La responsabilità civile dell’impresa ai sensi dalla Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive e il ruolo dei sistemi di verifica

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive has entered into force on 26 July 2024, marking the introduction of harmonised regulation of sustainability and human rights damages occurring along global supply chains. In particular, the present thesis provides an in-depth reconstruction of the relevant legal framework and an analysis of Article 29, which establishes the civil liability of the company at the end of the value chain for damage caused during the production of the final product or service. The aim of the research is to offer an examination of the relevant interpretative elements of the new discipline, also in the light of the legislation in force in the Member States and the most recent jurisprudential orientations on the subject. To this end, the work specifically interrogate on the use of independent third party verification as a possible ground for the exclusion of corporate liability.