Smurfit Westrock Earns Spot Among TIME Magazine’s World’s Best Companies 2025

Smurfit Westrock has been recognized by TIME Magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies for 2025, marking its second consecutive inclusion and a climb of more than 400 positions from last year. The selection was based on strong performance in employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and ESG excellence. Ranked 205 overall and within the top 10 manufacturing firms, the company attributes the recognition to its performance-driven culture and sustainability focus. Highlights from its recent sustainability initiatives include a fully recyclable bed for the Paris Olympics and $2 billion in Green Bonds. CEO Tony Smurfit emphasized the achievement as validation of the company’s dedication to doing the right thing by people, planet, and performance. Smurfit Westrock was also recently named number one on Sustainability Magazine’s Top 10 Sustainable Packaging Companies list.