According to the data from Just Capital cited by CNBC, the companies on the list emit, on average, 47 times less greenhouse gas emissions than their Russell 1000 peers and use 3.7 times more renewable energy.

You can find out more about the Top 10 Companies for Environmental Performance in 2022 here.

Mastercard (number 5) and Microsoft (number 2) are the only companies returning to the top 10 from last year.

Alongside them we have Apple (number 4). Apple has focused on its suppliers’ role in achieving environmental goals and, as a result, the company ranks first and second for its performance on climate change and pollution reduction respectively in its industry.

Apple’s inclusion of suppliers in its clean energy efforts and its commitment to achieving a carbon neutral supply chain by 2030 inform its verified 1.5°C Science Based Target is informed by inclusion of suppliers in its clean energy efforts and its commitment to make its supply chain carbon neutral by 2030.

The company from Cupertino also has taken steps to reduce the impact of its packaging and products through conducting life cycle assessments and offering materials for self service repair of their devices.

Intuit (number 3), an American company that creates financial software, set a verified 1.5°C Science Based Target in 2019. Intuit’s next goal is a “climate-positive” one – aiming to reduce global emissions by 50x from its 2018 operational footprint over the next decade.

The first position of the Top 10 for the Environment ranking made by Just Capital is occupied by VMWare, a software company that has the goal to reach net zero emissions by 2030 across its operations and supply chains. At present, about 80% of its energy consumption is classified as renewable.

Among the top 10 greenest large companies in 2022 are Moody’s, PayPal, Etsy, HP and PVH Corp.