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Good Nutrition on Tea Estates
Between 2016 and 2019, Save the Children US worked together with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health to improve child and maternal health and nutrition in the Tea Estates. The nutrition of a child during the 1000 days of their lives is especially important
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Child Rights and Online Gaming: Opportunities & challenges for children and the industry
With more and more children around the world playing online games, it is important to ensure that the gaming environment is a healthy and positive experience for every child. The aim of this paper is to investigate how child rights may be impacted by onl
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Tackling Discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, & Intersex People: Standards of conduct for business
Developed by United Nations Human Rights Office, these Standards of Conduct offer practical guidance to businesses on how to respect and support the rights of LGBTI people in the workplace, marketplace, and community. The five standards are based on exis
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Video introduction to Children’s rights and business
The private sector can profoundly impact social development. As such, businesses have a unique opportunity to act as agents of positive change for children and their rights. As the future mothers and fathers, employees and employers, customers, and boardr
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Children's Rights and the Corporate Sector in Southeast Asia
This benchmark study is part of a series, produced by the Global Child Forum and the Boston Consulting Group, that was first initiated in 2013. The first study was completed to provide a baseline for understanding how and in what way companies address the
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Children’s rights and business Interview Duncan Harvey- Save the Children Kenya
Children’s rights and business videos
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Children’s rights and business Interview Karl-Henrik Sundström- Stora Enso
Following a public scandal of child labour in their supply chain, Stora Enso worked with Save the Children to review their sustainability processes and train employees on children’s rights and business principles. Stora Enso is a leading forest, paper and
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Children’s rights and business Interview Steve Howard- IKEA
International furniture giant IKEA has been at the forefront of corporate work on human rights and sustainability for decades. Since the early 1990s, IKEA has been working with Save the Children on a range of projects addressing education for children, ch
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Children’s rights and business Interview Frank Du- Samsung Electronics
Save the Children has been working together with Samsung Electronics China to set up ambitious policies on child labour prevention and training all managers in China on children’s rights and how to practically approach issues specifically relating to youn
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Children’s rights and business Interview Maria Smith- ICA
ICA is the leading grocery retailer in Sweden and one of the biggest actors in the Baltic states. ICA also works with sourcing and sales of non-food items. The company is one of the co-founders of the WeSupport project together with Save the Children’s ce
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Children’s rights and business Interview Klas Balkow- Clas Ohlson
Clas Ohlson is a leading hardware retailer in Sweden with over 200 stores in five countries. They source almost 70% of their products from Asia. Save the Children has supported Clas Ohlson with a child rights focused assessment of their entire value chain
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Children’s rights and business Interview Sanda Ojiambo- Safaricom
Safaricom is one of the leading mobile operators in Kenya with over 23 million customers and almost 4500 employees. They are partnering with Save the Children to implement the Children’s Rights and Business Principles throughout their organisation. Sanda