2nd of October 2025
RAEX Rating Agency has released the first update of the ESG ranking companies for 2024 reporting year. The new list includes 65 companies from Russia and Kazakhstan.
The top companies of ESG-ranking as of 02.10.2025 are as follows: the first place in the list still belongs to Norilsk Nickel, the second - to PhosAgro, closing the top three is Sberbank.
Mining and steel companies, banks, integrated oil and gas companies, electric power and chemical industries mostly represent the industry structure of ranking.
The assessment was carried out according to an updated methodology published in spring 2025. In order to form a ranking, RAEX analysts examined exclusively public data of companies taking into account the specifics of their activities. To be listed, companies must disclose a minimum of specific ESG data and not only declare their commitment to sustainable development.
RAEX continues to update ESG rankings of companies. The Agency uses any information available at the time of the assessment, including non-financial reports. On November and December, RAEX will publish updates for the end of October and November respectively, and by the end of 2025 a final ESG ranking of companies for the results of 2024 will be prepared.
