Help shape a new course on human rights in the built environment
11 August 2023
The world faces interconnected challenges, many of which play out in how we plan, finance, design, build and manage cities and towns, infrastructure and buildings.
The Institute for Human Rights and Business, with support from the Ove Arup Foundation, is developing an international professional certificate on “Human Rights and Just Transition in the Built Environment” - and we want to hear your ideas to help shape the course content.
Practical tools and powerful strategies
The course will equip current and future leaders working in the planning, financing, design and construction of the built environment with a strong grounding in human rights – and expertise to address the social dimensions of climate action and technological change.
The certificate will introduce new ways of thinking and practical tools to help individuals rise to the growing expectations for combined social and environmental leadership.
Call for input
We are seeking feedback on the structure and content of the course, so that it is shaped by the needs and the expertise of the field. Please provide your feedback by February 12, 2024.
Review the course overview here.
Provide your ideas here.
Dignity by Design
The course is part of IHRB’s “Dignity by Design” built environment programme. The programme advances action on human rights throughout the built environment lifecycle by shaping policy, finance and projects, supported by evidence and research from examples of built environments across the globe.
It is grounded in the “Framework for Dignity in the Built Environment”, which translates international human rights standards and the Sustainable Development Goals into built environment decision-making.
