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.

  • WAT
  • MRNA
  • QGEN

Figure 01 · Side-by-side summary

The headline numbers

WAT
Waters Corporation

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

Rank · 2025
#213
Final score
61.03
Years on list
6

↗ Climbed 106 since 2020

MRNA
Moderna, Inc.

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

Rank · 2025
#177
Final score
62.38
Years on list
6

↗ Climbed 401 since 2020

QGEN
nan

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

Rank · 2025
#238
Final score
59.67
Years on list
6

↗ Climbed 247 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#674202020212022202320242025WATMRNAQGEN

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.

PillarWATMRNAQGEN
Climate Change
74.8
77.8
77.6
Employee Relations
47.2
47.7
53.9
Environment
64.4
50.8
57.2
Stakeholders & Society
80.6
83.9
45.6
Human Rights
42.2
60.4
59.0
Governance
47.2
50.8
54.5
Performance Rating
55.2
64.1
64.4