How can companies making unhealthy or environmentally unsustainable products score well on your benchmark?

Our benchmark covers the largest companies in eight sectors and, as such, will also include companies whose products or services are not always considered sustainable – both for people and planet.  However, our scores are built on a variety of indicators and it could very well be that these companies, regardless of their products, do address positively some of the other key parameters that go into determining a company’s overall score.

A company’s place within the economic eco-system is complicated and while some of those benchmarked do not produce products or services that would be considered child-friendly, they do play an important role in the economic community –  employing parents, supporting youth with training opportunities, and contributing to the community with youth-focused programmes.

Ultimately, it’s our hope that by revealing all of the ways in which a company impacts children, and the ways that children impact a company, risks can be analysed with the expectation that remediation is possible – paving the way for process and product improvements.