“When it comes to children, we all need to do more. That is why I welcome the launch of the Children’s Rights and Business Principles ... The Principles provide the first comprehensive framework for business to consider their impact on the rights and well-being of children. They set out steps that all businesses can take to integrate child rights into their operations.”
Ban-Ki Moon
Introduction to the Principles
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. While the business and human rights agenda has evolved significantly in recent years, a child rights perspective has not yet been explicitly addressed.
The Principles are built on existing standards, initiatives and best practices related to business and children, and seek to fill gaps to present a coherent vision for business to maximize the positive impacts and minimize negative impacts on children. In doing so, the Principles help to elaborate both expectations of, and opportunities for business, in relation to children; who are often overlooked as stakeholders of business.
The global release of the Principles
UNICEF, the United Nations Global Compact and Save the Children (the sponsoring organizations) hosted a global release event for the Children’s Rights and Business Principles (the Principles) on 12 March 2012, in London. The 10 Principles set out concrete actions for business to respect and support children’s rights. The event was attended by more than 160 invitees from business and civil society, the objective being to provide a comprehensive introduction to the Principles, illustrating their practicality and broad relevance with examples of business practice from across the globe.
Paul Hohnen, sustainability consultant and master of ceremonies, opened the event.
He began by noting that one measure of the greatness of a society was how children are treated, and that an investment in children is the best and purest form of investment a society can make for its future.
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