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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Discretionary | Apparel & Footwear | 25% | 31% | 21% | 23% |
| Consumer Discretionary | Automobiles & Components | 25% | 22% | 25% | 28% |
| Consumer Discretionary | Passenger Transport | 25% | 16% | 30% | 30% |
| Consumer Discretionary | Personal & Household Products | 25% | 30% | 25% | 20% |
| Consumer Discretionary | Retail | 25% | 30% | 27% | 18% |
| Consumer Discretionary | Tires & Rubber | 25% | 33% | 5% | 37% |
| B2B | Construction Materials & Supplies | 25% | 45% | 8% | 22% |
| B2B | Capital Goods | 25% | 43% | 0% | 32% |
| B2B | Construction & Engineering | 25% | 43% | 0% | 31% |
| B2B | Logistics | 25% | 31% | 13% | 31% |
| B2B | Transportation | 25% | 35% | 0% | 40% |
| B2B | Conglomerates | 25% | 40% | 7% | 28% |
| 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% |
| Energy & Utilities | Agricultural Products | 25% | 36% | 9% | 30% |
| 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% |
| Food, Beverage & Personal Care | Agricultural Products | 25% | 36% | 9% | 30% |
| Food, Beverage & Personal Care | Food & Beverage | 25% | 33% | 28% | 14% |
| Food, Beverage & Personal Care | Personal & Household Products | 25% | 30% | 25% | 20% |
| Food, Beverage & Personal Care | Retail | 25% | 30% | 27% | 18% |
| Healthcare | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 25% | 30% | 32% | 13% |
| Technology & Telecommunications | IT Software & Services | 25% | 25% | 37% | 13% |
| Technology & Telecommunications | Electronics-B2C | 25% | 29% | 24% | 22% |
| Technology & Telecommunications | Electronics-B2B | 25% | 41% | 4% | 30% |
| Technology & Telecommunications | Telecommunications | 25% | 28% | 25% | 22% |
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