Opinion

Beyond Profit: Children, Climate and the Digital Shift in Investment

The Exchange

PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER, 2025

The Exchange: Essential dialogues on child rights

As part of The Exchange, our ongoing discussion series on the critical child rights topics of today, Global Child Forum shares a conversation packed with valuable insights, which took place between its Director of Child Rights & Sustainability, Nina Vollmer, and the Director of UNICEF Innocenti, Bo Viktor Nylund, moderated by Katrine Kielos, Economic commentator for Svenska Dagbladet and the Swedish financial news channel EFN. 

What does sustainable investing really look like when viewed through the eyes of future generations? In this fireside chat at NordicSIF 2025, these experts explore why children must be part of investment decisions, from digital technologies to climate resilience and education.

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Meet the participants

Our expert line-up for The Exchange

Bo Viktor Nylund

Director

UNICEF Innocenti

Nina Vollmer

Director Child Rights and Sustainability

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As the organisation’s senior expert, Nina conducts research and supports companies on how to improve their understanding of, and impact on children’s lives. She develops and works with the tools and services that Global Child Forum offers, including the Business Academy, Scorecard Feedback service, guidance and best practices. Nina also supports with content creation for events and communications. With responsibility for the methodology behind the Corporate Sector and Children’s Rights Benchmark, Nina is the appointed spokesperson for benchmark activities, and regularly speaks at key events and conferences. Nina holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Lund University (Sweden), and has worked both nationally and internationally with human rights and development within the NGO sector.
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Katrine Kielos

Economic commentator

Svenska Dagbladet, EFN Channel

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What were the findings?

The participants had some fascinating input when discussing the question: What does sustainable investing really look like when viewed through the eyes of future generations?

Click below to download the conversation in full, and find a useful summary of the key takeaways.

Nina Vollmer

Director Child Rights & Sustainability, Global Child Forum

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What does sustainable investing really look like when viewed through the eyes of future generations?

To get it right for children is to get it right for many others. If you measure sustainability against children’s needs, from nutrition to mental health to climate change, you’re likely starting from a very strong place.

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Linda Ravin Lodding

Head of Communications

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As the Head of Communications, Linda is responsible for bringing our work, and our message, to our stakeholders. She has a long career in communications both in the private and public sector working for UN-affiliated organisations such as The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation. Her public sector work is augmented by assignments in advertising, internet consulting and brand development. She holds an Undergraduate Degree from Barnard College, Columbia University and an MBA from the Stern School of Business, New York University. Linda joined Global Child Forum in 2015.
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