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On 20 June 2025, Ukrainian Network of Integrity and Compliance (UNIC) held a press conference in Kyiv to announce the winners of the inaugural “Business Reputation and Integrity” Award. This initiative marked a milestone within the Integrity Month 2025, as for the first time at the national level, business practices that shape new standards of transparency, accountability, and resilience amid the full-scale war were publicly recognized.

Veteran policy in Ukraine is increasingly seen not as philanthropy but as a reputational and strategic advantage for business. Experts highlighted that by 2030, every third employee in Ukraine will either be a veteran or a family member of a veteran, making veteran integration a key human capital issue.

On 29 May in Kyiv, UNIC inaugurated Integrity Month — an annual initiative that for the fifth time has brought together business, local authorities, civil society, and the expert community to discuss integrity-driven practices.

UNIC, together with the OECD, continues to systematically conduct awareness-raising events for businesses – in particular, for business associations that play a key role in disseminating information about international anti-corruption standards among Ukrainian companies.

The Ukrainian Network of Integrity and Compliance (UNIC), together with the civil society coalition RISE Ukraine, calls on Members of Parliament not to adopt draft law No. 11533 in its current version. Adoption of this law would significantly restrict access to vital information, jeopardizing Ukraine’s European integration path, transparent reconstruction, public oversight, and the fight against corruption abuses that may arise during post-war recovery.

UNIC Academy opens registration for the three-day course “Compliance Intensive” — a training program created by leading compliance professionals for practitioners to cover the most in-demand topics and present the most relevant case studies.

The Ukrainian business community proves every day that transparency, compliance, and accountability are the keys to long-term success. The UNIC Business Reputation and Integrity Award was created to recognize projects that implement best practices of ethical business conduct and set an example for others.

During the event “International Standards of Corporate Liability for Corruption Offenses: Challenges and Prospects for Implementation in Ukraine,” organized by the Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA), representatives of the business and expert community discussed Ukraine’s Law No. 4111-IX on corporate liability for corruption offenses.