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#100: City Developments
Overall Score: 54.10%
Country: Singapore
Industry: Real Estate Management & Development
Most sustainable companies
Blaming huge corporations for denying climate science and contributing to pollution is a common thread in the discourse around climate change, from studies on carbon emissions to the Exxon Knew campaign. While many top companies continue to extract and emit fossil fuels at high rates, however, others are working to counteract the rising tide of climate change through programs that emphasize clean energy. In fact, nearly half of all Fortune 500 companies and two-thirds of Fortune 100 companies have set renewable energy goals and are committing to use wind, solar, or other forms of clean energy instead of fossil fuels.
But which companies are making the biggest strides towards environmental protection? A recent report from Corporate Knights answers that question through a rigorous ranking system that has determined the 100 most sustainable corporations. The list consists of publicly-listed companies from all industries and locations with gross revenues of over $1 billion, all of which were screened for sustainability disclosure practices and financial health. Rankings were based on several factors, most prominently including KPI (Key Performance Indicator) metrics generated from ratios of a company's revenue to different types of emissions, financial and employee management, and "clean revenue," or percentage of a company's total revenue determined "clean" by national bureaus such as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. All information used in the rankings was taken from publicly disclosed data, then verified for companies on the top 100 list. The higher the final ranking, the more sustainable the company.
Click through the slideshow to find out which global corporations are doing the most to utilize renewable energy and work against climate change, as well as details about how each corporation is working towards its sustainability goals.
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#99: Derwent London
Overall Score: 54.30%
Country: United Kingdom
Industry: Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
3 / 100
#98: CapitaLand
Overall Score: 55.10%
Country: Singapore
Industry: Real Estate Management & Development
4 / 100
#97: SSE
Overall Score: 56.80%
Country: United Kingdom
Industry: Electric Utilities
5 / 100
#96: Vestas Wind Systems
Overall Score: 58.30%
Country: Denmark
Industry: Electrical Equipment
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#95: Umicore
Overall Score: 59.20%
Country: Belgium
Industry: Chemicals
7 / 100
#94: Suez
Overall Score: 59.30%
Country: France
Industry: Multi-Utilities
8 / 100
#93: Posco
Overall Score: 59.50%
Country: South Korea
Industry: Metals & Mining
9 / 100
#92: Johnson & Johnson
Overall Score: 59.60%
Country: United States
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
10 / 100
#91: Syngenta
Overall Score: 59.70%
Country: Switzerland
Industry: Chemicals
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11 / 100
#90: Renault
Overall Score: 59.70%
Country: France
Industry: Automobiles
12 / 100
#89: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Overall Score: 60.00%
Country: Canada
Industry: Banks
13 / 100
#88: Wartsila
Overall Score: 60.10%
Country: Finland
Industry: Machinery
14 / 100
#87: Orkla
Overall Score: 60.40%
Country: Norway
Industry: Food Products
15 / 100
#86: Nordea Bank
Overall Score: 60.50%
Country: Sweden
Industry: Banks
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#85: AXA
Overall Score: 60.60%
Country: France
Industry: Insurance
17 / 100
#84: L'Oreal
Overall Score: 60.70%
Country: France
Industry: Personal Products
18 / 100
#83: Akzo Nobel
Overall Score: 60.70%
Country: Netherlands
Industry: Chemicals
19 / 100
#82: Verbund
Overall Score: 60.90%
Country: Austria
Industry: Electric Utilities
20 / 100
#81: General Electric
Overall Score: 60.90%
Country: United States
Industry: Industrial Conglomerates
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#80: National Australia Bank
Overall Score: 61.30%
Country: Australia
Industry: Banks
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#79: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Overall Score: 61.50%
Country: United States
Industry: Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
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#78: Sun Life Financial
Overall Score: 61.50%
Country: Canada
Industry: Insurance
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#77: HP
Overall Score: 61.80%
Country: United States
Industry: Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
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#76: Banco Santander Brasil
Overall Score: 61.90%
Country: Brazil
Industry: Banks
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#75: MetLife
Overall Score: 62.00%
Country: United States
Industry: Insurance
27 / 100
#74: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Overall Score: 62.30%
Country: Taiwan
Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
28 / 100
#73: Telus
Overall Score: 62.50%
Country: Canada
Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
29 / 100
#72: Lenovo Group
Overall Score: 62.60%
Country: China
Industry: Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
30 / 100
#71: Allianz
Overall Score: 62.70%
Country: Germany
Industry: Insurance
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31 / 100
#70: Orsted
Overall Score: 63.00%
Country: Denmark
Industry: Electric Utilities
32 / 100
#69: Texas Instruments
Overall Score: 63.00%
Country: United States
Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
33 / 100
#68: Nissan Motor Co
Overall Score: 63.10%
Country: Japan
Industry: Automobiles
34 / 100
#67: Coca-Cola European Partners
Overall Score: 63.20%
Country: United Kingdom
Industry: Beverages
35 / 100
#66: Chr. Hansen
Overall Score: 63.30%
Country: Denmark
Industry: Chemicals
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36 / 100
#65: Sandvik
Overall Score: 63.40%
Country: Sweden
Industry: Machinery
37 / 100
#64: Novartis
Overall Score: 63.70%
Country: Switzerland
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
38 / 100
#63: Singapore Telecommunications
Overall Score: 63.70%
Country: Singapore
Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
39 / 100
#62: BT Group
Overall Score: 64.00%
Country: United Kingdom
Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
40 / 100
#61: Diageo
Overall Score: 64.20%
Country: United Kingdom
Industry: Beverages
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41 / 100
#60: Daimler
Overall Score: 64.20%
Country: Germany
Industry: Automobiles
42 / 100
#59: NVIDIA
Overall Score: 64.40%
Country: United States
Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
43 / 100
#58: Aberdeen Asset Management
Overall Score: 64.50%
Country: United Kingdom
Industry: Capital Markets
44 / 100
#57: H & M Hennes & Mauritz
Overall Score: 65.10%
Country: Sweden
Industry: Specialty Retail
45 / 100
#56: Acciona
Overall Score: 65.60%
Country: Spain
Industry: Electric Utilities
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#55: Sekisui Chemical
Overall Score: 65.60%
Country: Japan
Industry: Household Durables
47 / 100
#54: ING Groep
Overall Score: 65.90%
Country: Netherlands
Industry: Banks
48 / 100
#53: GlaxoSmithKline
Overall Score: 66.30%
Country: United Kingdom
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
49 / 100
#52: Engie Brasil Energia
Overall Score: 66.40%
Country: Brazil
Industry: Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Prod.
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#51: Legrand
Overall Score: 66.50%
Country: France
Industry: Electrical Equipment
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#50: Nestle
Overall Score: 66.60%
Country: Switzerland
Industry: Food Products
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#49: Banco do Brasil
Overall Score: 66.60%
Country: Brazil
Industry: Banks
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#48: Ingersoll-Rand
Overall Score: 66.70%
Country: United States
Industry: Machinery
54 / 100
#47: Kering
Overall Score: 66.80%
Country: France
Industry: Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
55 / 100
#46: Shinhan Financial Group
Overall Score: 67.00%
Country: South Korea
Industry: Banks
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56 / 100
#45: Schneider Electric
Overall Score: 67.00%
Country: France
Industry: Electrical Equipment
57 / 100
#44: Takeda Pharmaceutical
Overall Score: 67.40%
Country: Japan
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
58 / 100
#43: Applied Materials
Overall Score: 67.40%
Country: United States
Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
59 / 100
#42: Analog Devices
Overall Score: 67.60%
Country: United States
Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
60 / 100
#41: Intesa Sanpaolo
Overall Score: 68.00%
Country: Italy
Industry: Banks
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#40: Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget
Overall Score: 68.00%
Country: Sweden
Industry: Household Products
62 / 100
#39: ABB
Overall Score: 68.10%
Country: Switzerland
Industry: Electrical Equipment
63 / 100
#38: Storebrand
Overall Score: 68.80%
Country: Norway
Industry: Insurance
64 / 100
#37: Eli Lilly
Overall Score: 69.30%
Country: United States
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
65 / 100
#36: BNP Paribas
Overall Score: 69.40%
Country: France
Industry: Banks
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66 / 100
#35: Nokia
Overall Score: 69.60%
Country: Finland
Industry: Communications Equipment
67 / 100
#34: AstraZeneca
Overall Score: 69.70%
Country: United Kingdom
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
68 / 100
#33: bioMerieux
Overall Score: 69.80%
Country: France
Industry: Health Care Equipment & Supplies
69 / 100
#32: Television Francaise
Overall Score: 69.90%
Country: France
Industry: Media
70 / 100
#31: Kesko
Overall Score: 70.20%
Country: Finland
Industry: Food & Staples Retailing
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71 / 100
#30: Deutsche Borse
Overall Score: 70.60%
Country: Germany
Industry: Capital Markets
72 / 100
#29: Halma
Overall Score: 70.70%
Country: United Kingdom
Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
73 / 100
#28: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Overall Score: 70.80%
Country: Sweden
Industry: Communications Equipment
74 / 100
#27: Itron
Overall Score: 71.10%
Country: United States
Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
75 / 100
#26: Intel
Overall Score: 71.10%
Country: United States
Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
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76 / 100
#25: Vivendi
Overall Score: 71.10%
Country: France
Industry: Media
77 / 100
#24: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Overall Score: 71.50%
Country: Australia
Industry: Banks
78 / 100
#23: McCormick
Overall Score: 71.50%
Country: United States
Industry: Food Products
79 / 100
#22: Sanofi SA
Overall Score: 71.90%
Country: France
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
80 / 100
#21: Honda Motor Co
Overall Score: 71.90%
Country: Japan
Industry: Automobiles
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81 / 100
#20: Allergan
Overall Score: 72.20%
Country: United States
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
82 / 100
#19: Koninklijke Philips
Overall Score: 72.50%
Country: Netherlands
Industry: Industrial Conglomerates
83 / 100
#18: Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais CEMIG
Overall Score: 73.00%
Country: Brazil
Industry: Electric Utilities
84 / 100
#17: Bayerische Motoren Werke
Overall Score: 73.20%
Country: Germany
Industry: Automobiles
85 / 100
#16: Amadeus IT Group
Overall Score: 73.20%
Country: Spain
Industry: IT Services
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86 / 100
#15: Pearson
Overall Score: 73.90%
Country: United Kingdom
Industry: Media
87 / 100
#14: Natura Cosmeticos
Overall Score: 74.10%
Country: Brazil
Industry: Personal Products
88 / 100
#13: Merck
Overall Score: 74.30%
Country: United States
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
89 / 100
#12: Enbridge
Overall Score: 74.90%
Country: Canada
Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
90 / 100
#11: Aareal Bank
Overall Score: 75.40%
Country: Germany
Industry: Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
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91 / 100
#10: Samsung SDI
Overall Score: 75.80%
Country: South Korea
Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
92 / 100
#9: Siemens
Overall Score: 76.70%
Country: Germany
Industry: Industrial Conglomerates
93 / 100
#8: Autodesk
Overall Score: 76.90%
Country: United States
Industry: Software
94 / 100
#7: Cisco Systems
Overall Score: 77.00%
Country: United States
Industry: Communications Equipment
95 / 100
#6: Amundi
Overall Score: 77.80%
Country: France
Industry: Capital Markets
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96 / 100
#5: Outotec
Overall Score: 78.30%
Country: Finland
Industry: Construction & Engineering
97 / 100
#4: Ucb
Overall Score: 79.50%
Country: Belgium
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
98 / 100
#3: Valeo
Overall Score: 83.60%
Country: France
Industry: Auto Components
99 / 100
#2: Neste
Overall Score: 85.20%
Country: Finland
Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
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#1: Dassault Systemes
Overall Score: 86.10%
Country: France
Industry: Software
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