Sportswear brand Nike has grabbed the top spot in 3BL Media’s recent ranking of the country’s top corporate citizens.
As per Sourcing Journal, the list evaluated the 1,000 largest, publicly traded U.S. companies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance.
Nike, with an overall weighted score of 80.46, ranked 18th overall, one spot higher than last year. VF Corp, the company behind The North Face, Timberland and Vans, jumped eight slots with a score of 78.93—25th among all the evaluated companies. Gap Inc. climbed 10 spots to 32nd place with a 78.26. Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein parent PVH Corp scored a 76.51, 45th overall, far higher than last year’s 64th. Walmart Inc. joined the top 100 with a score of 73.92 putting it in 75th place.
3BL Media assessed each company using only publicly available information, including corporate websites, sustainability reports and SEC filings. It also relied on information from reputable third parties” such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Global Reporting Initiative and the UN Global Compact.
The final score weighted employee-related factors the highest, at 20.5 percent, followed by the environment, 18 percent; climate change, 17 percent; stakeholders and society, 12.5 percent; human rights, 11 percent; ESG performance, 8 percent; governance, 7.5 percent; and financial 4.5 percent.












