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Children's Rights and Business Principles
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Children's Participation: How to involve children in decision-making
This report introduces and explains principles, concepts, and practical considerations, in order to fill gaps in understanding the practices of children’s participation in business. It is the result of a Global Child Forum research project aiming to devel
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Children's Rights and Business Workbook: How to implement a children's rights perspective
Prepared and written by the Global Child Forum, this workbook was written to inform and equip business leaders and sustainability professionals with the necessary tools to ensure that children’s rights are respected and supported by business around the wo
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10 Children's Rights and Business Issues for Companies to Consider
To mark Global Child Forum's 10-year anniversary and to acknowledge the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Global Child Forum (GCF) asked young people and adult stakeholders what they see as the most critical issues for busi
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Children’s Rights in the Garment and Footwear Supply Chain: A practical tool for integrating children’s rights into responsible sourcing frameworks
The garment and footwear industry has the potential to contribute to social and economic development. However, decent work deficits, poor living conditions and discrimination undermine the industry's contribution to positive social impact. Children are pa
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Empresas y Derechos del Niño en América Latina
Después de un periódo de desaceleración económica, América Latina tiene buenas perspectivas económicas al comenzar el 2018, a pesar de este escenario optimista existen algunas variables importantes a considerar que se presentan en este estudio. Business
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Anatomy of a Toy: Impact, innovation, best practices and child rights- Webinar
Ethical Toy Program partners with Save the Children and the Centre for Child Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility (CCR CSR) in this webinar to introduce the child rights and business principles in detail, child rights issues and responsible resourci
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In the Interest of the Child? Child rights and homeworkers in textile and handicraft supply chains in Asia
This study takes a child rights lens to the topic of work in home-based and small workshop settings in Asia. As homework often is associated with child labour, the topic is picked up rather gingerly, where at the same time some industries are infamous for
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Child Labour Policy: A child-centered approach
Despite the fact that businesses are more aware of and increasingly proficient in developing responses to child labour risks, our findings raise concerns around the actual impact of the policies in place and their implementation throughout operations and
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Corporate Responses to Protecting Children's Rights in Middle East and North Africa
In an effort to provide insights and guidance on how businesses protect – or fall short in protecting – children’s rights in the Middle East and North Africa, this report draws on one of Global Child Forum’s essential research products: The corporate sect
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Business Investment in Children's Education: A mapping study
During 2017, Global Child Forum initiated a project aiming at demonstrating how investments in education leads to positive pay-offs not only for the community but also for business. Rightshouse was engaged to carry out the mapping exercise and deliver a d
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Corporate Responses to Protecting Children's Rights in Southeast Asia
In an effort to provide insights and guidance on how businesses protect – or fall short in protecting – children’s rights in the Southeast Asia region, this report makes use of two essential Global Child Forum research products: The Children Rights and Bu
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Corporate Sector for Children's Rights: Guidance and Best Practice
Global Child Forum and the Boston Consulting Group initiated the Corporate Sector and Children´s Rights Benchmark study series in 2013, to fill a gap in the existing research on how the corporate sector addresses children´s rights, both within their opera