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Investors often integrate human rights into their due diligence processes, but they tend to overlook risks related specifically to children.
Given that children make up one third of the global population, the potential exposure is significant. Our data, tools and services are relied upon by the financial community as a means of understanding the risks associated with children’s rights, and the actions needed to mitigate and manage them.
Global Child Forum data sets are available now
Find our recent global children’s rights and business benchmarks here, check an individual company score, and contact us to gain access to special data sets curated for the financial industry.
GLOBAL CHILD FORUM TOOLS
This guide offers an overview of the key questions in our global Benchmark and connects these to the Children’s Rights and Business Principles. Investors can integrate a child rights approach into portfolio analysis and decision making, improving risk management and driving positive impact for children.
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Our benchmark has scored nearly 3,000 of the world’s largest companies on how they address children’s rights.
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Jennifer L.C. Wu
Global Head of Sustainable Investing at J.P. Morgan Asset Management
I was truly inspired by the work of Global Child Forum when I spoke at their Forum event. At J.P. Morgan Asset Management, we launched a corporate engagement programme specifically focused on responsible mineral sourcing. We have also released a report with a special emphasis on cobalt. This effort aims to offer a framework to help other investors grasp the importance of this issue and associated investment implications.
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NordSIP Child-Lens Investor Handbook
Matthew Goodwin, Head of Sustainable Investing, offered his insights as an expert contributor to NordSIP’s handbook on Child-lens investing, and addressed the importance of monitoring progress - because what gets measured, gets done.
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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?
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.
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.
Q&A with Matthew Goodwin, Head of Sustainable Investing
Matthew Goodwin, Head of Sustainable Investing, tells us why Global Child Forum's benchmark data is valued by the financial sector.
Socially responsible investing
Socially responsible investing is becoming mainstream. At Global Child Forum, we help the financial sector develop their SRI programmes by incorporating children’s rights into their investment strategies, known as child-inclusive investing.
‘S’ in the Spotlight and the Crucial Role of Children
With sustainable investment strategies on the rise, the social element of ESG is gaining prominence and raising the profile of children's rights.
Sustainable Investing: How children’s rights are supporting investor sustainability strategies
How does sustainable investment relate to children’s rights, and what key indicators should investors be looking at when making decisions?
