The Committee on the Rights of the Child recognizes that the business sector’s impact on children’s rights has grown in past decades...Business can be an essential driver for societies and economies to advance in ways that strengthen the realization of children’s rights...However, the realization of children’s rights is not an automatic consequence of economic growth and business enterprises can also negatively impact children’s rights...The present general comment aims to clarify [states' obligations regarding the impact of business activities and operations on children’s rights arising from the Convention on the Rights of the Child] and outline the measures that should be undertaken by States to meet them.