100 Best Corporate Citizens 2025

Compare · Up to four Russell 1000 companies

Put them side by side

Select two, three, or four Russell 1000 companies to compare their overall rank, year-by-year trajectory, and scores down to the category level.

  • CMS
  • VST
  • EVRG

Figure 01 · Side-by-side summary

The headline numbers

VST
Vistra Corp.

Utilities

Rank · 2025
#94
Final score
65.81
Years on list
6

↗ Climbed 558 since 2020

EVRG
Evergy, Inc.

Utilities

Rank · 2025
#145
Final score
63.87
Years on list
6

↗ Climbed 424 since 2020

Figure 02 · Rank trajectory

Where each line is going

Lower is better. The y-axis is inverted so a rising line means an improving rank. Missing years mean the company didn't make the top 100 that year.

#1#25#50#75#652202020212022202320242025CMSVSTEVRG

Figure 03 · Pillar profile · 2025

Where each one wins

Latest-year ESG pillar scores, 0–100. The shaded bar shows relative strength across the selected companies for each pillar.

PillarCMSVSTEVRG
Climate Change
76.5
80.8
82.1
Employee Relations
52.2
49.6
53.3
Environment
67.9
70.5
72.3
Stakeholders & Society
67.0
72.9
54.4
Human Rights
67.8
53.6
45.4
Governance
63.0
71.2
70.1
Performance Rating
47.5
43.4
49.5