17. PivotGoals Data
The ESG, science-based, and visionary targets of the largest companies
Andrew Winston
GreenBiz Science-Based Goals Workshop // Scottsdale, AZ // February 17, 2015
26. Are these all based on “science”?
Another standard?
Are these typical?
27. Pivot Goals:
The Global Fortune 300’s Sustainability Goals
PivotGoals.com Search Criteria:
•Keyword search
• Company Name, Goals (e.g., search for “net zero” or
“deforestation”)
•Checkbox search/narrowing to…
• 29 focus Areas (Climate, Water, Human rights, etc.)
• By Industries and sectors
• Value Chain area (from supply chain to end of life)
• Absolute/Intensity
28. The PivotGoals Data
• 150 of the Fortune 200 (75%) have sustainability goals
• ~2,000 goals (nearly 4,000 in full database)
• Goals are…
• Specific and mostly time-bound (79%)
• Mostly absolute (84%) vs. relative/intensity (16%)
• Predominantly about operations, although cover value chain:
• Supply chain: 15% (54% of companies)
• Operations: 69% (98% of companies)
• Use phase: 15% (50% of companies)
• End-of-life: 3% (23% of companies)
Note: Calculations as of Sep.2014; results change as new data is loaded
31. We Like Round Numbers –
When Goals Are Due
Note: Calculations as of Sep.2014; results change as new data is loaded
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32. Science-equivalent/Ethics Goals
• 2 categories…
– Science-equivalent (for a large part of business, not full value-chain)
– Ethics-equivalent: moral, ethical, or based on flourishing model
• Of 1,621 goals in eligible categories, 20% are in the
ballpark…
– 155 (10%) Science-equivalent (only a few explicitly science-based)
– 67 (4%) Ethics-equivalent
– 29 (2%) Aspirational (Meet criteria, but undated)
– 60 (4%) May qualify, but not enough data (e.g., no baseline)
• 105 of the 150 companies have at least 1 qualifying goal…
– Unilever (20 qualifying goals)
– Nestle, Maersk, Panasonic, P&G, Woolworths (10 to 7)
– Intel, PTT, Walmart, Kroger, Tesco, Honda, Nissan, Ford, UT, Samsung, Carrefour (5 or 4)
Note: Calculations as of Sep.2014; results change as new data is loaded
33. “Science-Based” Goals
Big questions about screening for “science-based”
• Based on what? Whose thresholds are we
relying on?
• Is there “science” on social areas?
• Should it “count” if it’s just a “four walls” goal, or
does it need to be value chain?
• Today vs. ultimately?
• How big a part of the business should qualify?
• What if the goal doesn’t have a date attached
(not time-bound)?
• When is “all” or “zero” the only acceptable goal
vs. some or progress?
Note: Calculations as of Sep.2014; results change as new data is loaded