SB20: The World's Top Sustainable Business Stocks
We also received nominations from Portfolio 21, a leading mutual fund that invests in the most sustainable companies worldwide.
Andrew Brengle joins us from KLD Research & Analytics. Since 1988, KLD has been providing social/environmental company research and indexes to help institutional investors make informed investment decisions. It recently launched several new indexes including the KLD Global Climate 100 (KLDY).
Rafael Coven is Index Advisor for the Cleantech Index (CTIUS), which tracks the market performance of 47 leading publicly traded cleantech companies. It is available in the U.S. as PowerShares ETF (PZD) and in Israel (KSMCTIUS).
Matt Patsky is a partner at Winslow Green, known for its Winslow Green Growth Fund, a mutual fund that has produced outstanding performance.
Patrick McVeigh is one of the original social advisors, having managed client SRI portfolios for over 15 years.
Max Deml publishes Oeko Invest, an Austrian version of Progressive Investor. In print (only in German) for 15 years, he has a broad view of companies from around the world, and provides an insider's perspective on European companies.
Ton Rennen joins us from Triodos - one of the world's few completely sustainable banks, located in The Netherlands. In addition to banking services, Triodos has private equity funds, microfinance funds and several mutual funds.
This table presents the SB20 List for the past three years - in alphabetical order. The number of asterisks *** next to a company's name indicates the number of years it has been on our list.
The SB20 List
| SB20 2005 |
SB20 2006 |
SB20 2007 |
| Baldor Electric Co.** |
Abengoa SA
(Madrid: ABG.MC) |
Best Water Technology*
(Vienna: BWT.VI) |
| Canon** |
Acciona
(Madrid: ANA.MC) |
Canon***
(NYSE: CAJ) |
| Chiquita**** |
Best Water Technology |
Comverge
(Nasdaq: COMV) |
| East Japan Railway** |
Conergy
(Frankfort: CGY.F) |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
(NYSE: CMG) |
| Electrolux**** |
Energy Conversion Devices (Nasdaq: ENER) |
First Solar
(Nasdaq: FSLR) |
Green Mountain Coffee****
Roasters |
Gamesa Corporation Technologica
(Madrid: GAM.MC) |
Fuel Tech
(Nasdaq: FTEK) |
| Henkel**** |
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters******
(Nasdaq: GMCR) |
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters*******
(Nasdaq: GMCR) |
| Herman Miller**** |
Interface
(Nasdaq: IFSIA) |
Groupe Danone
(NYSE: DA) |
Natura Cosméticos*
(Sao Paolo: NATU3.SA) |
JM Inc.**
(JM.ST) |
Herman Miller*****
(Nasdaq: MLHR) |
| Novozymes**** |
Maxwell Technologies
(Nasdaq: MXWL) |
Interface**
(Nasdaq: IFSIA) |
Power Integrations**
(Nasdaq: POWI) |
Novartis AG
(NYSE: NVS) |
Land Securities
(London: Land.L) |
| Sharp Corp. |
Ormat Technologies
(NYSE: ORA) |
NIKE, Inc.
(NYSE: NKE) |
Sims Group
(Australia: SMS.AX) |
Philips Electronics NV**
(NYSE: PHG) |
Novozymes*****
(Copenhagen: NZYM.CO) |
SolarWorld
(Berlin: SWV.BE) |
Precious Woods
(Geneva: PRWN.SWX) |
Ormat Technologies**
(NYSE: ORA) |
| STMicroelectronics**** |
Renewable Energy Corp
(Oslo: REC.OL) |
Precious Woods**
(Geneva: PRWN.SWX) |
| Swiss Re |
Sharp Corp.**
(Tokyo: 6753) |
Renewable Energy Corp**
(Oslo: REC.OL) |
| Timberland Co.*** |
SunPower
(Nasdaq: SPWR) |
Royal Philips Electronics***
(NYSE: PHG) |
Umweltbank*
(UBK.BE) |
United Natural****
(Nasdaq: UNFI) |
Schmack Biogas AG
(Germany: SB1B.DE) |
| Vestas**** |
Wainwright Bank**
(Nasdaq: WAIN) |
Vestas*****
(Copenhagen: VWS.CO) |
| Whole Foods Market |
Whole Foods Market***** |
Whole Foods Market******
(Nasdaq: WFMI) |
|
Honorable Mention:
General Electric (NYSE: GE)
HSBC (NYSE:HBC)
ITM Power (AIM: ITM.L) |
Honorable Mention:
Google, Inc.
(Nasdaq: GOOG) |
