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Sustainable investments had secretly great year

Corporate Knights

Despite appearances, sustainable investments have quietly had a great year. Given the poor performance of green energy stocks and the chorus of opposition against anything viewed as “woke,” it’s easy to get lost in the narrative that the shine has worn off sustainable investing. But that’s not what I’m seeing.

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2025 Global 100 list: World's most sustainable companies are still betting on a greener world

Corporate Knights

Corporate Knights Global 100 ranking of the worlds most sustainable firms, now in its 21st year, shows that the top firms continue to increase their investment in the green transition. Were finding that growth in sustainable revenues is outpacing all other revenues, says Toby Heaps, co-founder and CEO of Corporate Knights.

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The Global 100 list: How the world’s most sustainable corporations are driving the green transition

Corporate Knights

In the 2024 Global 100 ranking, the top-ranked firms allocated 55% of their investments to sustainable projects, up from 47% the year prior. That compares with sustainable investments at a paltry 17% among the broader universe of publicly traded companies with more than US$1 billion in annual revenue.

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2023 Global 100 most sustainable companies

Corporate Knights

G100 Rank Company HQ Location Carbon Productivity % Non-Male Board Directors % Sustainable Revenue % Sustainable Investment Final Grade Climate Commitments. 21 8 Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC Brentford, U.K. 56 75 CapitaLand Investment Ltd Singapore, Singapore $10,348 27% 38% 41% B- SBTi. G100 Rank 2022.

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These 50 Canadian corporations are betting big on green

Corporate Knights

What sets them apart is their commitment to doing business differently – they’re companies that derive significant revenue from greener products and services, invest in increasingly sustainable projects, and prioritize equity in their operations. More evidence that any company, in any industry, can choose a more sustainable path.

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Sustainability as a Business Imperative: Investing for Success

3BL Media

In that competitive environment, it is even more important to consider how the benefits from sustainable investments are measured, rather than focusing solely on the short-term costs associated with them. Traditional rate of return metrics often fail to capture the broader beneficial impacts of sustainable investments.

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These 50 Canadian corporate citizens are a cut above

Corporate Knights

The average percentage of sustainable revenues achieved by 2023 Best 50 companies is 46.3%, up from 36.8% They’re sinking more investment money into the green economy, too: the percentage of total investment dollars put toward sustainable investments is just shy of 50% for this year’s Best 50, up from 33.8%

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