UNICEF Canada helps integrate children’s rights into companies’ existing corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives and programs while ensuring benefits for business. Addressing children’s rights enhances organizational reputation, better manages risk, and motivates workforces, while playing a part in saving children’s lives.
Government
Governments contribute an enabling and sustainable environment for both businesses and children.
Business
Businesses have direct and indirect impacts on children’s lives through their decisions and operations.
Civil Society
Civil society can influence business impacts on children through community organizations, associations, consultancies, academia, and the media.
All business should:
- Meet their responsibility to respect children’s rights and commit to supporting the human rights of children
- Contribute to the elimination of child labour, including in all business activities and business relationships
- Provide decent work for young workers, parents and caregivers
- Ensure the protection and safety of children in all business activities and facilities
- Ensure that products and services are safe and seek to support children’s rights through them
- Use marketing and advertising that respect and support children’s rights
- Respect and support children’s rights in relation to the environment and to land acquisition and use
- Respect and support children’s rights in security arrangements
- Help protect children affected by emergencies
- Reinforce community and government efforts to protect and fulfill children’s rights
Tools for businesses
COLLABORATION IN ACTION
Teck Resources supporting SDG 3.2 in India, reaching 2.5 million mothers to reduce diarrhea-related deaths of children under-five, particularly girls, in three high-burden states.
Pan American Silver supporting SDGs 1.5 and 11.5 across South America, reaching nearly 1.5 million people with the health and education they need during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
B2Gold supporting SDGs 4.1 and 5.2 in Mali, reaching 9,000 people and providing education and protection for vulnerable girls working in and around informal mining sites.
Sherritt International supporting SDG 3.6 in Cuba, reaching 400,000 children through awareness sessions and simulated road environments to reduce deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents.
Lundin Foundation supporting SDG 4.1 in Brazil, reaching out-of-school children with the education they need during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
UNICEF Canada is a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. For more information, please read our Annual Report.