CR Magazine unveils 100 Best Corporate Citizens List

by Brianna Crandall — March 18, 2011—Corporate Responsibility Magazine announced the 12th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List in a recent ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange, revealing an “unprecedented” level of transparency in U.S. commerce. The list, based on publicly available information, is respected globally and recognized by PR Week as one of America’s top three most important business rankings.

Topped by diversified technology and industrial company Johnson Controls, Inc., the list includes Target and Wal-Mart, United Parcel Service (UPS), McGraw-Hill, Weyerhaeuser, International Paper, Owens Corning, and numerous technology and energy companies.

The top ten companies on the list are:

  • Johnson Controls, Inc.
  • Campbell Soup Co.
  • International Business Machines Corp.
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
  • Mattel, Inc.
  • 3M Co.
  • Accenture plc
  • Kimberly-Clark Corp.
  • Hewlett-Packard Co.
  • Nike, Inc.