GREEN100® Index Flagship Report 2023

GREEN100® Index: World’s Leading Organization Innovating for Our GREEN Future – The State of Quality Patents in GREENTECH 2023.

The threat of climate change is real, and it has been the prime talk point of intense local and global debates in the last 3 decades. Time and again, we hear about the adverse effects of climate change on our resourceful planet and spirited human life. This adversity is inflicted by our own choices made in the past and those hurtful choices surely need to change.

Technology is probably the most scalable change driver for mitigating the burden of climate change. Continuous innovations in technology have made full-scale transformations possible in climate-change-causing industries. They have done so by providing end-consumers with more energy-efficient and/or less waste generating alternatives. Many organizations are collaborating to develop technologies that accelerate efforts toward a carbon-neutral planet. These individuals and organizations are making commendable efforts that need to be discovered and showcased.

Key Findings: GREEN100® Index Flagship Report 2023

Organization Contribute: GREEN100^® Index

• 19.20% of the Green Patent Portfolio globally in the assessment year
• 38.40% of the High-Quality Green Patent Portfolio

Headquarters: GREEN100^® Index

• 31 organizations belong to USA
• 23 organizations belong to Japan

Average Geographical Spread: GREEN100^® Index

• The GREEN100® organizations collectively achieve an Average Geographical Spread of 2.17, meaning each patent publishes in roughly 2 countries.
• Only 16 organizations featuring in the top 100 have Average Geographical Spread greater than 3.
• DEXCOM INC, BBK Electronic Corp, Corning Inc and JOHNSON & JOHNSON are the companies with Average Geographical Spread more than 4.

GREEN100^® Index Patent Origins & Impact

GREEN100^® Patent Origins

• The first patent application filed by the GREEN100® Organizations are observed to be limited to the 43 unique countries with top countries being Japan (28.24%), China (26.58%) and USA (17.52%).
• China has witnessed significant increase in the patenting activity among top 100 organizations. It has increased its share by more than 300% in the current assessment period.
• United states while ranked 3rd in the Edition 2 Ranking in terms of number of Green patents filed, however, 23.86% of the high-quality patents are originated from USA. China accounts for 17.28% of high-quality patents followed by Korea which has 15.75% share.

*The first filing countries (priority countries) of the GREEN100^® Patent Portfolio have been considered to generate the above illustration. The illustration highlights percentage distribution of patent families among research countries.

GREEN100^® Impact Areas

• When considering the industries impacted by GREEN100® Organizations, Energy and Power witnesses highest patenting activity. Patenting activity in Industrial Machinery and Metal processing show an increase compared to patenting activity of the ranked organizations in Edition 1 findings.
• Transportation – Motor Vehicles and Parts is the next most targeted industry with 16.48% share and similar to the Edition 2 study, is the 2nd largest industry in terms of overall patent filing.
• Waste management is one of the biggest impact areas if we consider the entire, Green Patent portfolio, however, top 100 organizations contribute just 1.22% innovation share in this area.

*The Y02+ and Y04S+ sub-classifications of GREEN100^® Patent Portfolio have been studied to define the industry nomenclature and derive the above insights. The illustration highlights the percentage distribution of patent families among various industry areas.

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