We’ve looked at the biggest food companies’ policies on issues from water to women, the way they expect their suppliers to behave on these issues, and what they do to measure and improve their impact on every worker and farmer who helps them put products in shops. Using the results, we’ve created this simple Behind the Brands Scorecard to compare and contrast how the companies do business.

How are the scores formed?

We assessed publicly available information on the policies and commitments of the 'Big 10' food companies towards the sourcing of agricultural commodities from developing countries. The Scorecard looks at seven themes, weighing each theme equally. The index tackles some cutting edge issues that will require rigorous debate and dialogue between companies, civil society and industry experts. Find out more...

What do the scores mean?

  1. 8 - 10Good
  2. 6 - 7Fair
  3. 4 - 5Some progress
  4. 2 - 3Poor
  5. 0 - 1Very poor

  1. Jan

    Company Score Land Women Farmers Workers Climate Transparency Water Total
    1 Nestlé
    54%
    		3 4 5 6 6 7 7 38/70
    2 Unilever
    49%
    		3 2 7 6 5 5 6 34/70
    3 Coca Cola
    41%
    		1 5 3 6 5 5 4 29/70
    4 PepsiCo
    31%
    		2 2 3 3 3 4 5 22/70
    5 Mars
    30%
    		1 1 5 4 3 5 2 21/70
    =6 Danone
    29%
    		1 1 1 3 3 6 5 20/70
    =6 Mondelez
    29%
    		1 2 4 4 3 4 2 20/70
    =8 General Mills
    23%
    		1 2 1 3 2 2 5 16/70
    =8 Kellogg's
    23%
    		1 2 1 2 2 4 4 16/70
    10 Associated British Foods plc
    19%
    		1 1 2 3 1 3 2 13/70