On February 18, 2025, Wageningen University's Law Group will proudly launch the EU Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Corporate Sustainability and Human Rights Law—a major initiative shaping the future of responsible business.
Held at the Omnia building on campus, the event will feature distinguished speakers, including Heidi Hautala, former Vice President of the European Parliament. This marks the beginning of a groundbreaking Centre dedicated to advancing research, policy, and education on corporate sustainability across Europe and beyond.
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📍 Location: Omnia, Wageningen University & Research
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Funded by the EU Jean Monnet Actions programme (Erasmus +), the Centre will focus on corporate sustainability's practical applications, particularly in the EU and with focal points in Ukraine (Yaroslav Mudriyi National Law University, Kharkiv) and Serbia (Belgrade Centre for Human Rights).
"Transposition and implementation challenges that member states, candidate countries and companies will face in the coming months and year, will be a key research area. Those findings will benefit businesses and practitioners who can better prepare themselves for the upcoming legal and policy developments." says Nadia Bernaz, Associate Professor of the Law Group and Director of the Centre of Excellence on Corporate Sustainability and Human Rights Law at Wageningen University & Research
Through research, workshops, podcasts, and policy recommendations, it aims to promote responsible business conduct and human rights.
"The launch event is unmissable because we have an amazing line-up with key institutions represented by high profile speakers. Every one of the participants are key contributers, and to have them all coming is a great achievement we are very proud of. We will have Heidi Hautala (formerly vice president of the EU parliament), Alexandra Kuxova from the EU Commission, Jeroen Verburg from the Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs, Christine Kaufmann from the OECD, Maryna Kupchuk from the Ukrainian ministry of Economy, Siniša Milatovic from the UN Development Programme, Lyra Jakuleviciene from the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights. And also Lara Wolters who is a sitting member of the EU Parliament." shared Nadia Bernaz.
The launch event is co-funded by the MSCA4Ukraine project on Solidarity as Responsible Business Conduct.
