Supply Chain Law Beyond the Omnibus - Future Perspectives and Developments
Date: 7 November 2025
Time: 13.00-17.00 (UK) / 14.00-18.00 (CEST)
Venue: BSP Business & Law School Berlin, Germany
Event Details
BIICL together with the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences, the Research Institute for Sustainable Economic Law (RISE) at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and BSP Business & Law School Berlin will host a joint conference on current issues in supply chain law, as part our joint research project Human rights in global supply chains: Measuring the effectiveness of home state regulatory models on corporate behaviour.
In addition to providing insight into the current status of the Omnibus process and its impact on the CSDDD and the German supply Chain Act (LkSG), the conference will address the following topics: the role of artificial intelligence and software solutions in fulfilling due diligence obligations; the effective involvement of stakeholders in the decision-making processes of companies that are in-scope; and the influence of sustainable finance on corporate behaviour.
The symposium combines contributions from academic and practice on these perspectives, which will play a decisive role in German and European supply chain law in the future
Speakers:
- Daniel Schönfelder, LL.M. (Bogotá), Responsible Contract Project
- Eva Ritte, M.A., Rechtsanwältin (Lawyer), Graf von Westphalen
- Dr. Klaas Eller, University of Amsterdam
- Thibaud Herrmann, Osapiens
- Leah Wetenkamp, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- Ben Vanpeperstraete, Senior EU Adviser, Anti Slavery International
- Prof. Dr. Eckart Bueren, University of Göttingen
- Konstantin Mann, Policy Analyst, OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct
Registration
Please register by email to Alina Ganser: alina.ganser@w-hs.de
Programme
14:00 - 14:15 | Registration
14:15 - 14:55 | Panel 1: Due diligence obligations: Current developments and insights from practice
Green Trade Update: A practitioner's view
- Eva Ritte, M.A., Senior Associate, Graf von Westphalen
Five lessons learned from LkSG for CSDDD
- Daniel Schönfelder, LL.M. (Bogotá), Responsible Contracting Project
14.55 - 15:45 | Panel 2: Artificial Intelligence and software solutions for the implementation of due diligence obligations
Digital Regulatory Infrastructures of Sustainability Due Diligence
- Dr. Klaas Eller, University of Amsterdam
Software Solutions for Supply Chain Compliance
- Thibaud Herrmann, Osapiens
15:45 - 16:00 Coffee and tea
16:00 - 16:50 | Panel 3: Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholder Engagement in Supply Chain Due Diligence: Legal Perspectives from the LKSG and CSDDD
- Tonio Friedmann, MLU Halle
- Martin Luther, University Halle-Wittenberg
The role of stakeholder engagement in supply chains: A civil society perspective
- Ben Vanpeperstraete, Senior EU Adviser, Anti Slavery International
16.50 - 17.40 | Panel 4: Sustainable Finance, ESG criteria and the impact on supply chains
Sustainable finance as a driver or a substitute for supply chain regulation?
- Prof. Dr. Eckart Bueren
Behind ESG ratings: Unpacking sustainability metrics
- Konstantin Mann, Policy Analyst, OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct
17.45 - 18.00 Summary and closing remarks
