Two measures of corporate responsibility have just emerged — one from S&P Dow Jones Indices and the other from Newsweek — and they each include a roll call of retailers. Only three retailers, however, are on both: Lowe’s Cos. Best Buy and Gap.
The S&P Dow Jones Indices Sustainability North America
Retailers on the Dow Jones list, included under the designations Retailing and Food & Sundries retailing, are:
- Best Buy
- Canadian Tire Corp.
- eBay
- Etsy
- Kohl’s Corp.
- Lowe’s Cos.
- Gap
- Williams-Sonoma
- Walgreens
- Walmart
Newsweek America’s Most Responsible Companies
Retailers among America’s Most Responsible Companies 2022 include:
- Lowe’s Cos.
- Kroger
- Target
- Gap
- Home Depot
- Best Buy
- Qurate Retail Group
- Tractor Supply
- TJX Cos.
- Petco
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Murphy USA
- Burlington
- Sprouts Farmers Market
- Sleep Number
- National Vision
- The Container Store
The Dow Jones Sustainability Index applies a transparent, rules-based constituent selection process based on the companies’ S&P Global ESG Score resulting from the annual S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment. The CSA consists of a rigorous questionnaire assessing both public and non-public data submitted by participating companies. This year, more than 10,000 publicly traded companies were invited to participate in the S&P Global CSA, S&P Dow Jones maintained.
According to Newsweek, the rankings focus on a holistic view of corporate responsibility that considers the three pillars of ESG: environment, social and corporate governance. The analysis is based on two metrics: quantitative data from Koester Performance Research and the corporate social responsibility reputation of each company derived from an extensive survey among U.S. residents.
