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Schneider Electric

Founded in 2008

CEO: Michel Doukeris https://www. ab-inbev.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/ company/ ab-inbev/

For AB InBev, sustainability means permanently creating value for all stakeholder groups: for customers, employees, and investors as well as for its business partners and society as a whole.

AB InBev's 2025 Sustainability Goals represent the company’s most ambitious public commitments to date. Unveiled in March 2018, these goals were designed to foster comprehensive environmental and social impact and instigate transformative change throughout the business’s entire value chain. A dedicated team, supported by the company's leadership, played a crucial role in shaping these goals. The forward-thinking approach considered the next 100 years, acknowledging that bold actions based on measurable outcomes is essential for achieving long-lasting positive impact.

Manufacturing Belgium

77 Engie

Founded in 2008

CEO: Catherine MacGregor https://www.engie.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/ company/engie/

ENGIE is a global reference for low-carbon energy and services. With over 171,100 employees, the Group is committed to accelerating the transition towards a carbon-neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally-friendly solutions.

Inspired by its purpose, ENGIE reconciles economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet, building on its key businesses – gas, renewable energy, services –to offer competitive solutions to its customers. In 2022, turnover was €93.9bn (US$102bn). The Group was listed on the Paris and Brussels stock exchanges (ENGI) and is represented in the main financial indices – including CAC 40 and FTSE Euro 100 – and non-financial indices, including DJSI World and MSCI EMU ESG.

76 Bd

Founded in 1897

CEO: Thomas Polen https://www. bd.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/ company/ bd1/

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. The company supports the heroes on the frontlines of health care by developing innovative technology, services and solutions that help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical processes for health care providers.

BD and its 65,000 employees have a passion and commitment to help improve patient outcomes, improve the safety and efficiency of clinicians’ care delivery process, enable laboratory scientists to better diagnose disease and advance researchers’ capabilities to develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapeutics.

Medical Equipment Manufacturing

United States

75 Patagonia

Founded in 1973

CEO: Ryan Gellert https://www.patagonia. com https://www.linkedin.com/ company/ patagonia_2/

Founded by Yvon Chouinard in 1973, Patagonia is an outdoor apparel company based in Ventura, California. A certified B-Corporation, Patagonia’s mission is to save our home planet.

The company is recognised internationally for its commitment to authentic product quality and environmental activism, donating 1% of sales annually, contributing over US$100 million in grants and in-kind donations since 1985.

The business supports community-led efforts to go fossil-fuel-free and protect nature. It also uses any power and influence it has to meet climate change through systems change.

Patagonia is always looking for motivated people to join the company, especially individuals who are passionate about the outdoors and having a positive impact on the planet.

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Xerox

Founded in 1906

CEO: Steve Bandrowczak https://www.xerox.com https://www.linkedin.com/ company/xerox/

Xerox office products and solutions, from multifunction printers (MFPs) to software applications, are designed to enhance client’s productivity by making tasks that were once burdensome easy.

For more than 100 years, Xerox has continually redefined the workplace experience. Xerox has expanded into software and services to sustainably power the hybrid workplace of today and tomorrow.

Today, Xerox is continuing its legacy of innovation to deliver client-centric and digitally-driven technology solutions and meet the needs of today’s global, distributed workforce. From the office to industrial environments, Xerox’s differentiated business and financial services are essential workplace technology solutions that drive success for clients.

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Societe Generale

Founded in 1864

CEO: Slawomir Krupa https://www.societegenerale.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/ company/societe-generale/

Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth.

Committed to the positive transformation of the world’s societies and economies, Societe Generale and its teams seek to build, day after day, together with its clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions.

Active in the real economy for over 150 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale has over 117,000 members of staff in 66 countries and supports 25 million individual clients on a daily basis. Banking France

72 Orange

Founded in 1999

CEO: Christel Heydemann https://www.orange. com https://www.linkedin.com/ company/ orange/

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of €43.5bn in 2022 and 136,000 employees worldwide – including 75,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 287 million customers worldwide, including 242 million mobile customers and 24 million fixed broadband customers.

The The business is present in 26 countries, and is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies under the brand Orange Business.

In February 2023, the Group presented its strategic plan “Lead the future”, built on a new business model, guided by responsibility and efficiency. Lead the future capitalises on network excellence to reinforce Orange's leadership in service quality.

Telecommunications France

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Puma

Founded in 1924

CEO: Arne Freundt https://www.puma.com https://www.linkedin.com/ company/ puma/

Supporting over 20,000 employees across more than 120 countries, PUMA is in a constant pursuit to go faster. The brand works to be fast in how it adapts to and connects with the constantly changing world. Through innovative design, iconic footwear and apparel, and authentic partnerships, PUMA aims to always push what’s next in both sport and culture.

That hustler’s spirit can be felt across PUMA categories, partnerships, offices and countries. The brand is always in search of talent that can help us set the pace at which sport and culture collide, as well as finding better ways to connect and collaborate with communities.

The PUMA Group owns the brand PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.

Sporting Goods Manufacturing Germany

70 Henkel

Founded in 1876

CEO: Carsten Knobel https://www.henkel. com https://www.linkedin.com/ company/ henkel/

Founded in 1876, Henkel looks back on more than 145 years of success. The brand operates worldwide with leading innovations, brands and technologies in two business areas: Adhesive technologies and consumer brands. The company holds leading positions with its two business units in both industrial and consumer businesses thanks to strong brands, innovations and technologies such as Persil, Schwarzkopf and Loctite.

Henkel, headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, counts among the most internationally aligned German-based companies in the global marketplace. The business has a diverse team of more than 50,000 employees worldwide, and the business strives to enrich and improve the lives every day through its products, services and solutions.

Manufacturing Germany

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Mercedes-Benz AG

Founded in 1925

CEO: Ola Källenius

The Mercedes-Benz Group aims to create value that is sustainable – economically, ecologically and socially: This is one of the core principles of the Group. It applies not only to the Group’s own products and manufacturing locations, but also to the entire upstream and downstream value chain. It has translated this approach in its sustainable business strategy.

One of the most important transformation goals at the Mercedes-Benz Group is decarbonisation. At Mercedes-Benz Group, this goal is reflected in “Ambition 2039” and the “Electric Only” approach. By the end of this decade, Mercedes-Benz intends to be all-electric wherever market conditions allow.

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