MANILA, Philippines,
Dec. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The
recent Global Child Forum brought to the fore, best practices of
private companies worldwide, including PLDT and Smart's
whole-of-nation approach to safeguard children.
Held at the Royal Palace in the presence of the King and Queen
of Sweden, the exclusive
invitation-only global forum, gathered thought leaders for a
high-level discussion on children's rights and how businesses can
work together to create safer online lives for the youth.
Representing the Philippines at
the forum was PLDT and Smart's FVP and Head of Group Corporate
Communications, Cathy Yang, who
discussed the group's efforts to safeguard the welfare of Filipino
children. In particular, PLDT was lauded for its multi-pronged and
multi-stakeholder approach to promote the cyber safety and wellness
of young Filipinos.
"We are grateful to be recognized for developing and
implementing policies and practices that address the Group's impact
on children's rights. Integrating child rights into the business
helps us offer solutions and services that naturally contribute to
positive value for children, and, in a whole-of-nation approach,
serving as an anchor to our overall sustainability goals," Yang
said.
PLDT and Smart recognize the important role of children as
future shapers of the nation, and are working hard to build a
better and safer world for them. Over the years, the group has
promoted programs and strong alliances with government and private
organizations to create safer spaces for children.
The group was the first Philippine corporate entity to integrate
children's rights into business operations, made possible through
the pilot of UNICEF's updated Mobile Operators Child Rights Impact
Self-Assessment (MO-CRIA) tool. The MO-CRIA enabled PLDT and Smart
to fully understand the challenges, opportunities, and impact of
child rights to the conduct of business.
To underscore their commitment to align their child rights focus
to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Environment,
Social and Governance (ESG) pillars, PLDT and Smart also continue
to provide relevant resources, tools, and training to their
executives, employees, customers, and communities they serve.
PLDT and Smart have also invested significantly on cybersecurity
technology to safeguard children online. The group's Child
Protection Platform has blocked around 220,000 attempts to open
online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) as of
end-September. To date, PLDT and Smart have blocked more than 1.3
billion attempts to access OSAEC materials after identifying around
465,000 URLs related to online child abuse.
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