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2016 Global 100

An index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world
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2016 Global 100/Winter 2016

Spotlight on the 2016 Global 100

by CK Staff

The change in corporate leadership between the Copenhagen (2009) and Paris (2015) climate change conferences couldn’t have been more clear cut. While

2016 Global 100/Winter 2016

2016 Global 100 results

by CK Staff

The Global 100 process begins each year on October 1, when the starting universe for the index is established. Companies in the

2016 Global 100/Winter 2016

Top company profile: BMW

by Brenda Bouw

The auto industry hasn’t had much to boast about lately when it comes to corporate social responsibility given the steady stream of

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2016 Global 100/Winter 2016

Corporate strategies for a net zero world

by CK Staff

Bank of England governor Mark Carney recently called on companies “to disclose how they plan their transition to the net-zero [carbon] world of the future.” Carney

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2016 Global 100

2016 Global 100 methodology

by CK Staff

Determining which companies are “sustainable” and which are not is a challenging enterprise. Not only is there no single, universally accepted definition

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Key performance indicators

by CK Staff

All companies from the Global 100 starting universe that make the Global 100 Shortlist are scored on (a maximum of) 12 KPIs.

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