 EDMONTON, Alberta and NEW YORK, July 02, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Stantec was named by Corporate Knights as the top firm among industry peers within its ranking of Canadas Best 50 Corporate Citizens of 2021. All ranking honorees were selected from a pool of 271 Canadian companies with revenues over 1 billion, each evaluated on a set of 24 environmental, social, and governance ESG indicators relative to their industry peers and using publicly available information. The Best 50 companies ranking sets the standard for sustainability leadership in Canada by spotlighting honorees of varying sizes and sectors, including publicly-traded and privately-owned companies, Crown corporations, credit unions, and co-op organizations, among others. The full list and methodology for the Canadas Best 50 Corporate Citizens rankings can be found here. The designation arrives following the early 2021 announcement by Corporate Knights that Stantec was ranked the fifth most sustainable company in the world. 