The 2016 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan | SustainAbility Survey

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01 About The GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 3

02 Introduction 4

03 Survey Methodology 5

04 Key Findings 6

05 Institutional Leaders & Progress Over Two Decades 7

06 Corporate Leaders 14

07 Anatomy of Corporate Leadership 19

08 NGO & Government Leaders 22

09 Industry Sector Leaders 29

10 Further Information 30

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The 2016 Sustainability Leaders | A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 3 The 2016 Introduction Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan | SustainAbility Survey GlobeScan and SustainAbility have tracked expert opinions In partnership with Sustainable Brands on sustainable development leadership for more than 20 years.

Over these two decades, we have seen the For this survey, we asked 907 stakeholders in For the sixth year in a row, remains the sustainability agenda evolve and broaden, watched business, government, NGOs and academia across most recognized sustainability leader. To obtain companies climb to the top of the corporate 84 countries to evaluate the progress that various a more nuanced picture of corporate leadership leadership list and then completely disappear from institutions have made since 1992 and reflect on globally, this year we also asked experts to name it, and witnessed many waves of optimism and their expectations for the next 20 years. We also companies that they believe are top performers pessimism as well as shifting expectations. wanted to know who the experts consider to be within their home regions. We also continue to sustainability leaders among corporations, NGOs track expert opinions on leading NGOs and This edition of the Sustainability Leaders Survey is and national governments. national governments. the first since the adoption of the Paris Agreement. In December 2015, the international community We found out that non-state actors continue Despite mounting expectations for the private expressed unanimous commitment to tackling to outperform all other institutions on sustainable sector, experts remain critical of its performance climate change and limiting global warming to development – especially national governments, to date. The efforts of all industry sectors, even the below 2C. Governments, companies and other which remain at the bottom of the list for their ones seen as most progressive, are viewed mostly stakeholders polled for this year’s survey now achievements. negatively. We believe the adoption of Sustainable operate in an environment profoundly different Development Goals and the Paris Agreement will from previous years in terms of ambition, urgency Meanwhile, the landscape of expectations for provide much-needed impetus and instruments for and consensus about the direction of sustainable future leadership has been shifting. The private all institutions to take their performance to the development agenda. sector has been facing growing expectations to next level. We hope that in addition to growing play a larger role, while the perceived role of expectations for the private sector, next year’s Also new in 2016, GlobeScan and SustainAbility governments in advancing the sustainable survey will mark the beginning of another trend – have joined forces with Sustainable Brands to development agenda has been diminishing. one of greater impact and collaboration. conduct and publish the survey. This partnership This year leadership expectations for the two has enabled us to expand the pool of surveyed institutions have leveled out, sending a powerful experts, especially in Asia and Latin America. message to business about its perceived role in the post-COP21 world.

The 2016 Sustainability Leaders | A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 4 The 2016 Survey Methodology Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan | SustainAbility Survey 907 qualified sustainability experts completed the online In partnership with Sustainable Brands questionnaire from March 23rd to April 21st, 2016.

Experience Geography Sectors

Respondents have the following experience Experts surveyed span 84 countries in Respondents were drawn from the working on sustainability issues: the following regions: following sectors: ƃ Ɠ !60% !28% !11% 238 379 106 55 121 256 More Than 5 to 10 3* to 4 North Europe Asia Government NGO Corporate 10 Years Years Years America

* Respondents with fewer than three years experience Ƅ % have been excluded from the results 105 40 39 192 240 43 Latin Africa Oceania America Academic & Service Other Research & Media

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Non-state actors continue the trend of significantly Aligning sustainability strategy with internal culture and 1 outperforming all other organizations on their sustainable 5 values and integrating purpose via a common brand promise development (SD) leadership record. The contribution of NGOs are perceived as two key drivers of corporate leadership. since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio is viewed positively by 57% of In the case of Unilever, vocal support of sustainability by senior polled experts. Social entrepreneurs, academic institutions and leadership is the single most important factor accounting for its citizen-led mass social change movements are also evaluated outsized reputation. positively by respondents. Meanwhile, national governments rank at the bottom of the list, rated positively by only 6% of respondents. 44% of respondents suggest that the most effective way for 6 companies to make a positive contribution towards the Sustainability experts believe that national governments Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is through pursuing 2 and the private sector equally share the responsibility for partnerships and developing products and services. Experts advancing SD over the next two decades, with 34% of experts also recommend that the private sector should apply the SDGs rating each as vital to progress. Multi-sectoral partnerships are also as a lens in goal-setting and risk analysis processes. seen as playing a critical role. Expectations for governments to lead have gradually decreased in recent years, while those for the private WWF and Greenpeace continue to be seen as NGO leaders sector have been rising. 7 on sustainable development, with 30% and 20% of expert votes respectively. Meanwhile, Sweden (27%) and (25%) are 3 Unilever continues to be regarded as the global corporate leader most frequently named as government leaders. on sustainability. It has further increased its leadership margin and was named as a leader by 43% of polled experts. Patagonia, Experts are critical of industry efforts to transition to sustainable Interface, IKEA and Tesla are also among the top-rated leaders. 8 development, with the record of all sectors viewed primarily negatively. The forest products sector, biotechnology and ICT Regional leadership ratings are dominated by consumer-facing companies are considered to be managing the transition the best, 4 companies, with Unilever leading in Europe, Patagonia in North while the oil & gas and mining industries are viewed negatively by America, Woolworths in Africa and Natura in Latin America. In Asia, more than 75% of experts. the Tata group of companies occupies the top position on the list.

The 2016 Sustainability Leaders | A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 6 The 2016 Sustainability Leaders Institutional Leaders & A GlobeScan | SustainAbility Survey Progress Over Two Decades In partnership with Sustainable Brands The 2016 NGOs Viewed as Biggest Contributors Sustainability Leaders to Progress Since 1992 A GlobeScan | SustainAbility Survey In partnership with Sustainable Brands

Non-profit organizations are seen as having All Respondents made the largest contribution to sustainable development since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, followed by social entrepreneurs, academic organizations and citizen-led social change NGOs 57 30 8 5 movements. Social entrepreneurs 47 34 14 5

National governments are perceived negatively by Independent resea rch 43 38 14 5 a majority of respondents, while multilateral & academic organizations Citizen-led mass social 41 33 21 5 organizations and the private sector are also falling change movements behind expectations. The United Nations 36 39 21 4

Multi-sectoral partnerships 34 42 18 6

City / local governments 22 39 34 5

Private sector 20 39 37 4

Question Multi-lateral organizations 18 47 27 8 How would you rate the performance of each of the following types of organizations in International financial institutions 15 38 42 5 terms of its contribution to progress on sustainable development since the 1992 Earth National governments 6 31 58 5 Summit in Rio? 0 20 40 60 80 100 Please use the 5-point scale provided, where 1 is "poor" and 5 is "excellent". Excellent (4+5) Neutral Poor (1+2) DK/NA

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Perceptions of institutional leaders have “Good performance” (4+5) remained consistent over the past four years, with NGOs, social entrepreneurs and academic organizations continuing to hold top positions. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60

57 NGOs 56 Consistent with previous years, national 56 governments are viewed extremely negatively. 47 Social entrepreneurs 44 51 Independent research 43 The United Nations is the only institution that has 42 & academic organizations seen its reputation continuously improve since 45 Citizen-led mass social 41 34 2012, while the perceived performance of local change movements 39 governments has declined. 34 Multi-sectoral partnerships 32 33 36 The United Nations 30 25 22 City / local governments 25 26 20 Private sector 20 Question 24 18 Multi-lateral organizations 17 How would you rate the performance of each 19 of the following types of organizations in 15 International financial institutions 16 terms of its contribution to progress on 17 sustainable development since the 1992 Earth 6 Summit in Rio? National governments 5 6 Please use the 5-point scale provided, where 1 is "poor" and 5 is "excellent". 2016 2015 2012

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Sustainability experts believe that national % of Experts, First Choice + Second Choice governments and the private sector equally share the responsibility for advancing sustainable development over the next two decades, an important call to action for global National governments 34 business leaders. Private sector 34 Respondents also believe that multi-sectoral Multi-sectoral partnerships 31 partnerships have a very important role to play. & collaborations Non-state actors including NGOs, social 21 entrepreneurs and academic institutions face The United Nations significantly lower expectations for spearheading City / local governments 16 the agenda. Citizen-led mass social 14 change movements

NGOs 12 Business now faces the same level of expectations to lead Social entrepreneurs 9 the sustainable development agenda as national governments. Question Multi-lateral organizations 8 In your opinion, who should lead the sustainable development agenda over International financial institutions 7 the next twenty years? Independent research 7 Please select the two most suited from the & academic organizations following list. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

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Business has seen a steady rise in expectations for % of Total Mentions, Prompted leadership in the last four years, while the level of responsibility placed on national governments has been declining. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

34 Leadership expectations this year for the two National governments 37 sectors have evened out, marking a significant 44 34 milestone. The importance of collaborations for Private sector 30 29 sustainable development progress is also seen Multi-sectoral partnerships 31 25 as growing. & collaborations 26 21 The United Nations 21 21 16 City / local governments 15 14 Citizen-led mass social 14 16 change movements 18 12 NGOs 11 9 9 Social entrepreneurs 7 8 8 Multi-lateral organizations 8 Question 9 7 In your opinion, who should lead the International financial institutions 8 8 sustainable development agenda over Independent research 7 7 the next twenty years? & academic organizations 5 Please select the two most suited from the following list. 2016 2015 2012

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The past performance record and expectations All Respondents for future leadership remain at odds for key institutions. National governments and business are seen as having very poor track records but at the same time are expected to play key roles Should Lead | Low Performance Should Lead | High Performance leading the sustainable development agenda in the next 20 years. National Private sector governments Partnerships & collaborations

Should be leading (mentions) leading be Should UN

Mass social change movements

Municipal Question Social governments entrepreneurs How would you rate the performance of each Financial NGOs of the following types of organizations in institutions terms of its contribution to progress on MLOs Research & sustainable development since the 1992 Earth academia Summit in Rio? Question Should Not Lead | Low Performance Should Not Lead | High Performance Question: In your opinion, who should lead the sustainable development agenda over the next 20 years? 2.2 Leading Institutions | 3.9

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In most regions, the roles of national % of Experts governments and business are perceived to be important for sustainable development progress.

However, in Asia, North America and Oceania the future role of government is seen as more National Governments 38 30 35 30 49 30 important than that of the private sector. Private sector 36 33 38 29 23 30

Experts outside of Europe and North America tend The United Nations 21 30 25 15 31 21 to view the UN as a more important player and Citizen-led mass social 20 8 14 13 21 8 respondents in all regions recognize that multi- change movements Multi-sectoral partnerships 22 23 30 39 33 30 sectoral partnerships should play a significant role & collaborations in the next two decades. NGOs 15 18 9 15 10 10

International financial 8 13 6 6 10 10 institutions

City / local governments 17 10 16 16 13 16

Independent research 8 10 5 6 8 10 & academic organisations 8 10 7 12 0 14 Question Social entrepreneurs In your opinion, who should lead the Multi-lateral organisations 5 10 7 8 0 13 sustainable development agenda over the next twenty years? Please select the two most suited from the Asia Africa / Middle East Europe North America Oceania Latin America following list. / Caribbean

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Unilever continues to dominate the global % of Experts corporate leadership ranking by a wide margin.

Close to half of all respondents mention the UK- based consumer goods giant as a leader on Unilever 43 5 sustainability. Patagonia 17 6 Compared to 2015, Patagonia and IKEA have Interface 10 2 received more endorsements this year, leading to a more even distribution of expert votes among the IKEA 10 5 top-rated companies in the second-tier. Tesla, Tesla 6 which is the only new entrant within the list of top 13, has also seen a significant boost in its Nestlé 6 reputation. Natura 6

Marks & Spencer 6

GE 3

Google 3 Question Coca-Cola 3 What specific companies do you think are leaders in integrating sustainability into their BASF 3 business strategy? Nike 3 Please enter a maximum of 3 companies in the spaces provided. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

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The corporate leadership landscape has gone Ranked Top 5 Companies through many changes in the last two decades.

Six companies have reached the top position in the ranking since 1997: Dow, BP, Shell, Interface, Natura and Unilever, with the latter holding the record for leading the list for six consecutive years.

Large industrial companies (BP, Dow, GE) featured Dow Unilever more prominently in the 1990s and 2000s but in recent years the ranking has been primarily Monsanto Patagonia dominated by consumer-facing companies (Patagonia, Nestlé, IKEA). 3M Interface

DuPont IKEA

Shell Tesla Question What specific companies do you think are leaders in integrating sustainability into their business strategy? BP Body Shop Novo Nordisk Please enter a maximum of 3 companies in the spaces provided. GE Natura M&S Walmart

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Unilever was the most frequently mentioned All Respondents, by Region global corporate leader by experts in all regions, with the exception of Latin America, where Natura received slightly more votes. Asia Africa Europe

Patagonia and Interface also appear among Unilever 37 Unilever 38 Unilever 46 the top 5 global leaders mentioned by experts in all regions. Nestlé 9 Nestlé 13 Patagonia 16

Patagonia 8 Patagonia 10 IKEA 14

Interface 8 Interface 10 Interface 9

Shell 6 Triodos Bank 8 M&S 9

North America Oceania Latin America

Unilever 48 Unilever 31 Natura 35

Patagonia 22 Question Patagonia 23 Unilever 34 What specific companies do you think are Interface 15 IKEA 18 Patagonia 14 leaders in integrating sustainability into their business strategy? IKEA 10 Interface 10 Tesla 7

Please enter a maximum of 3 companies Walmart 6 Westpac 8 Interface 6 in the spaces provided.

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This year, we also asked experts to name % of Experts, by Region corporate leaders in their home regions.

Consumer-facing companies lead the rankings of regional leaders in Europe, North America, Africa Asia Africa Europe and Latin America, while - headquartered Tata Tata 10 Woolworths 18 Unilever 46 group of companies tops the Asia list. IKEA 15

Unilever 4 Unilever 5 M&S 13 Natura leads by the widest margin, being Nestlé 8 mentioned by close to half of all experts in Latin BMW 4 Nestlé 2 SABMiller 5 America. The landscape in North America is the BASF 3 most competitive – while Patagonia heads the list, Ecover 3 Nike, Interface and Walmart are close runners-up. Interface 2 Coca-Cola 3 H&M 3

North America Latin America

Patagonia 16 Natura 47 Nike 10 Interface 8 Question Itaú 10 Walmart 7 What specific companies that are Vancity 6 headquartered in your region do you think Tesla 6 Unilever 8 are leaders in integrating sustainability into their business strategy? Coca-Cola 5 Starbucks 5 SABMiller 2 Please enter a maximum of 3 companies.

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Leadership companies are seen to seek close % of Experts, Prompted alignment between sustainability strategy and their internal culture and values.

They are also thought to excel at integrating social and environmental purpose into core business. Sustainability strategy is closely aligned with internal culture / values 38 Corporate sustainability reputation is also seen to Purpose integrated into core business via common brand promise 37 be driven (to a lesser extent) by business model innovation and ambitious goals. Pursuing business breakthrough model that drives net positive benefit 32

Applying ambitious goals and measures of performance 31

Leadership is vocally committed to sustainability 30

Expression of sustainability strategy through products 30

Collaborating with other organizations for system-level changes 26

Using brand to shift consumer behavior 25

Articulating vision for company's SD contribution 19

Clear commitment to transparency 11 Question Advocating for regulation/legislation to advance sustainability 7 Please select the top 3 reasons that explain why you consider the company to be a leader and rank them in order of importance. 0 10 20 30 40

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Experts believe the most effective way for % of Experts, Prompted companies to make a positive contribution towards the SDGs is by pursuing partnerships and via development and deployment of new products and services. 44 Pursuing partnerships/collaborations

44 Respondents also recommend that the private Developing products/services in line with SDGs sector apply the SDGs as a lens in goal-setting 32 and risk analysis processes. Applying SDG as lens for setting sustainability goals

Applying SDGs to analyze core business risks/opportunities 30

Pursuing ambitious goals to reduce impacts 27

Advocating for policy/regulatory frameworks 23

Providing technology/data solutions 22

Tracking/reporting contribution to meeting priority SDGs 20

Pursuing ambitious "net positive" goals 19

Providing financing for solutions 19 Question Increasing philanthropic contributions 5 Please select the three most effective ways in which individual companies can help to make progress toward the SDGs over the 0 20 40 next five years.

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Among NGOs, World Wildlife Fund continues % of Experts to be regarded as the global leader in advancing sustainable development, and it has widened its lead over Greenpeace and , which are ranked second and third. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30

World Wildlife Fund 30 Forum for the Future is the only new entrant 25 on the list of the top 10 NGO leaders. Greenpeace 20 18 Oxfam 11 9 World Resources Institute (WRI) 7 6

Ceres 6 4

WBCSD 5 5

United Nations 4 3 3 Nature Conservancy 2 3 Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) 4 3 Question Forum for the Future 2 What specific NGOs do you think are leaders in advancing sustainable development? 2016 2015 Please enter a maximum of 3 NGOs.

The 2016 Sustainability Leaders | A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 23 The 2016 Nordic & German Governments Sustainability Leaders Outpace Peers on Policy A GlobeScan | SustainAbility Survey In partnership with Sustainable Brands

The Swedish government is most frequently % of Experts named as the global leader on sustainable development.

It is mentioned as a leader among states by more 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 than one-quarter of respondents and is ahead of Sweden 27 Germany and Scandinavian peers Denmark and 21 Norway. Costa Rica continues to be the only Germany 25 country outside of Europe and North America on 25 the top-ten list of governments. Denmark 18 16

Norway 14 13

Netherlands 12 8

UK 11 11 Costa Rica 8 8 USA 7 5 Question 6 What specific national governments do you 2 think are leaders in advancing sustainable development? 2016 2015 Please enter a maximum of 3 national governments.

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Experts are critical of industry sector efforts % of Experts in managing the transition to sustainable development with all sectors receiving mostly negative or neutral ratings for their efforts.

Forest products 26 35 33 6 Biotechnology 25 38 31 6 ICT 22 38 35 5 Agriculture, food & beverage 18 38 39 5 Consumer goods 17 36 42 5 Electric utilities 14 35 46 5 Automotive 12 30 52 6 Electronics 11 33 50 6 Banking & finance 11 26 58 5 Chemicals 10 23 61 6 Pharmaceutical 8 29 57 6 Alcoholic beverages 7 26 61 6 Media & entertainment 7 25 63 5 Question Mining 5 14 75 6 Please rate how well each of the following Oil & gas 5 13 77 5 industry sectors is managing its transition to sustainable development in your country or 0 20 40 60 80 100 region. Excellent (4+5) Neutral Poor (1+2) DK/NA Please use the 5-point scale provided (where 1 is "poor" and 5 is "excellent").

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The forest products industry, biotechnology and % of Experts, “Good Performance” (4+5) ICT companies are considered by global experts to be most successful at managing the transition to sustainable development. 40 The life sciences and biotechnology sector has enjoyed an improving reputation over the last 16 years, while the perception of the forestry sector 30 has worsened. 26 25 22 20 18 17 14 12 10 11

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Question Please rate how well each of the following Forest products Life sciences / biotechnology Information technology industry sectors is managing its transition to sustainable development in your country or Agriculture / food/beverage Electric Utilities Consumer goods region. Automotive Electronics Please use the 5-point scale provided (where 1 is "poor" and 5 is "excellent").

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Oil & gas and mining industries are viewed % of Experts, “Good Performance” (4+5) extremely negatively by global experts, ranked worse than companies in other sectors for their efforts to transition to sustainable development. The chemical industry has seen the most 40 dramatic fall in its reputation since 2000.

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