Credit Unions Lead the Ireland Sustainability Reputation Index 2025

While many organisations are working to prove their sustainability ambitions, credit unions across Ireland have taken the top spot in the Ireland Sustainability Reputation Index 2025. Everyone at Member First Credit Union is proud to share this achievement with all our members.

The Sustainability Reputation Index 2025 highlights the strength of public trust in credit unions and the ongoing impact the movement has on communities across the country.

 

What the Ireland Sustainability Reputation Index actually is 

The Ireland Sustainability Reputation Index is carried out every year by The Reputations Agency. It evaluates how people perceive the sustainability efforts of 100 well known organisations. Only people who are familiar with an organisation can rate it, which keeps the scoring fair and rooted in real experience. 

As per The Reputations Agency’s article, the index measures four sustainability pillars which include Conduct, Environmental Impact, Social Performance and Workplace. These pillars contain 16 factors that follow the guidance of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. This structure makes the index a consistent, credible and widely respected benchmark. 

Key findings from the Sustainability Reputation Index 2025 

As outlined in The Reputations Agency’s 2025 report, the study surveyed 5,500 individuals and analysed 100 organisations across four sustainability pillars and 16 sustainability factors. 

These factors reflect the European Sustainability Reporting Standards. The report found that sustainability influences 53 percent of an organisation’s overall reputation.

Top 10 rankings in the Ireland Sustainability Reputation Index 2025

The strong performance of credit unions in the Sustainability Reputation Index 2025 reflects the consistency of ethical practice and community focus across the movement. It also shows how the sector continues to meet rising expectations around sustainability, transparency and fairness.

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Here are the organisations that ranked in the top 10 this year: 

Rank	Organisation	Sustainability Reputation Index 2025 Score
1	Credit Unions (The Credit Union Movement)	78.0
2	Bord Bia	76.9
3	Bon Secours Health System	75.8
4	An Post	75.4
5	Enterprise Ireland	75.2
6	Lidl	74.5
7	Boots	74.5
8	IRFU	74.3
9	Kerry Group	74.3
10	Fáilte Ireland	73.6

What this result means for Member First Credit Union 

This achievement reflects the values that guide our work. It shows the commitment our teams bring every day and the trust our members place in us. This recognition strengthens our focus on fairness, responsible finance and community wellbeing.

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The study highlights important sustainability factors, focusing on improving the “lives of others and their communities” and “having a positive influence on society”. It also points to conduct expectations grounded in fairness in how the organisation operates, alongside commitments to “behave ethically” and remain “open and transparent”.

We at Member First Credit Union celebrate this recognition and dedicate it to our community, as well as to all the credit unions working tirelessly to support the people they serve. Congratulations to everyone involved.