Spring-based IT company Hewlett Packard Enterprise leads the list of eight Texas businesses that appear in Time magazine’s and data provider Statista’s World’s Most Sustainable Companies list for 2025.
HPE landed at No. 68, earning a score of 74.36 out of 100.
Time and Statista said the ranking highlights corporate responsibility and promotes sustainable practices.
“In an era marked by significant environmental challenges and social inequalities, it is crucial to recognize and reward companies prioritizing sustainability,” according to an article on Time’s website. “By featuring these leading entities, the ranking sets a benchmark for other businesses, fostering transparency and accountability and encouraging the integration of sustainability into core corporate strategies.”
Time and Statista’s ranking process started with a list of more than 5,000 of the world’s largest, most influential companies based on factors such as revenue and public prominence. They identified the top 500 companies based on more than 20 data points.
The process weeded out non-sustainable businesses, such as those involved in producing fossil fuels, and zeroed in on:
- External sustainability ratings
- Availability and quality of sustainability reports
- Performance regarding environmental and social responsibility measures
HPE is targeting net-zero status across its supply chain by 2040. Working toward that goal, the company predicts its carbon emissions will decrease by 33 percent from 2020 to 2028.
“The climate transition demands collective action across our entire value chain, and I am resolute in my commitment to ensure that HPE plays a central role in showcasing the attainability of net-zero emissions through our technologies and actions,” said Antonio Neri, HPE’s president and CEO.
Among the ways HPE is reducing carbon emissions are:
- Shipping certain products in bigger bundles
- Incorporating environmentally responsible design
- Using more renewable energy
- Improving energy efficiency in buildings
- Eventually shifting to an all-electric automotive fleet
Here’s a rundown of the eight Texas-based companies that made the sustainability list, including their global rankings and scores.
- No. 68 Spring-based Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Score: 74.36
- No. 81 Dallas-based CBRE. Score: 73.49
- No. 142 Dallas-based AMN Healthcare Services. Score: 69.8
- No. 165 Austin-based Digital Realty. Score: 68.64
- No. 257 Round Rock-based Dell Technologies. Score: 64.89
- No. 295 Frisco-based Keurig Dr Pepper. Score: 63.25
- No. 335 Dallas-based Jacobs Engineering. Score: 61.98
- No. 471 Dallas-based AT&T. Score: 57.28
France-based Schneider Electric claimed the top spot on the global list. The company opened a 10,500-square-foot, state-of-the-art Energy Innovation Center in Houston earlier this year.
