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The 25 most sustainable private companies in the world

Corporate Knights

Worldwide, there are more than 95,000 private companies with annual revenues over US$100 million, compared to only 10,000 public companies over that threshold, according to a 2023 report from investment management firm Hamilton Lane. By 2023, Bosch reported that 99% of its electricity requirements were met by green energy.

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Leading the Way To Net-Zero: Lenovo’s Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets and 2050 Net-Zero Strategy

3BL Media

Originally published in Lenovo's 2023/24 ESG Report Lenovo has responded to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)s urgent call for corporate climate action by committing to align with 1.5C On January 19, 2023, Lenovo announced its SBTi validated target to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.

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Understanding the price of decarbonization

McKinsey Sustainabilty

While AI data centers require significant energy , McKinsey estimates that cloud-powered technologies  can accelerate 47 percent of the initiatives required to achieve the global 1.5° pathway by 2050 under the Paris Agreement. 2 “ Cloud-powered technologies for sustainability ,” McKinsey, November 9, 2023.

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How to Re-establish the UK’s Lead on Climate Change

Chris Hall

However, subsequent Conservative prime ministers – Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak – “didn’t understand the urgency”, according to the Rt Hon John Selwyn Gummer, Lord Deben, Conservative Party peer and former chair of the UK’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC) from 2012 to 2023.

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Loud and Clear

Chris Hall

trillion in 2023, spanning across corporates as well as sovereigns and supranationals. As a 2023 paper by JP Morgan Asset Management notes, engagement can be more nuanced compared to the corporate market, depending on the political complexion of the country. By contrast, the equity equivalent was valued at US$111 trillion.

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Take Five: With Science on our Side

Chris Hall

Like most countries, China has yet to submit its nationally determined contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement for the five years to 2035, but Xi’s comments are seen as an indicator of his appetite for global leadership on climate policy. The event also prompted a written exchange of views between policymakers and the private sector.

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Boralex tops Canada's Best 50 Corporate Citizens in 2025

Corporate Knights

Boralex was ranked 15th last year, 21st in 2023 and 23rd in 2022. The aim was to have its targets approved by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a leading science-backed framework for companies to align their emission-reduction efforts with the Paris Agreement.