Table 1

Companies included in the analysis

CompanyCountrySectorTurnover bn USD (2021)No. of Employees (2021)
Bayer AGGermanyPharmaceutical51.399,637
Borregaard AGNorwayChemicals0.71,062
Carlsberg Breweries A/SDenmarkBrewer10.239,375
Coca-Cola HBC AGSwitzerlandBeverages8.126,787
Compagnie Financière Richemont SASwitzerlandLuxury goods21.7167,816
DanoneFranceFood27.598,105
Firmenich SASwitzerlandConsumer Durables4.3160
GEA Group AGGermanyFood, chemicals, pharma5.418,143
Givaudan SASwitzerlandConsumer Durables7.416,842
Heidelberg MaterialsGermanyBuilding materials21.651,209
Holcim LtdSwitzerlandBuilding materials29.469,672
KeringFranceLuxury goods17.642,000
KONE CorporationFinlandElectrical Equipment and Machinery11.962,720
Koninklijke Philips NVNetherlandsConsumer Durables21.378,189
L’OréalFranceConsumer Durables36.685,412
LANXESS AGGermanyChemicals8.714,866
Lundbeck A/SDenmarkPharmaceutical0.3161
Metsä Board CorporationFinlandPaper and forestry2.42,389
MichelinFranceTires27.1124,760
Novo Nordisk A/SDenmarkPharmaceutical21.547,792
PirelliItalyTires6.430,690
Saint-GobainFranceBuilding materials50167,816
Salvatore Ferragamo GroupItalyLuxury goods1.33,561
SANOFIFrancePharmaceutical44.995,442
Schneider ElectricFranceElectrical Equipment and Machinery32.9147,468
Signify N.V.NetherlandsLights7.836,824
Sofidel S.p.AItalyTissue and sanitary paper2.46,737
Symrise AGGermanyConsumer Durables4.411,151
The LEGO GroupDenmarkToys6.24,409
Thyssenkrupp AGGermanyBuilding materials39.8101,275
VallourecFranceMining3.916,685
Source(s): Bureau van Dijk (2021), Authors’ own creation

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