Sustainability Ratings and Rankings

CDP Climate Change again awarded us a grade of A- and CDP Water Security awarded us a grade of B. We also participated in CDP Forest, where we were awarded a grade of B-.

In addition, Evonik achieved an A- in the CDP Supplier Engagement Rating in 2023.

As a founding member of the Together for Sustainability (TfS) initiative, Evonik drives forward transparency and sustainability in the supply chain and is subject to annual assessments. 

In 2024, the EcoVadis rating agency, a partner of TfS, also awarded us platinum status for our sustainability performance.

An analysis by the Morningstar Sustainalytics rating agency ranks Evonik’s sustainability performance among the top 5 percent of the roughly 600 chemical companies evaluated.

Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has awarded Evonik an AA rating for its sustainability performance. Evonik is therefore in the leader category. We scored particularly highly on corporate governance.

Since 2023, Evonik has been listed in the DAX® 50 ESG index.

Evonik was runner-up at the ESG Investing Award 2023, gaining second place in the category BEST COMPANY FOR SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING: INDUSTRIALS.

In the Euronext index family of VigeoEiris, which evaluates corporate ESG performance, Evonik is included in the Europe 120 and Eurozone 120 indices. The evaluation is based on up to 330 indicators covering 38 sustainability criteria.

Evonik is a member of the FTSE4Good Europe Index and the FTSE4Good Developed Europe Index. These index families of the London-based FTSE Group rate companies in categories such as environmental management, human and labor rights, health and safety, sustainability in the supply chain, and corporate governance.

Evonik’s sustainability performance is rated B- by ISS-ESG. Evonik therefore retains its prime status, the highest level awarded, ranking it among the top 15 percent of companies in the chemical sector.

Evonik is listed in the Solactive Europe Corporate Social Responsibility Index. The composition of this index is reviewed every six months using the Vigeo Eiris ESG methodology. This covers ecological and social aspects and corporate governance.

Evonik is listed in the STOXX® Global ESG Leaders Index. This index lists the best 25 percent of sustainable companies in the investment universe on transparency in environmental, social, and governance performance.