About the Children’s Rights Industry Risk Tool

How are companies and sectors classified?

The Tool refers to TRBC sector and industry Classification.

You can find out more about TRBC Classification here.

What are the risk factors based on?

The risk factors consider the Children’s Rights and Business Principles developed by Save the Children, the UN Global Compact and UNICEF.

The Children’s Rights and Business Principles identify the full range of areas where business can impact children’s lives and present a risk to them.

Read more about the Children’s Rights and Business Principles here.

How have the risk levels been calculated?

A score is given based on:

• Typical activities of the industry and its supply chain
• Degree to which each indicator is likely to occur
• Likelihood that the impact on children is significant