Human rights in impact assessment: Masterclass for practitioners

Human rights in impact assessment: Masterclass for practitioners
This two-day masterclass provides participants with practical insights and tools for the integration of human rights in impact assessment / February 2020 in Copenhagen.

Overview of the Masterclass

In collaboration with Community Insights Group, the Danish Institute for Human Rights has developed a masterclass for practitioners on the integration of human rights and the adoption of a human rights-based approach in impact assessment.

The objectives of the class are:

  • to provide participants with a solid understanding of the corporate responsibility to respect human rights, in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and
  • to provide practical insights and tools on operationalising that responsibility in the impact assessment context.

The masterclass is designed for practitioners involved in the impact assessment of business projects who have some experience and knowledge of social impact assessment but want to increase their knowledge of human rights and human rights-based approaches, including: individuals within companies or institutions (e.g. financial institutions) who are responsible for commissioning and overseeing social impact assessments; and internal and external practitioners that carry out impact assessments.

The masterclass was developed and is jointly facilitated by the Danish Institute for Human Rights and Community Insights Group, a research, consulting and training house specialising in the resources sector in all aspects of social impact assessment, social performance and local content development. Professor Frank Vanclay, a social impact assessment specialist from the University of Groningen, also contributed to the development of the masterclass.

You can find a more detailed description of the class in

on this page, as well as our contact details should you wish to contact us for further information.

Class dates

Dates: 6-7 Februar 2020

  • Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, at the Danish Institute for Human Rights
  • Cost: 950 Euro, including lunches; NGO rate 650 Euro
  • Attendance: A certificate of participation will be offered for those who participate for the full two days of the class
  • Class size: A minimum of 12 registrations is required for the class to be offered and the class size is capped at 25
  • Sign-up: Please contact Florence Khardine at flkh@humanrights.dk

Additional Information

For the class held in Copenhagen February 2020 the Danish Institute for Human Rights and Community Insights Group are offering two fee-wavers for interested participants from civil society organisations or national human rights institutions based in the global south.

The fee-waver applies only to the registration cost and does not include other expenses such as travel, accommodation etc. If you wish to apply for a fee-waver

and return it by 15 December 2019 to Florence Khardine at flkh@humanrights.dk