
Groningen, Netherlands
Sustainable Local Development and the Mining Industry
When:
17 August - 23 August 2025
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Business & Entrepreneurship
When:
14 July - 25 July 2025
School:
Aalto University Summer School
Institution:
Aalto University
City:
Country:
Language:
English
Credits:
2 EC
Fee:
1170 EUR
During this course, you will learn the common ground and differences between the frameworks on business and human rights (BHR) and corporate social responsibility (CSR), and what it means to conduct business in a sustainable and responsible way.
Large-scale events happening worldwide disrupt global supply chains and impact local communities. Companies play a crucial role in fostering sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth by adopting responsible business practices. Such businesses build greater customer trust, improve employee commitment, enhance competitiveness, and drive innovation while improving access to financial resources. By operating responsibly, companies contribute to better living conditions, improved sustainability practices, and a healthier overall environment for citizens.
During this course, you will learn what corporate sustainability due diligence means and explore the step-by-step process companies should follow to identify and assess human rights and environmental impacts in their operations and supply chains.
We will have a look at sector-specific human rights risks and analyse the policies and tools companies are implementing to mitigate them. Finally, we will examine how companies implement grievance mechanisms and communicate their commitments and achievements on corporate sustainability with different stakeholders.
Dr. Daria Nagaivska is an Academy Research Fellow and a Post-doctoral researcher at the unit of Organizational Communication at Aalto University School of Business. Daria coordinates research and provides consultancy services to UN agencies, investors and private companies on responsible business conduct and women's economic empowerment, including a conflict-affected context. In her work, Daria uses an interdisciplinary and multicultural approach based on her professional experience of working in academia and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in Finland, Ukraine, France, Germany, Poland and Switzerland.
This course does not require previous experience in the topic.
Participants must have completed a high school or vocational degree or equivalent by the time the course starts. However, they do not have to be a degree student at a university to participate in our courses.
Additionally, all summer school course students must be 18 years or older, as it is the legal age in Finland.
After completing the course on responsible business conduct, you will be able to:
- Identify the main concepts of responsible business conduct and describe what it means to conduct business in a sustainable and responsible way.
- Describe the process of corporate sustainability due diligence, identify and assess main human rights and environmental impacts in business operations and supply chains.
- Assess the progress of companies in implementing corporate sustainability due diligence.
- Demonstrate skills to design responsible and sustainable business solutions in response to global challenges and disruptions.
Fee
1170 EUR
When:
14 July - 25 July 2025
School:
Aalto University Summer School
Institution:
Aalto University
Language:
English
Credits:
2 EC
Groningen, Netherlands
When:
17 August - 23 August 2025
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Prague, Czech Republic
When:
21 July - 01 August 2025
Credits:
5.0 EC
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Copenhagen, Denmark
When:
23 June - 25 July 2025
Credits:
7.5 EC
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