10 child rights issues for companies to consider

Who’s behind it? – Global Child Forum (2020)

How can it help? – This paper is based on a global study which includes a diverse selection of adult respondents in business, government, academia and other organizations as well as children between the ages of 11–18. The paper presents ten children’s rights issues, identified by the study, as being key business priorities for specific industry sectors over the next 5–10 years. For each issue, we highlight child-focused actions for companies to consider. In closing, we identify additional key concerns that we expect will persist as well as newer challenges that are becoming apparent.