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.

  • HSY
  • PEP
  • MDLZ

Figure 01 · Side-by-side summary

The headline numbers

HSY
The Hershey Company

Food & Beverage

Rank · 2025
#6
Final score
74.77
Years on list
6

↗ Climbed 28 since 2020

PEP
PepsiCo, Inc. Green Flag

Food & Beverage

Rank · 2025
#20
Final score
71.60
Years on list
6

↗ Climbed 67 since 2020

Companies awarded a “Green Flag” bonus by our partners at InfluenceMap for using their influence and lobbying efforts in support of policies that align with the Paris Climate Agreement.

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#128202020212022202320242025HSYPEPMDLZ

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.

PillarHSYPEPMDLZ
Climate Change
77.1
86.1
84.9
Employee Relations
75.7
74.7
69.3
Environment
76.6
61.0
54.6
Stakeholders & Society
69.4
57.2
61.4
Human Rights
89.1
91.4
77.9
Governance
66.7
57.8
69.3
Performance Rating
49.2
55.0
47.0