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 REPORTSTREAM 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.
Integrating child rights into our business makes digital services safer, our practices more responsible, and creates both impact and business value. We believe that protecting and empowering children is the right thing to do to ensure that connectivity is available and safe for everyone.
Erik Wottrich
Head of Sustainability at Tele2
Tools and services
As investors, we see how active ownership can shape corporate behaviour. Through our partnership with Global Child Forum, we help companies understand their impact on children and support them in turning insight into measurable action. Together, we have an opportunity to make a meaningful difference.
Pia Gisgård
Head of Sustainability and Corporate Governance at Swedbank Robur
Invest ResponsiblyBECOME A PARTNER
Together with our global network of committed partners, we are driving change by ensuring that children’s rights are placed at the heart of business practices. By joining us as a partner, your organisation can play a pivotal role in shaping a more just and sustainable future for children worldwide.
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Global Child Forum today announced that Ooredoo Group has joined Listen Up! Advancing Digital Wellbeing for Children and Youth.
PRESS RELEASE: Bana Alabed Wins International Children's Peace Prize 2025
Bana Alabed, a 15-year-old Syrian changemaker and survivor of the 2016 Aleppo siege, wins the Children’s Peace Prize.
PRESSMEDDELANDE: Den syriska tonåringen Bana Alabed vinner Internationella Fredspriset för Barn 2025
Den syriska tonåringen Bana Alabed vinner Internationella Fredspriset för Barn 2025 för sitt outtröttliga arbete för barn drabbade av krig.
PRESSMEDDELANDE: KidsRights, i partnerskap med Global Child Forum, tillkännager finalisterna för 2025 års International Children’s Peace Prize
Tre enastående unga ledare från Syrien/Turkiet, Indonesien och USA uppmärksammas för sina insatser inom barns rättigheter, miljörättvisa och klimatarbete. Vinnaren avslöjas vid en ceremoni i Stockholms stadshus onsdagen den 19 november 2025; Global Child Forum är medvärd.
Johan Öberg
Managing Director
and Senior Partner
Boston Consulting Group
Global Child Forum Board
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