Ottawa, Canada (CU)_ Canada’s Agnico Eagle and Teck Resources have won their place on the Corporate Knights’ new ranking of the world’s most sustainable companies, earning global recognition as pioneers in sustainability.
Agnico Eagle Mines is the top-ranked mining company in Canada which is ranked seventy-third in the 2021 Global 100 list with an overall score of 60.6 percent. Carol Plummer, Agnico Eagle senior Vice President sustainability, people and culture, said, “We are extremely proud to be recognized as one of the world’s 100 most sustainable corporations, especially as the top-ranking mining company”. He added, “For over 60 years, Agnico Eagle has worked hard to earn our reputation as a partner of choice within the industry by operating with respect for others, building trust, being reliable and sharing opportunities.”
Teck Resources is a mining company in Canada which is in ninety-first place in list of the Global 100, with an overall score of 55.6 percent. Moreover, this is the third continuous year where Teck has been listed in the Global 100 list. Teck CEO Don Lyndsay said, “We are focused on responsibly producing the metals and minerals necessary for the transition to a low-carbon economy and for building a better quality of life for people around the world”.
The 2021 list selection process started with an evaluation of 8,080 enterprises, representing more than $1 billion in sales, assessing them on the basis of a collection of key environmental, governance, social and economic performance metrics, including new social parameters reflected by both the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.
In the 2021 Global 100 list, the most sustainable firm is the French firm Schneider Electric. Schneider Electric has shifted away from high-voltage electricity distribution in the past 20 years to concentrate on data centers, decentralized electricity distribution and smart solutions to make the planet more electric, green, energy-efficient and digital.
Corporate Knights reported that due to its good results across a variety of sustainability requirements, Schneider Electric won the top rank in the list. 70 percent of the company’s revenue comes from sustainable solutions, while 73 percent of its investments are directed towards sustainable solutions. Also, in areas such as ethnic and gender diversity and resource productivity and protection, the company performed well.
