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.

  • IDA
  • XEL
  • SO

Figure 01 · Side-by-side summary

The headline numbers

IDA
IDACORP, Inc.

Utilities

Rank · 2025
#496
Final score
50.37
Years on list
6

↘ Down 211 since 2020

XEL
Xcel Energy Inc.

Utilities

Rank · 2025
#493
Final score
50.48
Years on list
6

↘ Down 352 since 2020

SO
The Southern Company

Utilities

Rank · 2025
#515
Final score
49.71
Years on list
6

↘ Down 248 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#589202020212022202320242025IDAXELSO

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.

PillarIDAXELSO
Climate Change
66.6
70.6
62.9
Employee Relations
44.6
54.2
53.7
Environment
42.6
44.5
54.1
Stakeholders & Society
35.8
55.4
46.9
Human Rights
63.4
18.6
21.6
Governance
50.4
37.8
39.3
Performance Rating
43.9
48.5
46.9