Research Focus: 2026 ESG report breakdownsTop 10 sustainability rankingsCompany sustainability directoryScoring methodologyNo brand sponsorships
Research Focus: 2026 ESG report breakdownsTop 10 sustainability rankingsCompany sustainability directoryScoring methodologyNo brand sponsorships
Research Focus: 2026 ESG report breakdownsTop 10 sustainability rankingsCompany sustainability directoryScoring methodologyNo brand sponsorships
Research Focus: 2026 ESG report breakdownsTop 10 sustainability rankingsCompany sustainability directoryScoring methodologyNo brand sponsorships
Company profile

CATL

CATL leads this first-wave batteries ranking because it publishes a clearly labeled 2025 ESG report as a stable official PDF, making core claims auditable without relying on sustainability marketing pages alone.

Score

93

Industry

Batteries

Country

China

Report year

2025

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Score breakdown

Resource efficiency

90

Based on publicly disclosed data, the strongest resource signal is the presence of report-grade discussion that allows readers to trace circularity and materials narratives to a formal disclosure surface, not implied product messaging.

Impact on environment

94

Battery manufacturing is high-impact by default. CATL’s 2025 ESG package provides enough structure to evaluate climate and environmental management claims with fewer blind spots than brands without a labeled 2025 report-year disclosure.

Social responsibility

86

Value-chain complexity is unavoidable for batteries. The report-grade format makes it easier to review supplier and workforce signals without inventing facts, even if multi-tier verification remains hard.

Economic benefits

95

Batteries sit at the center of electrification and grid resilience. The category’s durable demand improves the odds that sustainability execution is treated as operating discipline rather than short-cycle branding.

Certifications and signals

Ranked #1 in our Top Sustainable Battery Companies In 2026 list.

Evidence and sources

CATL Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report 2025 (PDF)

CATL

Official report-grade 2025 ESG disclosure packaged as a direct PDF download.

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