Schneider Electric named The World’s Most Sustainable Corporation for a second time
22 January 2025 - 7:47PM
UK Regulatory
Schneider Electric named The World’s Most Sustainable Corporation
for a second time
First-ever corporation to top Corporate Knights Global
100 twice14th consecutive year in Global 100 index, 7th top 10
ranking Follows strong 2024 performance in other key ESG
ratings
Rueil-Malmaison, France, Jan. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of
energy management and automation, has been named the World’s Most
Sustainable Corporation 2025 by Corporate Knights and is the only
company to rank first in the Global 100 twice. Schneider Electric
previously topped this annual list of the most sustainable publicly
listed companies, generating annual revenues of over $1bn in 2021.
This unique achievement underlines Schneider’s long-standing
commitment and holistic approach to delivering the best
environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance
possible.
“For many years now, sustainability has been at the heart of
what Schneider Electric does. For an IMPACT company it's more than
just a corporate goal, it's the driving force that shapes our
business decisions and inspires our employees," said
Olivier Blum, Schneider Electric's Chief Executive
Officer. "This second title as the World's Most
Sustainable Corporation from Corporate Knights, alongside other key
ESG recognitions, is testimony to the valuable, long-term positive
impact we have.”
This year, Schneider Electric’s number one position reflects the
company’s leadership in sustainable development practices, such as
the gender diversity of its executives and board directors, and its
innovative solutions to facilitate energy efficiency,
electrification and decarbonization. Schneider also obtained strong
scores for efforts to decouple its energy consumption and carbon
emissions from its business growth, and its strong investment in
sustainable research and development. Corporate Knights also called
out the link between executive pay incentives and Schneider
Electric’s sustainability performance and ESG ratings.
"Schneider Electric's position at the top of the Global 100
index is remarkable. No other company has accomplished this twice,"
said Toby Heaps, Corporate Knights’ CEO. "This
success stems from Schneider's broad impact that goes beyond its
own sustainability efforts. Schneider provides the technology to
enhance energy efficiency, support decarbonization and help other
companies in their sustainable transitions."
Compiled by the Canadian media and research company, Corporate
Knights, the annual Global 100 index is based on publicly
disclosed, quantitative data related to resources, employees,
suppliers, sustainable revenues, and investment. The Global 100
methodology uses fixed and variable key performance indicators to
rank companies among their peers. Schneider Electric has been part
of the Global 100 every year for the past 14 years and in the top
10 seven times — a record for its electrical equipment
manufacturing peer group.
Being awarded this title in both 2021 and 2025 coincides with
the beginning and end of the five-year period of the latest
Schneider Sustainability Impact program. This program measures the
company’s progress across a range of transformative ESG targets set
for the end of 2025 and helps maintain an unwavering focus on
achieving both its global and local ambitions.
Schneider’s sustainability leadership is further affirmed with
these latest scores from prominent ESG rating providers:
Sustainability External
ratings |
2024 score |
Highlights |
Assessed universe
(# companies) |
S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) |
86/100 |
•Industry leader
•Included in the DJSI World index for the 14th consecutive
year and in the DJSI Europe index |
13,000 |
EcoVadis(1) |
85/100 |
•Outstanding level for the 2nd consecutive year
•Platinum medal (top 1% of all companies assessed) for 5th
year |
130,000 |
Moody’s Analytics (Vigeo Eiris)
|
73/100 |
•Included in the Euronext Vigeo World 120, Europe 120, Euro 120,
France 20, and CAC40 ESG indices |
4,800 |
MSCI ESG rating |
AAA |
•Leader among 165 companies in its peer group
•AAA for 14th year
•Included in the World ESG leaders and Socially Responsible
indices |
8,500 |
Sustainalytics ESG Risk rating |
Low risk |
•Industry Top-Rated ESG Performer
•1st out of 301 companies in its peer group |
16,000 |
(1) 2025 score
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