These are the Most Sustainable Companies in the US

Feb 12th, 2019

Eden Stuart

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Barron’s has released its annual ranking of the 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies, including several organizations in the cosmetics and personal care sector.

The publication analyzed the 1,000 largest publicly held companies headquartered in the United States. Each was rated on its demonstrated responsibility in five key categories: shareholder, employees, customers, community and planet. More than 230 key performance indicators were considered.

Companies on the list (and their rankings) include:

Personal Care/Cosmetics

Clorox (7)

Colgate-Palmolive (19)

Estée Lauder (45)

Suppliers

International Flavors & Fragrances (58)

Aptar Group (72)

Retailers

Target (35)

Macy’s (57)

Food

Kellogg (33)

Campbell Soul (61)

Hersey (64)

PepsiCo (66)

Coca-Cola (92)

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