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Children's Rights and Business Principles

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Summary

Developed by UNICEF, the UN Global Compact and Save the Children – the Children’s Rights and Business Principles (the Principles) are the first comprehensive set of principles to guide companies on the full range of actions they can take in the workplace, marketplace and community to respect and support children’s rights.

Source
Issuer

UNGC

Year

2012

Region

International

Issuer (type)

United Nations Global Compact (International)

Instrument type

Principles

Disclosure instrument

Yes

Geographical scope

International

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary

Collaborators

UNICEF; Save the Children

Text analysis

    • Moderate 0.73%
    • Low 0.02%
    • E focus: climate change, energy, environment, hazardous substances, land use, pollution, resource use, water, conservation
    • S focus: collective bargaining, compensation, discrimination, diversity, employee training, forced labour, human rights, recruitment, children
    • G focus: responsible investment, risk management, accountability
    • Administrative services, Finance, Management, Manufacturing, Mining, Professional services, Retail trade