Global Report Shows Alarming Decline in Corporate Responsibility Towards Children: Global Child Forum
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Child Forum and BCG (Boston Consulting Group) today announced that they are releasing one of their largest benchmarks on companies' incorporation of children's rights to date. The report, titled "The State of Children's Rights and Business 2023," offers a thorough assessment of 795 companies across 28 industries and underscores a significant decrease in corporate responsibility towards children.
- The report, titled "The State of Children's Rights and Business 2023," offers a thorough assessment of 795 companies across 28 industries and underscores a significant decrease in corporate responsibility towards children.
- "The collective decline in commitment to children's well-being is nothing short of alarming and especially as it comes at a time when companies should be surging ahead to meet the Sustainable Development Goals," says Katarina Mellström, Secretary General of Global Child Forum.
- "The world's largest corporations bear an immense ethical responsibility to address the situation and raise the bar."
- At a time when the number of child laborers has increased to over 160 million, those findings are deeply concerning.