Umicore has been ranked fifth in the 2011 top 100 of the world’s most sustainable companies published by Corporate Knights, an independent magazine focused on promoting sustainable development. The seventh edition of the Global 100 includes companies from 22 countries encompassing all sectors of the economy, with collective annual sales in excess of $3 trillion, and five million employees. The ranking is based on 10 key performance indicators, including capacity to innovate, senior managem...