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European Top 15
Best Performing Companies 2023

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Benchmark 2023 European top performers

Which European companies performed best, according to our Benchmark Report 2023?

Take a look at the top 15 list below to find out!

Company Score Country Sector
Nestlé9,4SwitzerlandFood, Beverage & Personal Care
Kering9,0FranceConsumer Discretionary
Vodafone8,9United KingdomTechnology & Telecommunications
Jeronimo Martins8,9PortugalFood, Beverage & Personal Care
Reckitt Benckiser (RB)8,6United KingdomFood, Beverage & Personal Care
OMV8,6AustriaEnergy & Utilities
Neste8,5FinlandEnergy & Utilities
Bayer8,3GermanyBasic Materials
BT8,3United KingdomTechnology & Telecommunications
Airbus8,2FranceB2B
Swisscom8,2SwitzerlandTechnology & Telecommunications
Norsk Hydro8,2NorwayBasic Materials
Telenor8,1NorwayTechnology & Telecommunications
FrieslandCampina8,1NetherlandsFood, Beverage & Personal Care
L’Oreal8,1FranceFood, Beverage & Personal Care

The above top 15 have been selected from companies listed within the Europe region, within the balanced selection of 795 making up the contents of the Global Benchmark 2023 report.
Scores are rounded to one decimal place. Companies ordered according to full score.

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Sean O’Shea

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Sean works as our Head of Corporate Engagement. Prior to joining Global Child Forum, he worked at the Stockholm School of Economics as a Corporate Project Manager. Before moving to Stockholm in 2021, Sean worked as the Private Secretary to the Ambassador of Japan to the UK and earlier, as a Senior Parliamentary Assistant and Chief of Staff to several members of the UK Parliament. Sean has a degree in Politics and International Relations from the University of Exeter. He joined Global Child Forum in September 2022.
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Clémence Gervais

Benchmark manager

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Clémence is Global Child Forum’s Benchmark Manager. She oversees the realization of the Children's Rights and Business' Benchmark as well as GCF's Benchmark Report, the State of Children's Rights and Business, in partnership with BCG. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health from the French School of Public Health (EHESP), as well as a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Sciences Po Rennes (France). Before joining Global Child Forum, Clémence worked in several organizations in France, Peru, and Sweden, coordinating projects and missions related to social work and public health.
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Head of Sustainable Investing & Strategic Growth Lead (Parental Leave)

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Matthew is pioneering a new role at Global Child Forum as Head of Sustainable Investing, responsible for building Global Child Forum’s relationship with the financial services sector and ensuring that our sustainability data on children’s rights is made available to investors, asset managers and asset owners, helping them integrate children’s rights into their operations and investment decision-making process. Prior to joining Global Child Forum, he spent eight years at Lloyds Banking Group in London. Matthew studied Law and French at Université Paul Cézanne, Aix Marseille III and The University of Sheffield.
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