Telia Company ranked first in Technology & Telecommunications sector in Children’s Rights Benchmark
Telia Company has been ranked first in the global Technology & Telecommunications sector and second overall among all 1,108 companies assessed in Global Child Forum’s Children’s Rights Benchmark, which aims to track progress on how businesses address children’s rights.
In the latest benchmark, released by Global Child Forum in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group on October 30, 2023, Technology & Telecommunications remains the best-performing sector, with an average score of 5.8 compared to the global average among all companies of 4.9. In this year’s assessment, Telia’s total score was 9.4 out of 10.
Sara Nordbrand, Head of Group Sustainability at Telia Company, says: “Children are active users of telecom services and have the right to be both empowered and protected when online. Therefore, our commitment within this area is firmly embedded in our business strategy and ways of working. I am very proud to see our efforts recognized in this important benchmark study. Input from child rights organizations is crucial for us to develop further in the coming years.”
The benchmark uses publicly available sources, such as annual reports, sustainability reports and corporate websites, to score 25 indicators across four impact areas – Governance & Collaboration, Workplace, Marketplace, and Community & Environment. Companies that receive scores ranging between 7.6 and 10.0 are recognized as Leaders in the benchmark, indicating that their actions on children’s rights are integrated across multiple key areas as a matter of practice and followed up with monitoring, transparent reporting and further programmes.
The full methodology is available on Global Child Forum’s website.
About Telia’s work on children’s rights
Since 2015, children’s rights have been one of the most important focus areas of Telia’s sustainability agenda. The UN Children’s Rights and Business Principles have been implemented as a framework to assess and develop Telia’s practices and the company works with experienced partners across its markets to protect and empower children and young people online. Telia recognized at an early stage that, in addition to using its services, children can be impacted by its supply chain, climate efforts, the work-life balance of its employees and by the content of its marketing. The company’s most recent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment highlighted its efforts in offering technical child safeguarding solutions and digital skills programs for children and youth, as well as its efforts to prevent the spread of child sexual abuse materials online. Telia also works to embed child rights perspectives when it develops its products and offerings.
More information about Telia’s work on children’s rights can be found here.
About Global Child Forum
Founded in 2009 by the Swedish Royal Family, Global Child Forum is a leading forum for children’s rights and business dedicated to innovative thinking, knowledge-sharing and networking. Global Child Forum believes in the power and responsibility of business, working in partnership with all parts of society, to create a prosperous, sustainable and just society for the world’s children. In addition to forums, Global Child Forum delivers research perspectives, best practices and risk assessment tools designed to unlock opportunities for business to integrate children’s rights into their operations and communities. For more information, please visit: www.globalchildforum.org.