TORONTO — Two US meals corporations, McCormick & Co. at No. 14 and Campbell Soup Co. at No. 89, made the Company Knights International 100 Sustainability Index launched Jan. 9. Toronto-based Company Knights, which features a journal and a analysis division, assessed 6,914 corporations with greater than $1 billion in annual revenues throughout 23 efficiency indicators, together with carbon productiveness and racial and gender variety.

Vestas Wind Techniques, a wind turbine producer based mostly in Denmark, ranked No. 1. Chr. Hansen, one other firm based mostly in Denmark, got here in at No. 2 and made the highest 100 for the fifth straight yr.

“Zooming in on Chr. Hansen, it’s noteworthy that the yr’s rating enhancements are broadly anchored throughout all ESG (environmental, social and governance) areas — from clear income, a basic Chr. Hansen stronghold, to ESG pay hyperlink, security and variety — and that may be a testimony to the onerous work completed throughout your complete group,” stated Mauricio Graber, chief govt officer of Chr. Hansen.

McCormick & Co., Hunt Valley, Md., ranked highest amongst all meals merchandise corporations.

“On behalf of our 14,000 staff all over the world, I’m really honored to make this prestigious record for the sixth consecutive yr,” stated Lawrence E. Kurzius, chairman, president and CEO of McCormick & Co. “This recognition underscores our continued dedication to purpose-led efficiency and doing what’s proper for individuals, the communities the place we stay, work and supply and the planet all of us share.”

Campbell Soup Co., Camden, NJ, carried out properly within the areas of “clear” income, worker security, worker advantages, and govt and board variety.

“This recognition is a testomony to our greater than 14,000 staff and the care they present every day for each other and for our prospects, customers, communities and the planet,” stated Stewart Lindsey, vp, company duty and sustainability.