Since 11/2014 project-based assignment at GIZ - German Cooperation
Since 01/2011 2nd floor – project development and communication. current projects
2004 - 2010 Flower Label Program Association (FLP) General Manager of international Association that aims to guarantee social and environmental standards in worldwide flower production. www.flowerlabel.org
2002 - 2003 terre des hommes, Officer Street Children / Child Labour. www.tdh.de
2000 - 2002 Deutsches Komitee für UNICEF Department of Communication. www.unicef.de
SILKE PETERS
As the owner and founder of 2nd floor I am glad to bring in my expertise in the field of sustainable business, multi-stakeholder settings and supply chain management. In addition, I work as an independent author writing articles for example for DEGA- Produktion & Handel, a specialist magazine for gardeners and the retail sector. For project development I co-operate with partners such as beyond-flora. My participation in different networks on systemic social change like the SmartCSOs Lab is an important inspiration of my work.
I see myself working on the interface between civil society and business. As former director, officer and employee of organizations like Flower Label Programm, UNICEF and terre des hommes, I gained experience in handling international teams, media and interest groups.
Since November 2014 I work in several projects of GIZ, maily in the area of rural development and agriculture. Currently, I am teamleader of the Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chain Initiative, an open multi-stakholder plattform bringing together private sector, civil society and governments.
My academic background is in Latin American Regional Studies. This included interdisciplinary learning including economics, politics, Romanic studies, and Ibero-American history. Economic policy was my major field of studies.
