Primec – Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor; Faculty of Management, University of Primorska
mag. Vanesa Čanji – an expert in the field of sustainable development and Director of Fit media.
Dr. Dušan Jovanovič – Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor
Elena Lunder, LL.M. (University of Nottingham) – Focus Association for Sustainable Development
Gal Pastirk – Assistant at EMUNI University and the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:

Dr. Rado Bohinc, President
Dr. Andreja Primec, Vice-president
Dr. Marco Fasciglione, Vice-President
Dr. Giuseppe Cataldi, Member
Ddr. Maja Pucelj, Member
Dr. Dušan Jovanovič, Member
Dr. Borut Bratina, Member
Gal Pastirk, Member
Elena Lunder, Member
Dr. Luka Juri, Member

ORGANISATIONAL BOARD:

Gal Pastirk, President
Ddr Maja Pucelj, Vice-President
Rade Trivunčević, Vice-President
Erika Čok, Member
Nomi Hrast, Member
Nika Štravs, Member
Lina Kaldana, member
Alenka Obid, Member
Andrej Kapun, Member
Emna Jbara, Member
Marcel Herič, Member
Tina Bolčič, Member

Location: Kreljeva ulica 6, 6000 Koper, Slovenia, EU (on-site and online)

Official language: English, Slovenian

Conference participation is for free, registration is demanded for all participants (online & onsite).

Organiser Contact:

EMUNI, Pristaniška Ulica 14, Koper, 6000; +386 59 25 00 50;

Gal Pastirk; gal.pastirk@emuni.si

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