Each company’s documents were scored using 136 discrete criteria that flesh out the four pillars of transparency. This year, we also analyzed 12 criteria in order to rank the most efficient plain language in the proxy statement. This award is not accounted for in the overall ranking. See the top-rated companies below:
The winner: Intel
The top 3: Intel • CVS Health • Honeywell
The winner: CVS Health
The top 3: CVS Health • Cognizant • Anthem
The winner: Allstate
The top 3: Allstate • Intel • Devon Energy
The winner: Chubb
The top 3: Chubb • Exxon Mobil • AT&T
The winner: AIG
The top 3: AIG • Becton Dickinson • Procter & Gamble
The winner: Sempra Energy
The top 3: Sempra Energy, Mondelēz, Linde plc
The winner: Eli Lilly
The top 3: Eli Lilly • Becton Dickinson • PACCAR
Consumer Discretionary
Target • General Motors • Home Depot
Consumer Staples
The Coca-Cola Company• Colgate-Palmolive • Altria
Energy
Occidental Petroleum • ConocoPhillips • Devon Energy
Financials
S&P Global • Allstate • AIG
Healthcare
Anthem • CVS Health • Johnson & Johnson
Industrials
Honeywell • Rockwell Automation • Lockheed Martin
Information Technology
Cognizant • Intel • Accenture
Materials
Freeport-McMoRan • Dow • Newmont
Real Estate
CBRE • Prologis • Welltower
Telecommunication Services
Comcast • T-Mobile • Verizon
Utilities
Public Services Enterprises Group • Xcel Energy • Duke Energy
