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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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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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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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Global Child Forum Report, Stockholm 2018
Global Child Forum 2018 was held at the Stockholm Royal Palace. Over 300 participants from around the world gathered to discuss child rights issues. Participants represented global companies, financial institutions, civil society, the UN, academia and gov
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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
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Norsk Hydro Brazil's Journey Towards Social Responsibility
Norsk Hydro entered Brazil in 2011 with a long history of fostering healthy communities that grew up around its operations in Norway. The company therefore had no small sense of the responsibilities of being an actor with an enormous impact on the lives o
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Corporate Response to Protecting Children's Rights in the South America
In an effort to provide insights and guidance on how businesses protect – or fall short in protecting – children’s rights in South America, this report draws on one of Global Child Forum’s essential research products ‘The corporate sector and children’s r
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Investor Insights on Children's Rights
Global Child Forum and GES International have surveyed asset owner signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2014, 2015, and 2017, in order to understand perspectives of the investor community on integrating children’s rights i
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Standard Chartered: Empowering girls to be agents of change
Standard Chartered is a leading international banking group. Many of the locations in which they operate are low-income countries with high levels of gender inequality. The bank is, therefore, taking action to make positive social and economic contributio