Interested in joining our Business Sounding Board?
Reach out to Sara Garmer, our Business Development Manager, for more information.
Global Child Forum
At Global Child Forum, we aim to be the solution-oriented partner that provides businesses with the resources they need to thrive, and meet their sustainability goals while contributing to the well-being of the world’s children.
Our Business Sounding Board helps us achieve just that. It’s comprised of some of the world’s leading companies, all of which have achieved high scores in our Children’s Rights and Business Benchmark.
The companies are represented by committed professionals who have agreed to work with us to ensure we challenge our thinking, and help us package our expertise by developing the right tools and services.
Our Business Sounding Board:
The Business Sounding Board has supported us with valuable insights on the following projects:
The ultimate goal of our Business Sounding Board is to enable a close cooperation that benefits the company, Global Child Forum, and most importantly, children everywhere.
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Creating beneficial partnerships
Åsne Burgess Øyehaug
Former Social Responsibility Manager at Norsk Hydro
Through the Business Sounding Board, Norsk Hydro supported Global Child Forum by providing feedback on a range of initiatives and new tools to help companies improve their respect for child rights. As a bonus, the engagement with Global Child Forum challenged Norsk Hydro’s thinking, broadened perspectives and brought new ideas to our work.
Reach out to Sara Garmer, our Business Development Manager, for more information.
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Ekin Björstedt has been appointed as the new Secretary General of Global Child Forum, effective August 2024.
Global Child Forum has received the CFA Sweden ESG Award 2023 for its work to integrate child rights within sustainable investment processes.
Global Child Forum states its firm support for the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
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.
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