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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.

Global Benchmark 2024

The State of Children’s Rights & Business




Our latest Benchmark Report is here! Which influential businesses came out on top?

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Tools to make a difference

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The Corporate Playbook

Embedding Children’s Rights in ESRS Reporting - a guide developed with support from the LEGO Group

The Workbook

Learn how to protect, support and integrate children's rights at every level of your business

Industry Risk Tool

Gain an overview of the children's rights risks associated with each industry

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Forum 2024


In October, Global Child Forum brought together business leaders, youth representatives, and child rights experts, to discuss critical issues impacting children around the world today.

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Top 5

Best performing companies

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 2024, and are based on the total selection of 1,802 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.

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Company Average score
Wilmar International
PLDT
Hershey
Musim Mas
PepsiCo
Siemens
Bouygues Group
Owens Corning
Iberdrola
Holcim
Norsk Hydro
Lundin Mining
Teck Resources
Newmont
Suzano
Puma
ANTA
Kering
Fung Group
Hyundai Motor
Neste
Idemitsu Kosan
OMV
BP
Formosa Petrochemical
Lodha
Sun Life Financial
UOB
KB Financial Group
Maybank
Wilmar International
Hershey
Musim Mas
PepsiCo
Aldi Nord
Merck
Bayer
Sun Pharma
Aspen Pharmacare
Lupin
PLDT
Telenor
Verizon
Telia
Tele2
Governance &
Collaboration
Workplace
Marketplace
Community &
Environment
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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Global Child Forum’s
Benchmark data helps investors incorporate children’s rights into thematic funds, active ownership and investment strategies.

CATHARINA BELFRAGE SAHLSTRAND

GROUP HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY AT SVENSKA HANDELSBANKEN

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