Global Child Forum

Children’s Rights
Self-Assessment

How well does your company stack up against your peers?

Since 2013, Global Child Forum has been benchmarking companies on children’s rights with one goal: to give the corporate and financial sectors the insights they need to make a positive difference in the lives of children. We’re excited to now make our methodology available to companies who have not been part of our benchmark.

Global Child Forum’s unique Self-Assessment tool will diagnose your company’s strengths and weaknesses related to children’s rights, offering you a chance to see how you compare with the largest global companies in your sector and region.

With this compelling evidence, you can drive the change you need in order to achieve your sustainability goals and become a children’s rights leader.

Click here to see all Global Child Forum Benchmark reports.

How does the Self-Assessment work?

The tool enables you to assess your company’s efforts on 25 indicators related to children’s rights and business.

After completing the survey, you’ll receive a scorecard with your results and, most importantly, key insights that can be shared internally to inform your sustainability strategy. Your results will also be compared with your peers.

The Self-Assessment takes around 30 minutes to complete. It examines different issues within CSR/ESG on a corporate level, and whether your company incorporates a child rights perspective in these areas. The tool can be used by everyone within your company that has insight into these areas and your public disclosures on them.

Interested in taking the Self-Assessment?

If you’re keen to gain an understanding of your company’s progress on child rights by taking the Self-Assessment, please send an email request to benchmark@globalchildforum.org

Please note that this is a self-assessment and Global Child Forum will not have verified your final score. Your end result can therefore not be used in public communication, nor do Global Child Forum endorse or take responsibility for the results.

Methodology

The Corporate Sector
& Children’s Rights Benchmark

Our benchmark series tracks the progress of the corporate and financial sectors on how children’s rights are addressed by business.

Click below to find out more about the indicators we use to assess companies.

Learn about our methodology

Improve your business

Take the next step with more great resources

Take a look at our full range of free tools and services, developed to help companies and investors successfully integrate a children’s rights perspective.

To our tools and services

Want to know more?

Reach out to our team

Nina Vollmer

Director Child Rights and Sustainability

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

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.