Global Child Forum och Nästa Generation Sverige inleder nytt samarbete för en bättre framtid för barn och unga

Global Child Forum och Nästa Generation Sverige inleder ett samarbete med syfte att stärka barns och ungas framtid samt minska utanförskapet. Partnerskapet kombinerar Global Child Forums arbete för barns rättigheter i näringslivet med Nästa Generation Sveriges fokus på ungas väg in i arbetslivet via SAO-jobb.

Global Child Forum and Next Generation Sweden launch new partnership for a better future for children and young people

Global Child Forum and Next Generation Sweden are entering into a partnership aimed at strengthening the future of children and youth and reducing social exclusion. The partnership combines Global Child Forum’s work to advance children’s rights in business with Next Generation Sweden’s focus on pathways into working life for young people through SAO jobs.

Nordiska företag fortsätter att leda inom barns rättigheter – men tecken på avmattning pekar på ett ledarskapstak

Resultaten bekräftar att Norden fortsatt presterar över det globala snittet, med ett genomsnitt på 6,3 – 28 % över det globala genomsnittet (5,0).

Global Child Forum’s Children’s Rights & Business Benchmark shows momentum amid global uncertainty

Global Child Forum, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), today releases The State of Children’s Rights & Business: Benchmark Report 2025, the world’s most comprehensive assessment of how major companies address their impacts on children.

Nordic companies continue to lead on Children’s Rights—but signs of slowdown point to a leadership plateau

The findings reaffirm the Nordics as out-performing globally, with companies scoring an average of 6.3, 28% above the global average (5.0).

Global Child Forum Co-Hosts the 2025 International Children’s Peace Prize in Stockholm

On 19 November 2025 at Stockholm City Hall, the International Children’s Peace Prize — the world’s leading youth award — will be presented. Co-hosting for the first time, Global Child Forum joins at the invitation of KidsRights to amplify youth voices and translate them into action on children’s rights.

PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum Partners with Evli to Accelerate AI-Powered Insights on Children’s Rights and Business

Global Child Forum partners with Evli to use AI for sharper insights into how global companies address children’s rights in business.

PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum Welcomes Jan Olsson to Board of Directors

Global Child Forum announces Jan Olsson, CEO of Deutsche Bank Nordics, as a new Board Member. With decades of international banking experience, Olsson will help advance children's rights in global business leadership.

PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum Launches ‘Listen Up!’ – Putting Young Voices at the Centre of Digital Wellbeing

Global Child Forum announces the launch of ‘Listen Up!’, a technology and telecommunications company initiative aimed at securing youth digital wellbeing.

2025 Action Agenda: Confronting the 10 Challenges Affecting Children Worldwide

Global Child Forum underlines the 10 critical issues which will shape the children’s rights and business agenda for 2025.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Q&A with Ekin Ergün Björstedt, Secretary General

We interviewed our new Secretary General, asking her about her vision for the organisation and the state of children’s rights in the corporate sustainability agenda.

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.