Benchmark Methodology

Industry Weights

Global Child Forum

The impact of industries on children’s lives

For our benchmark, each industry a company belongs to is weighted across our impact areas. The weighting takes into account material topics identified as critical for each industry within Workplace, Marketplace, and Community & Environment. The Governance & Collaboration impact area is determined to be equally important for all industries, and is therefore assigned the same weight (25%).

You can find the weighting by industry in the table below.

Sector Industry Gov. & Collaboration Workplace Marketplace Comm. & Environment
B2BCapital Goods25 %43 %0 %32 %
B2BConglomerates25 %40 %7 %28 %
B2BConstruction & Engineering25 %43 %0 %32 %
B2BConstruction Materials & Supplies25 %45 %8 %22 %
B2BFreight & Logistics25 %31 %13 %31 %
B2BMotor Vehicles & Parts-B2B25 %33 %4 %38 %
B2BPostal & Courier Activities25 %31 %13 %31 %
Basic MaterialsAgricultural Products25 %36 %9 %30 %
Basic MaterialsChemicals25 %28 %19 %28 %
Basic MaterialsContainers & Packaging25 %33 %14 %28 %
Basic MaterialsMetals & Mining25 %31 %0 %44 %
Basic MaterialsPaper & Forest Products25 %41 %0 %34 %
Consumer DiscretionaryApparel & Footwear25 %31 %21 %23 %
Consumer DiscretionaryMotor Vehicles & Parts-B2B25 %33 %4 %38 %
Consumer DiscretionaryMotor Vehicles & Parts-B2C25 %22 %25 %28 %
Consumer DiscretionaryPassenger Transport25 %17 %29 %29 %
Consumer DiscretionaryRetail25 %29 %28 %18 %
Consumer DiscretionaryEntertainment25 %18 %43 %14 %
Energy & UtilitiesOil & Gas25 %19 %9 %47 %
Energy & UtilitiesUtilities25 %16 %24 %35 %
Energy & UtilitiesWaste Management25 %34 %9 %32 %
FinancialsBanks25 %9 %35 %31 %
FinancialsInsurance25 %9 %38 %28 %
FinancialsReal Estate25 %7 %32 %36 %
FinancialsPayments25 %10 %40 %25 %
Food, Beverage & Personal CareAgricultural Products25 %36 %9 %30 %
Food, Beverage & Personal CareFood Production25 %33 %28 %14 %
Food, Beverage & Personal CareFood Retailers25 %30 %27 %18 %
Food, Beverage & Personal CarePersonal & Household Products25 %30 %25 %20 %
HealthcarePharmaceuticals & Biotechnology25 %29 %33 %13 %
Technology & TelecommunicationsElectronics-B2B25 %41 %3 %31 %
Technology & TelecommunicationsElectronics-B2C25 %29 %24 %22 %
Technology & TelecommunicationsIT Software & Services-B2B25 %34 %7 %34 %
Technology & TelecommunicationsIT Software & Services-B2C25 %20 %41 %14 %
Technology & TelecommunicationsTelecommunications25 %28 %25 %22 %

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