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Home > Consumer goods report
Executive Summary: Fast Moving Consumers
A summary of CDP's Investor Research on the Consumer Goods sector, ranking 16 of the largest publicly listed companies
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Fast Moving Consumers

Which Consumer Goods companies are ready for the low-carbon transition?

In this report, we rank 16 of the largest publicly listed Consumer Goods companies on business readiness for a low-carbon economy transition. The diverse range of companies have been categorized into two sub-subsectors, ‘Food and Beverage’ and ‘Household and Personal Care.


90%
Nearly all of the sector’s carbon emissions lie in the value chain, leaving companies exposed to raw material risks and product consumption risks
x4
M&A appetite for small, ethical brands has been on the rise, more than quadrupling over the last 5 years
14%
Most companies are investing in plant-based products and less packaging, but only 14% of these transformative innovations are being rolled out at scale

CDP’s League Table of companies in the Food and Beverage sub-sector:


Companies Country Average market cap 2018 (US$bn) League Table Weighted rank League Table rank
Danone France 53 3.30 1
Nestlé Switzerland 250 3.59 2
AB InBev Belgium 194 4.43 3
PepsiCo USA 156 4.59 4
Diageo UK 87 4.65 5
Heineken Netherlands 58 5.16 6
The Coca-Cola Company USA 193 5.55 7
Mondelez USA 62 6.44 8
Kraft Heinz USA 74 7.52 9

Source: CDP


CDP’s League Table of companies in the Household and Personal care sub-sector:


Companies Country Average market cap 2018 (US$bn) League Table Weighted rank League Table rank
Unilever UK / Netherlands 161 2.31 1
L'Oréal France 130 2.57 2
Colgate-Palmolive USA 58 3.93 3
Henkel Germany 51 4.32 4
RB UK 60 4.97 5
P&G USA 207 5.32 6
Estée Lauder USA 51 5.55 7

Source: CDP


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