Sean O’Shea
Head of Corporate Engagement
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The State of Children’s Rights & Business
Sector Focus
Financials includes companies that provide financial services to corporations and people. Taken together, these companies form a key part of the economy.
Companies within the Financials sector play a unique role in corporate responsibility and sustainability. Applying a child rights lens to responsible investment is an effective catalyst to further promoting good corporate governance, and is linked clearly to children’s rights related issues such as pollution, climate change, community impacts, health, and product safety.
The sector includes the following industries:
Read on to discover insights into the performance of this sector based on our unique benchmark series, The State of Children’s Rights and Business.
Watch a summary of the Financials 2024 Benchmark Results
Sector Scorecard
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Download Sector ScorecardSince 2013, Global Child Forum has been benchmarking the world’s most influential companies, assessing how they respond to children’s rights. Our data can be used by corporates to increase their social impact, and for investors to inform their decision-making.
The scores in this top list come from the Global Benchmark 2024, and are based on the total selection of 1,802 companies – find out more about which companies were benchmarked here.
Choose your industry to the right to see the top five scoring companies. You can also search for a specific company name in the field below.
See how Kernel Holding reported to score 10 on indicator 4.1.2
See how Lion Corp reported to score 10 on indicator 3.3.3
See how Wilmar International reported to score 10 on indicator 1.2.1