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The Global 100

Role models in sustainable business practices


The Global 100 is a list of publicly-traded companies based on research and analysis on 1,800 companies by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors. The companies below are deemed to have the best developed abilities, relative to their industry peers, to manage environmental, social and governance risks, and to take advantage of new business opportunities in this area.

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Company Name
Innovest
Category
Combined
IVA
Rating
Strategic Governance*
Human
Capital*

Environment*
Stakeholder
Capital*

Country
Market Cap**
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (GE)  Industrial ConglomeratesAAA5.70 6.00 7.84 7.30 United States387,172
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC (RDSB)  Integrated Oil & GasAAA7.70 7.30 7.89 9.00 United Kingdom216,995
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. (7203)  AutomobilesAAA8.00 6.30 7.82 6.70 Japan214,943
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC (HSBA)  Banks - UK & IrelandAAA5.50 5.20 6.81 6.00 United Kingdom210,739
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC (AIG)  Insurance - N. AmericaAAA4.50 6.40 5.79 4.30 United States185,048
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY (JPM)  Diversified Financials - N. AmericaAAA7.70 7.00 6.42 6.30 United States165,781
ROCHE HOLDINGS LIMITED (ROG)  PharmaceuticalsAAA7.70 9.00 7.49 8.60 Switzerland159,450
GOOGLE INC (GOOG)  Internet Software & ServicesAAA8.30 7.00 5.51 8.30 United States149,157
INTEL CORP. (INTC)  Semiconductor Equipment & ProductsAAA8.00 7.30 8.62 10.00 United States121,663
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (HPQ)  Computers & PeripheralsAAA9.70 8.10 8.18 10.00 United States114,818
COCA COLA COMPANY (KO)  Beverages & TobaccoAAA7.30 3.70 6.91 7.00 United States113,112
ING GROEP NV (INGA)  Diversified Financials - EuropeAAA8.80 7.80 8.62 7.90 Netherlands96,612
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (GS)  Diversified Financials - N. AmericaAAA7.30 8.00 5.05 6.30 United States84,762
UNILEVER PLC (ULVR)  Food ProductsAAA8.70 7.30 7.47 8.00 United Kingdom83,082
HBOS PLC (HBOS)  Banks - UK & IrelandAAA7.60 7.10 5.05 7.70 United Kingdom82,992
NOKIA CORPORATION (NOK1V)  Communications EquipmentAAA7.70 8.30 7.72 8.70 Finland79,677
NTT DOCOMO INC (9437)  Wireless Telecommunication ServicesAAA6.30 6.50 6.88 6.50 Japan71,772
WALT DISNEY COMPANY (DIS)  Movies & EntertainmentAAA8.70 7.50 7.54 6.70 United States70,721
SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED (SLB)  Energy Equipment & ServicesAAA10.00 9.00 6.41 9.30 Netherlands Antilles69,750
SAP AG (SAP)  SoftwareAAA8.70 8.00 6.18 8.40 Germany65,937
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (UTX)  Aerospace & DefenseAAA8.30 7.30 7.42 7.70 United States62,909
ABN AMRO HOLDING NV (AABA)  Banks - EuropeAAA9.40 8.80 7.59 8.10 Netherlands60,674
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (RY)  Banks - N. AmericaAAA9.70 9.80 9.03 9.40 Canada59,107
DIAGEO PLC (DGE)  Beverages & TobaccoAAA9.30 6.70 6.42 8.70 United Kingdom52,659
BT GROUP PLC (BT.A)  Integrated Telecommunication ServicesAAA8.00 6.70 5.87 8.00 United Kingdom50,783

*Innovest's ratings, known as Intangible Value Assessment (IVA) ratings, are based on 4 main pillars: Strategic Governance, Human Capital, Environment and Stakeholder Capital. Each pillar is weighted differently depending on the industry sector to which the rated company belongs, as the principal extra-financial risks faced by firms vary between sectors. For example, a financial services firm faces vastly different non-traditional risks than does an integrated oil & gas company. Firms receive a score of between 1 and 10 for each pillar. These scores, in turn, are attained by aggregating sub-scores for a number of factors underpinning the pillars, including traditional corporate governance, management and strategic decision-making systems for sustainability issues, labor relations, and workplace policies such as diversity. The factors also include environmental management systems, environmental performance on a range of key indicators, stakeholder relations, regulatory and legal issues, community relations, supply chain management, and emerging market performance on issues such as bribery and social and environmental controversies. The resulting IVA score is expressed as a letter grade ranging from AAA to CCC.

**The ratings provided in this table are current as at 31 December 2006. Market cap is in millions of U.S. dollars as of Jan. 9, 2007.

Innovest updates all of its industry sectors throughout the year with the result that each sector is updated at least once annually. The ratings above may thus not be representative of the most current Innovest analysis