Global 100 - Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
The Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World contains a lot of really big companies. Their Mission Statement "sounds good" - it's certainly the incremental approach. It would be hard for a really big company to be truely sustainable.
We believe that companies’ ability to handle risks, such as environmental, labor, and human rights related, are powerful proxies and leading indicators for their overall management quality. Management quality, in turn, is the single greatest determinant of companies’ financial performance. The aim of this initiative is to promote better managed and better performing corporations regarding sustainability issues. We believe that poorer performing corporations will be eclipsed by the Global 100 corporations; corporations that make money for their shareholders, enhance their national and local communities of operation, leave as small a footprint as possible on the environment, treat employees well, and keep customers happy.
In a competitive market, there’s little doubt of the business benefits derived from responsible citizenship, such as reputation advantages, license to operate, and employee recruitment and retention benefits amongst others. As stakeholders are increasing interested and paying attention to the societal impacts of business, in an age of information overload, it’s important to identify the leaders and laggards.
