Corporate Knights udgiver hvert år sin liste over de 100 mest bæredygtige virksomheder. Listen for 2025 er offentliggjort, og ser vi nærmere på i denne artikel.
Bæredygtige aktier var et kæmpe hit for få år siden, hvor mange investerede i aktier og fonde inden for især bæredygtig energi. De bæredygtige aktier er ikke helt så højt på listen i 2025, men det ændrer ikke på, at bæredygtighed og den grønne omstilling vil være en del af vores fremtid og fortsat er en langsigtet megatrend. Fokus er i dag særligt på forsvarsindustrien, men klimakrisen fortsætter, og der bliver ved med at være behov for bæredygtige løsninger.
Den årlige analyse fra Corporate Knights er baseret ud fra mere end 8.000 forskellige virksomheder med en omsætning på over 1 mia. USD i forskellige brancher. Virksomhederne har ikke betalt for at komme med, hvilket gør, at listen anses for at være troværdig. Analysen er baseret på en bred definition af bæredygtighed, og inkluderer ikke kun andelen af bæredygtig omsætning og bæredygtige investeringer, men også kvinder i bestyrelsen, skattebetalinger, hvor meget den administrerende direktør tjener ift. den gennemsnitlige medarbejder og 25 andre KPI’s, der sættes overfor peers. Du kan læse mere om analysen her.
Du kan se hele listen over de 100 mest bæredygtige virksomheder i 2025 nederst i denne artikel.
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Bæredygtige danske aktier i 2025
Danmark er på mage fronter et foregangsland, når det kommer til bæredygtighed. Derfor har vi også tradition for at have flere selskaber på top-100 listen fra Corporate Knights. Konkret er seks store danske selskaber på listen i 2025, hvoraf to er i top-10. Det er Vestas og Ørsted, som vi finder i top-10, og tilbage i 2022 var Vestas endda nr. 1 på listen og således verdens mest bæredygtige virksomhed.
Begge aktier indtager dog førstepladsen inden for deres sektor eller ’peer group’. Ørsted er blevet kåret som verdens mest bæredygtige energiselskab blandt 315 ’elproducerende virksomheder’, hvilket er sjette gang, at Ørsted indtager denne placering.
Før Chr. Hansen og Novozymes fusionerede, var begge selskaber at finde på listen. Novonesis kan nu findes på listen som nr. 49. Lige over Novonesis finder vi Pandora, som er helt ny på listen med placeringen som nr. 48. Pandora indtager desuden andenpladsen inden for sin industri. Pandora bruger kun genbrugssølv og -guld til sine smykker. Det betyder, at der udledes 58.000 tons mindre CO2 om året i forhold til, hvis det var nye ædelmetaller, der blev brugt til blandt andet ringe, charms, armbånd og halskæder. De 58.000 ton svarer til det, som 11.000 husstande udleder om året.
Alle de danske aktier på listen er Vester (3), Ørsted (9), Pandora (48), Novonesis (49), Novo Nordisk (62) og Coloplast (92). Listen inkluderer også velkendte globale selskaber som Tesla, Samsung, Cisco Systems, Rivian Automotive, SAP, Apple og Unilever.
Top-100 liste
På nedenstående tabel fremgår listen over de mest bæredygtige virksomheder i 2025.
| 2025 Rank | 2024 Rank | Company | Headquarters | Peer group | Carbon productivity | % Taxes paid | CEO–average worker pay ratio | % Gender-diverse board directors | % Sustainable revenue | % Sustainable investment | Final grade | Climate commitments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Schneider Electric SE | Rueil-Malmaison, France | Electrical equipment mfg | $285,876 | 18% | 70:1 | 50% | 74% | 79% | A+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 2 | 1 | Sims Ltd | Mascot, Australia | Waste management | $46,412 | 14% | 49:1 | 38% | 100% | 100% | A | |
| 3 | 3 | Vestas Wind Systems A/S | Aarhus, Denmark | Machinery mfg | $226,700 | 21% | 81:1 | 45% | 100% | 100% | A | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 4 | 2 | Brambles Ltd | Sydney, Australia | Furniture & general mfg | $202,193 | 13% | 67:1 | 44% | 100% | 100% | A | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 5 | 4 | Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp | Taipei, Taiwan | Transit & ground transportation | $11,294 | 0% | 6:1 | 20% | 100% | 100% | A | |
| 6 | 10 | SMA Solar Technology AG | Niestetal, Germany | Semiconductor & electronic components mfg | $1,048,202 | 0% | 24:1 | 33% | 100% | 100% | A- | SBTi |
| 7 | 18 | Alstom SA | Saint-Ouen, France | Non-road transport equipment mfg | $204,115 | 0% | 30:1 | 38% | 99% | 84% | A- | SBTi |
| 8 | 9 | Stantec Inc | Edmonton, Canada | Business, engineering & personal services | $316,923 | 14% | 63:1 | 50% | 60% | 82% | A- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 9 | 17 | Ørsted A/S | Fredericia, Denmark | Power generation | $7,907 | 12% | 25:1 | 38% | 76% | 97% | A- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 10 | 14 | Enphase Energy Inc | Fremont, U.S. | Semiconductor & electronic components mfg | $140,492 | 7% | 14% | 100% | 100% | A- | ||
| 11 | Voltronic Power Technology Corp | Taipei, Taiwan | Electrical equipment mfg | $121,879 | 17% | 38% | 100% | 100% | A- | |||
| 12 | LG Energy Solution, Ltd | Seoul, South Korea | Battery mfg | $29,486 | 17% | 29% | 100% | 100% | A- | |||
| 13 | 50 | NIO Inc | Shanghai, China | Cars & trucks mfg, including parts | $104,266 | 1% | 13% | 100% | 100% | A- | ||
| 14 | 34 | First Solar Inc | Tempe, U.S. | Semiconductor & electronic components mfg | $4,211 | 0% | 25% | 100% | 100% | B+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 15 | Signify NV | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Electrical equipment mfg | $72,943 | 10% | 37:1 | 43% | 85% | 62% | B+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 16 | 5 | Nordex SE | Hamburg, Germany | Machinery mfg | $193,952 | 19:1 | 33% | 100% | 100% | B+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 17 | 6 | Banco do Brasil SA | Brasília, Brazil | Banks | $6,552,580 | 3% | 7:1 | 50% | 12% | N.A. | B+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 18 | 28 | ERG SpA | Genoa, Italy | Power generation | $1,985 | 10% | 61:1 | 33% | 83% | 100% | B+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 19 | 42 | Yadea Group Holdings Ltd | Wuxi, China | Non-road transport equipment mfg | $60,927 | 12% | 34:1 | 38% | 100% | 100% | B+ | |
| 20 | 24 | United Utilities Group PLC | Warrington, U.K. | Water & sewage treatment | $21,139 | 2% | 21:1 | 44% | 51% | 100% | B+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 21 | Engie Brasil Energia SA | Florianópolis, Brazil | Power generation | $19,078 | 7% | 12:1 | 22% | 98% | 97% | B | ||
| 22 | 44 | Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd | Singapore, Singapore | Semiconductor & electronic components mfg | $6,951 | 11% | 0% | 100% | 100% | B | ||
| 23 | 43 | Li Auto Inc | Beijing, China | Cars & trucks mfg, including parts | $161,739 | 0% | 83:1 | 13% | 100% | 100% | B | |
| 24 | 70 | Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE | Paris, France | Real estate & leasing | $135,454 | 215% | 32:1 | 60% | 70% | 32% | B | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 25 | 61 | Pirelli & C SpA | Milan, Italy | Plastic & rubber product mfg | $23,537 | 12% | 384:1 | 40% | 23% | 12% | B | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 26 | 23 | Trane Technologies PLC | Swords, Ireland | HVAC equipment mfg | $71,470 | 22% | 214:1 | 50% | 45% | 18% | B | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 27 | 12 | WSP Global Inc | Montreal, Canada | Business, engineering & personal services | $221,400 | 13% | 96:1 | 30% | 64% | 41% | B | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 28 | 74 | Solaredge Technologies Inc | Herzliya, Israel | Semiconductor & electronic components mfg | $56,349 | 29% | 38% | 100% | 100% | B | ||
| 29 | Steel Dynamics Inc | Fort Wayne, U.S. | Steelmaking | $4,601 | 16% | 30% | 100% | 100% | B | |||
| 30 | Acciona SA | Madrid, Spain | Commercial building construction | $135,364 | 8% | 74:1 | 42% | 59% | 89% | B | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 31 | 20 | Dassault Systèmes SE | Vélizy-Villacoublay, France | IT services except telecom & hosting | $1,300,349 | 16% | 26:1 | 50% | 67% | 0% | B | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 32 | 25 | XPeng Inc | Guangzhou, China | Cars & trucks mfg, including parts | $51,350 | 1% | 29% | 100% | 100% | B | ||
| 33 | 21 | Giant Manufacturing Co Ltd | Taichung, Taiwan | Non-road transport equipment mfg | $63,737 | 18% | 96:1 | 10% | 100% | 100% | B | |
| 34 | 51 | BCE Inc | Verdun, Canada | Telecom providers | $79,473 | 8% | 138:1 | 33% | 32% | 90% | B | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 35 | 35 | Eisai Co Ltd | Tokyo, Japan | Pharmaceutical & biotech mfg | $159,088 | 13% | 12:1 | 18% | 54% | 19% | B | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 36 | 29 | Kesko Oyj | Helsinki, Finland | Grocery stores | $244,943 | 10% | 69:1 | 29% | 5% | 14% | B | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 37 | 26 | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | Vancouver, Canada | Asset management | $27,290,519 | 0% | 6:1 | 40% | 29% | N.A. | B | SBTi |
| 38 | 39 | EDP Renováveis SA | Madrid, Spain | Power generation | $116,669 | 3% | 13:1 | 36% | 100% | 100% | B | SBTi |
| 39 | 22 | City Developments Ltd | Singapore, Singapore | Real estate & leasing | $112,252 | 24% | 78:1 | 20% | 54% | 38% | B | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 40 | 19 | Neste Oyj | Espoo, Finland | Refining, petrochemicals & basic organic chemicals | $13,405 | 10% | 19:1 | 25% | 34% | 88% | B | |
| 41 | Verbund AG | Vienna, Austria | Power transmission & distribution | $30,594 | 11% | 12:1 | 44% | 56% | 92% | B | ||
| 42 | Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC | Brentford, U.K. | Power generation | $543 | 3% | 37:1 | 22% | 85% | 100% | B- | SBTi | |
| 43 | 45 | Kering SA | Paris, France | Retail, except grocery & auto | $1,379,416 | 30% | 80:1 | 54% | 40% | 10% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi, FCCA |
| 44 | Nokia Oyj | Espoo, Finland | Telephones & telecom equip mfg | $182,962 | 14% | 42:1 | 50% | 47% | 38% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 45 | 46 | Tesla Inc | Austin, U.S. | Cars & trucks mfg, including parts | $458,640 | 6% | 25% | 100% | 100% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 46 | 85 | Telus Corp | Vancouver, Canada | Telecom providers | $79,612 | 9% | 322:1 | 43% | 29% | 56% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 47 | 68 | Essity AB | Stockholm, Sweden | Packaging | $6,774 | 13% | 52:1 | 42% | 67% | 15% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 48 | Pandora A/S | Copenhagen, Denmark | Furniture & general mfg | $643,617 | 16% | 208:1 | 57% | 97% | 0% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 49 | 58 | Novonesis A/S | Bagsvaerd, Denmark | Pharmaceutical & biotech mfg | $19,805 | 12% | 39:1 | 30% | 81% | 53% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 50 | Land Securities Group PLC | London, U.K. | Real estate & leasing | $139,972 | 22:1 | 40% | 53% | 0% | B- | |||
| 51 | 72 | Ricoh Co Ltd | Tokyo, Japan | Computers & peripherals mfg | $114,166 | 16% | 17:1 | 8% | 55% | 46% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 52 | 55 | Samsung SDI Co Ltd | Yongin-si, South Korea | Semiconductor & electronic components mfg | $20,312 | 7% | 32:1 | 29% | 90% | 97% | B- | |
| 53 | 36 | Radius Recycling | Portland, U.S. | Waste management | $20,010 | 4% | 57% | 95% | 100% | B- | ||
| 54 | 64 | Cisco Systems Inc | San Jose, U.S. | Telephones & telecom equip mfg | $469,815 | 25% | 235:1 | 42% | 41% | 25% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 55 | MLS Co Ltd | Zhongshan, China | Semiconductor & electronic components mfg | 42% | 44% | 100% | 100% | B- | ||||
| 56 | 56 | Rivian Automotive, Inc | Irvine, U.S. | Cars & trucks mfg, including parts | $25,133 | 43% | 100% | 100% | B- | |||
| 57 | 47 | Umicore SA | Brussels, Belgium | Basic inorganic chemicals & synthetics | $46,545 | 18% | 29:1 | 33% | 14% | 67% | B- | SBTi |
| 58 | 48 | SAP SE | Walldorf, Germany | IT services except telecom & hosting | $440,428 | 25% | 45:1 | 39% | 21% | 1% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 59 | 38 | Cascades Inc | Kingsey Falls, Canada | Packaging | $5,531 | 2% | 60:1 | 46% | 85% | 64% | B- | SBTi |
| 60 | 41 | Atea ASA | Oslo, Norway | Computers & peripherals mfg | $587,184 | 12% | 19:1 | 44% | 57% | 22% | B- | SBTi |
| 61 | 57 | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | Turin, Italy | Banks | $1,172,815 | 14% | 101:1 | 42% | 12% | N.A. | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi, NZBA |
| 62 | 53 | Novo Nordisk A/S | Bagsvaerd, Denmark | Pharmaceutical & biotech mfg | $1,035,533 | 20% | 82:1 | 50% | 4% | 42% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 63 | 87 | Prologis Inc | San Francisco, U.S. | Real estate & leasing | $1,992,330 | 2% | 169:1 | 27% | 8% | 8% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 64 | Borgwarner Inc | Auburn Hills, U.S. | Cars & trucks mfg, including parts | $48,748 | 18% | 38% | 14% | 64% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | ||
| 65 | 37 | Beazley PLC | London, U.K. | Insurance companies | $9,155,606 | 9% | 19:1 | 45% | 11% | N.A. | C+ | NZIA |
| 66 | 11 | Autodesk Inc | San Francisco, U.S. | IT services except telecom & hosting | $5,929,881 | 19% | 45% | 93% | 0% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 67 | 73 | Cogeco Communications Inc | Montreal, Canada | Telecom providers | $96,028 | 5% | 50:1 | 40% | 24% | 46% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 68 | 60 | Arçelik AS | Istanbul, Turkey | Appliances & lighting fixtures mfg | $451,974 | 5% | 17% | 11% | 26% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 69 | 71 | Apple Inc | Cupertino, U.S. | Telephones & telecom equip mfg | $6,540,700 | 16% | 50% | 67% | 0% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 70 | 15 | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson | Stockholm, Sweden | Telephones & telecom equip mfg | $433,290 | 16% | 49:1 | 40% | 45% | 49% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 71 | 76 | Unilever PLC | London, U.K. | Personal products (retail chemical) | $131,480 | 21% | 113:1 | 42% | 4% | 0% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 72 | 69 | Equinix Inc | Redwood City, U.S. | Data processing, hosting services | $31,122 | 5% | 40% | 48% | 4% | C+ | SBTi | |
| 73 | 80 | StarHub Ltd | Singapore, Singapore | Telecom providers | $49,294 | 12% | 12:1 | 27% | 8% | 58% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 74 | 75 | Telefônica Brasil SA | São Paulo, Brazil | Telecom providers | $1,048,155 | 2% | 111:1 | 33% | 8% | 86% | C+ | |
| 75 | 79 | Sun Life Financial Inc | Toronto, Canada | Insurance companies | $1,086,324 | 19% | 101:1 | 50% | 5% | N.A. | C+ | NZAM, NZIA |
| 76 | 63 | Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd | Wuhu, China | Glass & ceramics | $855 | 11% | 223:1 | 11% | 100% | 100% | C+ | |
| 77 | 62 | Singapore Telecommunications Ltd | Singapore, Singapore | Telecom providers | $38,975 | 6% | 23:1 | 46% | 12% | 41% | C | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 78 | 97 | Biomérieux SA | Marcy l’Étoile, France | Medical equipment mfg | $95,442 | 23% | 11:1 | 38% | 5% | 1% | C | SBTi |
| 79 | 67 | HP Inc | Palo Alto, U.S. | Computers & peripherals mfg | $366,926 | 12% | 728:1 | 50% | 76% | 0% | C | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 80 | 52 | Investec Ltd | Sandton, South Africa | Banks | $2,308,452 | 6% | 48:1 | 58% | 4% | N.A. | C | NZBA |
| 81 | Swiss Re AG | Zurich, Switzerland | Insurance companies | $27,930,454 | 12% | 55:1 | 33% | 11% | N.A. | C | NZIA, NZAO | |
| 82 | Bank of Montreal | Montreal, Canada | Banks | $1,670,219 | 8% | 61:1 | 46% | 7% | N.A. | C | NZAM, NZBA | |
| 83 | 93 | Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd | Hong Kong, China | Food & beverage mfg | $11,185 | 11% | 81:1 | 22% | 44% | 7% | C | |
| 84 | 86 | Henkel AG & Co KgaA | Düsseldorf, Germany | Personal products (retail chemical) | $128,225 | 21% | 85:1 | 41% | 21% | 1% | C | 1.5°C, SBTi, NZAM |
| 85 | 49 | McCormick & Company Inc | Hunt Valley, U.S. | Food & beverage mfg | $87,650 | 14% | 31% | 14% | 20% | C | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 86 | BT Group PLC | London, U.K. | Telecom providers | $183,754 | 1% | 74:1 | 50% | 13% | 44% | C | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 87 | 30 | Risen Energy Co Ltd | Ningbo, China | Semiconductor & electronic components mfg | $11,966 | 0% | 34:1 | 9% | 97% | 83% | C | |
| 88 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | Bad Homburg, Germany | Health care | $47,710 | 10% | 76:1 | 50% | 37% | 63% | C | ||
| 89 | 98 | Manulife Financial Corp | Toronto, Canada | Insurance companies | $159,603 | 11% | 152:1 | 54% | 13% | N.A. | C | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 90 | Anglo American PLC | London, U.K. | Mining, smelting & refining | $2,452 | 22% | 67:1 | 40% | 49% | 24% | C | ||
| 91 | 66 | Sanofi SA | Paris, France | Pharmaceutical & biotech mfg | $154,001 | 15% | 93:1 | 38% | 11% | 1% | C | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 92 | 78 | Coloplast A/S | Humlebæk, Denmark | Medical equipment mfg | $182,858 | 20% | 48:1 | 33% | 11% | 0% | C- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 93 | Natwest Group PLC | Edinburgh, U.K. | Banks | $2,854,401 | 8% | 46:1 | 50% | 4% | N.A. | C- | NZBA | |
| 94 | KBC Groep NV | Brussels, Belgium | Banks | $1,395,043 | 6% | 52:1 | 31% | 3% | N.A. | C- | ||
| 95 | 96 | IGM Financial Inc | Winnipeg, Canada | Asset management | $4,898,819 | 17% | 47:1 | 33% | 4% | N.A. | C- | NZAM |
| 96 | 90 | BNP Paribas SA | Paris, France | Banks | $2,501,944 | 6% | 44:1 | 46% | 2% | N.A. | C- | SBTi, NZAM, NZAO, NZBA |
| 97 | Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co Ltd | Taipei, Taiwan | Banks | $431,827 | 6% | 20% | 12% | N.A. | D+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | ||
| 98 | 100 | Sysmex Corp | Kobe, Japan | Instrumentation & other electronic mfg | $245,929 | 21% | 21:1 | 8% | 37% | 0% | D+ | SBTi |
| 99 | PNC Financial Services Group Inc | Pittsburgh, U.S. | Banks | $303,387 | 9% | 152:1 | 33% | 3% | N.A. | D+ | ||
| 100 | Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi | Istanbul, Turkey | Banks | $9,473,205 | 12% | 18% | 15% | N.A. | D+ |
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