Business & Human Rights in the Eastern Partnership
Candid conversations with the experts, policymakers and companies shaping responsible business in times of conflict – across Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
SustainableBiz: Business and human rights in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Brief conversations on the region’s toughest questions.
- Responsible business conduct in conflict-affected markets.
- What EU legal developments mean for the Eastern Partnership.
- How companies put human rights into practice – in their own words.
Ten conversations. Six live now.
EP 01
Building a Regional Business and Human Rights Community: Almost Ten Years of Change
Beata Faracik
Host: Olena Uvarova
Nearly a decade of building a regional BHR community – what changed, what held, what comes next.
EP 02
National Baseline Assessment on BHR in Moldova: Main Findings
Olesea Perean
Host: Jessica Johansson (Swedwatch)
Inside Moldova's national baseline assessment – what it found and what comes next.
EP 03
What It Takes to Put Human Rights into Business Practice: AIS Georgia's Experience
Nana Berdzenishvili
Host: Akaki Kukhaleishvili (UNGC Georgia)
A company's own account of turning human-rights commitments into day-to-day operations.
EP 04
AI and Human Rights: How Do We Build Responsible Tech in Georgia?
Natia Khukhunaishvili
Host: Akaki Kukhaleishvili (UNGC Georgia)
What responsible technology looks like from inside a software delivery team – where AI, ethics and human rights meet in practice.
EP 05
The Environmental Impacts of War
Viktoriia Hubareva · Flaviano Bianchini
Host: Jessica Johansson (Swedwatch)
How investigators document war crimes and the environmental toll of conflict.
EP 06
2026 Outlook on Legal Developments in the EU and Their Implications for the EaP Region
Prof. Dr. Markus Krajewski
Host: Kateryna Buriakovska (FAU)
What next year's EU legal developments mean for companies across the Eastern Partnership.
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