For the first time, IBM reaches the top position in Covalence quarterly ethical ranking, published today. Following are Intel and HSBC among 541 multinationals within 18 sectors. IBM benefited from continuous improvement over the last 3 years as well as from its recent green supply chain logistics announcements and new water-cooled supercomputer. Procter & Gamble enters the top 10, replacing Dell Inc. Telefonica SA, PepsiCo, Veolia Environnement, Toshiba Corp, and Nike enter the top 50. Green initiatives, on the positive side, and working conditions and downsizing, on the negative, generated high volumes of news during the last quarter. More…

Source: Covalence EthicalQuote