Methodology

For the second time, Newsweek and Statista are honoring America’s Most Responsible Companies based on publicly available key performance indicators derived from CSR Reports, Sustainability Reports, and Corporate Citizenship Reportsn as well as an independent survey.

Candidate Pool

• The company has published a CSR-Report, Sustainability Report or similar including data for 2019  or 2020 as well as relevant data (at least one KPI) in the environmental area (status: June 30, 2021).
• The company’s activities do not primarily focus on defense.
• The company is not involved in major lawsuits, scandals etc.

Pre-Screening

• The company has published a CSR-Report, Sustainability Report or similar including data for 2019 or 2020 as well as relevant data (at least one KPI) in the environmental area (status: June 30, 2021).
• The company’s activities do not primarily focus on defense.
• The company is not involved in major lawsuits, scandals etc.

Scoring Model

• Calculation of the score based on data collected through detailed analysis of the 3 areas
• Top 500 companies with the highest score areawarded

The detailed analysis covered three areas of Corporate Social Responsibility:

• Environmental
• Social
• Corporate Governance

For further information on the methodology please click here.

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