As political and business leaders gather for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week, a roster of the most sustainable companies is also enjoying a moment in the spotlight. The glass ceiling at Kering, says Heaps, has “been completely shattered.”Third in the Global 100 ranking is Neste Corporation, which held second place last year. But shareholder satisfaction is, according to Corporate Knights’ calculations, more likely with companies that place emphasis on sustainability. Tracked between 2005 and 2018, Global 100 companies made a net investment return of 127.35%, compared with 118.27% in returns from companies on the MSCI All Country World Index. This is the second year that Corporate Knights’ Global 100 has used “clean revenue” as a performance indicator—measuring the percentage of revenue a company generates through sustainable products.

Source: Forbes January 22, 2019 17:06 UTC