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3M and Newell Brands among ‘world’s most admired companies’

Fortune magazine releases its reputation rankings. 
 
3M and Newell Brands are among a select group of consumer products companies ranked in Fortune magazine’s latest rankings of the ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’.
 
The Fortune study, developed in conjunction with consulting group Korn Ferry, surveyed top executives and directors from eligible companies, along with financial analysts, to identify the companies that enjoy the strongest reputations within their industries and across industries.
 
Survey questionnaires were sent to 200 non-US companies and 470 US companies across 56 industry groups.
 
More than 14,000 senior executives, analysts and outside directors participated in the survey, which ranked companies on nine attributes: 
  1. Ability to attract and retain talented people
  2. Quality of management
  3. Social responsibility to the community and the environment
  4. Innovativeness
  5. Quality of products or services
  6. Wise use of corporate assets
  7. Financial soundness
  8. Long-term investment value
  9. Effectiveness in doing business globally
The top 10 companies were:
  1. Apple
  2. Amazon.com
  3. Microsoft
  4. Walt Disney
  5. Starbucks
  6. Berkshire Hathaway
  7. Alphabet
  8. JPMorgan Chase
  9. Netflix
  10. Costco Wholesale
Other companies on the list included:
  • 3M (29)
  • Canon (98)
  • Dell (125)
  • HP (169)
  • International Paper (176)
  • Lenovo (200)
  • Newell Brands (224)
  • TD SYNNEX (290)
Date Published: 
21 March 2022