Every year, Corporate Knights ranks Canadian companies with an annual revenue of over $1 billion on up to 21 indicators. Below is the Best 50 summary chart for 2019, including the clean revenue result for each company, which is percentile-ranked against industry peers and weighted at 50% toward the overall score.
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| Rank 2019 Best 50 | Company | Peer group | Clean revenue source | % Clean Revenue* | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Co-operators | Insurance | Investment earnings from impact investments, and insurance premiums for green products | 12.3% | 81.0% |
| 2 | Hydro-Québec | Wholesale Power | Revenue from hydro generation, transmission and distribution | 99.6% | 77.6% |
| 3 | Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp | Electric Utilities | Revenue from renewable generation (hydro, wind, solar), renewable electricity distribution, water reclaimation and distribution | 64.7% | 76.6% |
| 4 | Teck Resources Ltd | Metal Ore Mining | Revenue from 8 TSM (Towards Sustainable Mining) AA- and AAA-rated mines | 94.3% | 76.2% |
| 5 | Bombardier Inc | Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing | Revenue from intercity, regional and freight rail transportation solutions, including high speed trains, commuter trains, and metros | 51.5% | 74.0% |
| 6 | Cascades Inc | Containers and Packaging | Revenue from products that are made from recycled fibre | 82.1% | 72.7% |
| 7 | Desjardins Group | Banks | Interest income renewable energy loans and investment interest from clean-tech investments, as well as fees earned from SocieTerra and Priority Terra funds | 1.6% | 71.6% |
| 8 | Transcontinental Inc | Printing Services | Printing revenue from sustainability certified paper (FSC, PEFC) | 60.5% | 71.3% |
| 9 | Société de transport de Montréal | Other Passenger Transportation | Opus card revenue, and revenue from subway and hybrid buses | 54.3% | 70.3% |
| 10 | Kruger Products | Personal Care and Cleaning Products | Revenue from paper products made from certified sustainably sourced (FSC) and recycled pulp | 46.2% | 70.1% |
| 11 | Vancouver City Savings Credit Union | Banks | Interest income from impact loans and investments | 11.0% | 69.4% |
| 12 | Stantec Inc | Facilities and Construction Services | Revenue from consulting services in environmental services and water | 30.4% | 69.3% |
| 13 | Toronto Hydro Corp. | Electric Utilities | Revenue from renewable energy transmission and distribution | 33.1% | 68.5% |
| 14 | EPCOR Utilities | Electric Utilities | Renewable energy generation and transmission as well as water services and wastewater transmission | 28.0% | 68.1% |
| 15 | Suncor Energy Inc | Integrated Oil and Gas Exploration and Production | Revenue from wind, co-generation and biofuel production | 0.9% | 67.3% |
| 16 | Hydro One Ltd | Electric Utilities | Revenue from renewable energy transmission and distribution | 33.1% | 67.1% |
| 17 | Mountain Equipment Co-op | Apparel and Accessories Retail | Revenue from Environmentally Preferred (at least 50% recycled, organic cotton or bluesign labelled) and FairTradeproducts | 7.8% | 66.0% |
| 18 | Energir Inc | Natural Gas Utilities | Revenue from renewable energy generation (wind, solar) | 14.9% | 64.2% |
| 19 | Sun Life Financial Inc | Insurance | Investment earnings from investments in renewable energy, green bonds, transit, hospitals and long-term care infrastructure | 7.8% | 63.7% |
| 20 | Canadian National Railway Co | Cargo Transportation and Infrastructure Services | Revenue from non-coal and non-petrolum freight | 80.9% | 63.4% |
| 21 | BGIS | Facilities and Construction Services | Revenue from energy efficient buildings and consulting | 20.5% | 63.2% |
| 22 | Catalyst Paper Corp | Forestry and Paper Products | Revenue from paper related products made up of sustainability certified (FSC, PEFC) and recycled pulp | 29.8% | 63.1% |
| 23 | British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority | Wholesale Power | Revenue from hydro generation | 98.5% | 62.9% |
| 24 | Fortis Inc | Natural Gas Utilities | Revenue from renewable energy generation (solar, wind, hydro) | 21.9% | 62.7% |
| 25 | Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd | General Merchandise Retail | Revenue from energy-efficient products and smart home products | 2.0% | 62.7% |
| 26 | The University of British Columbia | Personal Professional Services | Revenue from sustainability courses and government grants for sustainability research | 7.3% | 60.2% |
| 27 | Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc | Real Estate Investment and Services | Certified LEED Gold buildings | 19.6% | 59.9% |
| 28 | Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board | Wholesale Power | Revenue from hydro generation | 82.9% | 59.0% |
| 29 | High Liner Foods Inc | Food and Beverage Production | Sales revenue from sustainabily-caught and raised seafood (MSC, ASC) | 16.0% | 58.6% |
| 30 | Ontario Power Generation Inc | Wholesale Power | Revenue from hydro and wind generation | 31.7% | 58.5% |
| 31 | Cogeco Communications Inc | Wireless and Wireline Telecommunications Services | Wireless revenue based on energy-efficient data centres in Barrie, ON; Pullman, ON; Portsmouth, UK | 13.8% | 58.2% |
| 32 | Northland Power Inc | Wholesale Power | Revenue from wind and solar generation | 67.3% | 57.3% |
| 33 | Alectra Inc | Electric Utilities | Revenue from renewable energy, water transmission and distribution | 33.7% | 56.8% |
| 34 | Thomson Reuters Corp | Internet and Data Services | Data revenue that uses renewable energy | 9.9% | 55.7% |
| 35 | HSBC Bank Canada | Banks | Interest income from sustainable loans and green bond revenue | 0.5% | 55.1% |
| 36 | Canadian Solar Inc | Electrical Equipment and Power Systems | Revenue from solar panel manufacturing | 100.0% | 54.3% |
| 37 | Bank of Montreal | Banks | Interest income renewable energy loans, First Nations loans, community development loans, renewable energy financing advisory services, and green bond investment | 0.7% | 53.6% |
| 38 | Telus Corp | Wireless and Wireline Telecommunications Services | Wireless revenue based on energy-efficient data centres in Rimouski and Kamploops | 2.6% | 53.3% |
| 39 | Enbridge Inc | Midstream Energy | Revenue from renewable energy generation and transmission | 1.2% | 53.0% |
| 40 | Sunopta Inc | Food and Beverage Production | Revenue from organic products | 36.6% | 53.0% |
| 41 | Iamgold Corp | Metal Ore Mining | Revenue from 3 IAMGOLD Mines with TSM AA | 93.0% | 52.5% |
| 42 | Brookfield Renewable Partners LP | Wholesale Power | Revenue from hydro, solar and wind generation | 62.7% | 52.1% |
| 43 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Banks | Interest income from renewable energy loans | 0.2% | 51.8% |
| 44 | Celestica Inc | Manufacturing Equipment and Services | Revenue from smart meters, energy storage and repair services | 5.0% | 51.8% |
| 45 | Royal Canadian Mint | Metal Products | Revenue from recycled coins | 6.1% | 50.7% |
| 46 | Capital Power Corp | Wholesale Power | Revenue from wind generation | 24.0% | 50.6% |
| 47 | Canfor Pulp Products Inc | Forestry and Paper Products | Revenue from products made from sustainably-certifed PEFC pulp | 67.9% | 49.8% |
| 48 | Farm Credit Canada | Banks | Interest income from energy loans for environmental practices | 0.05% | 49.2% |
| 49 | Maple Leaf Foods Inc | Food and Beverage Production | Revenue from protein-based products | 3.3% | 49.1% |
| 50 | Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd | Metal Ore Mining | Revenue from 5 Agnico Mines with TSM AA or AAA | 70.0% | 42.3% |
*Clean Revenue is calculated according the Corporate Knights Global Clean Revenue Taxonomy, with the exception of the Metal Ore Mining companies, which were scored based on the % of their revenue certified to AA or AAA according to Towards Sustainable Mining.
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