Top companies in innovation, responsibility, and more

Company (score)

1. Exxon Mobil (8.66)
2. VF (8.60)
3. McDonald's (8.54)
4. Marriott International (8.45)
5. Starbucks (8.37)
6. Qualcomm (8.36)
7. Royal Dutch Shell (8.32)
8. J.P. Morgan Chase (8.30)
9. Nestlé (8.27)
10. IBM (8.15)

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Company (score)

1. Apple (9.43)
2. Amazon.com (8.51)
3. Google (8.30)
4. Qualcomm (7.98)
5. Whole Foods Market* (7.96)
6. Royal Dutch Shell* (7.96)
7. Nike (7.91)
8. Starbucks (7.80)
9. Facebook (7.77)
10. Starwood Hotels & Resorts (7.73)

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Company (score)

1. Nestlé (8.31)
2. VF (8.30)
3. Qualcomm (8.00)
4. Visa (7.99)
5. Caterpillar (7.97)
6. Hyatt Hotels (7.95)
7. Nike (7.93)
8. Walt Disney (7.91)
9. Sysco (7.89)
10. Exxon Mobil (7.84)

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Company (score)

1. Google (9.22)
2. Apple (9.14)
3. Exxon Mobil (8.94)
4. McDonald's (8.78)
5. Qualcomm (8.74)
6. Marriott International (8.52)
7. Nestlé (8.51)
8. Nike (8.39)
9. Berkshire Hathaway (8.38)
10. Oracle (8.36)

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Company (score)

1. Walt Disney (8.11)
2. Deere (8.01)
3. Cisco Systems (7.91)
4. Starbucks (7.84)
5. Unilever (7.60)
6. Whole Foods Market (7.59)
7. BMW (7.58)*
8. Johnson & Johnson (7.58)*
9. Nestlé (7.56)**
10. Alcoa (7.56)**

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Company (score)

1. Walt Disney (8.17)
2. Nestlé (7.89)
3. U.S. Bancorp (7.87)
4. Accenture (7.82)
5. Chevron (7.68)
6. Costco Wholesale (7.66)
7. Simon Property Group (7.61)
8. Starbucks (7.59)
9. Deere (7.58)*
10. Wells Fargo (7.58)*

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Company (score)

1. Apple (8.93)
2. Nordstrom (8.92)
3. Amazon.com (8.76)
4. Whole Foods Market (8.64)
5. Qualcomm (8.47)
6. Caterpillar (8.44)
7. Exxon Mobil (8.20)*
8. Royal Dutch Shell (8.20)*
9. Walt Disney (8.18)
10. Procter & Gamble (8.15)

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Company (score)

1. Apple (8.61)
2. Walt Disney (8.49)
3. Facebook (8.43)
4. Google (8.36)
5. Accenture (8.29)
6. Goldman Sachs (8.28)
7. Comcast (7.92)
8. BMW (7.85)
9. Nestlé (7.81)*
10. Whole Foods Market (7.81)*

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Company (score)

1. Walt Disney (8.55)
2. Coca-Cola (8.54)
3. Caterpillar (8.53)
4. Nestlé (8.51)
5. Boeing (8.38)
6. IBM (8.25)
7. McDonald's (8.23
8. Accenture (8.22)
9. ArcelorMittal (8.17)
10. L'Oréal (8.00)