Accountability score: 60.1
2006 rank: 15
Global 500 rank: 8
The former DaimlerChrysler (since split into Germany-based Daimler and U.S.-based Chrysler) joins the top 10 on this year's list for the first time. A new criteria in this year's ranking is whether a company has worked with large stakeholder organizations. DaimlerChrysler can counts membership in dozens of groups, ranging from a U.N. Global Compact on human rights and labor standards to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, to the World Fuel Cell Council. It also maintains the world's largest fleet of hydrogen fuel-cell test vehicles, although its highest environmental priority is still improving the traditional internal-combustion engine.Read the full story: Accounting for accountablility
Inconvenient but true: Good isn't always profitable
