Danmark er helt i front, når det kommer til bæredygtighed, og flere af landets største aktier er blandt verdens mest bæredygtige selskaber.
Corporate Knights udgiver hvert år sin liste over de 100 mest bæredygtige virksomheder i verden. Listen for 2026 blev offentliggjort tidligere i januar, og kan være relevant til at søge inspiration, hvis man prioriterer bæredygtighed i forbindelse med sine investeringer. Bæredygtighed fortsætter nemlig med at være en langsigtet megatrend, selvom fokus i dag i højere grad er rettet mod krig og den geopolitiske usikkerhed.
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 en række andre KPI’s, der sættes overfor peers.
Du kan finde hele listen over de 100 mest bæredygtige virksomheder i 2026 nederst i denne artikel.
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Bæredygtige aktier i 2026
Flere danske virksomheder placerer sig blandt de mest bæredygtige virksomheder i verden. Konkret er der i 2026 seks danske aktier på listen over de 100 mest bæredygtige virksomheder i verden, hvilket er samme antal som sidste år – dog med en udskiftning, hvor NKT i år har fået en plads på listen, hvilket ikke er tilfældet for Coloplast.
Den bedst placerede danske aktie er Pandora, hvilket måske kommer som en overraskelse, idet selskabet sidste år var placeret som nr. 48. Corporate Knights har i år anvendt en lidt anden regnemetode, hvilket kommer Pandora til gode, som i 2026 er placeret som den anden mest bæredygtige virksomhed i verden. Det skyldes bl.a., at selskabets bæredygtige omsætning har oplevet solid vækst, hvor omsætningen siden 2019 er vokset 49%, mens man er lykkedes med at reducere CO2-udledningen 17%. Frem mod 2030 forventes en halvering af CO2-udledningen. Den nye regnemetode har ligeledes resulteret i, at i alt 37 af virksomhederne er på listen for første gang.
Novonesis og Ørsted er at finde i top-10, hvor førstnævnte er placeret på en 8.-plads, mens Ørsted indtager 9.-pladsen. Det er et ganske stort spring for Novonesis, der sidste år var nr. 49. NKT er samtidig braget ind på listen, hvor aktien indtager 13.-pladsen, selvom selskabet ikke var på listen sidste år. Vestas har taget Pandoras plads fra sidste år som nr. 48, og er således gået et stykke tilbage, efter selskabet havde en tredjeplads sidste år. Derudover er Novo Nordisk placeret som nr. 51.
Top 100
På listen herunder kan du finde et samlet overblik over de 100 mest bæredygtige selskaber i 2026 ifølge Corporate Knights.
| Placering 2026 | Placering 2025 | Virksomhed | Land | Sektor | Sustainable revenue momentum | Sustainable revenue ratio | Sustainable investment ratio | Karakter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | ERG SpA | Italy | Power Generation | N.A. | 100.0% | 100.0% | A+ |
| 2 | 48 | Pandora A/S | Denmark | Furniture and general manufacturing | 40.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | A |
| 3 | 38 | EDP Renováveis SA | Spain | Power Generation | N.A. | 99.5% | 96.2% | A |
| 4 | Fluence Energy, Inc | U.S. | Machinery Manufacturing | 50.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | A | |
| 5 | 5 | Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp | Taiwan | Transit and ground transportation | 19.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | A |
| 6 | DaVita Inc | U.S. | Health care | 3.8% | 88.1% | 89.3% | A | |
| 7 | 56 | Rivian Automotive, Inc | U.S. | Cars and trucks manufacturing, including parts | 73.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | A |
| 8 | 49 | Novonesis A/S | Denmark | Pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing | 27.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | A |
| 9 | 9 | Ørsted A/S | Denmark | Power Generation | N.A. | 79.4% | 99.4% | A |
| 10 | Suzlon Energy Ltd | India | Machinery Manufacturing | 35.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | A | |
| 11 | Meridian Energy Ltd | New Zealand | Power Generation | 24.7% | 92.4% | 100.0% | A | |
| 12 | Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd | China | Electrical equipment manufacturing | 38.9% | 97.9% | 100.0% | A | |
| 13 | NKT A/S | Denmark | Electrical equipment manufacturing | 75.6% | 77.2% | 71.2% | A | |
| 14 | 34 | BCE Inc | Canada | Telecom providers | 12.8% | 30.3% | 81.7% | A |
| 15 | GEM Co Ltd | China | Waste Management | 6.6% | 95.7% | 100.0% | A | |
| 16 | DexCom Inc | U.S. | Medical equipment manufacturing | 17.7% | 50.0% | 100.0% | A | |
| 17 | 76 | Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd | China | Glass and ceramics | 11.5% | 99.7% | 100.0% | A |
| 18 | Getlink SE | France | Freight transport, all modes | 2.5% | 77.8% | 99.6% | A | |
| 19 | 37 | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | Canada | Asset management | 18.5% | 32.0% | Not applicable | A |
| 20 | 32 | XPeng Inc | China | Cars and trucks manufacturing, including parts | 23.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | A |
| 21 | 46 | Telus Corp | Canada | Telecom providers | 18.5% | 33.5% | 64.5% | A |
| 22 | Severn Trent PLC | United Kingdom | Water and sewage treatment | 25.4% | 73.4% | 97.7% | A | |
| 23 | 4 | Brambles Ltd | Australia | Furniture and general manufacturing | 4.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% | A |
| 24 | 30 | Acciona SA | Spain | Commercial building construction | 56.4% | 54.2% | 62.8% | A |
| 25 | 16 | Nordex SE | Germany | Machinery Manufacturing | 13.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | A |
| 26 | 72 | Equinix Inc | U.S. | Data processing, hosting services | 34.4% | 72.0% | 1.3% | A |
| 27 | 41 | Verbund AG | Austria | Power transmission and distribution | N.A. | 52.7% | 85.9% | A |
| 28 | 24 | Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE | France | Real estate and leasing | 19.5% | 66.4% | 91.7% | A |
| 29 | 23 | Li Auto Inc | China | Cars and trucks manufacturing, including parts | 78.6% | 50.0% | 50.0% | A |
| 30 | 13 | Nio Inc | China | Cars and trucks manufacturing, including parts | 15.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | A |
| 31 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd | China | Battery manufacturing | 4.9% | 98.5% | 100.0% | A | |
| 32 | 6 | SMA Solar Technology AG | Germany | Semiconductor and electronic components manufacturing | 19.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% | A |
| 33 | 27 | WSP Global Inc | Canada | Business, engineering and personal services | 28.1% | 69.1% | 71.6% | A |
| 34 | 59 | Cascades Inc | Canada | Packaging | 5.4% | 89.0% | 23.6% | A |
| 35 | Industria de Diseño Textil SA | Spain | Retail, except grocery and auto | 121.5% | 53.8% | 0.5% | A- | |
| 36 | 35 | Eisai Co Ltd | Japan | Pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing | 13.3% | 59.2% | 44.7% | A- |
| 37 | 31 | Dassault Systèmes SE | France | IT services except telecom and hosting | N.A. | 92.0% | 0.0% | A- |
| 38 | 12 | LG Energy Solution, Ltd | South Korea | Battery manufacturing | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | A- |
| 39 | 100 | Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi | Turkey | Banks | 83.4% | 20.4% | Not applicable | A- |
| 40 | 1 | Schneider Electric SE | France | Electrical equipment manufacturing | 50.2% | 48.5% | 66.7% | A- |
| 41 | Xylem Inc | U.S. | Machinery Manufacturing | 20.7% | 81.4% | 84.5% | A- | |
| 42 | Ecolab Inc | U.S. | Basic inorganic chemicals and synthetics | 21.7% | 48.7% | 24.1% | A- | |
| 43 | Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co Ltd | China | Cars and trucks manufacturing, including parts | 61.2% | 50.0% | 50.0% | A- | |
| 44 | Gotion High-tech Co Ltd | China | Battery manufacturing | 25.5% | 59.7% | 59.6% | A- | |
| 45 | 68 | Arçelik AS | Turkey | Appliances and lighting fixtures manufacturing | 167.7% | 15.5% | 19.5% | A- |
| 46 | 2 | Sims Ltd | Australia | Waste Management | -3.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | A- |
| 47 | 45 | Tesla Inc | U.S. | Cars and trucks manufacturing, including parts | 9.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | B+ |
| 48 | 3 | Vestas Wind Systems A/S | Denmark | Machinery Manufacturing | 9.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | B+ |
| 49 | 11 | Voltronic Power Technology Corp | Taiwan | Electrical equipment manufacturing | 0.2% | 100.0% | 100.0% | B+ |
| 50 | 36 | Kesko Oyj | Finland | Grocery stores | 15.9% | 3.7% | 3.7% | B+ |
| 51 | 62 | Novo Nordisk A/S | Denmark | Pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing | 48.5% | 18.6% | 37.5% | B+ |
| 52 | 55 | MLS Co Ltd | China | Semiconductor and electronic components manufacturing | 1.2% | 100.0% | 100.0% | B+ |
| 53 | Nvidia Corp | U.S. | Computers and peripherals manufacturing | 123.5% | 57.5% | 0.8% | B+ | |
| 54 | Kone Oyj | Finland | Machinery Manufacturing | 32.5% | 55.5% | 40.9% | B+ | |
| 55 | Enviri Corp | U.S. | Waste Management | 4.2% | 87.6% | 93.6% | B+ | |
| 56 | Castellum AB | Sweden | Real estate and leasing | 6.5% | 90.1% | 69.3% | B+ | |
| 57 | 7 | Alstom SA | France | Non-road transport equipment manufacturing | 5.9% | 98.7% | 81.8% | B+ |
| 58 | 33 | Giant Manufacturing Co Ltd | Taiwan | Non-road transport equipment manufacturing | -12.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | B+ |
| 58 | 10 | Enphase Energy Inc | United States of America | Semiconductor and electronic components manufacturing | -24.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | B+ |
| 58 | 19 | Yadea Group Holdings Ltd | China | Non-road transport equipment manufacturing | -4.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | B+ |
| 61 | Vonovia SE | Germany | Real estate and leasing | 127.5% | 26.8% | 19.2% | B+ | |
| 62 | Franco-Nevada Corp | Canada | Asset management | 15.7% | 15.6% | Not applicable | B+ | |
| 63 | Seres Group Co Ltd | China | Cars and trucks manufacturing, including parts | 133.1% | 46.7% | 13.6% | B+ | |
| 64 | Cellnex Telecom SA | Spain | Commercial building construction | 18.6% | 78.7% | 24.3% | B+ | |
| 65 | 29 | Steel Dynamics Inc | U.S. | Steel making | -10.8% | 91.8% | 100.0% | B+ |
| 66 | 75 | Sun Life Financial Inc | Canada | Insurance companies | 59.3% | 9.5% | Not applicable | B |
| 67 | SalMar ASA | Norway | Food and beverage manufacturing | 44.9% | 19.3% | 0.0% | B | |
| 68 | 93 | NatWest Group PLC | United Kingdom | Banks | 85.4% | 4.8% | Not applicable | B |
| 69 | 39 | City Developments Ltd | Singapore | Real estate and leasing | 6.2% | 56.0% | 73.8% | B |
| 70 | Puma SE | Germany | Textiles and clothing manufacturing | 28.2% | 25.1% | 2.2% | B | |
| 71 | 54 | Cisco Systems Inc | U.S. | Telephones and telecom equip manufacturing | 19.5% | 37.2% | 3.5% | B |
| 72 | TCC Group Holdings Co Ltd | Taiwan | Cement, lime and concrete | 22.0% | 10.0% | 30.0% | B | |
| 73 | 96 | BNP Paribas SA | France | Banks | 94.7% | 3.2% | Not applicable | B |
| 74 | 43 | Kering SA | France | Retail, except grocery and auto | 12.9% | 39.9% | 8.8% | B |
| 75 | LG Chem Ltd | South Korea | Refining, petrochemicals and basic organic chemicals | 0.0% | 52.4% | 80.2% | B | |
| 76 | 64 | BorgWarner Inc | U.S. | Cars and trucks manufacturing, including parts | 23.8% | 16.3% | 73.5% | B |
| 77 | 63 | Prologis Inc | U.S. | Real estate and leasing | 238.6% | 12.8% | 8.6% | B |
| 78 | Commercial Metals Co | U.S. | Metal products manufacturing | -7.8% | 84.2% | 91.1% | B- | |
| 79 | 74 | Telefônica Brasil SA | Brazil | Telecom providers | 9.7% | 8.4% | 68.5% | B- |
| 80 | 44 | Nokia Oyj | Finland | Telephones and telecom equip manufacturing | -11.2% | 89.8% | 78.6% | B- |
| 81 | 70 | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson | Sweden | Telephones and telecom equip manufacturing | -7.1% | 88.7% | 93.8% | B- |
| 82 | MMG Ltd | Australia | Mining, smelting and refining | 17.9% | 33.1% | 32.8% | B- | |
| 83 | P/F Bakkafrost | Faroe Islands | Food and beverage manufacturing | 8.0% | 18.4% | 1.3% | B- | |
| 84 | Telefónica SA | Spain | Telecom providers | 8.9% | 16.3% | 31.0% | B- | |
| 85 | 58 | SAP SE | Germany | IT services except telecom and hosting | 16.7% | 24.5% | 2.6% | B- |
| 86 | Lenovo Group Ltd | Hong Kong | Computers and peripherals manufacturing | 72.4% | 45.7% | 1.4% | B- | |
| 87 | 51 | Ricoh Co Ltd | Japan | Computers and peripherals manufacturing | 10.7% | 53.8% | 46.9% | C+ |
| 88 | 85 | McCormick & Company Inc | U.S. | Food and beverage manufacturing | N.A. | 11.3% | 21.3% | C+ |
| 89 | 66 | Autodesk Inc | U.S. | IT services except telecom and hosting | 13.5% | 47.9% | 0.0% | C+ |
| 90 | Darling Ingredients Inc | U.S. | Food and beverage manufacturing | -10.3% | 70.7% | 42.9% | C+ | |
| 91 | 40 | Neste Oyj | Finland | Refining, petrochemicals and basic organic chemicals | -16.3% | 31.9% | 60.6% | C+ |
| 92 | 60 | Atea ASA | Norway | Computers and peripherals manufacturing | 13.6% | 38.8% | 23.3% | C |
| 93 | 17 | Banco do Brasil SA | Brazil | Banks | 30.3% | 18.9% | Not applicable | C |
| 94 | AsusTek Computer Inc | Taiwan | Computers and peripherals manufacturing | 39.8% | 33.2% | 7.5% | C | |
| 95 | Celestica Inc | Canada | Semiconductor and electronic components manufacturing | 20.2% | 40.4% | 0.7% | C | |
| 96 | 83 | Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd | Hong Kong | Food and beverage manufacturing | 1.9% | 32.4% | 7.9% | C |
| 97 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | Taiwan | Semiconductor and electronic components manufacturing | 20.1% | 38.7% | 18.2% | C | |
| 98 | 71 | Unilever PLC | United Kingdom | Personal products (retail chemical) | 12.1% | 4.3% | 0.3% | C |
| 99 | 95 | IGM Financial Inc | Canada | Asset management | 12.6% | 4.3% | Not applicable | C- |
| 100 | 79 | HP Inc | U.S. | Computers and peripherals manufacturing | -2.2% | 67.5% | 5.9% | C- |
