Newsweek names America’s most responsible companies
Who are America’s most responsible companies? Ask Newsweek.
Noting that corporations aren't just impersonal machines for making money, Newsweek just released the names of the companies that it is honoring for taking their environmental and social responsibilities as citizens of the country and of the world more seriously than others.
To highlight those corporations that step up, Newsweek partnered with global research and data firm Statista for its third annual list of America’s Most Responsible Companies. This year the list was expanded to include 499 of the largest public corporations.
"The businesses on our list are in dozens of different industries and vary widely in size. But they all share a set of values and we are proud to recognize them," Newsweek said.
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Among the companies honored in our industry are pharmacy retailers, distributors, pharma companies and a pharmacy technology company.
Here are some of the notable winners in alphabetical order with their ranking:
- Abbott (51)
- Alexion Pharma (84)
- AmerisourceBergen (41)
- Amgen (146)
- Becton Dickinson (56)
- Biogen (5)
- Cardinal Health (81)
- CVS (205)
- Edgewell Personal Care (142)
- Gilead (2)
- Kroger (92)
- McKesson (223
- Merck (9)
- Omnicell (313)
- Pfizer (47)
- Regeneron (103)
- Target (91)
- Viatris (167)
America's Most Responsible Companies were selected based on publicly available key performance indicators derived from corporate responsibility reports, corporate citizen reports or sustainability reports, as well as an independent survey. The methodology focused on company performance in the environmental, social and corporate governance categories.
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To read the entire list of companies click here.