One month short of its official 145th anniversary, global bioscience company Chr. Hansen is ranked the most sustainable company in the world by Corporate Knights, a specialized Toronto-based media and investment research firm. This was announced on 22 January 2019 during the World Economic Forum in Davos/Switzerland upon the release of Corporate Knights’ 15th annual Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World ranking.

More than 7,500 companies have been analysed against global industry peers on a number of quantitative key performance indicators. Chr. Hansen scored 100 % on the “clean revenue” indicator, reflecting that the company’s products have clear environmental and certain social benefits, as stated in Corporate Knights’ definition.

“We are extremely proud and humble to receive this amazing honour”, says CEO Mauricio Graber. “I believe that one of the reasons why Chr. Hansen has been ranked as number one is because the world is beginning to understand the power of good bacteria and the impact it can have on some of the major challenges the world is facing, such as food waste, antibiotic overuse and the need for a more sustainable agricultural sector to feed a growing world population while preserving our planet for future generations”.