America’s Most Responsible Companies 2026

By Ed Barredo

For some consumers, what’s important isn’t just what a company offers but how they manufacture or provide those products or services. For businesses, committing to sustainability initiatives, helping those in the community or offering robust benefits to workers isn’t only an ethical choice: When consumers and investors know that a company is socially conscious, they are more likely to align themselves with it.

According to a study by The Roundup, 84 percent of customers say that they are deterred from companies with poor environmental practices, and 62 percent “always or often” specifically look for products that are sustainable.

That is why Newsweek is proud to partner with Statista for the seventh time to present America’s Most Responsible Companies 2026, highlighting 600 companies that are taking action each day to uphold their social responsibility.

This ranking is built on an evaluation of company CSR/ESG or sustainability reports, financial reports, history of lawsuits and 2024 top polluter indexes from the Political Economy Research Institute. Additionally, over 30 KPIs were researched from the three areas of ESG—environmental, social and governance performance. Companies included in this ranking are American Tower, Ingersoll Rand, Las Vegas Sands, NVIDIA and Tapestry.

We hope this list helps you find companies that you feel good about supporting.

Rank Overall

Company

HQ City

HQ State

Industry

Industry Rank

Score Overall

Score Environmental Concerns

Score Social Concerns

Score Governance Concerns

1NVIDIASanta ClaraCATechnology192.8210090.3688.112MastercardPurchaseNYFinancial191.3795.8495.5582.733Palo Alto NetworksSanta ClaraCATechnology289.7683.1596.2789.884EcolabSt. PaulMNMaterials & Chemicals189.7388.3596.8384.005T-MobileBellevueWAMedia & Telecommunications189.5394.5294.3579.706QualcommSan DiegoCATechnology389.4893.3975.051007MerckRahwayNJHealth Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals188.8583.2996.2587.008HPPalo AltoCATechnology488.2686.1410078.659Public Service Enterprise GroupNewarkNJEnergy & Utilities187.6484.6292.4785.8210NasdaqNew York CityNYFinancial287.0993.0987.1681.0111Lam ResearchFremontCATechnology586.7493.8382.6483.7512TapestryNew York CityNYRetail & Consumer Goods186.6791.7483.6484.6213KeysightSanta RosaCATechnology686.6081.8092.1485.8514IlluminaSan DiegoCAHealth Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals286.4883.8090.4285.2215MetLifeNew York CityNYFinancial385.8191.9781.9383.5416VisaSan FranciscoCAFinancial485.7090.6683.1183.3317Thermo Fisher ScientificWalthamMAHealth Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals385.6684.1384.6688.1918General MillsMinneapolisMNRetail & Consumer Goods285.4790.8192.0773.5419IFFNew York CityNYMaterials & Chemicals285.4174.4693.1488.6320BorgWarnerAuburn HillsMIAutomotive & Components185.3189.3984.4282.1221TeradataSan DiegoCASoftware185.2792.2971.1792.3422Ingersoll RandDavidsonNCCapital Goods185.2187.8483.3984.4023Analog DevicesWilmingtonMATechnology785.1484.6280.8189.9724Applied MaterialsSanta ClaraCATechnology884.7187.5384.3282.2825HumanaLouisvilleKYFinancial584.6189.8387.4376.5826Advanced Micro DevicesSanta ClaraCATechnology984.5890.7380.6482.3927PayPalSan JoseCAFinancial684.0786.5184.4781.2128MorningstarChicagoILFinancial784.0683.0283.1386.0229American TowerBostonMAReal Estate & Housing184.0085.2981.9584.7730AdobeSan JoseCASoftware283.9089.0582.6180.0431AgilentSanta ClaraCAHealth Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals483.8680.4092.3978.8032SalesforceSan FranciscoCASoftware383.6983.0383.2884.7633S&P GlobalNew York CityNYFinancial883.6697.5088.8164.6834DolbySan FranciscoCATechnology1083.6683.8677.5589.5735EmersonSt. LouisMOCapital Goods283.5391.7475.5083.3536Hewlett Packard EnterpriseSpringTXTechnology1183.4292.4279.1978.6337OtisFarmingtonCTCapital Goods383.3386.0479.2284.7438UnitedHealth GroupEden PrairieMNHealth Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals583.3384.5692.6672.7639GraingerLake ForestILCapital Goods483.2883.2780.2586.3240CBREDallasTXReal Estate & Housing283.2689.7182.0278.0541XeroxNorwalkCTTechnology1283.1585.3882.7081.3642Avery DennisonMentorOHCapital Goods583.1282.4379.0887.8643Dell TechnologiesRound RockTXTechnology1383.0693.1769.4286.6044MicronBoiseIDTechnology1483.0677.3292.1679.6945Zurn Elkay Water SolutionsMilwaukeeWICapital Goods683.0186.1571.5991.2946DXC TechnologyAshburnVAProfessional Services183.0092.0272.1484.8447RegeneronTarrytownNYHealth Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals682.8277.6793.1677.6548IBMArmonkNYTechnology1582.7581.2993.0173.9449CienaHanoverMDMedia & Telecommunications282.6894.0778.7675.2250Motorola SolutionsChicagoILTechnology1682.6784.2980.5283.21

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