Sustainable companies consistently outperform S&P 500: report
Firms listed in the 100 Best Corporate Citizen ranking multiple times saw returns up to 14% higher than the S&P benchmark.
Being more sustainable than other companies pays off: annual returns for 100 companies ranked as top corporate citizens were 2.2% higher than the S&P 500 between January 2022 and July 2025.
This is according to 3BL’s latest research on the 100 Best Corporate Citizens – an annual ranking of the largest publicly traded companies in the United States based on environmental, social and governance criteria.
