THE GLOBAL 100: A ranking of the world’s most sustainable companies
RANK     RANK                                                                                                               OVERALL
                  NAME                                    PEER GROUP (CKIG)                             COUNTRY
2020     2019                                                                                                               SCORE
1        4        Ørsted A/S                              Wholesale power                               Denmark             85.20%
2        1        Chr Hansen A/S                          Food and other chemical agents                Denmark             83.90
3        3        Neste Oyj                               Petroleum refineries                          Finland             83.64
4        14       Cisco Systems Inc                       Communications equipment                      United States       83.59
5        48       Autodesk Inc                            Software                                      United States       82.84
6        58       Novozymes A/S                           Specialty and performance chemicals           Denmark             82.70
7        35       ING Groep NV                            Banks                                         Netherlands         82.53
8        -        Enel SpA                                Wholesale power                               Italy                81.77
9        8        Banco do Brasil SA                      Banks                                         Brazil               81.72
10       -        Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp        Electric utilities                            Canada              80.89
11       77       OSRAM Licht AG                          Electrical equipment and power systems        Germany             79.87
12       89       Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd                 Other materials                               Japan               79.48
13       -        Storebrand ASA                          Insurance                                     Norway              79.32
14       7        Umicore                                 Primary metals products                       Belgium             79.07
15       -        Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co           Computer hardware                             United States       78.43
16       -        American Water                          Water utilities                               United States       78.33
17       61       Iberdrola SA                            Wholesale power                               Spain               78.24
18       12       Outotec Oyj                             Machinery manufacturing                       Finland             76.88
19       19       CEMIG                                   Electric utilities                            Brazil              76.35
20       93       Accenture PLC                           Technology consulting services                Ireland             76.20
21       38       Dassault Systèmes SE                    Software                                      France              76.01
22       13       McCormick & Co                          Food and beverage production                  United States       75.96
23       2        Kering SA                               Apparel and accessory products                France              75.26
24       23       UPM-Kymmene Oyj                         Forestry and paper products                   Finland             75.20
25       10       Taiwan Semiconductor                    Semiconductor equipment and services          Taiwan              75.13
                  Manufacturing Co Ltd
26       6        Prologis Inc                            Real estate investment trusts (REITs)         United States       75.07
27       -        H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB                 Apparel and accessories retail                Sweden              74.68
28       20       Sanofi SA                               Biopharmaceuticals                            France              74.43
29       60       Schneider Electric SE                   Industrial conglomerates                      France              74.10
30       15       Natura Cosmeticos SA                    Personal care and cleaning products           Brazil              73.91
31       24       BNP Paribas SA                          Banks                                         France              72.89
32       43       KONE Oyj                                Machinery manufacturing                       Finland             72.17
33       42       Verbund AG                              Wholesale power                               Austria             72.06
34       29       Valeo SA                                Consumer vehicles and parts                   France              71.84
35       16       ERG SpA                                 Wholesale power                               Italy               71.59
36       25       City Developments Ltd                   Real estate investment and services           Singapore           71.43
37       34       Vestas Wind Systems A/S                 Electrical equipment and power systems        Denmark             71.34
38       26       bioMérieux                              Diagnostics and drug delivery devices         France              71.26
39       80       Intesa Sanpaolo SpA                     Banks                                         Italy               71.20
40       27       Koninklijke NV (KPN)                    Wireless and wireline                         Netherlands         70.17
                                                          telecommunications services
41       28       Siemens AG                              Industrial conglomerates                      Germany             69.84
42       74       National Australia Bank                 Banks                                         Australia           69.30
43       9        Shinhan Financial Group Co.             Banks                                         South Korea         69.29
44       22       Bombardier Inc                          Aerospace and defence manufacturing           Canada              69.20
45       -        Koninklijke DSM NV                      Food and other chemical agents                Netherlands         69.18
46       65       Unilever PLC                            Personal care and cleaning products           United Kingdom      69.16
47       -        Sims Metal Management Ltd               Primary metals products                       United States       67.93
48       -        Bank of Montreal                        Banks                                         Canada              67.65
49       -        Cascades Inc                            Containers and packaging                      Canada              67.61
50       86       Advantech Co Ltd                        Computer hardware                             Taiwan              67.61
51       -        Standard Bank Group                     Banks                                         South Africa        67.60
52       21       Ericsson                                Communications equipment                      Sweden              67.49
53       55       Danaher Corporation                     Medical devices                               United States       67.22
54       -        Canadian National                       Cargo transportation and                      Canada              67.11
                                                          infrastructure services
55       84       Adidas AG                               Apparel and accessory products                Germany             66.38
56       50       AstraZeneca PLC                         Biopharmaceuticals                            United Kingdom      65.92
57       -        Stantec Inc                             Facilities and construction services          Canada              65.75
58       39       HP Inc (Hewlett Packard)                Computer peripherals and systems              United States       65.66
59       67       Commerzbank AG                          Banks                                         Germany             65.59
60       41       Sun Life Financial Inc                  Insurance                                     Canada              65.10
61       45       ABB Ltd                                 Industrial conglomerates                      Switzerland         64.63
62       52       Alphabet Inc                            Internet and data services                    United States       64.41
63       33       CapitaLand Ltd                          Real estate investment and services           Singapore           64.39
64       11       Pearson PLC                             Personal professional services                United Kingdom      64.23
65       -        BT Group PLC                            Wireless and wireline                         United Kingdom      63.90
                                                          telecommunications services
66       49       Metso Oyj                               Machinery manufacturing                       Finland             63.75
67       40       Comerica Inc                            Banks                                         United States       63.38
68       78       Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd            Biopharmaceuticals                            Japan               62.71
69       -        Assicurazioni Generali SpA              Insurance                                     Italy               62.71
70       68       Acciona SA                              Facilities and construction services          Spain               62.35
71       58       Novo Nordisk A/S                        Biopharmaceuticals                            Denmark             62.03
72       96       Konica Minolta Inc                      Computer peripherals and systems              Japan                61.01
73       -        Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken           Banks                                         Sweden              60.76
                  AB (SEB)
74       69       Tesla Inc                          Consumer vehicles and parts                        United States       60.47
75       71       Westpac Banking Corp               Banks                                              Australia           60.35
76       79       UCB SA                             Biopharmaceuticals                                 Belgium             60.15
77       81       Workday Inc                        Software                                           United States       60.09
78       -        Merck & Co Inc                     Biopharmaceuticals                                 United States       59.51
79       5        GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK)          Biopharmaceuticals                                 United Kingdom      59.35
80       83       Samsung SDI Co Ltd                 Electrical equipment and power systems             South Korea         58.78
81       -        Intel Corporation                  Semiconductor manufacturing                        United States       58.36
82       17       Analog Devices Inc                 Semiconductor manufacturing                        United States       58.09
83       -        IGM Financial Inc                  Investment services                                Canada              57.46
84       -        Canadian Solar Inc                 Electrical equipment and power                     Canada              57.43
                                                     systems
85       -        BYD Co Ltd                         Consumer vehicles and parts                        China               56.31
86       92       Kao Corporation                    Personal care and cleaning products                Japan               55.47
87       -        BASF SE                            Specialty and performance chemicals                Germany             54.23
88       -        Cogeco Communications Inc          Wireless and wireline                              Canada              53.94
                                                     telecommunications services
89       100      Panasonic Corp                     Computer hardware                                  Japan               53.64
90       -        Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd Food and beverage production                       Hong Kong           52.69
91       37       Teck Resources Ltd                 Metal ore mining                                   Canada              52.62
92       95       Toyota Motor Corporation           Consumer vehicles and parts                        Japan               52.19
93       85       Campbell Soup Company              Food and beverage production                       United States        51.43
94       54       Industria de Diseno Textil SA      Apparel and accessories retail                     Spain                51.19
95       -        Singapore Telecommunications       Wireless and wireline                              Singapore           50.59
                  Ltd                                telecommunications services
96       -        Telus Corporation                  Wireless and wireline                              Canada              47.85
                                                     telecommunications services
97       -        Lenovo Group Ltd                   Computer peripherals and systems                   China               46.16
98       98       L’Oréal SA                         Personal care and cleaning products                France              42.76
99       88       Kesko Oyj                          Food and beverage retail                           Finland             41.30
100      31       Amundi SA                          Investment services                                France              37.71
*Note: Companies with high CKIG ranks may not make the Global 100 due to failing sustainability disclosure requirements, F-score test
for financial health, high fines, penalties or settlements in the previous year, or incongruities between GICS Sectors with CKIGs.
**CEO-Average Worker Pay Ratio not disclosed. Based on disclosed Median-to-CEO pay ratio; for indicative purposes only.
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