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Welcome to Global Child Forum’s Press Room which offers our latest press releases, fact sheets, multimedia files and contacts to help you get the story.

It’s important for us to work with global journalists to share compelling stories and business insights that impact the well-being of the world’s children. Your work helps strengthen our efforts.

If you are a member of the media, please contact:

Linda Ravin Lodding
Head of Communications
Global Child Forum
linda.lodding@globalchildforum.org
mobile: +46 72 387 0248

Linda Ravin Lodding

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Press releases

Jun 2024
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.

May 2024
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.

Apr 2024
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.

Mar 2024
PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum and IKEA Foundation Extend Partnership, Amplifying Efforts to Prioritise Children’s Rights in Business

Global Child Forum announces a 4.5 million Euro grant over four years from IKEA Foundation, to influence businesses to positively impact children’s rights.

Dec 2023
PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum Welcomes Helena Thybell to its Board of Directors

Global Child Forum announces the appointment of children's rights and sustainability advocate Helena Thybell to its Board of Directors.

Oct 2023
PRESS RELEASE: Global Report Shows Alarming Decline in Corporate Responsibility Towards Children

Global Child Forum's latest benchmark report reveals a significant decrease in corporate responsibility towards children.

Oct 2023
PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum Launches Digital Tool to Empower Investors in Assessing Children’s Rights Risks

Global Child Forum has launched a new digital tool enabling investors to quickly assess key children's rights risks across a wide range of industries.

Sep 2023
PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum Announces Growing Support from the Financial Sector

As Penser Bank becomes its latest funding partner, Global Child Forum announces that financial sector support for children's rights is increasing.

Aug 2023
PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum Announces Growing Support from the Financial Sector:

The European Commission has released the draft delegated regulation that complements the European Accounting Directive and includes the initial set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) required by the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Jul 2023
PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum Announces Growing Support from the Financial Sector:

The European Commission has released the draft delegated regulation that complements the European Accounting Directive and includes the initial set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) required by the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Dec 2022
PRESS RELEASE: Majority of Food, Beverage & Personal Care Companies Fail to Address Children's Rights

Global Child Forum, which produces the world’s largest benchmark on companies’ impact on children, today released its global report on the state of children’s rights in the food, beverage and personal care sector.

Dec 2022
Global Child Forum at the Royal Palace in Stockholm urges companies to take action on children’s rights

At this year’s Forum, decision-makers from business, government and civil society addressed a range of urgent issues around children’s rights.

Spokespersons

Global Child Forum

Nina Vollmer

Director Child Rights and Sustainability

About Nina

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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Matthew Goodwin

Head of Sustainable Investing

About Matt

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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Filippa Bergin

Head of Strategy, Impact and Growth

About Filippa

Filippa Bergin has spent the last twenty years working within sustainability and human rights in business with organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Storebrand group AS, Axel Johnson group, Axstores AB, the Karolinska Institute, Amnesty Business Group and other NGOs. She holds various board positions for several organisations inclusive of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), Vinnova (Sweden’s innovation agency), and the Press Council, which investigates breaches in Swedish press-ethical rules. Filippa joined Global Child Forum in January 2020.
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Fact Sheet

Global Child Forum

The Global Child Forum is a Swedish non-profit foundation that was established by HM the King and HM the Queen of Sweden in 2009. The organization works to ensure that children’s rights are respected and supported by all stakeholders in society. The work is underpinned by the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Children’s Rights and Business Principles.

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