Whether you’re a financial analyst or sustainability professional, your decisions have the power to effect children’s lives in a positive way.
You can achieve this by putting children’s rights at the centre of your operations and business strategies.
First, find out if your company or investment has been scored in our Children’s Rights and Business Benchmark by entering the name in the search field – then discover how well your business is protecting and supporting child rights.
BENCHMARK 2025
Our 2025 State of Children's Rights and Business is live! Read the full benchmark report for an expert analysis of the treatment of children’s rights in the corporate and financial world of 2025.
TO THE REPORTEVENT
We are proud to co-organise the 21st International Children’s Peace Prize together with KidsRights Foundation.
On November 19, we will honour young changemakers who are boldly advancing children’s rights around the world. Through this annual event, Global Child Forum aims to highlight the vital role businesses can play in supporting youth leadership–strengthening our shared commitment to a sustainable, just, and rights-based future for all children.
Princess Laurentien congratulates 2022 Children’s Peace Prize Laureate, Rena Kawasaki.
STREAM FAIR PLAY
Child labour is a tough (hazel)nut to crack. As a family-owned business, Ferrero has made significant strides to prevent it across their supply chain. In this episode, we speak with Phyllis Kong, Senior Corporate Sustainability Lead at Ferrero, about how the company developed new child labour prevention guidelines and monitoring systems.
Global Child Forum Initiative
Together with our leading telecom partners, Telia, Tele2, Orange and Vodafone, we are issuing a powerful call to action with Listen Up! Advancing Digital Wellbeing for Children and Youth, a unique initiative to ensure that young people’s voices shape the digital environments that impact them.
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Embedding Children’s Rights in ESRS Reporting - a guide developed with support from the LEGO Group
Learn how to protect, support and integrate children's rights at every level of your business
Gain an overview of the children's rights risks associated with each industry
Since 2013, Global Child Forum benchmark data has been used by corporates to increase their social impact, and by investors to inform their decision-making.
The scores in this top list come from the Global Benchmark 2025, and are based on the total selection of 1,806 companies – find out more about which companies were benchmarked here.
Choose your sector to see the top five scoring companies, or search for a specific company result below.
Our business case is clear – when societies do better, we do better! When children have their rights, when they are empowered, society flourishes and so do businesses.
Zainab Hussain Siddiqui
VP Sustainability at Telenor
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CATHARINA BELFRAGE SAHLSTRAND
GROUP HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY AT SVENSKA HANDELSBANKEN
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Resultaten bekräftar att Norden fortsatt presterar över det globala snittet, med ett genomsnitt på 6,3 – 28 % över det globala genomsnittet (5,0).
Global Child Forum’s Children’s Rights & Business Benchmark shows momentum amid global uncertainty
Global Child Forum, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), today releases The State of Children’s Rights & Business: Benchmark Report 2025, the world’s most comprehensive assessment of how major companies address their impacts on children.
Nordic companies continue to lead on Children’s Rights—but signs of slowdown point to a leadership plateau
The findings reaffirm the Nordics as out-performing globally, with companies scoring an average of 6.3, 28% above the global average (5.0).
Global Child Forum Co-Hosts the 2025 International Children’s Peace Prize in Stockholm
On 19 November 2025 at Stockholm City Hall, the International Children’s Peace Prize — the world’s leading youth award — will be presented. Co-hosting for the first time, Global Child Forum joins at the invitation of KidsRights to amplify youth voices and translate them into action on children’s rights.
Johan Öberg
Managing Director
and Senior Partner
Boston Consulting Group
Global Child Forum Board
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