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Reflections on My First 100 Days as Secretary General of Global Child Forum: A Call for Impact and Partnership

Global Child Forum’s Ekin Björstedt reflects on 100 days as Secretary General, and looks ahead to the coming challenges and opportunities for business and child rights.

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PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum Urges Tech & Telecom Giants to Prioritise Youth Safety Amid Escalating Mental Health Crisis

The Children’s Rights and Business Benchmark 2024 reveals alarming deficiencies in Tech and Telecom companies’ approach to safeguarding children.

Guidance
Reframing Child Labour Due Diligence

How can ESG data and analyst requirements be re-framed to identify sustainable actions for eliminating child labour in supply chains?

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PRESS RELEASE: 15% of the World’s Most Influential Companies Fail to Protect Children, Raising Urgent Concerns

The new benchmark report by Global Child Forum and Boston Consulting Group reveals a troubling decline in corporate prioritisation of child rights.

Benchmark Report
Benchmark Methodology: Companies Changing Industry

As of 2024, 151 benchmarked companies have been reclassified by industry. Find the full list and more information about the change here.

Benchmark Report
Benchmark 2024: How can the financial sector play a transformational role for children’s wellbeing?

We take a deep-dive into how financial companies performed in our Benchmark 2024, asking: why does this sector matter to children?

Benchmark Report
Are Technology Companies Doing Enough to Protect Children’s Mental Health?

Examining whether technology companies are taking their responsibilities towards our youngest and most impressionable generations seriously.

Benchmark Report
Are Food and Beverage Companies Doing Enough for Children’s Nutritional Health?

We investigate whether Food & Beverage companies are living up to their responsibilities for safeguarding children’s nutritional health.

Benchmark Report
Are Companies Actively Working to Safeguard the Climate for Future Generations?

An assessment of whether influential corporates are keeping their promises when it comes to child rights and climate change.

Benchmark Report
Global Top 15 Best Performing Companies 2024

View the best performing companies from around the world in Global Child Forum’s Children’s Rights and Business Benchmark 2024.

Benchmark Report
European Top 15 Best Performing Companies 2023

Take a look at the European top 15 best performing companies in Global Child Forum’s Children’s Rights and Business Benchmark 2023.

Benchmark Report
Global Benchmark Report 2024 - Communications Toolkit

Use our Communications Toolkit to let stakeholders know what you have achieved by respecting children’s rights in your company’s operations

Benchmark Report
Benchmark Report 2024: Nordic Spotlight

How did influential companies based in the Nordic region perform in our Children’s Rights and Business Benchmark 2024?

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H.M. The King’s opening speech
at the Global Child Forum 2024

Read H.M. The King’s opening speech at the Global Child Forum 2024, held at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Building a Better Future: How Sustainable Businesses Can Protect Children’s Rights

The LEGO Group’s Annette Stube and Diana Ringe Krogh on inspiring future generations, and supporting the development of Global Child Forum’s new toolkit.

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PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum Launches Essential Playbook to Prioritise Children’s Rights within Corporate Sustainability Reporting

Global Child Forum is proud to release “The Corporate Playbook: Embedding Children’s Rights in ESRS Reporting,” supported by the LEGO Group.

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The Corporate Playbook: Embedding Children’s Rights in ESRS Reporting

Global Child Forum and the LEGO Group bring you an essential guide on incorporating child rights into ESRS reporting and assessments.

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PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum 2024: Engaging Youth as Key Stakeholders in Business

The Global Child Forum 2024 will address how businesses can engage with youth to integrate child rights into corporate strategies and policies.

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Partner Advisory Board Meeting 2024

Our Partner Advisory Board 2024 meeting brought stakeholders together to discuss the advancement of children’s rights in the corporate sector.

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A Village, A Buyer and a Child-Friendly Space: A Human Rights Due Diligence Story from the Rattan Fields

Ellen Schliebitz of The Centre for Child Rights and Business discusses The Child Friendly Space (CFS), and assessing child rights risks in the supply chain.

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The Pact for the Future: A Call to Action for Businesses to Champion Children’s Rights and Youth Voices

World leaders have adopted the Pact for the Future, and now is the time for businesses to act, and deliver on its bold vision for the future.

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PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum’s Partnership with Swedbank Robur is Shortlisted at the PRI Awards 2024

Swedbank Robur’s commitment to child rights and collaboration with Global Child Forum has been shortlisted at the PRI Awards 2024.

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Q&A with Ekin Ergün Björstedt, Secretary General

Ekin Ergün Björstedt, Global Child Forum’s Secretary General, on her vision for the organisation to empower corporates to advance child rights.

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PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum Applauds the Global Digital Compact: A Milestone for Digital Rights and Children’s Safety

Global Child Forum welcomes a landmark international agreement offering a comprehensive framework for digital cooperation.

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Education is Everyone’s Business

As the world moves forward from the challenges posed by the pandemic, there is a renewed focus on building back better—and education is at the heart of this effort.

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From Clicks to Progress: Harnessing Youth Voices for Sustainable Development

As digital transformation reshapes every facet of our lives, businesses must acknowledge a crucial reality: children and adolescents are not just future consumers—they are powerful influencers, stakeholders and innovative problem-solvers.

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Championing Children’s Rights: Ethical Marketing for Olympic Sponsors

Global Child Forum calls on Olympic Sponsors and companies to help create a world where children can thrive.

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Advocating for Children's Rights: A Smart Business Move

Pia Gisgård and Kristin Wallander, from Swedbank Robur, on the importance of considering children’s rights as a business. 

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Beyond Warning Labels: U.S Surgeon General’s Social Media Alert is Promising, But Falls Short

Global Child Forum supports the U.S Surgeon General’s call for warning labels on social media platforms, but urges companies to take action.

Webinar/Event
Stockholm Royal Palace 2024 - Forum FAQ

A guide containing everything delegates need to know before attending the Global Child Forum 2024 at the Royal Palace in Stockholm.

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Child Labour in the 21st Century: An Urgent Call for Action & Reform

As we mark World Day Against Child Labour, Global Child Forum urges nations to adopt policies tackling root causes and protecting children.

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Stockholm Royal Palace 2024 - ActionLabs

Our ActionLabs bring Forum delegates together to explore solutions to pressing issues related to business’ impact on children’s rights.

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PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum Welcomes Per Heggenes to its Board of Directors

Global Child Forum announces the appointment of children’s rights advocate Per Heggenes to its Board of Directors.

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Feeding the Young: How Businesses Can Shape a Hunger-Free World

As we mark World Hunger Day 2024, Global Child Forum urges businesses to take responsibility for helping tackle poverty and food insecurity.

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PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum Announces New Secretary General, Ekin Ergün Björstedt

Ekin Björstedt has been appointed as the new Secretary General of Global Child Forum, effective August 2024.

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International Day of Families: Empowering Climate Action through Business Support

The International Day of Families 2024 focuses on families and climate change. Global Child Forum explores how business can take action to support.

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Shaping tomorrow’s cities – the role of youth in urban design

Simon Weedy, Editor of Child in the City, on why a youth perspective is essential to the planning and development of urban living areas.

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PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum Wins the Prestigious CFA Sweden ESG Award 2023

Global Child Forum has received the CFA Sweden ESG Award 2023 for its work to integrate child rights within sustainable investment processes.

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A Call to Action: Why Companies Must Speak Up on Children’s Rights

Global Child Forum’s Linda Ravin Lodding explains why in the era of CSR and sustainability, transparent reporting is more vital than ever.

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Championing Children’s Rights: Lighting a Torch at the Paris 2024 Olympics

As the world counts down to the Olympic Games in July, Global Child Forum calls for Paris 2024 to highlight and support children’s rights.

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The Environment & Health Nexus: A Critical Call to Safeguard Our Youth’s Future

For World Health Day 2024, Global Child Forum examines how corporates can protect the health of children by prioritising the environment.

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Company Case Studies

Global Child Forum’s case studies offer inspiration on how businesses can take action and incorporate child rights into their operations.

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Building a Responsible Future: Global Child Forum’s Endorsement of the CSDDD

Global Child Forum states its firm support for the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

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The Future of Food: Nourishing the Next Generation Through a Child Rights Approach

As today’s Future Food Forum gets underway, we share our insights on the food and beverage (F&B) industry’s approach to children’s rights.

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Children’s Rights Industry Risk Tool

Global Child Forum's Children's Rights Industry Risk Tool helps investors and companies quickly gain an overview of critical children's rights risk areas.