These Are the Most Responsible Companies in America—This Is Why
Newsweek's latest ranking of America's Most Responsible Companies 2025 takes a holistic view of corporate responsibility by looking at companies' social, environmental and leadership practices—including carbon emissions, board diversity and financial stability—to encourage more transparency and accountability in the corporate world.
Some industry leaders on the ranking include Mastercard, Humana, Ralph Lauren, Target and Intel.According to survey data of 26,000 U.S.
residents that Newsweek's partner Statista used to determine this ranking, more than half of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that businesses have a duty to contribute to social causes beyond their direct economic activities, such as education and poverty reduction.Over 70 percent of participants agreed that companies should be held legally accountable for their environmental impact and 78 percent said it is important that companies engage in ethical labor practices.Newsweek's ranking creates a standard for companies that want to fulfill their commitments to their corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals.To determine this year's ranking, we considered the top 2,000 public U.S.-based companies by revenue with published CSR reports, sustainability reports and financial reports for 2022 or 2023.
Companies whose activities primarily focused on defense and companies involved in major lawsuits or scandals related to CSR were not included.Companies were evaluated by consumer surveys as well as key performance indicators pulled from company environmental, social and governance (ESG) reports.
