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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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Children’s rights and business Interview Bob Collymore- 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. Bob Co
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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 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 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
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Children’s rights and business Interview Christoffer Falkman- TOP-TOY
Save the Children is helping the leading Nordic toy and children’s products retailer to assess all their impact on children, from supplier to toy store. Christoffer Falkman is the Sustainability Specialist at TOP-TOY. Children’s rights and business videos
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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 Lake Law- Concord Pottery
Dongguan Concord Pottery makes ceramic cups and other items for a leading coffee shop brand. They employ around 3,000 people at their factory in Southern China. The company has worked with Save the Children’s centre for child rights since 2013 in order to
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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 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 Fredrik Nilzén- Accenture
In 2012, Accenture’s social enterprise business, Accenture Development Partnerships, began to help Save the Children develop tools to help companies incorporate the Children’s Rights and Business Principles as part of their core business strategies. Fredr
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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