The war in Ukraine has clearly demonstrated that human lives can be totally dependent on companies' behaviour during conflict (Photo: UNICEF)

For Ukraine's sake, pass the EU due diligence directive

EU companies will be actively involved in rebuilding Ukraine, in fact, they have already started as the war continues. This month, EU co-legislators agreed to dedicate and additional €50bn via the new EU Ukraine Facility to support the war-torn country's "recovery, reconstruction and modernization".

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Heidi Hautala is a Finnish Green MEP and vice-president of the European Parliament. Olena Uvarova is associate professor and chair of the international lab on business and human rights at NLU. Ihor Konopka is business and human rights expert in Ukraine, currently serving in the Ukrainian armed forces.