Newsweek Announces Results of 2015 Green Rankings, Newsweek, a chief week by week news magazine possessed by IBT Media, today declared the results of the 2015 Newsweek Green Rankings, made in partnership with Corporate Knights Capital and HIP Investor. The Newsweek Green Rankings are one of the world's foremost corporate natural rankings which assess the 500 largest traded on an open market companies in the United States and the 500 largest traded on an open market companies comprehensively on general ecological execution.
"We realize that huge companies are starting to end up more mindful of their natural footprints — for instance, in developing this year's Green Rankings, we found that more firms are currently linking official pay to sustainability targets," said Elijah Wolfson, Senior Editor for Newsweek. "The trust is that keeping on grading companies yearly on these metrics as a component of Newsweek's Green Rankings venture will help consider them responsible for their effect on the earth moving forward."
Top situation in the U.S. 500 included:
1. Biogen Inc.
11. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
2. Allergan, Inc.
12. Apple Inc.
3. Adobe Systems Incorporated
13. MetLife, Inc.
4. Broadcom Corporation
14. Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
5. Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
15. DIRECTV
6. The Hershey Company
16. CVS Health Corporation
7. Ecolab Inc.
17. Johnson & Johnson
8. Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
18. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
9. Aflac Incorporated
19. Prologis, Inc.
10. Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
20. NVIDIA Corporation
Top situation in the Global 500 included:
1. Biogen Inc.
11. Atlas Copco Aktiebolag
2. SHIRE PLC
12. Ecolab Inc.
3. Allergan, Inc.
13. Compass Group PLC
4. Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
14. Novo Nordisk A/S
5. Adobe Systems Incorporated
15. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
6. Swisscom AG
16. Aflac Incorporated
7. Unilever PLC
17. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
8. Broadcom Corporation
18. Apple Inc.
9. Roche Holding AG
19. MetLife, Inc.
10. BT Group PLC
20. DIRECTV
For more information about Newsweek, visit: newsweek.com or corp.ibt.com. For all use of the Newsweek Green Rankings 2015 logo, please contact PARS International: http://ibtreprints.com/newsweek-green/
About Newsweek
Newsweek is a head news magazine and website, bringing brilliant journalism to readers around the world for more than 80 years. Newsweek provides the latest news, top to bottom analysis and ideas about international issues, innovation, business, society and politics. Notwithstanding its online and portable presence, Newsweek publishes week by week English print editions in the United States, Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia and also editions in Japanese, Korean, Polish, Serbian, Spanish and Czech. Newsweek is possessed by IBT Media. For more information, visit: newsweek.com or corp.ibt.com.
Newsweek Green Rankings Methodology:
The U.S. 500 consists of the 500 largest traded on an open market companies headquartered in the U.S. by business underwriting as at 31 December 2014. The Global 500 consists of the 500 largest traded on an open market companies on the planet by business sector underwriting as at 31 December 2014.
Information is obtained from essential sources including yearly reports, examined financial statements, intermediary statements and sustainability reports. Secondary information is obtained from HIP Investor, Bloomberg and the CDP. All companies are reached for information check once every accessible thing of information have been obtained.
Natural execution is measured using eight key execution indicators (KPI). The KPIs are described in Figure 1.A organization's general score is a weighted normal of their eight KPI scores (the "weight" of each KPI is outlined in the last section of Figure 1). Combined Energy Productivity Score, Combined GHG Productivity Score, Combine Water Productivity Score, Combined Waste Productivity Score, Green Revenue Score, Sustainability Pay Link, Sustainability Board Committee, Audited Environmental Metrics
The 2015 Newsweek Green Rankings measures the ecological execution of vast open companies using eight plainly defined key execution indicators. The approach is clear and rules- based, and the process meets the test of being replicable by an outside
"We realize that huge companies are starting to end up more mindful of their natural footprints — for instance, in developing this year's Green Rankings, we found that more firms are currently linking official pay to sustainability targets," said Elijah Wolfson, Senior Editor for Newsweek. "The trust is that keeping on grading companies yearly on these metrics as a component of Newsweek's Green Rankings venture will help consider them responsible for their effect on the earth moving forward."
Top situation in the U.S. 500 included:
1. Biogen Inc.
11. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
2. Allergan, Inc.
12. Apple Inc.
3. Adobe Systems Incorporated
13. MetLife, Inc.
4. Broadcom Corporation
14. Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
5. Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
15. DIRECTV
6. The Hershey Company
16. CVS Health Corporation
7. Ecolab Inc.
17. Johnson & Johnson
8. Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
18. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
9. Aflac Incorporated
19. Prologis, Inc.
10. Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
20. NVIDIA Corporation
Top situation in the Global 500 included:
1. Biogen Inc.
11. Atlas Copco Aktiebolag
2. SHIRE PLC
12. Ecolab Inc.
3. Allergan, Inc.
13. Compass Group PLC
4. Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
14. Novo Nordisk A/S
5. Adobe Systems Incorporated
15. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
6. Swisscom AG
16. Aflac Incorporated
7. Unilever PLC
17. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
8. Broadcom Corporation
18. Apple Inc.
9. Roche Holding AG
19. MetLife, Inc.
10. BT Group PLC
20. DIRECTV
For more information about Newsweek, visit: newsweek.com or corp.ibt.com. For all use of the Newsweek Green Rankings 2015 logo, please contact PARS International: http://ibtreprints.com/newsweek-green/
About Newsweek
Newsweek is a head news magazine and website, bringing brilliant journalism to readers around the world for more than 80 years. Newsweek provides the latest news, top to bottom analysis and ideas about international issues, innovation, business, society and politics. Notwithstanding its online and portable presence, Newsweek publishes week by week English print editions in the United States, Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia and also editions in Japanese, Korean, Polish, Serbian, Spanish and Czech. Newsweek is possessed by IBT Media. For more information, visit: newsweek.com or corp.ibt.com.
Newsweek Green Rankings Methodology:
The U.S. 500 consists of the 500 largest traded on an open market companies headquartered in the U.S. by business underwriting as at 31 December 2014. The Global 500 consists of the 500 largest traded on an open market companies on the planet by business sector underwriting as at 31 December 2014.
Information is obtained from essential sources including yearly reports, examined financial statements, intermediary statements and sustainability reports. Secondary information is obtained from HIP Investor, Bloomberg and the CDP. All companies are reached for information check once every accessible thing of information have been obtained.
Natural execution is measured using eight key execution indicators (KPI). The KPIs are described in Figure 1.A organization's general score is a weighted normal of their eight KPI scores (the "weight" of each KPI is outlined in the last section of Figure 1). Combined Energy Productivity Score, Combined GHG Productivity Score, Combine Water Productivity Score, Combined Waste Productivity Score, Green Revenue Score, Sustainability Pay Link, Sustainability Board Committee, Audited Environmental Metrics
The 2015 Newsweek Green Rankings measures the ecological execution of vast open companies using eight plainly defined key execution indicators. The approach is clear and rules- based, and the process meets the test of being replicable by an outside

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