The State of Children’s Rights & Business

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Companies Changing Industry

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80 companies have been reclassified by industry

The Global Child Forum business universe is the SDG2000 - companies identified by the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) as the most influential in reaching the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. In 2025, the WBA reclassified 80 companies into different industries, and we have and we have reflected these changes in both our 2025 benchmark and previous assessments.

Since industries are weighted differently against our benchmark impact areas, some company scores are also adjusted for previous global studies, to ensure comparability.

Below is the full list of companies included in the reclassification, with an overview of how scores have changed from 2024 as a result. Further down, you can search for an individual company to view its historical benchmark performance.

Company Sector 2024 Sector 2025 Industry 2024 Industry 2025 Region Country Score 2024 Score 2025
AGPFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareAgricultural ProductsFood ProductionNorth AmericaUnited States0,30,4
AgrifirmFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareAgricultural ProductsFood ProductionEurope & Central AsiaNetherlands2,92,3
AlfamartConsumer DiscretionaryFood, Beverage & Personal CareRetailFood RetailersEast Asia & PacificIndonesia3,23,2
Amaggi GroupFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood ProductionAgricultural ProductsLatin America & CaribbeanBrazil5,76,2
Ardagh GroupB2BBasic MaterialsConstruction Materials & SuppliesContainers & PackagingEurope & Central AsiaLuxembourg7,06,5
AsosConsumer DiscretionaryConsumer DiscretionaryRetailApparel & FootwearEurope & Central AsiaUnited Kingdom6,06,3
Astra Agro LestariFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood ProductionAgricultural ProductsEast Asia & PacificIndonesia4,35,3
Avery Dennison CorporationBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsPaper & Forest ProductsChemicalsNorth AmericaUnited States7,66,5
BidcorpFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood retailersFood ProductionSub-Saharan AfricaSouth Africa5,25,1
Bolton GroupFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood retailersFood ProductionEurope & Central AsiaItaly6,56,5
Builders FirstSourceBasic MaterialsB2BPaper & Forest ProductsConstruction Materials & SuppliesNorth AmericaUnited States3,23,2
Bumitama AgriFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood ProductionAgricultural ProductsEast Asia & PacificIndonesia4,45,6
CF IndustriesBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsNorth AmericaUnited States6,76,5
Charoen Pokphand GroupFood, Beverage & Personal CareB2BFood ProductionConglomeratesEast Asia & PacificThailand6,97,5
China International Marine ContainersBasic MaterialsB2BPaper & Forest ProductsCapital GoodsEast Asia & PacificChina5,25,3
China Merchants GroupFinancialsB2BReal EstateConglomeratesEast Asia & PacificChina0,00,0
CJ LogisticsB2BB2BFreight & logisticsPostal and Courier ActivitiesEast Asia & PacificKorea, Rep.6,96,9
Coles GroupConsumer DiscretionaryFood, Beverage & Personal CareRetailFood RetailersEast Asia & PacificAustralia7,07,1
Corteva AgriscienceBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsNorth AmericaUnited States5,85,4
CovestroBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsContainers & PackagingChemicalsEurope & Central AsiaGermany7,26,9
De HeusFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareAgricultural ProductsFood ProductionEurope & Central AsiaNetherlands2,22,2
DesjardinsFinancialsFinancialsBanksInsuranceNorth AmericaCanada4,64,5
DMKFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareAgricultural ProductsFood ProductionEurope & Central AsiaGermany3,93,5
DS SmithBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsPaper & Forest ProductsContainers & PackagingEurope & Central AsiaUnited Kingdom7,46,9
Edeka ZentraleFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood ProductionFood RetailersEurope & Central AsiaGermany2,92,9
EuroChemBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsEurope & Central AsiaSwitzerland3,33,0
EW GroupFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood ProductionAgricultural ProductsEurope & Central AsiaGermany2,22,4
FalabellaFood, Beverage & Personal CareConsumer DiscretionaryFood retailersRetailLatin America & CaribbeanChile6,16,1
FMCBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsNorth AmericaUnited States5,75,3
Graphic Packaging InternationalBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsPaper & Forest ProductsContainers & PackagingNorth AmericaUnited States8,27,5
Grasim IndustriesB2BBasic MaterialsConstruction Materials & SuppliesChemicalsSouth AsiaIndia7,66,8
Gruppo VeronesiFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareAgricultural ProductsFood ProductionEurope & Central AsiaItaly1,71,9
Guangzhou MetroB2BConsumer DiscretionaryFreight & logisticsPassenger TransportEast Asia & PacificChina0,00,0
Halcyon AgriB2BBasic MaterialsMotor Vehicles & Parts-B2BAgricultural ProductsEast Asia & PacificSingapore5,05,0
IberdrolaB2BEnergy & UtilitiesConstruction & EngineeringUtilitiesEurope & Central AsiaSpain8,26,7
ICLBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsMiddle East & North AfricaIsrael6,35,8
IFFCOBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsSouth AsiaIndia1,00,9
International PaperBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsPaper & Forest ProductsContainers & PackagingNorth AmericaUnited States6,36,1
ItochuFood, Beverage & Personal CareB2BFood ProductionConglomeratesEast Asia & PacificJapan5,35,8
J.R. SimplotFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareAgricultural ProductsFood ProductionNorth AmericaUnited States2,92,8
K+SBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsEurope & Central AsiaGermany6,75,9
Kohl'sConsumer DiscretionaryConsumer DiscretionaryRetailApparel & FootwearNorth AmericaUnited States4,85,0
LimagrainFood, Beverage & Personal CareBasic MaterialsFood ProductionAgricultural ProductsEurope & Central AsiaFrance4,24,5
Marks & SpencerConsumer DiscretionaryFood, Beverage & Personal CareApparel & FootwearFood RetailersEurope & Central AsiaUnited Kingdom6,76,6
MondiBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsPaper & Forest ProductsContainers & PackagingEurope & Central AsiaUnited Kingdom6,56,0
MosaicBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsMetals & MiningChemicalsNorth AmericaUnited States6,56,0
NampakBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsPaper & Forest ProductsContainers & PackagingSub-Saharan AfricaSouth Africa5,14,4
NetflixTechnology & TelecommunicationsConsumer DiscretionaryIT Software & Services-B2CEntertainmentNorth AmericaUnited States4,24,2
NordstromConsumer DiscretionaryConsumer DiscretionaryRetailApparel & FootwearNorth AmericaUnited States5,15,3
NufarmBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsEast Asia & PacificAustralia4,94,7
NutrienBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsNorth AmericaCanada6,05,5
O-IB2BBasic MaterialsConstruction Materials & SuppliesContainers & PackagingNorth AmericaUnited States5,45,0
OCPBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsMiddle East & North AfricaMorocco6,25,9
OSI GroupFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood retailersFood ProductionNorth AmericaUnited States4,54,5
Otto GroupConsumer DiscretionaryConsumer DiscretionaryRetailApparel & FootwearEurope & Central AsiaGermany6,46,7
Pacific SeafoodFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood retailersFood ProductionNorth AmericaUnited States3,53,5
PayPalFinancialsFinancialsBanksPaymentsNorth AmericaUnited States4,13,9
PCABasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsPaper & Forest ProductsContainers & PackagingNorth AmericaUnited States6,05,5
PhosAgroBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsEurope & Central AsiaRussian Federation6,46,2
RoquetteBasic MaterialsFood, Beverage & Personal CarePaper & Forest ProductsFood ProductionEurope & Central AsiaFrance5,44,5
Schwarz GroupFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood ProductionFood RetailersEurope & Central AsiaGermany6,46,4
SD GuthrieBasic MaterialsFood, Beverage & Personal CarePaper & Forest ProductsAgricultural ProductsEast Asia & PacificMalaysia7,26,9
Shandong BohiBasic MaterialsFood, Beverage & Personal CarePaper & Forest ProductsFood ProductionEast Asia & PacificChina0,00,2
SpaceXB2BTechnology & TelecommunicationsCapital GoodsTelecommunicationsNorth AmericaUnited States0,30,2
SpotifyTechnology & TelecommunicationsConsumer DiscretionaryIT Software & Services-B2CEntertainmentEurope & Central AsiaSweden6,46,5
SQMBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsLatin America & CaribbeanChile6,86,7
Syngenta GroupBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsEast Asia & PacificChina6,46,0
TereosFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareAgricultural ProductsFood ProductionEurope & Central AsiaFrance5,44,6
Toray IndustriesBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsContainers & PackagingChemicalsEast Asia & PacificJapan6,36,0
UFP IndustriesBasic MaterialsB2BPaper & Forest ProductsConstruction Materials & SuppliesNorth AmericaUnited States3,33,2
UmicoreB2BBasic MaterialsMotor Vehicles & Parts-B2BChemicalsEurope & Central AsiaBelgium5,95,3
UPLBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsSouth AsiaIndia7,77,4
Vietnam Rubber GroupB2BBasic MaterialsMotor Vehicles & Parts-B2BAgricultural ProductsEast Asia & PacificVietnam0,00,0
ViterraFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareAgricultural ProductsFood ProductionEurope & Central AsiaNetherlands7,67,1
WesfarmersB2BConsumer DiscretionaryConglomeratesRetailEast Asia & PacificAustralia7,67,1
Wilbur-EllisBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsNorth AmericaUnited States1,61,4
WilmarFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareAgricultural ProductsFood ProductionEast Asia & PacificSingapore10,010,0
YaraBasic MaterialsBasic MaterialsAgricultural ProductsChemicalsEurope & Central AsiaNorway7,36,8
ZalandoConsumer DiscretionaryConsumer DiscretionaryRetailApparel & FootwearEurope & Central AsiaGermany5,15,4
ZEN-NOHFood, Beverage & Personal CareFood, Beverage & Personal CareAgricultural ProductsFood ProductionEast Asia & PacificJapan1,81,7

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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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Clémence Gervais

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Clémence is Global Child Forum’s Benchmark Manager. She oversees the realization of the Children's Rights and Business' Benchmark as well as GCF's Benchmark Report, the State of Children's Rights and Business, in partnership with BCG. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health from the French School of Public Health (EHESP), as well as a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Sciences Po Rennes (France). Before joining Global Child Forum, Clémence worked in several organizations in France, Peru, and Sweden, coordinating projects and missions related to social work and public health.
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