Which companies earned a spot on Corporate Knights’ index of the world’s greenest firms?
Corporate Knights’ 2022 ranking of the world’s 100 most sustainable corporations is based on a rigorous assessment of nearly 7,000 public companies with revenue over US$1 billion.
2022 G100 Rank | 2021 G100 Rank | Company | Country | Climate commitments | Overall Score |
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1 | 21 | Vestas Wind Systems A/S | Denmark | 1.5°C, SBTi | A+ |
2 | 24 | Chr Hansen Holding A/S | Denmark | 1.5°C, SBTi | A |
3 | 43 | Autodesk Inc | United States of America | SBTi | A |
4 | 1 | Schneider Electric SE | France | 1.5°C, SBTi | A |
5 | 40 | City Developments Ltd | Singapore | 1.5°C, SBTi | A |
6 | 9 | American Water Works Company Inc | United States of America | A | |
7 | 2 | Orsted A/S | Denmark | 1.5°C, SBTi | A- |
8 | 12 | Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC | United Kingdom | SBTi | A- |
9 | 55 | Dassault Systemes SE | France | 1.5°C, SBTi | A- |
10 | 18 | Brambles Ltd | Australia | 1.5°C, SBTi | A- |
11 | 57 | Sims Ltd | Australia | A- | |
12 | 38 | Johnson Controls International PLC | Ireland | 1.5°C, SBTi | B+ |
12* | 7 | Kering SA | France | SBTi, FCCA | B+ |
13 | 93 | Koninklijke KPN NV | Netherlands | 1.5°C, SBTi | B+ |
14 | 6 | McCormick & Company Inc | United States of America | SBTi | B+ |
15 | Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc | United States of America | B+ | ||
16 | 45 | Transcontinental Inc | Canada | B+ | |
17 | 5 | Stantec Inc | Canada | 1.5°C, SBTi | B+ |
18 | 17 | Cascades Inc | Canada | SBTi | B+ |
19 | Evoqua Water Technologies Corp | United States of America | SBTi | B+ | |
20 | Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd | Hong Kong | B+ | ||
21 | 3 | Banco do Brasil SA | Brazil | 1.5°C, SBTi | B+ |
22 | 51 | Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd | Japan | 1.5°C, SBTi | B+ |
23 | Engie Brasil Energia SA | Brazil | B+ | ||
24 | 4 | Neste Oyj | Finland | B+ | |
25 | 19 | Iberdrola SA | Spain | 1.5°C, SBTi | B+ |
26 | 70 | Xerox Holdings Corp | United States of America | SBTi | B |
27 | Salesforce.Com Inc | United States of America | 1.5°C, SBTi | B | |
28 | 13 | Cisco Systems Inc | United States of America | 1.5°C, SBTi | B |
29 | 39 | Alstom SA | France | SBTi | B |
31† | Legrand SA | France | 1.5°C, SBTi | B | |
32 | 16 | Eisai Co Ltd | Japan | 1.5°C, SBTi | B |
33 | Ecolab Inc | United States of America | 1.5°C, SBTi | B | |
34 | Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd | Canada | SBTi | B | |
35 | 36 | Novozymes A/S | Denmark | 1.5°C, SBTi | B |
36 | 90 | Alphabet Inc | United States of America | B- | |
37 | 27 | Verbund AG | Austria | B- | |
38 | 95 | Workday Inc | United States of America | 1.5°C, SBTi | B- |
39 | SunPower Corp | United States of America | B- | ||
40 | 8 | Metso Outotec Corp | Finland | SBTi | B- |
41 | 29 | IGM Financial Inc | Canada | NZAM | B- |
42 | Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd | China | B- | ||
43 | Sprouts Farmers Market Inc | United States of America | B- | ||
44 | 20 | TSMC | Taiwan | B- | |
45 | 62 | Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd | Hong Kong | B- | |
46 | 60 | Samsung SDI Co Ltd | South Korea | B- | |
47 | LONGi Green Energy Technology Co Ltd | China | 1.5°C, SBTi | B- | |
48 | Apple Inc | United States of America | 1.5°C, SBTi | B- | |
49 | 54 | Telus Corp | Canada | 1.5°C, SBTi | B- |
50 | 50 | HP Inc | United States of America | 1.5°C, SBTi | B- |
51 | Atea ASA | Norway | SBTi | B- | |
52 | 97 | Tesla Inc | United States of America | 1.5°C, SBTi | B- |
53 | 41 | Konica Minolta Inc | Japan | SBTi | B- |
54 | 30 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co | United States of America | 1.5°C, SBTi | C+ |
55 | 84 | SAP SE | Germany | 1.5°C, SBTi | C+ |
55* | 14 | Storebrand ASA | Norway | 1.5°C, SBTi, NZAM, NZAO | C+ |
55* | 69 | Sun Life Financial Inc | Canada | NZAM | C+ |
56 | Koninklijke Philips NV | Netherlands | 1.5°C, SBTi | C+ | |
57 | 34 | Arcelik AS | Turkey | 1.5°C, SBTi | C+ |
58 | Citrix Systems Inc | United States of America | SBTi | C+ | |
59 | UniCredit SpA | Italy | NZBA | C+ | |
60 | 67 | Commerzbank AG | Germany | SBTi, NZAM, NZBA | C+ |
61 | 37 | ING Groep NV | Netherlands | NZAM | C+ |
62 | Quadient SA | France | C+ | ||
63 | 88 | Henkel AG & Co KgaA | Germany | 1.5°C, SBTi, NZAM | C+ |
64 | 59 | Intel Corp | United States of America | C+ | |
66† | 77 | Prologis Inc | United States of America | SBTi | C+ |
67 | 65 | Sanofi SA | France | 1.5°C, SBTi | C+ |
68 | 74 | Analog Devices Inc | United States of America | 1.5°C, SBTi | C+ |
69 | 87 | Kesko Oyj | Finland | 1.5°C, SBTi | C+ |
70 | 86 | Nordea Bank Abp | Finland | NZAM, NZAO, NZBA | C+ |
71 | 44 | National Australia Bank Ltd | Australia | C+ | |
72 | 80 | StarHub Ltd | Singapore | C+ | |
73 | 92 | Industria de Diseno Textil SA | Spain | SBTi, FCCA | C+ |
74 | 91 | Teck Resources Ltd | Canada | C | |
75 | 58 | CapitaLand Investment Ltd | Singapore | SBTi | C |
76 | 46 | BNP Paribas SA | France | SBTi, NZAM, NZAO, NZBA | C |
77 | Puma SE | Germany | SBTi, FCCA | C | |
78 | 79 | Unilever PLC | United Kingdom | 1.5°C, SBTi | C |
79 | Gildan Activewear Inc | Canada | C | ||
80 | 47 | Bank of Montreal | Canada | NZAM, NZAO | C |
81 | 68 | Cogeco Communications Inc | Canada | 1.5°C, SBTi | C |
82 | 76 | Adidas AG | Germany | SBTi, FCCA | C |
83 | Coloplast A/S | Denmark | 1.5°C, SBTi | C | |
84 | 35 | BT Group PLC | United Kingdom | 1.5°C, SBTi | C- |
86† | 73 | Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd | Canada | C- | |
87 | 78 | Lenovo Group Ltd | China | SBTi | C- |
88 | 42 | Natura & Co Holding SA | Brazil | 1.5°C, SBTi | C- |
89 | Campbell Soup Co | United States of America | SBTi | C- | |
90 | 56 | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | Italy | NZBA | C- |
91 | 82 | AstraZeneca PLC | United Kingdom | 1.5°C, SBTi | C- |
92 | KBC Groep NV | Belgium | C- | ||
93 | 49 | Allianz SE | Germany | SBTi, NZAM, NZAO | C- |
94 | Aster DM Healthcare Ltd | India | D+ | ||
95 | 89 | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson | Sweden | 1.5°C, SBTi | D+ |
96 | 75 | Pearson PLC | United Kingdom | 1.5°C, SBTi | D+ |
97 | Biogen Inc | United States of America | 1.5°C, SBTi | D+ | |
98 | 99 | Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd | Canada | D | |
99 | LG Electronics Inc | South Korea | 1.5°C, SBTi | D | |
100 | 94 | Byd Co Ltd | China | D- |