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Global Child Forum
May 2020
Exploring the business case and providing practical guidance from a corporate perspective.
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From autumn 2019 to autumn 2020, a research project with the aim of developing a better understanding of current business practices of children’s participation is being undertaken.
This project is led by Tara Collins, Associate Professor at the School of Child and Youth Care (Ryerson University) and Kay Tisdall, Professor of Childhood Policy (University of Edinburgh) jointly. The end product of the project will be a resource to introduce and explain principles, concepts and practical considerations, in order to fill gaps in understanding and the practices of children’s participation in business (due autumn 2020).
This project originates in the Global Child Forum Pledge, initiated at the Global Forum 2018. It is also a follow-on from the December 2018 Roundtable on Children’s Participation.
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The webinar offers real-life examples from companies that have involved children in decision-making and their lessons learned. It also provides a particular focus on safeguarding; how to ensure children’s well-being when engaging in these activities? This webinar is the second in a series of webinars on children’s participation, where we continue to explore the topic together with companies.
Global Child Forum is currently collecting children’s rights data on 250 of the largest companies in Southeast Asia, as part of our 2020 regional benchmark study. The Southeast Asia regional study covers 6 countries and 7 industries, and assesses companies against 27 indicators.
Global Child Forum has been benchmarking companies since 2014 when the first Global Benchmark report was launched. Since then, we have produced 10 regional reports covering Middle East and North Africa, Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, the Nordic region and South America, as well as an additional Global Benchmark report in 2019.
Measuring and presenting data is key to driving societal and economic change. Through concrete evidence and data, benchmarking can lead to industry-wide innovation that leads to positive impact. Companies will be assigned four performance categories based on their score: Beginner, Improver, Achiever, Leader.
The Southeast Asia benchmark report, which is based on publicly available information assessed by Global Child Forum, will be accompanied by insights and key take-aways and present wide-ranging recommendations for actions to raise individual company and sector scores.
The approximately 250 publicly-traded companies benchmarked will receive their individual scorecard in Q3 2020 with an opportunity to comment on their scores. The complete 2020 Southeast Asia Benchmark Report will be launched in Q4 2020 and will then be available for download from our website.
The benchmark report series is done is collaboration with the Boston Consulting Group. For more information on the report methodology, please click here.
Click here to view all the companies included in the Southeast Asia Benchmark 2020
For any research-related inquiries, please contact:
Rebecca Forsman
Researcher
Mobile: +46 70 187 14 44
E-mail: rebecca.forsman@globalchildforum.org
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Linda Ravin Lodding
Head of Communications
Mobile: +46 72 387 0248
E-mail: linda.lodding@globalchildforum.org
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