06 February 2005

The Global 100: Most Sustainable Corporations in the World

Only one Australian company: Alumina Limited.

The companies have distinguished themselves through their “ability to profit from recognising new environmental and social markets,” the list’s organizers said

Link: The Global 100: Most Sustainable Corporations in the World.

via: Center for media and democracy

6 Feb 2005 17:17:22

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