The World’s 50 Most Sustainable Companies in 2023

This year’s most sustainable companies according to Corporate Knights has been released in January. The  annual ranking, now in its 19th year, is based on an assessment of more than 6,000 public companies that report more than US$1 billion in revenues. In the 2023 list, one-fifth of the most sustainable corporations are based in the US and 11% in Canada. Europe still leads the way with 44%, while 22% are located in the Asia Pacific region. 

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50 of the World’s Most Sustainable Companies in 2023

1. Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc (US) – A+
2. Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Denmark) – A
3. Brambles Ltd (Australia) – A
4. Brookfield Renewable Partners LP (Bermuda) – A
5. Autodesk Inc (US) – A
6. Evoqua Water Technologies Corp (US) – A
7. Stantec Inc (Canada) – A-
8. Schneider Electric SE (France) – A-
9. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (Spain) – A-
10. Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp (Taiwan) – A-
11. Dassault Systemes SE (France) – A-
12. Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd (China) – A-
13. Orsted A/S (Denmark) – A-
14. Sims Ltd (Australia) – A-
15. Banco do Brasil SA (Brazil) – A-
16. Rockwool A/S (Denmark) – A-
17. Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland) – A-
18. Chr Hansen Holding A/S (Denmark) – B+
19. Kone Oyj (Finland) – B+
20. Cascades Inc (Canada) – B+
21. Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC (UK) – B+
22. McCormick & Company Inc (US) – B+
23. Novozymes A/S (Denmark) – B+
24. Iberdrola SA (Spain) – B+
25. BT Group PLC (UK) – B+
26. Alphabet Inc (US) – B+
27. Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd (Hong Kong) – B+
28. City Developments Ltd (Singapore) – B+
29. Neste Oyj (Finland) – B+
30. Ecolab Inc (US) – B+
31. Kering SA (France) – B
32. Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd (Hong Kong) – B
33. ASM International NV (Netherlands) – B
34. StarHub Ltd (Singapore) – B
35. SunPower Corp (US) – B
36. Xerox Holdings Corp (US) – B
37. Telus Corp (Canada) – B
38. Unilever PLC (UK) – B
39. HP Inc (US) – B
40. VMware Inc (US) – B
41. SAP SE (Germany) – B
42. BCE Inc (Canada) – B
43. Coloplast A/S (Denmark) – B
44. Koninklijke KPN NV (Netherlands) – B
45. Cogeco Communications Inc (Canada) – B
46. First Solar Inc (US) – B-
47. Puma SE (Germany) – B-
48. Cisco Systems Inc (US) – B-
49. Atea ASA (Norway) – B-
50. Konica Minolta Inc (Japan) – B-

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