2021 US Awards
In 2021, company rankings were determined through review of annual proxy statements, annual reports on Form 10-K, investor relations websites, and codes of conduct. Each company’s documents were scored using 136 discrete criteria that flesh out the four pillars of transparency. This year, we also analyzed 12 criteria in order to rank the most efficient plain language in the proxy statement. This award is not accounted for in the overall ranking. See the top-rated companies below:
Top 7 Awards
The winner: Cognizant Technology Solutions
The top 3: Cognizant Technology Solutions, ConocoPhillips, Colgate-Palmolive
The winner: Southern Company
The top 3: Southern Company, Duke Energy, Cognizant Technology Solutions
The winner: JP Morgan Chase
The top 3: JP Morgan Chase, Intel, Moody’s
The winner: Mondelēz International
The top 3: Mondelēz International, Norfolk Southern, Cummins
The winner: Procter & Gamble
The top 3: Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, General Motors
The winner: Sempra Energy
The top 3: Sempra Energy, Mondelēz, Linde plc
The winner: General Dynamics
The top 3: General Dynamics, PACCAR, Ball Corporation
Top ranked companies by industry
Consumer Discretionary
- General Motors
Consumer Staples
- Colgate-Palmolive
Information Technology
- Microsoft
Telecommunication Services
- Verizon
Energy
- ConocoPhillips
Financials
- T. Rowe Price
Healthcare
- McKesson
Industrials
- Johnson Controls
Materials
- LyondellBasell
Utilities
- Duke Energy
Top 20 companies
- Cognizant present in 2020
- ConocoPhillips new to top 20
- Colgate-Palmolive new to top 20
- Johnson Controls new to top 20
- Honeywell new to top 20
- S&P Global present in 2020
- Duke Energy present in 2020
- CVS Health present in 2020
- T. Rowe Price new to top 20
- CSX new to top 20
- Lockheed Martin present in 2020
- General Electric present in 2020
- Microsoft new to top 20
- McKesson new to top 20
- Citigroup present in 2020
- Delta Air Lines present in 2020
- Comcast new to top 20
- Mastercard present in 2020
- Prudential new to top 20
- Merck present in 2020
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