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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B2B | Capital Goods | 25 % | 43 % | 0 % | 32 % |
| B2B | Conglomerates | 25 % | 40 % | 7 % | 28 % |
| B2B | Construction & Engineering | 25 % | 43 % | 0 % | 32 % |
| B2B | Construction Materials & Supplies | 25 % | 45 % | 8 % | 22 % |
| B2B | Freight & Logistics | 25 % | 31 % | 13 % | 31 % |
| B2B | Motor Vehicles & Parts-B2B | 25 % | 33 % | 4 % | 38 % |
| B2B | Postal & Courier Activities | 25 % | 31 % | 13 % | 31 % |
| Basic Materials | Agricultural Products | 25 % | 36 % | 9 % | 30 % |
| Basic Materials | Chemicals | 25 % | 28 % | 19 % | 28 % |
| Basic Materials | Containers & Packaging | 25 % | 33 % | 14 % | 28 % |
| Basic Materials | Metals & Mining | 25 % | 31 % | 0 % | 44 % |
| Basic Materials | Paper & Forest Products | 25 % | 41 % | 0 % | 34 % |
| Consumer Discretionary | Apparel & Footwear | 25 % | 31 % | 21 % | 23 % |
| Consumer Discretionary | Motor Vehicles & Parts-B2B | 25 % | 33 % | 4 % | 38 % |
| Consumer Discretionary | Motor Vehicles & Parts-B2C | 25 % | 22 % | 25 % | 28 % |
| Consumer Discretionary | Passenger Transport | 25 % | 17 % | 29 % | 29 % |
| Consumer Discretionary | Retail | 25 % | 29 % | 28 % | 18 % |
| Consumer Discretionary | Entertainment | 25 % | 18 % | 43 % | 14 % |
| Energy & Utilities | Oil & Gas | 25 % | 19 % | 9 % | 47 % |
| Energy & Utilities | Utilities | 25 % | 16 % | 24 % | 35 % |
| Energy & Utilities | Waste Management | 25 % | 34 % | 9 % | 32 % |
| Financials | Banks | 25 % | 9 % | 35 % | 31 % |
| Financials | Insurance | 25 % | 9 % | 38 % | 28 % |
| Financials | Real Estate | 25 % | 7 % | 32 % | 36 % |
| Financials | Payments | 25 % | 10 % | 40 % | 25 % |
| Food, Beverage & Personal Care | Agricultural Products | 25 % | 36 % | 9 % | 30 % |
| Food, Beverage & Personal Care | Food Production | 25 % | 33 % | 28 % | 14 % |
| Food, Beverage & Personal Care | Food Retailers | 25 % | 30 % | 27 % | 18 % |
| Food, Beverage & Personal Care | Personal & Household Products | 25 % | 30 % | 25 % | 20 % |
| Healthcare | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 25 % | 29 % | 33 % | 13 % |
| Technology & Telecommunications | Electronics-B2B | 25 % | 41 % | 3 % | 31 % |
| Technology & Telecommunications | Electronics-B2C | 25 % | 29 % | 24 % | 22 % |
| Technology & Telecommunications | IT Software & Services-B2B | 25 % | 34 % | 7 % | 34 % |
| Technology & Telecommunications | IT Software & Services-B2C | 25 % | 20 % | 41 % | 14 % |
| Technology & Telecommunications | Telecommunications | 25 % | 28 % | 25 % | 22 % |
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