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.
New Report
As part of our ListenUp! initiative, teens from eight countries shared their everyday experiences of the digital platforms they use. The message to tech and telecom was clear: deliver online spaces fostering connection, creativity, learning, and emotional safety.Read the report to learn more about the challenges and solutions young people voiced.
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Experts from H&M and Global Child Forum share what’s changed, what’s expected, and how a child rights perspective reveals hidden risks and opportunities across your value chain.
Come away with actionable insights, real-world examples, and practical tools—and learn about the Impact Network, a new community for companies advancing children’s rights and leading in sustainable business.
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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
Join the Global Child Forum Impact Network – a unique community of companies and sustainability professionals putting children at the heart of their strategy.
We offer members the expert guidance, digital tools and services, and networking opportunities needed to close reporting gaps, manage industry specific risks, and demonstrate real leadership on children’s rights.
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. 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.
Pia Gisgård
Head of Sustainability and Corporate Governance at Swedbank Robur
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Together with our network of committed partners, we drive change by ensuring child rights are placed at the heart of business practices. By becoming a partner, your organisation can play a pivotal role in shaping a more just and sustainable future for children worldwide.
Learn moreGlobal Child Forum announces a collaboration with CTI to support the AI-assisted screening and data collection underpinning its benchmark.
PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum launches the Impact Network to help companies put children at the heart of business strategy
Global Child Forum launches its Impact Network, a membership community helping companies strengthen their approach to children’s rights.
PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum selected as Åre Business Forum’s Sustainability Partner for 2026
Global Child Forum has been selected as Sustainability Partner for leading business and investment event, Åre Business Forum 2026, taking place on 18-20 March.
PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum launches ListenUp: What Teenagers Want Tech to Hear — new insights from teens across eight countries
Global Child Forum launches ListenUp: What Teenagers Want Tech to Hear, a report sharing teen perspectives on how digital environments shape their relationships, learning, wellbeing, and identity.
Johan Öberg
Managing Director
and Senior Partner
Boston Consulting Group
Global Child Forum Board
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