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Most Accountable Companies
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2007 rank
Company
Global 500 rank
Accountability score
2
13
General Electric
12
70.2
11
24
Hewlett-Packard
41
61.1
16
9
Chevron
6
57.6
17
32
Citigroup
17
57.0
23
27
Ford Motor
13
55.3
25
52
IBM
46
54.5
31
51
ConocoPhillips
10
52.5
37
22
General Motors
9
50.8
49
48
Exxon Mobil
2
47.4
58
31
Procter & Gamble
79
45.6
64
87
Wal-Mart Stores
1
44.1
69
73
Verizon Communications
53
41.4
70
68
Bank of America
28
39.5
74
67
J.P. Morgan Chase
32
36.2
75
97
Cardinal Health
60
35.6
77
88
McKesson
44
34.8
78
92
UnitedHealth Group
81
33.9
82
89
Boeing
93
30.5
83
84
American International Group
35
30.4
86
76
Goldman Sachs Group
61
29.3
88
81
Home Depot
65
28.8
89
N.A.
CVS Caremark
80
28.6
90
90
Kroger
87
28.0
91
75
Merrill Lynch
100
27.4
92
93
AT&T
29
26.7
93
79
Morgan Stanley
62
25.8
94
94
AmerisourceBergen
96
24.7
95
85
U.S. Postal Service
83
22.7
97
100
Costco Wholesale
99
19.9
98
95
Valero Energy
49
19.7
100
99
Berkshire Hathaway
30
11.2
From the Nov. 24, 2008 issue
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