The Global 100 Index is an annual ranking of the world's most

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corporations. The list is published by Toronto-based media and research company,

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(and announced each year during the

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). From its inception in February 2005 to January 2022, the Global 100 index made a net investment return of 331%, compared to 279% from the

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All Country World Index (ACWI). The adoption of large green recovery programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is suspected to have widened this performance gap.

History

The Global 100 was created by

magazine in 2005. The index was created with the intention of devising a methodology to quantitatively compare and rank the world's largest publicly traded companies. As a rules-based sustainability rating that emphasizes the impact of a company's core products and services, the Global 100 is the best-performing global sustainability index (ticker: CKG100).

Methodology

The Global 100 uses a purely quantitative methodology to determine inclusion in the ranking. The Global 100 starting universe automatically considers all publicly listed companies with US$1B+ revenue during the rating year. The firms are screened for: a financially based Piotroski F-score to ensure financial stability, and fines, penalties or settlements paid out by the company for sustainability related violations. Companies involved in certain products or services and behaviours counterproductive to sustainable development are eliminated. The initial screening process culminates in the Global 100 shortlist. Companies are scored on up to 25

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(KPIs), according to the companies’ Corporate Knights Peer Group (CKPG) classification and KPI Weighting System. The 25 KPIs used to rank Global 100 companies include: * Energy Productivity * GHG Productivity * Water Productivity * Waste Productivity * VOC Productivity * NOx Productivity * SOx Productivity * Particulate Matter Productivity * Sustainable Revenue * Sustainable Investment * Injuries * Fatalities * Percentage Tax Paid * CEO to Average Worker Pay * Pension Fund Quality * Employee Turnover * Sanction Deductions * Paid Sick Leave * Sustainability Pay Link * Non-males in Executive Management * Non-males on Boards * Racial Diversity Among Executives * Racial Diversity on Board of Directors * Supplier Sustainability Score * Political Influence

Accolades

The Global 100 Index has been recognized as a leader in transparency and industry best practices for sustainability rankings, according to SustainAbility's Rate the Raters project.

World's Most Sustainable Corporations

2022:

Vestas Wind Systems Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines that was founded in 1945. The company operates manufacturing plants in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Taiwan, India, Italy, Romania, the Uni ...

2021:

Schneider Electric Schneider Electric SE is a French multinational company that specializes in digital automation and energy management. It addresses homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries, by combining energy technologies, real-time automation ...

2020: Ørsted 2019: Chr. Hansen Holding A/S 2018:

Dassault Systèmes Dassault Systèmes SE () (abbreviated 3DS) is a French software corporation which develops software for 3D product design, simulation, manufacturing and other 3D related products. Founded in 1981, it is headquartered in Vélizy-Villacoublay, Fr ...

2017:

Siemens Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...

2016: BMW 2015:

Biogen Biogen Inc. is an American multinational biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in the discovery, development, and delivery of therapies for the treatment of neurological diseases to patients worldwide. History ...

2014:

Westpac Westpac Banking Corporation, known simply as Westpac, is an Australian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered at Westpac Place in Sydney, New South Wales. Established in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales, it ...

2013:

Umicore Umicore N.V.. formerly '' Union Minière'', is a multinational materials technology company headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Formed in 1989 by the merger of four companies in the mining and smelting industries, Umicore has since reshaped ...

2012:

Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark, with production facilities in nine countries, and affiliates or offices in five countries. Novo Nordisk is controlled by majority shareholder ...

2011: Statoil ASA 2010:

General Electric Company The General Electric Company (GEC) was a major British industrial conglomerate involved in consumer and defence electronics, communications, and engineering. The company was founded in 1886, was Britain's largest private employer with over 250 ...

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