Republic Services named top sustainable company

Republic Services Inc., Phoenix, has been recognized on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies list for the second consecutive year, advancing to No. 80 on the 2019 list. Republic remains the sole recycling and solid waste services provider on the list. It was ranked No. 98 in 2018.

"We are honored to once again be recognized as one of Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies," says Republic CEO and President Don Slager. "Every day, our employees demonstrate their commitment to doing the right thing for our customers, our team and our blue planet, and this recognition validates their efforts."

Barron's partnered with Calvert Research and Management of Washington D.C., which analyzed the 1,000 largest publicly held U.S. companies by market capitalization to develop the top 100 list. The firm studied more than 300 key performance indicators—including water usage, greenhouse gas emissions, business ethics, and environmental impact—that, in turn, fall into the stakeholder categories of shareholders, employees, customers, community and planet.

Click here to view the full list of the Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies and Calvert's detailed methodology.