10 Most Sustainable Canadian Companies from the Global 100

As a sustainable Canadian call centre we look forward to opportunities to celebrate other like-minded Canadian businesses setting new CSR business standards and competing on the world’s stage. We’ve explored this topic in posts like best Corporate Citizens in Canada 2012, the Top Organizations for Employee Engagement, the Greenest Canadian Employers, the Top Diversity Employers in Canada, the Top Canadian CSR Business List, Canada’s Top Employers for 2013,  the top Canadian boards according to gender representation, the Top Canadian Boards According to Visible Minority and Aboriginal Representation, the Top Sustainable Companies, the best corporate citizens list, the  top countries for Clean Capitalism, the Green Business Leaders for 2013, the 10 Green Business Leaders, the B Corp Best for the World List, the top foreign corporate citizens in Canada, the most reputable companies, the most visible companies with the best reputation, the top 10 North American retailers for Carbon Productivity and the best green global retailers. Today I’ll be adding the 10 most sustainable Canadian companies from the 10th annual Global 100 clean capitalism report released by Corporate Knights (CK), a Toronto-based “media, research and financial products company focused on quantifying and animating clean capitalism drivers for decision makers.” I previously wrote about this report when I featured the 10 Most Sustainable Companies and the 10 Most Sustainable Countries from the Global 100.

CK released the 10th edition of this list to highlight companies that are making sustainable choices clear for their consumers. The Global 100 annual clean capitalism report uses 12 metrics to be able to rank companies and the information used is only what the company makes available to the public. This is because CK believes in transparency in both business and sustainability. Based on this methodology, the 10 Most Sustainable Canadian Companies from the Global 100 report are:

1. Tim Hortons Inc. Ranking on the list: 22 – Industry group: Consumer Services. Score: 63.6%
2. Bombardier Inc. Ranking on the list: 24 – Industry group: Capital Goods. Score: 63%
3. Teck Resources Ltd. Ranking on the list: 41 – Industry group: Materials. Score: 58.3%
4. Bank of Montreal. Ranking on the list: 49 – Industry group: Banks. Score: 55.6%
5. Cenovus Energy Inc. Ranking on the list: 52 – Industry group: Energy. Score: 55.1%
6. Intact Financial Corporation. Ranking on the list: 67 – Industry group: Insurance. Score: 53.4%
7. TELUS Corporation. Ranking on the list: 70 – Industry group: Telecommunications. Score: 52.5%
8. BCE Inc. Ranking on the list: 73 – Industry group: Telecommunications. Score: 52.1%
9. Enbridge Inc. Ranking on the list: 75 – Industry group: Energy. Score: 51.1%
10. Encana Corp. Ranking on the list: 76 – Industry group: Energy. Score: 50.9%

There were a total of 13 Canadian companies that made the list in 2014 which was up from 10 in 2013. This illustrates that Canadian companies understand the growing importance of transparency and sustainability in a corporate setting. CK even points out in the report that Canadian businesses did this without any government incentives or intervention.

The 10th annual Global 100 clean capitalism report should serve to inspire businesses in Canada – and everywhere – to do their part and embrace corporate sustainability and transparency.

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