La empresa de medios e investigación especializada en sostenibilidad Corporate Knights ha incluido por primera vez a SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA/ISIN: DE000A0DJ6J9/FWB: S92) en el prestigioso “100 Most Sustainable Corporations in he World Index” (código de cotización: CKG100). La publicación Global Knights lleva elaborando este ranking anual desde 2005, basándose para ello en exhaustivos estudios sobre el rendimiento en materia de sostenibilidad de las empresas y sus productos. En el Global 100 Index para 2024, que se dio a conocer la tarde de ayer en el Foro Económico Mundial de Davos, SMA se posicionó en décimo lugar dentro de la clasificación general, alzándose como líder dentro de su sector y de su grupo de referencia.
“Estamos muy orgullosos de la excelente posición obtenida en el reconocido Global 100 Index de las empresas más sostenibles”, comenta el presidente de la junta directiva de SMA, Jürgen Reinert. “El hecho de que Global Knights incluya a SMA en su lista como una de las diez empresas más sostenibles a nivel mundial viene a confirmar, una vez más, que vamos por muy buen camino de cara a conseguir nuestros objetivos de sostenibilidad y a lograr que, en el marco de nuestra estrategia 2025, SMA pase a ser una empresa totalmente sostenible que desempeñe un papel destacado en la configuración de un futuro mejor”.
Según Corporate Knights, las empresas que conforman el Global 100 Index están a la cabeza mundial en cuanto a rendimiento en términos de sostenibilidad. Para la elaboración del ranking de 2024, Corporate Knights evaluó a 6733 empresas globales con un volumen de ventas por encima de los mil millones de dólares estadounidenses, recurriendo para ello a 25 indicadores cuantitativos de sostenibilidad, como la facturación sostenible, la inversión sostenible, la consideración de objetivos de sostenibilidad en la remuneración de la junta directiva, la diversidad en los niveles directivos y el pago de impuestos. Se asignó un peso diferente a cada indicador con el fin de reflejar el impacto de cada sector de manera individualizada.
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| 2024 ranking | 2023 ranking | Empresa | Sede | Actividad | Productividad del carbono | Impuestos pagados | Remuneración media de los directivos | % Consejo de administración con diversidad de género | % Ingresos sostenibles | % Inversión sostenible | Nota final | Compromisos climáticos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Sims Ltd | Mascot, Australia | Waste management | $ 38,525 | 16% | 36:1 | 38% | 100% | 100% | A+ | |
| 2 | 3 | Brambles Ltd | Sydney, Australia | Furniture and general manufacturing | $ 123,791 | 12% | 61:1 | 36% | 100% | 100% | A | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 3 | 2 | Vestas Wind Systems A/S | Aarhus, Denmark | Machinery manufacturing | $ 141,969 | 19% | 70:1 | 42% | 100% | 100% | A | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 4 | 9 | Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp | Taipei, Taiwan | Transit and ground transportation | $ 7,698 | 0% | 11:1 | 15% | 100% | 100% | A | |
| 5 | Nordex SE | Hamburg, Germany | Machinery manufacturing | $ 160,887 | 73% | 82:1 | 33% | 100% | 100% | A | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 6 | 15 | Banco do Brasil SA | Brasília, Brazil | Banks | $ 1,106,800 | 17% | 9:1 | 50% | 29% | 0% | A- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 7 | 7* | Schneider Electric SE | Rueil-Malmaison, France | Electrical equipment manufacturing | $ 102,400 | 16% | 97:1 | 50% | 72% | 80% | A- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 8 | 18 | Chr Hansen Holding A/S | Hørsholm, Denmark | Food and beverage manufacturing | $ 38,696 | 14% | 34:1 | 50% | 47% | 71% | A- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 9 | 7 | Stantec Inc | Edmonton, Canada | Business, engineering and personal services | $ 118,360 | 12% | 60:1 | 50% | 59% | 60% | A- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 10 | SMA Solar Technology AG | Niestetal, Germany | Semiconductor and electronic components manufacturing | $ 135,701 | 22% | 15:1 | 33% | 100% | 100% | A- | SBTi | |
| 11 | 5 | Autodesk Inc | San Francisco, U.S. | IT services except telecom and hosting | $ 517,478 | 19% | 50% | 93% | 0% | A- | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 12 | WSP Global Inc | Montreal, Canada | Business, engineering and personal services | $ 152,031 | 16% | 109:1 | 33% | 57% | 92% | B+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 13 | Clean Harbors Inc | Norwell, U.S. | Waste management | $ 3,048 | 8% | 45% | 100% | 100% | B+ | |||
| 14 | Enphase Energy Inc | Fremont, U.S. | Semiconductor and electronic components manufacturing | $ 209,362 | 4% | 14% | 100% | 100% | B+ | |||
| 15 | 65 | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson | Stockholm, Sweden | Telephones and telecom equipment manufacturing | $ 174,040 | 18% | 83:1 | 29% | 47% | 71% | B+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 16 | 35 | SunPower Corp | Richmond, U.S. | Semiconductor and electronic components manufacturing | 0% | 22% | 100% | 100% | B+ | SBTi | ||
| 17 | 13 | Ørsted A/S | Fredericia, Denmark | Power generation | $ 8,192 | 10% | 35:1 | 50% | 65% | 99% | B+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 18 | Alstom SA | Saint-Ouen, France | Non-road transport equipment manufacturing | $ 111,827 | 11% | 31:1 | 38% | 84% | 92% | B+ | SBTi | |
| 19 | 29 | Neste Oyj | Espoo, Finland | Refining, petrochemicals and basic organic chemicals | $ 15,844 | 10% | 14:1 | 25% | 39% | 92% | B+ | |
| 20 | 10 | Dassault Systèmes SE | Vélizy-Villacoublay, France | IT services except telecom and hosting | $ 318,772 | 14% | 27:1 | 50% | 66% | 6% | B+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 21 | 51 | Giant Manufacturing Co Ltd | Taichung, Taiwan | Non-road transport equipment manufacturing | $ 56,418 | 18% | 227:1 | 9% | 100% | 100% | B+ | |
| 22 | 28 | City Developments Ltd | Singapore, Singapore | Real estate | $ 25,789 | 17% | 38:1 | 20% | 54% | 64% | B+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 23 | Trane Technologies PLC | Swords, Ireland | HVAC equipment manufacturing | $ 44,213 | 25% | 126:1 | 45% | 38% | 29% | B+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 24 | United Utilities Group PLC | Warrington, U.K. | Water and sewage treatment | $ 10,544 | 3% | 71:1 | 40% | 42% | 100% | B+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 25 | XPeng Inc | Guangzhou, China | Cars and trucks manufacturing, including parts | $ 264,119 | 0% | 14% | 100% | 100% | B | |||
| 26 | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | Vancouver, Canada | Asset management | $ 33,251,733 | 0% | 5:1 | 30% | 21% | 0% | B | SBTi | |
| 27 | 4 | Brookfield Renewable Partners LP | Hamilton, Bermuda | Power generation | $ 25,165 | 4% | 58:1 | 33% | 97% | 100% | B | |
| 28 | 54 | ERG SpA | Genoa, Italy | Power generation | $ 2,342 | 9% | 22:1 | 42% | 52% | 100% | B | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 29 | 74 | Kesko Oyj | Helsinki, Finland | Grocery stores | $ 124,317 | 9% | 110:1 | 29% | 3% | 10% | B | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 30 | Risen Energy Co Ltd | Ningbo, China | Semiconductor and electronic components manufacturing | $ 14,582 | 23% | 21:1 | 0% | 100% | 100% | B | ||
| 31 | 58 | Severn Trent PLC | Coventry, U.K. | Water and sewage treatment | $ 5,751 | 2% | 64:1 | 56% | 50% | 100% | B | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 32 | Hydro One Ltd | Toronto, Canada | Power transmission and distribution | $ 19,867 | 1% | 9:1 | 40% | 36% | 98% | B | ||
| 33 | Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co Ltd | Zhuzhou, China | Electrical equipment manufacturing | 28% | 9% | 100% | 100% | B | ||||
| 34 | 46 | First Solar Inc | Tempe, U.S. | Semiconductor and electronic components manufacturing | $ 4,270 | 15% | 25% | 100% | 100% | B | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 35 | 53 | Eisai Co Ltd | Tokyo, Japan | Pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing | $ 188,590 | 16% | 10:1 | 18% | 49% | 22% | B | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 36 | 1 | Radius Recycling | Portland, U.S. | Waste management | $ 19,067 | 5% | 103:1 | 50% | 95% | 100% | B | |
| 37 | 87 | Beazley PLC | London, U.K. | Insurance companies | $ 2,864,982 | 10% | 11:1 | 45% | 15% | 0% | B | NZIA |
| 38 | 20 | Cascades Inc | Kingsey Falls, Canada | Packaging | $ 4,763 | 3% | 66:1 | 38% | 88% | 86% | B | SBTi |
| 39 | EDP Renováveis SA | Madrid, Spain | Power generation | 2% | 7:1 | 33% | 100% | 100% | B | SBTi | ||
| 40 | 32 | Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd | Hong Kong, China | Water and sewage treatment | $ 3,828 | 8% | 20% | 94% | 100% | B | ||
| 41 | 49 | Atea ASA | Oslo, Norway | Computers and peripherals manufacturing | $ 483,930 | 12% | 23:1 | 38% | 57% | 38% | B | SBTi |
| 42 | 64 | Yadea Group Holdings Ltd | Wuxi, China | Non-road transport equipment manufacturing | $ 49,209 | 8% | 7:1 | 13% | 100% | 100% | B | |
| 43 | Li Auto Inc | Beijing, China | Cars and trucks manufacturing, including parts | $ 107,512 | 3% | 95:1 | 13% | 100% | 100% | B- | ||
| 44 | 69 | Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd | Singapore, Singapore | Semiconductor and electronic components manufacturing | $ 4,422 | 8% | 0% | 100% | 100% | B- | ||
| 45 | 31 | Kering SA | Paris, France | Retail, except grocery and auto | $ 261,469 | 28% | 151:1 | 46% | 26% | 5% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi, FCCA |
| 46 | 86 | Tesla Inc | Austin, U.S. | Cars and trucks manufacturing, including parts | $ 133,544 | 6% | 25% | 100% | 100% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 47 | Umicore SA | Brussels, Belgium | Basic inorganic chemicals and synthetics | $ 57,259 | 17% | 32:1 | 40% | 12% | 63% | B- | SBTi | |
| 48 | 41 | SAP SE | Walldorf, Germany | IT services except telecom and hosting | $ 168,329 | 28% | 30:1 | 44% | 30% | 3% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 49 | 22 | McCormick & Company Inc | Hunt Valley, U.S. | Food and beverage manufacturing | $ 80,976 | 14% | 36% | 46% | 22% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 50 | 79 | NIO Inc | Shanghai, China | Cars and trucks manufacturing, including parts | $ 42,750 | 1% | 17% | 100% | 100% | B- | ||
| 51 | 42 | BCE Inc | Verdun, Canada | Telecom providers | $ 75,217 | 8% | 137:1 | 36% | 24% | 78% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 52 | 76 | Investec Ltd | Sandton, South Africa | Banks | $ 130,634 | 20% | 43:1 | 43% | 14% | 0% | B- | NZBA |
| 53 | Novo Nordisk A/S | Bagsvaerd, Denmark | Pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing | $ 336,603 | 19% | 76:1 | 46% | 4% | 0% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 54 | 47 | Puma SE | Erlangen, Germany | Textiles and clothing manufacturing | $ 312,773 | 17% | 226:1 | 33% | 54% | 0% | B- | SBTi, FCCA |
| 55 | 63 | Samsung SDI Co Ltd | Yongin-si, South Korea | Semiconductor and electronic components manufacturing | $ 14,103 | 9% | 135:1 | 29% | 87% | 94% | B- | |
| 56 | Rivian Automotive, Inc | Irvine, U.S. | Cars and trucks manufacturing, including parts | 0% | 55:1 | 43% | 100% | 100% | B- | |||
| 57 | 59 | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | Turin, Italy | Banks | $ 195,778 | 26% | 102:1 | 42% | 16% | 0% | B- | 1.5°C, SBTi, NZBA |
| 58 | 23 | Novozymes A/S | Bagsvaerd, Denmark | Pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing | $ 7,348 | 16% | 35:1 | 27% | 67% | 14% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 59 | Elisa Oyj | Helsinki, Finland | Telecom providers | $ 57,863 | 11% | 31:1 | 38% | 16% | 63% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 60 | 89 | Arçelik AS | Istanbul, Turkey | Appliances and lighting fixtures manufacturing | $ 224,900 | 6% | 17% | 10% | 15% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 61 | Pirelli & C SpA | Milan, Italy | Plastic and rubber product manufacturing | $ 14,318 | 12% | 548:1 | 20% | 23% | 16% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 62 | Singapore Telecommunications Ltd | Singapore, Singapore | Telecom providers | $ 37,135 | 7% | 28:1 | 43% | 12% | 60% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 63 | 12 | Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd | Wuhu, China | Glass and ceramics | $ 891 | 10% | 213:1 | 11% | 100% | 100% | C+ | |
| 64 | 48 | Cisco Systems Inc | San Jose, U.S. | Telephones and telecom equipment manufacturing | $ 86,080 | 22% | 366:1 | 42% | 42% | 0% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 65 | 68 | KB Financial Group Inc | Seoul, South Korea | Banks | $ 142,713 | 25% | 11:1 | 33% | 6% | 0% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi, NZBA |
| 66 | 61 | Sanofi SA | Paris, France | Pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing | $ 93,914 | 17% | 98:1 | 38% | 27% | 10% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 67 | 39 | HP Inc | Palo Alto, U.S. | Computers and peripherals manufacturing | $ 259,083 | 15% | 787:1 | 46% | 78% | 0% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 68 | 52 | Essity AB (publ) | Stockholm, Sweden | Packaging | $ 6,803 | 13% | 65:1 | 38% | 33% | 10% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 69 | Equinix Inc | Redwood City, U.S. | Data processing, hosting services | $ 2,970 | 4% | 40% | 48% | 1% | C+ | SBTi | ||
| 70 | Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE | Paris, France | Real estate | $ 29,790 | 4% | 26:1 | 50% | 50% | 8% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 71 | 73 | Apple Inc | Cupertino, U.S. | Telephones and telecom equipment manufacturing | $ 351,888 | 16% | 33% | 70% | 1% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 72 | 80 | Ricoh Co Ltd | Tokyo, Japan | Computers and peripherals manufacturing | $ 70,161 | 19% | 17:1 | 13% | 51% | 34% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 73 | 45 | Cogeco Communications Inc | Montreal, Canada | Telecom providers | $ 77,783 | 6% | 54:1 | 50% | 26% | 28% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 74 | Solaredge Technologies Inc | Herzliya, Israel | Semiconductor and electronic components manufacturing | $ 73,903 | 19% | 50% | 94% | 43% | C+ | |||
| 75 | Telefônica Brasil SA | São Paulo, Brazil | Telecom providers | $ 250,602 | 2% | 90:1 | 33% | 12% | 53% | C+ | ||
| 76 | 38 | Unilever PLC | London, U.K. | Personal products (retail chemical) | $ 53,579 | 23% | 98:1 | 38% | 2% | 4% | C+ | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 77 | 36 | Xerox Holdings Corp | Norwalk, U.S. | Computers and peripherals manufacturing | $ 56,147 | 6% | 25% | 75% | 11% | C | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 78 | 43 | Coloplast A/S | Humlebæk, Denmark | Medical equipment manufacturing | $ 71,029 | 19% | 43:1 | 33% | 9% | 0% | C | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 79 | 77 | Sun Life Financial Inc | Toronto, Canada | Insurance companies | $ 549,255 | 15% | 124:1 | 50% | 6% | 0% | C | |
| 80 | 34 | StarHub Ltd | Singapore, Singapore | Telecom providers | $ 50,109 | 13% | 17:1 | 25% | 8% | 57% | C | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 81 | 67 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co | Spring, U.S. | Computers and peripherals manufacturing | $ 93,302 | 7% | 46% | 33% | 39% | C | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 82 | 72 | Svenska Handelsbanken AB | Stockholm, Sweden | Banks | $ 1,052,698 | 26% | 17:1 | 57% | 7% | 0% | C | 1.5°C, SBTi, NZBA |
| 83 | 94 | Nordea Bank Abp | Helsinki, Finland | Banks | $ 3,242,058 | 10% | 35:1 | 50% | 4% | 0% | C | NZAM, NZAO, NZBA |
| 84 | 70 | Orkla ASA | Oslo, Norway | Food and beverage manufacturing | $ 33,788 | 17% | 17:1 | 45% | 23% | 3% | C | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 85 | 37 | Telus Corp | Vancouver, Canada | Telecom providers | $ 64,565 | 8% | 338:1 | 43% | 26% | 23% | C | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 86 | 81 | Henkel AG & Co KgaA | Düsseldorf, Germany | Personal products (retail chemical) | $ 58,936 | 19% | 132:1 | 44% | 21% | 1% | C | 1.5°C, SBTi, NZAM |
| 87 | Prologis Inc | San Francisco, U.S. | Real estate and leasing | $ 1,614,690 | 3% | 170:1 | 27% | 2% | 4% | C | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 88 | UniCredit SpA | Milan, Italy | Banks | $ 225,131 | 10% | 60:1 | 42% | 10% | 0% | C | NZBA | |
| 89 | 85 | Commerzbank AG | Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Banks | $ 423,236 | 16% | 36:1 | 45% | 5% | 0% | C | SBTi, NZAM, NZBA |
| 90 | 71 | BNP Paribas SA | Paris, France | Banks | $ 320,421 | 13% | 55:1 | 53% | 8% | 0% | C | SBTi, NZAM, NZAO, NZBA |
| 91 | Assicurazioni Generali SpA | Trieste, Italy | Insurance companies | $ 1,273,258 | 25% | 72:1 | 46% | 3% | 0% | C | NZIA | |
| 92 | 78 | Teck Resources Ltd | Vancouver, Canada | Metal and coal mining | $ 4,846 | 13% | 79:1 | 29% | 19% | 28% | C | |
| 93 | 27 | Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd | Hong Kong, China | Food and beverage manufacturing | $ 9,681 | 14% | 70:1 | 18% | 46% | 4% | C | |
| 94 | Bank of China Ltd | Beijing, China | Banks | $ 100,123 | 13% | 4:1 | 15% | 17% | 0% | C | ||
| 95 | 97 | AstraZeneca PLC | Cambridge, U.K. | Pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing | $ 100,380 | 15% | 111:1 | 38% | 13% | 0% | C- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 96 | 92 | IGM Financial Inc | Winnipeg, Canada | Asset management | $ 4,947,231 | 17% | 49:1 | 33% | 3% | 0% | C- | NZAM |
| 97 | Biomérieux SA | Marcy l’Étoile, France | Medical equipment manufacturing | $ 75,374 | 18% | 18:1 | 44% | 6% | 0% | C- | SBTi | |
| 98 | Manulife Financial Corp | Toronto, Canada | Insurance companies | $ 206,669 | 11% | 155:1 | 58% | 6% | 0% | C- | 1.5°C, SBTi | |
| 99 | 57 | Sino Land Co Ltd | Hong Kong, China | Real estate | $ 10,127 | 20% | 50:1 | 8% | 50% | 12% | C- | 1.5°C, SBTi |
| 100 | Sysmex Corp | Kobe, Japan | Instrumentation and other electronic manufacturing | $ 154,501 | 20% | 22:1 | 8% | 37% | 0% | C- | SBTi |
