WOKING, UK / ACCESSWIRE / November 27, 2023 / Linde (Nasdaq:LIN) announced today that it has been recognized by S&P Global as a sustainability leader, achieving the highest score of any industrial gas company in the 2023 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA)*. The S&P Global CSA is an annual sustainability benchmark, which also serves as a basis for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, S&P 500 ESG and other sustainability indices. Companies are assessed on all aspects of corporate ESG performance and policies, in line with the latest standards of international best practice. Overall, Linde scored in the 100 th percentile out of more than 500 chemical companies and achieved the second highest score in the chemicals sector. Linde scored in the 100 th percentile for both innovation management and emissions, and in the 99 th percentile for human rights. Over the past year, Linde has reported progress on its 2035 science-based absolute GHG emissions reduction target.