Readable text
How much of each report we could extract as clean text.
99%
of reports give us at least 90% of their text. The typical report gives 98%.
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Sector summary
How clearly Consumer Defensive companies report on sustainability
We scored 1,854 sustainability reports from 327 Consumer Defensive companies, published from 1992 to 2026. These figures describe the sector as a whole.
Scores describe the quality of a report's communication. A high score does not mean a company is more sustainable.
69% of Consumer Defensive reports are hard to read.
They score below 20 out of 100 for ease of reading, which combines readability for people and for algorithms.
Rankings updated 22 Sep 2026.
The sector at a glance
Ease of reading
How easy the text is to understand, out of 100. Poor is below 20, good is above 40.
The typical report scores 17.8 for people and 13.4 for algorithms.
- Poor
- 69%
- Fair
- 31%
- Good
- 0%
Sustainability focus
The share of a report's key terms about sustainability. Poor is below 30%, good is 50% and above.
In the typical report, 54% of key terms are about sustainability.
- Poor
- 8%
- Fair
- 31%
- Good
- 61%
Alignment
How much of a report's sustainability emphasis sits where its industry puts it. Poor is below 50%, good is 80% and above.
The typical report puts 69% of its emphasis where its industry does.
- Poor
- 5%
- Fair
- 95%
- Good
- 0%
Read the methodology for how each measure is calculated.
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