RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Twelve companies headquartered in North Carolina appear in the top 500 companies in the nation for environmental, social, and governance metrics, according to a new rankings report released by Newsweek.

The report, which ranks the “Most Responsible Companies 2022” includes North Carolina headquartered companies:

  • Lowe’s Companies, ranking 43rd overall and 2nd in the “retail” category
  • Duke Energy, ranking 132nd overall and 13th in the “utilities” category
  • CommScope, ranking 157th overall and 26th in the “technology hardware” category
  • Albermarle, ranking 171st overall and 20th in the “materials and chemicals” category
  • SPX, ranking 176th overall and 12th in the “capital goods” category
  • Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, ranking 212th overall and 13th in the “real estate and housing” category
  • Bank of America, ranking 254th overall and 22nd in the “financial” category
  • Labcorp, ranking 353rd overall and 32nd in “health care and life sciences” category
  • Honeywell, ranking 384th overall and 38th in the “technology hardware” category
  • Wolfspeed, ranking 387th overall and 39th in the “technology hardware” category
  • Sealed Air, ranking 475th overall and 37th in the “consumer goods” category
  • Advance Auto Parts, ranking 479th overall and 21 in the “automotive” category

Other companies with facilities in North Carolina that appear on the rankings report include:

  • #6 – Gilead Sciences
  • #9 – Merck
  • #11 – Biogen
  • #13 – Cisco
  • #26 – Clorox
  • #42 – Ball Corporation
  • #66 – MetLife
  • #92 – Kroger (Harris Teeter)
  • #104 – Apple
  • #146 – Amgen
  • #162 – Emerson Electric
  • #253 – United Therapeutics
  • #297 – Alphabet
  • #328 – Alexandria Real Estate Equities
  • #376 – CBRE Group
  • #451 – Citrix Systems
  • #462 – Thermo Fisher Scientific