The episode features:

🔹 Claire Bright (Founder & Director, NOVA BHRE)

🔹 Olena Uvarova, Human Rights and Rule of Law Specialist, UNDP

🔹 Yann Wyss, Global Head, Social Impact & Human Rights, Nestlé

Together, they explore key insights from the recent UNDP study “Human Rights vs. Competitiveness – A False Dilemma?”, including:

✅ What “human rights performance” really means in practice

✅ Whether evidence of a link between human rights performance and financial results matters for companies ✅ Which financial indicators show correlation between human rights and financial performance

✅ How companies interpret these findings internally

✅ Whether strong human rights performance can still coexist with financial challenges due to HRDD investmentsThis discussion offers valuable perspectives for businesses, policymakers, and all those interested in responsible and competitive corporate practice.