‘Global Sustainable 100′ Award Selection Process (Announced in Jul)
1. Reference Data
The United Nations Open SDG Data Hub
SDG Business Forum
The Forbes Global 2000 Biggest Companies
The Fortune Global 500
ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) Report
Political Declaration for SDG Summit 2019
The Fortune Global World’s 50 Greatest Leaders
2. Evaluation Criteria and Indicators
| Criteria | Leaders | Companies and Brands | ||
| Environment | 5 indicators | 10 Basis Points | 5 indicators | 10 Basis Points |
| Governance | 2 indicators | 2 indicators | ||
| Policy | 3 indicators | 3 indicators | ||
| Economic Performance | 5 indicators | 5 indicators | ||
| Innovativeness | 4 indicators | 4 indicators | ||
| Resilience and Promotion of Wellness | 6 indicators | 6 indicators | ||
| Expandability | 5 indicators | 5 indicators | ||
| Relations with the
United Nations and the Government |
3 indicators | 3 indicators | ||
| SDGs-related activities | 7 indicators | 7 indicators | ||
| Relations with the Association | 3 indicators | 3 indicators | ||
| 43 indicators | Score 100 | 43 Indicators | Score 100 | |
3. Selection Process
[ The Most Sustainable Global Leaders 100 ] (3,000 important leaders in the world)
30 Most Sustainable Business Leaders (Major Companies)
10 Most Sustainable Innovative Businesses (Startups, SMEs)
30 Most Sustainable Political Leaders (Assembly, Ministry)
20 Most Sustainable social-environmental Leaders
10 Young Leaders under 40
[ The Most Sustainable Global Brands 100 ] (2,000 important businesses in the world)
60 Most Sustainable Global Brands
40 Most Sustainable Brands
[ Global Sustainable Group ]
10 Most Sustainable Group
4. Announcement date and distribution
2019.07.18, ASD announced the Global Sustainable 100 List at UN Headquarters in New York, and the list was produced as a special brochure and distributed to the press and participants of the High-Level Political Forum 2019.
5. 10 Criteria, 43 Indicators
| Evaluation Criteria | Indicators |
| Environment | Endeavor to reduce carbon emission based on the Paris Agreement on Climate Change |
| Preparation for environmental pollutants such as plastics | |
| Environmental regulations within organization and environmental awareness of members | |
| Endeavor to save Energy | |
| Activities to prevent the pollution of marine, forest, and land ecosystem | |
| Governance | Global Sustainable Partnerships (Individual, Organizations) |
| Implementation of Sustainable (Development Goals) Management Principles | |
| Policy | Policy formulation and legislation to improve environmental pollution and Social Inequality |
| Establishment of Institutions within individuals or organizations for sustainability | |
| Efforts to alleviate inequalities within and between countries | |
| Economic Performance | Contribution in global macroeconomic stability |
| Production and Consumption of Sustainable eco-friendly products | |
| Securing financial sustainability | |
| Issuing Green Bond and sustainability Bond | |
| Establishment of Eco-friendly Global Economy through virtuous cycle of resources | |
| Innovativeness | Leading Society Through new technologies |
| Reducing Inequality in Technology | |
| Development and Research for Sustainable Eco-Friendly Technology | |
| Innovative Propositions leading to Social Change | |
| Resilience and Wellness Enhancement | Promote resilience of vulnerable social group |
| Implementation Sendai Framework | |
| Promote resilience about Climate and Natural Disaster | |
| Efforts to Prevent Chronic disease | |
| Efforts to promote human health and hygiene | |
| Compliance with WHO and international organization principles | |
| Expandability | Public activities of sustainability |
| Cooperation with internal and external media and public relations agency | |
| Changing of member’s attitudes towards the organization | |
| Expansion through cooperations with the United Nations | |
| Global Partnership Network | |
| Relations with the United Nations and the Government | Cooperation with the United Nations (UN) |
| Cooperation with intergovernmental organization including IPCC, OECD | |
| Direct engagement in UN related activities | |
| SDGs-related activities | Establishment SDGs practice standards |
| Publication and submission sustainability management reports | |
| Concrete project with SDGs organization | |
| Recognition of best leader in the organization | |
| SDGs Recognition of members | |
| Achievements of SDGs activities | |
| Activities and participation of UN HLPF | |
| Relations with the Association | Members of Korea Association for Supporting the SDGs for the UN(ASD) and global partnership exchange |
| Implementation project with the associaiton | |
| Efforts to spread SDGs through the association |