Neste recognized as a Leader in Global Child Forum’s benchmark for 2024

Neste Corporation, Press Release, 12 November 2024 at 1 p.m. (EET) 

Neste has once again been recognized as a Leader in Global Child Forum’s annual benchmark, The State of Children’s Rights and Business 2024. Global Child Forum is a Swedish non-profit foundation, which benchmarks the world's most influential companies to assess how they address children's rights. 

Neste has achieved a score of 9 out of 10 in this year’s benchmark, its highest ranking to date. This accomplishment demonstrates Neste’s year-on-year improvement and ongoing commitment to safeguarding children's rights throughout its operations and value chains.

Neste is ranked among the top 10 companies out of 1,802 benchmarked across eight sectors and six regions, and placed first out of 237 companies in the energy and utilities sector. 

"We are proud to be recognized as a leader in safeguarding children's rights and supporting access to education. The recognition by the Global Child Forum reflects our commitment to advancing these core elements of our sustainability vision," says Päivi Makkonen, Vice President of Sustainability at Neste.

Neste is committed to respecting and supporting children’s rights throughout its operations, supply chains, business relationships and communities. Neste’s human rights ambition – to create a more equitable and inclusive value chain by 2030, in which everyone works with dignity – recognizes children and education as one of the priority areas for action.

Global Child Forum brings together global leaders from business, civil society, academia and government in order to spur action for social change around children’s rights. Their work is underpinned by the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Children’s Rights and Business Principles, as well as by their own research and tools. More information on the benchmark methodology can be found here.

Read more: 
The State of Children’s Rights and Business 2024 – Report by Global Child Forum

Neste Corporation

Hanna Maula
Vice President, Communications and Brand

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Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) uses science and innovative technology to transform waste and other resources into renewable fuels and circular raw materials. The company creates solutions for combating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. Being the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel and a forerunner in developing renewable and circular feedstock solutions for polymers and chemicals, the company aims to help its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 million tons annually by 2030.

The company’s ambition is to make the Porvoo oil refinery in Finland the most sustainable refinery in Europe. Neste is committed to reaching carbon-neutral production by 2035, and will reduce the carbon emission intensity of sold products by 50% by 2040. Neste has also set high standards for biodiversity, human rights and the supply chain. The company has consistently been included in the CDP and the DJSI lists of the world’s most sustainable companies. In 2023, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 22.9 billion. Read more: neste.com