Every year, Newsweek magazine ranks companies around the world who are considered leaders in sustainability and pro-environment practices.
Since 2009, the annual list ranks each company with a percentage score that shows significant sustainable strategies or policies implemented by the company in the past year.
This year, Vivendi, a French multinational mass media and telecommunication company, has won the first place with a 85.3 percent that represents their efforts to embrace solar energy and their initiatives to encourage employees’ carpooling.
Botox-manufacturer Allergan, which also tops the US ranking, started its sustainability practices about 20 years ago. A recent strategy concentrating on energy efficiency and waste management earned them second place on the Newsweek’s top list.
Software giant Adobe is also considered a pioneer of green business, especially green building technologies. The company is a founding member of the US Green Building Council’s Building Health Initiative.
The World’s Top 10 List
- Vivendi (Telecommunication) Score 85.3%
- Allergan (Health Care) 85.1%
- Adobe (Software Developer) 84.4%
- Kering (Consumer Discretionary) 83.6%
- NTT Docomo (Telecommunication) 83.1%
- Ecolab (Materials) 82.6%
- Atlas Copco (Industrials) 77.2%
- Biogen (Health Care) 75.7%
- Compass Group (Consumer Discretionary) 75.3%
- Schneider Electrics (Industrials) 75.3%
US Top 20 List
- Allergan (Health Care) 85.1%
- Adobe (Software Developer) 84.4%
- Ball Corporation (Materials) 83.5%
- Ecolab (Materials) 82.6%
- Sigma-Aldrich (Materials) 79.7%
- McCormik (Consumer Staples) 77.6%
- Biogen (Health Care) 75.7%
- Rockwell Automation (Industry) 73.7%
- Cardinal Health (Health Care) 71%
- Agilent Technologies (Health Care) 70.9%