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Article

8 May 2013

Author:
Zheng Ying Chong, CSR Asia

Business and children’s rights –Getting children’s rights on your business radar

The Global CEO Study on Children’s Rights and Business sadly confirms what many of us suspect of children’s rights and its place in business – that children’s rights is a low priority for CEOs...[T]he study saw CEOs rank children’s rights below the environment, human rights, corruption, community engagement and labour standards...The key idea here is to not assume business has nothing to do with children simply because the company is not inindustries such as mining, manufacturing and production or agriculture. All businesses will have an impact on children in one way or another – what is crucial is determining how. Stay tuned for next week’s article, which will highlight two initiatives that focus on addressing child rights from a core business perspective. [refers to Aviva, HSBC, Tesco]