CRBP Project Information

  • Project name: Promotion of Children’s Rights and Business Principles (CRBP) among Enterprises in Vietnam (CRBP project)
  • Name of the UN Agency supporting the project: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
  • Name of the Line Agency – National Partner: Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)
  • Project Onwer – National Implementing Partner: The Office for Business Sustainable Development (SDforB), VCCI
  • Name of Co-implementing Partner: Vietnamese Institute of Human Rights, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics
  • Project duration: 2019 – 2021
The Project on Promotion of Children’s Rights and Business Principles (CRBP) among Enterprises in Viet Nam (hereafter called CRBP Project) is developed by SDforB/VCCI to strengthen the knowledge, capacity and commitment of businesses with high impact on children (with a focus on the footwear and apparel, information, communication and technology, travel and tourism industries) and to respect and support children’s rights as outlined in the Children’s Rights and Business Principles (CRBP). The project will further strengthen multi-stakeholder engagement with relevant government ministries, elected bodies, academic and training institutions to create an enabling environment for businesses to respect and support children’s rights realization in Viet Nam.
 

Source Image: Unicef
 
The CRBP project aims to support strengthening and implementing government policies and initiatives, including promoting good practices demonstrating the implementation of the CRBP and its integration in to the business community in Viet Nam. UNICEF’s practical guide on the implementation of General Comment 16  will serve as a resource to raise awareness and advocate with the relevant Government ministries and elected bodies on State’s obligation and actions on child rights and business, which can range from legislative, policy, remediation measures to coordination, collaboration and awareness raising interventions. UNICEF’s tools for businesses on policies and code of conduct, impact assessments, sustainability reporting and industry specific tools for businesses will be utilized to guide the enterprises. It is expected to advance business competitiveness and integrate children’s rights as one of the factors in benchmarking sustainable business and/or in sustainability reporting.
 
The CRB Project specifically aims to integrate children rights into the VCCI/SDforB initiatives to promote responsible and sustainable business practices and business sector’s contribution towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Viet Nam. This project, therefore, will facilitate VCCI’s role in achieving Objectives 12.6 and 16.5 of the NAP on SDGs. 
 

Source Image: Unicef
 
In addition, the project aims to enhance close cooperation among VCCI, UNICEF, business networks such as the Global Compact Network Viet Nam and VBCSD, International Business Associations in Viet Nam, relevant industry associations and relevant ministries, agencies, provinces and social organisations in addressing children’s rights and business. The project, will also enhance the role of VCCI and SDforB in promoting and monitoring the implementation of Children’s Rights and Business Principles among the business sector in Viet Nam, resulting in increased business contribution to achieving the SDGs. 

Priorities industries

  • Footwear and Apparel
  • ICT
  • Tourism and Travel

CRBP Objectives

The long-term objective is to promote corporate responsibility to respect and commit to the Children’s Rights and Business Principles among business with high impact on children as guided by the General Comment No. 16 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child.
The overall objective of the project is aligned to the following outcomes and outputs agreed between the Government of Viet Nam and the UNICEF in the Country Programme Document for the period 2017-2021.
 
Short-term Objectives:
  • Immediate objective 1: Strengthened understanding, capacity and commitment of key businesses with high impact on children to respect and support children’s rights in Viet Nam.
  • Immediate objective 2: Strengthened multi-stakeholder engagement to create an enabling environment for businesses to respect and support the rights of children in Viet Nam.

Target group (s) benefiting from the project

- Direct beneficiaries: VCCI member companies, selected enterprises in the sectors, industry associations and related parties will be able to improve their knowledge and capacity and are committed to respecting and supporting the Child Rights as stated in CRBP through concrete actions.

- Indirect beneficiaries: Children living across the country, especially children in Ho Chi Minh City where many project targeted businesses are located, will benefit from the policies, initiatives and guidelines of the cany supported by the Project.

Project Management Board
  • Mr Nguyen Quang Vinh, National Project Director
  • Ms Nguyen Thi Phan Chung, National Deputy Project Director
  • Mr Tuong Duy Kien, Head of Vietnamese Institute of Human Rights, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics
Project staff:
  • Ms Le Minh Thao, Project Coordinator
  • Ms  Hoang Thi Viet Ha, Project Finance and Admin Officer
Donor: UNICEF Vietnam

Key Partners

Businesses, Business Associations, Business consultant agencies, training agencies, NGOs, government Agencies

Main activities of CRBP

  • Consultation meeting to discuss on the chance to integrate the Children’s rights into CSI 2019 (19/3/2019)
  • Survey with businesses on the Children’s rights in businesses. Contractor: Management and Sustainable Development Institute (MSD)
  • Good Business Practice Forum: Promoting Children’s Rights in Business. (16/4/2019)
  • Images from the activities

CRBP Forum 


CRBP Forum


CRBP Forum

Contact

CRBP Project
  • Email: CRBP@vcci.com.vn
  • Address: No. 312, 3rd floor, VCCI Building, No.9 Dao Duy Anh street, Dong Da, Hanoi
  • Mobile: +84 934472999