Dates and venue

The Webinar on Resposible Business Conduct will take place on 25th October 2024, from 10 am to 05.30 pm (Ghana time), virtual interactive course on Microsoft Teams, hosted by swisspeace.

Description

This introductory course is designed to provide students with an initial awareness of international principles, guidelines, and standards on responsible business conduct (RBC). The course explains how companies are expected (and in part increasingly legally required) to conduct their business and what roles international organizations and governments play in promoting responsible business conduct. The course introduces students to the ethical and practical concerns that companies are expected to consider and informs them about potential employment opportunities in this field of work. The expected learning outcomes are for participants to have gained an initial understanding on how international principles, guidelines, and standards on responsible business conduct are put into practice.

Learning Objectives / Key questions the course will unpack

• What does Responsible Business Conduct mean?
• What are the main principles, guidelines and standards that underpin responsible business conduct?
• What roles do companies, states and international organizations play to deliver on expectations regarding responsible business conduct?
• What are potential employment opportunities for new graduates in the field of RBC?

To participate, the following conditions should be met: be a student at a partner university, be reasonably fluent in English, you should have a stable internet connection and  bring some motivation.

Bio of Evelyn Dietsche

Evelyn Dietsche brings over 25 years of operational and advisory experience from the multinational private sector, consultancy experience in the international development sector, and applied research experience on the natural resources sectors and economic and social development. Her strength lies in conducting political-economic, socio-political, conflict sensitivity, and fiduciary analyses and providing thought-leadership to translate these into strategic insights and actions.

Evelyn has held different roles and undertaken many different assignments for the companies, international organisations, multilateral and bilateral development agencies, and non-governmental organisations. After four years leading a portfolio and program at swisspeace, she now serves as an Associate Fellow while her main role is that of serving as a Member on the World Bank’s Inspection Plan.

She holds a PhD from the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law & Policy, University of Dundee, and an MSc in Development Economics from the University of London and a postgraduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management from the University of Konstanz.

About swisspeace

swisspeace is a practice and research institute dedicated to advancing effective peacebuilding. Partnerships with local and international actors are at the core of our work. Together, we combine expertise and creativity to reduce violence and promote peace in contexts affected by conflicts.