Neste earns highest-ever score for advancing children’s rights and responsible business practices

Neste earns highest-ever score for advancing children’s rights and responsible business practices

(IN BRIEF) Neste has been named a Leader in the Global Child Forum’s 2025 benchmark, The State of Children’s Rights and Business, scoring 9.1 out of 10 — its highest rating to date. Out of 1,806 companies evaluated, Neste ranked among the global top 20 and took first place within the energy and utilities sector. The recognition highlights Neste’s sustained commitment to promoting human rights and protecting children’s welfare across its operations and supply chains. The Global Child Forum’s benchmark, rooted in UN principles, assesses corporate responsibility toward children’s rights worldwide.

(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 24-Oct-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste has once again earned recognition as a global leader in corporate responsibility, achieving the title of Leader in the Global Child Forum’s 2025 benchmark report, The State of Children’s Rights and Business. The Swedish non-profit organization evaluates the world’s most influential companies on how effectively they uphold and integrate children’s rights into their business practices.

In the 2025 benchmark, Neste received an impressive score of 9.1 out of 10, marking its highest result to date and underscoring the company’s continuous progress in embedding respect for human rights and child welfare throughout its operations and global value chain. Neste’s achievement reflects its ongoing dedication to advancing ethical business conduct and creating positive social impact beyond environmental performance.

Among the 1,806 companies assessed across eight sectors and six regions, Neste ranked among the top 20 companies globally and secured first place in the energy and utilities sector, demonstrating its industry leadership in aligning business practices with international children’s rights standards.

The Global Child Forum, founded in Sweden, unites leaders from business, academia, civil society, and government to promote actionable change for children’s welfare and protection. Its work is grounded in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Children’s Rights and Business Principles, supported by extensive research and proprietary benchmarking tools. The 2025 report highlights how corporate policies and practices can advance social responsibility while ensuring that children’s rights are safeguarded throughout global supply chains.

More details on the benchmark’s methodology and results are available in the full report, The State of Children’s Rights and Business 2025, published by Global Child Forum.

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Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. The company is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, enabling its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste refines waste, residues and other renewable raw materials to high-quality renewable fuels at its refineries located on three continents. The company’s annual renewable fuels production capacity will be increased to 6.8 million tons in 2027.

Neste has high standards for sustainability and the company has consistently been recognized by several leading sustainability indices. In 2024, Neste’s revenue stood at EUR 20.6 billion. Read more: neste.com

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