Sustainability ranking Schneider Electric is the most sustainable company in the world

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Schneider Electric was the first company to achieve the top position twice in the Global 100 ranking by Corporate Knights and was thus recognized as the most sustainable company in the world.

Schneider Electric, provider for the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has been recognized by Corporate Knights as the world's most sustainable company in 2025, making it the only company to have ranked first twice in the Global 100 ranking. In 2021, Schneider Electric already topped this annual list of the most sustainable listed companies with an annual turnover of over 1 billion US dollars. This award underscores Schneider Electric's long-standing commitment and holistic approach to delivering the best possible environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.

The annual Global 100 Index, compiled by Canadian media and research company Corporate Knights, is based on publicly disclosed quantitative data on resources, employees, suppliers, sustainable revenues and investments. The Global 100 methodology uses fixed and variable performance indicators to rank companies against their peers. Schneider Electric has been part of the Global 100 every year for the past 14 years and has been in the top 10 seven times—a record for its peer group in the electrical engineering industry.

Sustainability is more than a corporate goal

"Sustainability has been at the heart of everything we do at Schneider Electric for many years. For us as an impact company, it is more than just a corporate goal; it is the driving force that shapes our business decisions and inspires our employees," said Olivier Blum, CEO of Schneider Electric. "This second award as the world's most sustainable company from Corporate Knights, alongside other important ESG recognitions, is testament to the valuable and long-term positive impact we are making." Impact companies have set themselves one or more of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, for example in the areas of economic growth, healthcare or social justice.

Schneider Electric's top position this year reflects the company's leading role in sustainable development. This is reflected, for example, in the gender diversity of its leadership and board, as well as its solutions to promote energy efficiency, electrification and decarbonization. Schneider also scored highly for its efforts to decouple energy consumption and carbon emissions from business growth and for its high level of investment in sustainable research and development. Finally, Corporate Knights highlighted the link between executive compensation and Schneider Electric's sustainability performance and ESG scores.

Schneider supplies technology to improve energy efficiency

"Schneider Electric's position at the top of the Global 100 Index is remarkable. No other company has achieved this twice," said Toby Heaps, CEO of Corporate Knights. "This success is the result of Schneider's broad impact that goes beyond its own sustainability efforts. Schneider provides the technology to improve energy efficiency, support decarbonization and help other companies in their sustainable transformation."

The awards in 2021 and 2025 mark the beginning and end of the five-year period of the current Schneider Sustainability Impact Program. This program measures the company's progress on a series of transformative ESG targets set by the end of 2025 and helps maintain Schneider's focus on achieving its global and local goals.