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
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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