Responsibility and Ethics of Business

The aim of this course is to equip students with 1) a critical understanding of the role of business in society, 2) knowledge of key (policy) expectations for responsible business conduct, with a strong emphasis on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Human Rights (UNGPs), 3) practical tools for implementing expectations, 4) an understanding of complex ethical decision- making to be handled in and around the organization pertaining to values. Through a mix of learning methods, students will develop skills and critical reasoning for elaborating effective solutions to expectations for responsible business and ethically complex situations.