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.

  • IONS
  • VRTX
  • HALO

Figure 01 · Side-by-side summary

The headline numbers

IONS
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

Rank · 2025
#649
Final score
43.60
Years on list
6

↗ Climbed 270 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#936202020212022202320242025IONSVRTXHALO

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.

PillarIONSVRTXHALO
Climate Change
47.7
57.2
45.8
Employee Relations
35.5
48.3
39.5
Environment
48.4
40.0
72.3
Stakeholders & Society
58.4
42.4
24.3
Human Rights
16.8
34.2
15.6
Governance
44.6
39.2
39.3
Performance Rating
57.7
50.6
54.1