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Benchmark results
2024 Urban Benchmark
Data set
2024 Urban Benchmark data set
Scoring guidelines
Scoring guidelines for the 2024 Urban Benchmark
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2026 Gender Benchmark
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2026 Social Benchmark
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2026 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2026 Nature Benchmark
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2026 Food and Agriculture Benchmark
Scoring guidelines
Scoring approach for 2026 benchmarks
Scoring guidelines
Scoring guidelines for the 2024 Financial System Benchmark
Scoring guidelines
WBA Glossary
Report
Greening digital companies: monitoring emissions and climate commitments 2024
Report
Assessing the credibility of a company’s transition plan: framework and guidance
Report
How to strengthen corporate accountability: the case for unlocking sustainable corporate performance through mandatory corporate reporting
Report
Transforming food systems with small-scale producers
Benchmark results
2022-2024 Nature Benchmark
Data set
The 2022-2024 Nature Benchmark data set
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2024 Automotive and Transportation Manufacturers Benchmark
Report
2024 Social Benchmark Insights Report
Benchmark results
2024 Social Benchmark
Scoring guidelines
2024 Social Benchmark Scoring Guidelines
Data set
2024 Social Benchmark data set
Report
2024 Heavy Industries Insight Report
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2024 Financial System Benchmark
Data set
2024 Heavy Industries Benchmark data set
Frequently Asked Questions
2024 Heavy Industries Benchmark: Technical FAQs
Benchmark results
2024 Heavy Industries Benchmark
Report
Corporate Human Rights Benchmark: Investor Guidance
Report
Gender Benchmark: Investor Guidance
Data set
Core social indicator assessments of 2,000 of the largest and most influential companies globally
Report
2023 Food and Agriculture Benchmark Insights Report
Report
2023 Seafood Stewardship Index Insights Report
Report
2023 Nature Benchmark Insights Report
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2024 Urban Benchmark
Data set
2024 SDG2000 data set
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ: The Nature Collective Impact Coalition
Scoring guidelines
2023 Seafood Stewardship Index Scoring Guidelines
Scoring guidelines
2023 Nature Benchmark Scoring Guidelines
Scoring guidelines
2023 Food and Agriculture Benchmark Scoring Guidelines
Scoring guidelines
2023 Gender Benchmark Scoring Guidelines
Methodology
The Methodology for the Heavy Industries Benchmark 2024
Report
2023 Electric Utilities Insights Report
Report
2023 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Insights Report
Data set
2023 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark data set
Report
2023 Gender Insights Report
Data set
2023 Gender Benchmark data set
Benchmark results
2023 Gender Benchmark and 2023 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark
Benchmark results
2023 Electric Utilities Benchmark
Frequently Asked Questions
2023 Electric Utilities Benchmark: Technical FAQs
Data set
2023 Electric Utilities Benchmark data set
Food and Agriculture Benchmark: Investor Guidance
Report
Do intentions translate into reality?
Data set
2023 Seafood Stewardship Index data set
Benchmark results
2023 Seafood Stewardship Index
Data set
2023 Nature Benchmark data set
Data set
2023 Food and Agriculture Benchmark data set
Benchmark results
2023 Food and Agriculture Benchmark and 2023 Nature Benchmark
Report
Greening Digital Companies: Monitoring Emissions and Climate Commitments 2023
Paper
Corporate accountability: Closing the gap in pursuit of sustainable development
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2023 Electric Utilities Benchmark
Report
2023 Oil and Gas Benchmark Insights Report
Frequently Asked Questions
2023 Oil and Gas Benchmark: Technical FAQs
Data set
2023 Oil and Gas Benchmark data set
Benchmark results
2023 Oil and Gas Benchmark
Methodology
For consultation: Digital Inclusion Benchmark Methodology
Methodology
For consultation: ACT Generic Methodology Update
Methodology
The Methodology for the Climate and Energy Benchmarks
Methodology
For consultation: ACT Automotive Manufacturer Methodology
Report
2022 Financial System Benchmark Insights Report: Governance and Climate
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2023 Gender Benchmark
Benchmark results
Our special process assessment of companies in the 2023 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark due to major catastrophic events
Report
2023 Digital Inclusion Benchmark Insights Report
Data set
2023 Digital Inclusion Benchmark data set
Report
2023 Buildings Benchmark Insights Report
Benchmark results
2023 Buildings Benchmark
Data set
2023 Buildings Benchmark data set
Frequently Asked Questions
2023 Buildings Benchmark: Technical FAQs
Methodology
For consultation: Electric Utilities Methodology update
Benchmark results
2023 Digital Inclusion Benchmark
Methodology
Methodology for the 2023 Oil and Gas Benchmark
Methodology
For consultation: Draft Methodology for the Urban Benchmark
Methodology
Methodology for the 2023 Buildings Benchmark
Methodology
Methodology for the 2023 Seafood Stewardship Index
Nature Benchmark: Investor Guidance
Methodology
Methodology for the 2023 Food and Agriculture Benchmark
Scoring guidelines
2022 Nature Benchmark Scoring Guidelines
Data set
2022 Nature Benchmark data set
Benchmark results
2022 Nature Benchmark
Report
The role of benchmarking in food and agriculture supply chains
Benchmark results
2022 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark
Data set
2022 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark data set
Report
2022 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Insights Report
Scoring guidelines
2022 Financial Benchmark Scoring Guidelines
Data set
2022 Financial System Benchmark data set
Benchmark results
2022 Financial System Benchmark
Benchmark results
2022 Transport Benchmark
Data set
2022 Transport Benchmark data set
Frequently Asked Questions
2022 Transport Benchmark: Technical FAQs
Report
2022 Transport Benchmark Insights Report
Report
WBA assessment of food and agriculture companies part of G7 pledge to improve on SDGs
Methodology
For consultation: the updated Methodology for the Seafood Stewardship Index
Methodology
Updated Methodology for consultation: 2023 Food and Agriculture Benchmark
Report
Why companies from developing markets are crucial for meeting the SDGs
Frequently Asked Questions
Nature Benchmark FAQ
Report
Greening digital companies: Monitoring emissions and climate commitments
Report
2021 Seafood Stewardship Index Insights Report
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2022 Nature Benchmark
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2022 Transport Benchmark
Report
2021 Access to Seeds Index Insights Report
2021 Access to Seeds Index Country Profiles
Report
2021 Digital Inclusion Benchmark Insights Report
Frequently Asked Questions
SDG2000 FAQ
Report
2021 Food and Agriculture Benchmark Insights Report
Data set
2022 Social Transformation Baseline Assessment data set
Benchmark results
2022 Social Transformation Baseline Assessment
Methodology
Draft Methodology for the Nature Benchmark
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2022 Financial System Benchmark
Scoring guidelines
2021 Digital Inclusion Benchmark Scoring Guidelines
Benchmark results
2021 Digital Inclusion Benchmark
Data set
2021 Digital Inclusion Benchmark data set
Benchmark results
2021 Climate and Energy Benchmark of the automotive and electric utilities sectors
Report
2021 Automotive and Electric Utilities Benchmarks Insights Reports
Data set
2021 Automotive Benchmark and Electric Utilities Benchmark data sets
Data set
2021 Access to Seeds Index data set: South and South-East Asia
Data set
2021 Just Transition Assessment data set
Report
2021 Just Transition Assessment
Data set
2021 Access to Seeds Index data set: Eastern and Southern African companies
Benchmark results
2021 Seafood Stewardship Index
Scoring guidelines
2021 Seafood Stewardship Index Scoring Guidelines
Data set
2021 Seafood Stewardship Index data set
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2022–2023 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark
Methodology
Corporate Human Rights Benchmark – Core UNGP Indicators
Report
Ensuring corporate respect for human rights: A benchmarking approach
Benchmark results
2021 Food and Agriculture Benchmark
Benchmark results
2021 Access to Seeds Index
Data set
2021 Access to Seeds Index data set: Western and Central African companies
Data set
2021 Food and Agriculture Benchmark data set
Scoring guidelines
2021 Access to Seeds Index Scoring Guidelines
Frequently Asked Questions
2021 Just Transition Assessment: Company engagement process and resources
Data set
2021 Oil and Gas Benchmark data set
Benchmark results
2021 Oil and Gas Benchmark
Frequently Asked Questions
2021 Climate and Energy Benchmark: Technical FAQs
Benchmark results
2021 Oil and Gas Benchmark Insights Report
Scoring guidelines
The Methodology for the 2021 Just Transition Assessment
Report
It takes a system to change the system: Seven systems transformations for benchmarking companies on the SDGs
Report
2021 Gender Benchmark Insights Report
Data set
2021 Gender Benchmark data set
Benchmark results
2021 Gender Benchmark
Scoring guidelines
2021 Gender Benchmark Scoring Guidelines
Methodology
Draft Methodology for the 2022 Financial System Benchmark
Methodology
The second consultation phase of the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark’s methodology review
Report
Supply chain impact in the food and agriculture sector: A call for consultation on measuring and evaluating the supply chain impact of keystone companies in East Africa and South and South-east Asia
Methodology
Draft Methodology for the 2021 Just Transition Assessment
FAQ – Digital Inclusion Benchmark
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2021 Seafood Stewardship Index
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2021 Access to Seeds Index
Report
2021 Access to Seeds Index: Regional landscaping report for Western and Central Africa
Report
2021 Access to Seeds Index: Regional landscaping report for Eastern and Southern Africa
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2021 Oil and Gas Benchmark
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2021 Food and Agriculture Benchmark
Report
Corporate Human Rights Benchmark: COVID-19 Study
Report
2021 Just Transition Assessment: Our approach to assessing a just transition
Methodology
SDG2000 methodology
Methodology
Social Transformation Framework
Report
Financial System Transformation Scoping Report
Report
2020 Digital Inclusion Benchmark Synthesis Report
Methodology
Draft methodology for the 2021 Seafood Stewardship Index
Methodology
Draft methodology for the Access to Seeds Index
Methodology
Draft methodology for the Food and Agriculture Benchmark
Benchmark results
2021 Food and Agriculture Baseline Assessment
Data set
2020 Digital Inclusion Benchmark data set
Benchmark results
2020 Digital Inclusion Benchmark
Methodology
Social Transformation Feedback Report
Report
2021 Access to Seeds Index: Regional landscaping report for South and South-east Asia
Report
2020 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Key Findings Report
Data set
Explore the 2020 Automotive data
Benchmark results
2020 Performance Update of the Automotive Benchmark
Methodology
2020 Climate and Energy Benchmark: Technical FAQs
Benchmark results
2020 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark
Data set
2020 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark data set
Report
Scoping Report for the 2021 Access to Seeds Index
Report
Scoping Report: Can transparency make the economy more circular? A deep dive into the fashion industry
Benchmark results
2020 Gender Benchmark Baseline Assessment
Methodology
A framework for corporate action on food system transformation
Methodology
Draft methodology for assessing a social transformation
Report
The impact of multinationals in developing countries
Report
WBA launches 15 core topics to assess the SDG2000 on social transformation
Methodology
Methodology for the 2020, 2021 and 2023 Digital Inclusion Benchmark
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2020 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2020 Gender Benchmark Baseline Assessment and the 2021 Gender Benchmark
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2021 Electric Utilities Benchmark
Report
Third roundtable Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment Benchmark and its key takeaways
Report
Farmers at WBA’s Farmer Roundtables in 2019 emphasise social inclusion as priority for food systems transformation
Methodology
Draft Methodology for the 2020 Digital Inclusion Benchmark
Benchmark results
CHRB results and reports from 2017–2019
Methodology
Draft Methodology for the 2020 Gender Benchmark Baseline Assessment and the 2021 Gender Benchmark
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2020 Climate and Energy Benchmark of the automotive sector
Data set
2019 Seafood Stewardship Index data set
Benchmark results
2019 Seafood Stewardship Index
Report
Seven systems transformations for benchmarking companies on the SDGs
Report
Second roundtable on the Gender Equality and Empowerment Benchmark
Report
Scoping Report for the Food and Agriculture Benchmark
Methodology
The Methodology for the 2019 Seafood Stewardship Index
Report
Scoping Report for the 2020 Digital Inclusion Benchmark
Report
How can ICT companies contribute to digital inclusion?
First dialogue on transforming the food system
Report
First roundtable on Gender Equality & Empowerment
Report
2018 Scoping Report for a Gender Benchmark
Methodology
Draft methodology for the 2019 Seafood Stewardship Index
Report
Final consultation publication
Report
5 key insights from WBA roundtable during Dutch trade mission to India
Amsterdam Roundtable
Washington, DC Roundtable
Youth Roundtable Bonn
Buenos Aires Roundtable
Mumbai Roundtable
Nairobi Roundtable
Report
Seafood Stewardship Index: Tokyo Roundtable Report
Cape Town Roundtable
Kuala Lumpur Roundtable
London Roundtable
Jakarta Roundtable
Seafood Stewardship Index: Feasibility Study
New York Roundtable – UNGA 2017
First Roundtable Seafood Stewardship Index
Unraveling the role of the private sector