Newsweek Green Rankings 2012: U.S. 500 List

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Here’s a comparison of the environmental performance of America’s largest public companies. The Newsweek Green Rankings cuts through the green chatter and compares the actual environmental footprints, management (policies, programs, initiatives, controversies), and reporting practices of big companies. We teamed up with two leading research organizations to create the most comprehensive rankings available. View our full methodology here.

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Rank	Company	Industry Sector	Industry Rank	Impact	Management	Disclosure	Green Score	2011 Green Score	Rank Change
1	IBM	Information Technology & Services	1	78.9	87	82.9	82.9	82.5	0
2	Hewlett-Packard	Technology Equipment	1	67.2	91.9	68.7	78.5	75.8	0
3	Sprint Nextel	Telecommunications	1	72.4	84.3	70.2	77.5	75.6	0
4	Dell	Technology Equipment	2	67.4	89.6	64.4	77.1	74.7	1
5	CA Technologies	Information Technology & Services	2	79.9	80.6	48.1	77.1	72.6	4
6	Nvidia	Technology Equipment	3	77.2	76.3	72.3	76.3	71.9	4
7	Intel	Technology Equipment	4	59.2	88.4	87.3	75.2	71.4	8
8	Accenture	Information Technology & Services	3	79.2	77.5	41.8	74.7	74	-1
9	Office Depot	Retailers	1	66.3	80.6	83.4	74.4	73.6	-1
10	Staples	Retailers	2	69.4	83.9	54.2	74.4	70.7	7
11	EMC	Technology Equipment	5	67.4	88.8	32.8	73.6	71.6	2
12	Microsoft	Information Technology & Services	4	77.5	79.6	27.6	73.5	67.6	19
13	Cognizant Technology	Information Technology & Services	5	78.8	66.4	78.1	73.1	70.9	3
14	Hartford Financial Services Grp.	Financials	1	77.7	70	63.8	72.8	71.7	-2
15	McGraw-Hill	Media & Publishing	1	75	70.6	72.8	72.8	69.9	6
16	Manpower	Professional Services	1	89	64.8	35.9	72.8	69.3	10
17	Citigroup	Financials	2	68.2	75.9	79	72.7	69.5	7
18	Baxter	Healthcare	1	60.7	82.4	82.3	72.6	74.9	-14
19	Cisco Systems	Technology Equipment	6	66.6	79.7	62.4	72.1	68.4	10
20	Motorola Solutions	Technology Equipment	7	64.3	85.8	43.1	71.8	70.7	-2
21	Autodesk	Information Technology & Services	6	80.2	70.9	32.7	71.3	N/A	N/A
22	Google	Information Technology & Services	7	74.9	77.5	26.7	71.2	63.8	37
23	Best Buy	Retailers	3	71.2	75.3	52.7	71.2	70.2	-4
24	American Express	Financials	3	82.8	62.8	55.2	71.1	69.4	1
25	Allergan	Healthcare	2	63.4	81.4	54.8	70.6	70.1	-5
26	Agilent Technologies	Healthcare	3	65.7	75.2	66.9	70.1	71.7	-15
27	Bank of America	Financials	4	63.6	72.3	87.4	69.9	65.6	18
28	AT&T	Telecommunications	2	70.7	72.3	55.6	69.9	67.1	7
29	Intuit	Information Technology & Services	8	80	68.3	31.3	69.9	68	1
30	News Corp.	Media & Publishing	2	73.8	72.2	41.9	69.9	57.9	94
31	Adobe Systems	Information Technology & Services	9	79.7	60	69	69.8	71.5	-17
32	Becton Dickinson	Healthcare	4	62.4	79.6	57.2	69.6	64.4	21
33	Biogen Idec	Healthcare	5	65.8	69.5	83.6	69.3	67.5	-1
34	Unum Group	Financials	5	84.6	54.3	65.7	69.1	62.4	44
35	Walt Disney	Media & Publishing	3	70	68.7	65.6	69	69.6	-12
36	Johnson & Johnson	Healthcare	6	61.5	81	47.6	68.9	74.6	-30
37	Pfizer	Healthcare	7	62.3	76.6	62.4	68.7	66.2	2
38	Home Depot	Retailers	4	64.9	79	39.3	68.7	62.9	36
39	Advanced Micro Devices	Technology Equipment	8	57.9	80.5	59.4	68.2	68.7	-11
40	Symantec	Information Technology & Services	10	77.6	66.7	31.7	68.1	67.1	-6
41	Wal-Mart	Retailers	5	64.5	69.8	75.8	68	64.4	11
42	Qualcomm	Technology Equipment	9	68.7	65.4	75.6	67.9	62.6	33
43	Ingram Micro	Technology Equipment	10	80.4	68	10.3	67.8	67.2	-10
44	CSC	Information Technology & Services	11	75.7	69.2	25.8	67.8	67.1	-8
45	Coca-Cola Enterprises	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	1	40.1	89.3	95.2	67.8	61.2	42
46	Juniper Networks	Technology Equipment	11	64.8	71.5	63.7	67.7	62.3	33
47	Applied Materials	Technology Equipment	12	60.8	77.2	54.3	67.6	65.7	-4
48	Texas Instruments	Technology Equipment	13	55.1	76.6	80.1	67.3	61.8	33
49	Boeing	Aerospace & Defense	1	63.5	70.6	68.9	67.3	66.9	-12
50	Ford Motor	Vehicles & Components	1	54.7	74.5	90.6	67.2	69.8	-28
51	Covidien	Healthcare	8	60.7	74	64.2	67	58.6	64
52	Allstate	Financials	6	80.7	55	59.7	67	66.1	-12
53	Omnicom Group	Media & Publishing	4	75.5	62.8	47.2	66.9	64.2	1
54	Verizon Communications	Telecommunications	3	71	64.9	57.9	66.9	59.9	45
55	Virgin Media	Media & Publishing	5	72.6	65.2	48.6	66.9	66.7	-17
56	Kimberly-Clark	Consumer Goods	1	45.2	81.1	98.7	66.7	59.6	47
57	Teradata	Information Technology & Services	12	69.3	66	57.2	66.6	66	-15
58	Merck & Co	Healthcare	9	59.5	73.2	68.3	66.6	58.4	59
59	ACE	Financials	7	87.1	49.8	47.2	66.3	64.1	-3
60	Oracle	Information Technology & Services	13	68.7	76.9	8.3	66.3	65.2	-12
61	U.S. Bancorp	Financials	8	83.3	49.7	63.5	66.2	64	-4
62	Salesforce.com	Information Technology & Services	14	77.7	61.2	32.9	65.8	63.7	-2
63	Hospira	Healthcare	10	61.3	70.2	65.5	65.7	66	-22
64	Cummins	Industrial Goods	1	54.2	77.5	63.7	65.6	55.3	108
65	Medtronic	Healthcare	11	62.4	69.4	61.5	65.4	64.2	-10
66	Xerox	Technology Equipment	14	55.4	73	75.3	65.3	65.4	-20
67	Lockheed Martin	Aerospace & Defense	2	66.1	65.2	62.7	65.3	60.8	23
68	Travelers	Financials	9	86.9	44.5	61.2	65.2	63.5	-7
69	Aflac	Financials	10	87.3	46.8	48.8	65.2	63.1	-2
70	Seagate Technology	Technology Equipment	15	60.2	72.9	51.8	65.1	63.1	-2
71	Marvell Technology Group	Technology Equipment	16	61.6	74.3	37.5	64.9	69	-44
72	Humana	Healthcare	12	87.2	46.9	45.8	64.9	62.9	0
73	Northrop Grumman	Aerospace & Defense	3	65.2	65.1	62.6	64.9	64.7	-22
74	Goodyear Tire & Rubber	Vehicles & Components	2	46.8	83	63.6	64.8	51.1	178
75	SAIC	Information Technology & Services	15	80	56.4	33.5	64.7	65.6	-31
76	DIRECTV	Media & Publishing	6	77.5	56.3	45.1	64.7	56.9	65
77	Eli Lilly	Healthcare	13	61.9	65.3	71.1	64.4	63.1	-11
78	Bristol-Myers Squibb	Healthcare	14	63.5	64.4	67.4	64.3	63.4	-16
79	Kohl's	Retailers	6	66.5	60.7	70.4	64.3	63.8	-21
80	Capital One Financial	Financials	11	81.1	49.4	50.3	63.8	56.6	67
81	Navistar International	Vehicles & Components	3	52.5	84	20.5	63.5	65.3	-34
82	Johnson Controls	Vehicles & Components	4	52.1	70.8	80.9	63.4	58	39
83	General Electric	Industrial Goods	2	59.8	63.4	79.3	63.4	63.3	-20
84	United Parcel Service	Transportation & Logistics	1	54.5	63.8	100	63.2	59.6	17
85	Target	Retailers	7	65.2	58.6	74.9	63.2	52	151
86	Apollo Group	Professional Services	2	72.3	67	4.7	63.2	61.5	-3
87	Vornado Realty Trust	Real Estate	1	69.3	70	4.2	63.1	55.1	90
88	AMR	Transportation & Logistics	2	42.5	76.8	93.7	63.1	64.8	-39
89	Wyndham Worldwide	Hotels & Restaurants	1	66.9	59.2	62.7	63	62.9	-16
90	Starbucks	Hotels & Restaurants	2	50.7	74.3	67.4	63	61.5	-8
91	TE Connectivity	Technology Equipment	17	55.8	67.8	73.7	63	63	-20
92	Analog Devices	Technology Equipment	18	58.4	69.6	52.5	62.8	53.5	117
93	eBay	Information Technology & Services	16	77	54.9	34.6	62.8	59.5	11
94	Maxim Integrated	Technology Equipment	19	56.3	72.7	47.1	62.8	N/A	N/A
95	Time Warner	Media & Publishing	7	74.5	58.5	27.6	62.6	59.9	3
96	CBRE Group	Real Estate	2	69.3	62.8	29.2	62.4	57.4	32
97	Life Technologies	Healthcare	15	58.1	74.8	23.6	62.1	62.5	-21
98	Raytheon	Aerospace & Defense	4	67.8	57.3	58.2	62.1	62.4	-21
99	General Motors	Vehicles & Components	5	53.7	68.2	70.1	61.9	56.5	49
100	Fluor	Industrial Goods	3	75.4	49.7	55.6	61.8	56.3	53
101	KBR	Industrial Goods	4	75.3	61.2	4.2	61.8	61.1	-13
102	Amgen	Healthcare	16	64.3	62.5	47.9	61.8	61.4	-18
103	J. C. Penney	Retailers	8	63.8	62.2	49.9	61.7	63.3	-39
104	Sears Holdings	Retailers	9	64.3	58	66.6	61.7	60.4	-9
105	NetApp	Technology Equipment	20	62.7	64.6	43.2	61.6	61.3	-19
106	Hertz Global Holdings	Transportation & Logistics	3	71.8	55.7	39.8	61.4	60	-9
107	Ingersoll-Rand	Industrial Goods	5	51.4	68	76	61.3	58.8	5
108	Pall	Industrial Goods	6	60.1	61.5	65.1	61.2	63.1	-39
109	Whole Foods Market	Retailers	10	56.4	64.3	68.5	61.2	59.4	-3
110	JPMorgan Chase	Financials	12	51.1	70.7	64.3	61.2	54.6	78
111	Ryder System	Transportation & Logistics	4	64.6	57.2	63.5	61.2	58.9	0
112	3M	Industrial Goods	7	50.4	69.5	71.4	61.1	61.3	-27
113	Aetna	Healthcare	17	81	49.4	23.7	61.1	58.5	3
114	Progressive	Financials	13	85.4	39.2	50	61	57.1	19
115	AECOM Technology	Industrial Goods	8	75.8	57.1	12.5	61	55.8	47
116	VMware	Information Technology & Services	17	80.5	51.3	16.7	61	55.6	50
117	United Technologies	Aerospace & Defense	5	57.6	62.5	68.8	61	63.2	-52
118	Apple	Technology Equipment	21	67.4	65.7	10.2	60.9	64.7	-68
119	CIGNA	Healthcare	18	86.9	41.2	29.8	60.6	59.2	-12
120	Yahoo!	Information Technology & Services	18	72.7	56.3	23.6	60.4	60.5	-27
121	WellPoint	Healthcare	19	87.3	40.4	29.2	60.4	60.3	-25
122	MGM Resorts International	Hotels & Restaurants	3	59.8	58.7	70.7	60.4	56.2	35
123	Discover Financial Services	Financials	14	82.9	50.3	1.7	60.1	54.4	68
124	Wells Fargo	Financials	15	58.8	57.5	77.5	60.1	57.7	2
125	Gap	Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods	1	65.6	60	35	60	59	-15
126	FedEx	Transportation & Logistics	5	55.8	62.2	68.8	60	58	-4
127	Rockwell Collins	Aerospace & Defense	6	66	62.4	20.8	59.8	62.2	-47
128	Las Vegas Sands	Hotels & Restaurants	4	61	57.7	62.4	59.7	45.7	238
129	Southwest Airlines	Transportation & Logistics	6	42.3	68.9	95.8	59.6	49.4	153
130	Owens Corning	Industrial Goods	9	39.2	71.3	98.8	59.6	56.3	24
131	Willis	Financials	16	83	49.2	0	59.5	58	-8
132	Tyco International	Industrial Goods	10	65.1	56.2	48.7	59.5	58.8	-19
133	Masco	Industrial Goods	11	52.4	64	70.2	59.4	51.9	104
134	Interpublic Group	Media & Publishing	8	75.8	54.3	8.3	59.3	57	5
135	Liberty Global	Media & Publishing	9	75.5	56.3	0	59.3	57	0
136	Lowe's	Retailers	11	66.1	56.8	38.5	59.2	55.2	38
137	Est_e Lauder	Consumer Goods	2	56.5	64.3	47.5	59.1	51.1	113
138	Avon Products	Consumer Goods	3	56.5	66.6	36.9	59.1	58.1	-18
139	Avnet	Technology Equipment	22	76.7	53.4	5.2	59.1	56.6	6
140	Convergys	Information Technology & Services	19	80.3	50.8	0	59	58.7	-26
141	Hanesbrands	Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods	2	52.8	67	50	58.9	56.3	11
142	CBS	Media & Publishing	10	76	50.3	20.8	58.9	55.3	29
143	Western Union	Information Technology & Services	20	80.3	50.2	0	58.7	55.9	18
144	Boston Scientific	Healthcare	20	59.7	63.3	34	58.7	56.8	-1
145	Jabil Circuit	Technology Equipment	23	63.5	59	35.5	58.7	57.7	-18
146	Procter & Gamble	Consumer Goods	4	50.5	69.7	44.4	58.5	59	-38
147	Citrix	Information Technology & Services	21	80.5	49.5	0	58.5	58.2	-28
148	Flextronics	Technology Equipment	24	64	64	8.7	58.5	59.6	-46
149	Avis Budget Group	Transportation & Logistics	7	73.3	55.2	6.3	58.4	59.5	-44
150	Aon	Financials	17	83	42	20.8	58.3	57	-14
151	Praxair	Materials	1	34.3	74.7	91.2	58.2	51.1	100
152	Kroger	Retailers	12	55.6	59.3	64.4	58.2	53.3	59
153	Jacobs Engineering Group	Industrial Goods	12	75.3	49.3	20.8	58.1	60.5	-59
154	Marriott International	Hotels & Restaurants	5	56.7	56	74	58.1	57.7	-29
155	Coca-Cola	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	2	39.9	69.5	88.6	58.1	49.2	134
156	Costco Wholesale	Retailers	13	65.6	57.6	26.2	58.1	54.2	41
157	Automatic Data Processing	Information Technology & Services	22	79.7	41.3	35.8	58.1	57	-23
158	Safeway	Retailers	14	56.7	58.6	62	58	52	75
159	Hess	Energy	1	53	55.5	91.3	58	57.4	-30
160	Comcast	Media & Publishing	11	75	52.9	4.2	57.9	59.7	-60
161	Tenneco	Vehicles & Components	6	50	78.7	0	57.9	55	18
162	Baker Hughes	Energy	2	51.2	60.9	73.2	57.8	56.2	-6
163	Dover	Industrial Goods	13	55.4	62	46.6	57.4	55.2	13
164	Western Digital	Technology Equipment	25	62.2	60.2	23.4	57.4	55.6	3
165	Viacom	Media & Publishing	12	76.4	50.3	4.2	57.4	57.2	-34
166	MetLife	Financials	18	62.6	58.5	29.2	57.4	61	-77
167	SUPERVALU	Retailers	15	55	56.9	69.3	57.3	56.5	-18
168	MasterCard	Information Technology & Services	23	82.9	43.5	4.2	57.3	57	-31
169	Assurant	Financials	19	87	39.3	4.2	57.3	57.2	-39
170	Bed Bath & Beyond	Retailers	16	67.5	59.3	1.7	57.2	52.9	50
171	URS	Industrial Goods	14	75.3	51.9	0	57.2	54.4	23
172	Time Warner Cable	Media & Publishing	13	75.5	51.6	0	57.2	57	-32
173	Williams-Sonoma	Retailers	17	65.6	60.1	6.3	57.2	50	95
174	Sealed Air	Materials	2	47.7	65.7	60.5	57.1	49.9	97
175	Nike	Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods	3	48.6	71.6	29.2	57	51.5	68
176	PepsiCo	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	3	30.1	77.2	86.4	57	54.8	6
177	Quest Diagnostics	Healthcare	21	71.1	42.5	58.3	56.9	58.3	-59
178	American International Group	Financials	20	77.7	37.6	50.7	56.9	54.7	7
179	Northeast Utilities	Utilities	1	48.2	60.5	79	56.8	53.1	35
180	XL Group	Financials	21	87.4	34.9	16.7	56.7	56.5	-29
181	Norfolk Southern	Transportation & Logistics	8	44.3	66	70.6	56.7	44.5	217
182	Harris	Technology Equipment	26	65.1	59	8.3	56.7	59	-73
183	Genworth Financial	Financials	22	78.1	43.5	19.2	56.7	56.8	-41
184	W.W. Grainger	Industrial Goods	15	71	51.1	16.7	56.6	56.3	-29
185	Consolidated Edison	Utilities	2	51.3	56.8	79.1	56.6	55.6	-20
186	Sysco	Retailers	18	71	53.7	4.2	56.5	56.2	-28
187	Macy's	Retailers	19	64.3	57.3	16.7	56.4	56.1	-28
188	Tiffany	Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods	4	66.1	49.3	43.8	56.3	50.7	70
189	Chubb	Financials	23	82.3	39.2	16.7	56.3	57.1	-57
190	Ball	Materials	3	41.5	66.6	75.5	56.2	46.1	169
191	Textron	Aerospace & Defense	7	56.1	56.3	55.1	56.1	54.7	-5
192	UnitedHealth Group	Healthcare	22	73.6	44.4	29.5	56	54.5	-2
193	Micron Technology	Technology Equipment	27	52.5	58.6	60.3	56	50.7	64
194	Broadcom	Technology Equipment	28	58.1	62.6	16.7	56	50.7	65
195	Eaton	Industrial Goods	16	49.4	61.4	61.2	56	55.4	-27
196	Marsh & McLennan	Financials	24	81	38.7	20.8	56	55.7	-33
197	Discovery Communications	Media & Publishing	14	74.9	49.4	0	55.9	56.6	-51
198	Darden Restaurants	Hotels & Restaurants	6	46.9	60.7	75	55.9	51.2	50
199	Limited Brands	Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods	5	66.3	50.8	30.3	55.7	56	-39
200	Coventry Health Care	Healthcare	23	87.4	36.3	0	55.7	55.4	-30
201	Health Net	Healthcare	24	87.4	36.3	0	55.7	55.4	-32
202	Simon Property Group	Real Estate	3	65	49.4	40.4	55.6	55.3	-29
203	Molex	Technology Equipment	29	58.2	54.3	49.3	55.6	54.6	-16
204	Eastman Chemical	Materials	4	31.6	75.3	74.4	55.5	46.1	152
205	H&R Block	Professional Services	3	80.9	41.5	4.2	55.5	56.5	-55
206	Visa	Information Technology & Services	24	82.9	39.5	4.2	55.5	55.2	-31
207	Campbell Soup	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	4	25.3	78.4	86.2	55.3	50.4	55
208	Abbott Laboratories	Healthcare	25	48.8	60.2	61.9	55.2	54.2	-12
209	DaVita	Healthcare	26	71	50.7	4.2	55.2	51.6	33
210	Fiserv	Information Technology & Services	25	79.4	42	4.2	55.1	53.7	-6
211	Expedia	Retailers	20	74.6	46.8	4.2	55	54.8	-27
212	Marathon Oil	Energy	3	56.2	51.1	67.4	55	51.2	37
213	Schlumberger	Energy	4	55.6	50.7	70.6	54.9	46.9	126
214	C.H. Robinson Worldwide	Transportation & Logistics	9	79	41.9	4.2	54.8	54.5	-25
215	CenturyLink	Telecommunications	4	67.4	41.5	57.4	54.7	53.5	-5
216	H. J. Heinz	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	5	25.5	75	94.4	54.6	52.1	13
217	Thermo Fisher Scientific	Healthcare	27	63.9	52.7	20.8	54.6	54.8	-34
218	Fastenal	Industrial Goods	17	71	50.3	0	54.6	52.8	4
219	Goldman Sachs Group	Financials	25	40.7	66	65.4	54.6	54.4	-26
220	Fidelity National Financial	Financials	26	87.4	33.8	0	54.5	54.3	-25
221	W.R. Berkley	Financials	27	87.4	33.8	0	54.5	N/A	N/A
222	Autoliv	Vehicles & Components	7	50	68	13.2	54.4	55	-44
223	Prudential Financial	Financials	28	52.7	54.4	61.8	54.4	52.4	2
224	Sonoco Products	Materials	5	39	73.4	37.5	54.3	54	-22
225	Cerner	Healthcare	28	79.2	41.5	0	54.3	51.4	19
226	Starwood Hotels & Resorts	Hotels & Restaurants	7	48.5	57.4	66.1	54.3	54.9	-45
227	Robert Half International	Professional Services	4	84.6	35	4.2	54.2	N/A	N/A
228	Hyatt Hotels	Hotels & Restaurants	8	51.8	55.6	58.3	54.2	48.6	72
229	Fidelity National Info. Services	Information Technology & Services	26	80.4	39.5	0	54	53.7	-23
230	Shaw Group	Industrial Goods	18	65.3	54.3	0	53.8	52	5
231	Weyerhaeuser	Real Estate	4	34.4	70.4	65.8	53.8	55.7	-67
232	SanDisk	Technology Equipment	30	58.7	57	16.7	53.7	46.9	109
233	TD AMERITRADE	Financials	29	83.9	35.4	0	53.7	51.8	5
234	Pitney Bowes	Professional Services	5	59.1	51.7	38.1	53.7	52.2	-7
235	Activision Blizzard	Information Technology & Services	27	79.6	39.5	0	53.6	54.2	-37
236	Express Scripts	Healthcare	29	78.7	40.4	0	53.6	52	-4
237	Garmin	Consumer Goods	5	65.8	53.3	0	53.6	53.5	-29
238	Rockwell Automation	Industrial Goods	19	60.1	45.7	58.4	53.4	51.6	2
239	Altria Group	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	6	43.1	61	65.6	53.4	52.1	-9
240	Paychex	Information Technology & Services	28	79	39.5	0	53.3	53	-25
241	BorgWarner	Vehicles & Components	8	53	64.5	4.2	53.3	48.2	67
242	Crown Holdings	Materials	6	41.4	61.5	69.9	53.3	42.1	179
243	Nordstrom	Retailers	21	65.6	51.8	4.2	53.2	52.9	-25
244	Stanley Black & Decker	Industrial Goods	20	53.5	56.2	38.9	53.2	49.9	26
245	SLM	Financials	30	82.9	35.4	0	53.2	53	-29
246	Union Pacific	Transportation & Logistics	10	46.5	57.6	63.8	53.2	48.1	64
247	Sanmina-SCI	Technology Equipment	31	55.5	62.5	0	53.1	52.9	-28
248	Sempra Energy	Utilities	3	41.7	61.3	67.5	53.1	46	112
249	Whirlpool	Consumer Goods	6	50.8	54.2	58.4	53.1	49.4	36
250	DISH Network	Media & Publishing	15	75.5	42.5	0	53.1	52.9	-29
251	Parker-Hannifin	Industrial Goods	21	52.8	49.8	69	53.1	48.1	58
252	Caterpillar	Industrial Goods	22	54	54.9	40.3	53	56.8	-108
253	CSX	Transportation & Logistics	11	48.4	52.6	75	52.9	50.2	10
254	Carnival	Transportation & Logistics	12	42.2	56.9	83.3	52.9	49.5	26
255	KLA-Tencor	Technology Equipment	32	63.6	53.5	0	52.7	N/A	N/A
256	Hershey	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	7	37.3	66.4	59.3	52.6	41.1	172
257	Royal Caribbean Cruises	Transportation & Logistics	13	48	53	70.8	52.6	45.2	120
258	Washington Post	Media & Publishing	16	70.2	46.6	0	52.6	52	-27
259	Cardinal Health	Healthcare	30	69.7	43.3	16.7	52.5	49.5	20
260	TJX	Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods	6	65.2	43.4	35.9	52.5	50.5	0
261	Avery Dennison	Industrial Goods	23	45.1	55.8	70.2	52.4	51.6	-20
262	DuPont	Materials	7	39.5	59.7	77.8	52.4	48.7	35
263	Zimmer Holdings	Healthcare	31	60.8	51.7	16.7	52.3	54.2	-63
264	Sherwin-Williams	Materials	8	55.2	53.4	34.1	52.3	52.3	-38
265	Deere	Industrial Goods	24	53.6	47.7	66.4	52.2	54.1	-64
266	McKesson	Healthcare	32	73	42.5	2.4	52.2	53.9	-63
267	Alliance Data Systems	Information Technology & Services	29	76.5	39.5	0	52.2	N/A	N/A
268	Iron Mountain	Professional Services	6	76.3	39.7	0	52.2	48.3	39
269	PG&E	Utilities	4	44.1	56.2	70.3	52.2	47.5	61
270	Stryker	Healthcare	33	61.9	53	4.2	52.1	48.5	31
271	Freeport-McMoRan	Materials	9	38.2	56.1	96	52	49.4	15
272	CVS Caremark	Retailers	22	57.9	49.8	35.4	52	51.3	-25
273	Dr Pepper Snapple Group	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	8	39.3	59.3	74.8	51.9	49	20
274	Cablevision Systems	Media & Publishing	17	72.7	42.5	0	51.8	51.7	-35
275	BNY Mellon	Financials	31	28.7	70.3	71.7	51.7	43.5	133
276	Pentair	Industrial Goods	25	53.7	61.1	0	51.7	N/A	N/A
277	Community Health Systems	Healthcare	34	62.7	50.4	6.3	51.5	44.4	123
278	PACCAR	Industrial Goods	26	53.8	60.8	0	51.5	52	-44
279	PetSmart	Retailers	23	64.5	43.9	27.5	51.5	48.4	25
280	State Street	Financials	32	5.3	88.9	91.1	51.5	48.5	22
281	Kraft Foods	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	9	26.1	73.4	67.1	51.5	50.9	-28
282	Illinois Tool Works	Industrial Goods	27	51.9	51.5	49.3	51.5	51.4	-36
283	General Mills	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	10	26.6	72.9	66.3	51.4	47.6	42
284	Cooper Industries	Industrial Goods	28	61	51.4	8.3	51.4	50.7	-28
285	United Continental Holdings	Transportation & Logistics	14	45.5	53.9	66.6	51.4	45	96
286	Morgan Stanley	Financials	33	41.7	60.3	55	51.4	46.3	69
287	Abercrombie & Fitch	Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods	7	66.6	40.6	31.5	51.4	48.9	8
288	Clorox	Consumer Goods	7	48	49.7	74.3	51.4	53.3	-76
289	Family Dollar Stores	Retailers	24	64.4	48.8	4.2	51.4	47.6	38
290	Sigma-Aldrich	Materials	10	54.7	52.4	31.1	51.3	49.8	-18
291	Henry Schein	Healthcare	35	71.2	42.5	0	51.2	50.8	-36
292	Ecolab	Materials	11	53	48.1	56.4	51.1	50.1	-27
293	Priceline.com	Retailers	25	77.6	36	0	51.1	52.5	-69
294	Big Lots	Retailers	26	66.4	43.5	16.7	51.1	48.4	11
295	Corning	Technology Equipment	33	50.1	52.6	48.2	51	46.4	56
296	Jarden	Consumer Goods	8	52.5	59.5	6.3	51	43.4	113
297	Yum! Brands	Hotels & Restaurants	9	49.4	56	35	51	47.8	24
298	Delta Air Lines	Transportation & Logistics	15	42.6	52.9	79	50.9	49.7	-24
299	Molson Coors Brewing	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	11	35.7	60.4	76.1	50.9	49.9	-30
300	NCR	Technology Equipment	34	61.7	51.1	0	50.8	51.4	-55
301	Reynolds American	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	12	43.6	49.3	87.4	50.5	49.2	-10
302	Brink's	Professional Services	7	77.8	34.2	0	50.4	50.2	-38
303	Fossil	Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods	8	72.2	39.4	0	50.2	N/A	N/A
304	Weatherford International	Energy	5	54.1	51.3	28.1	50.2	49.4	-21
305	EMCOR Group	Industrial Goods	29	71.4	40.2	0	50.2	50.1	-38
306	Lincoln National	Financials	34	65.6	38.6	33.2	50.2	N/A	N/A
307	Tech Data	Technology Equipment	35	75.1	36.3	0	50.1	49.7	-31
308	PNC Financial Services Group	Financials	35	50.8	46.2	64.7	50.1	49.7	-33
309	McCormick	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	13	30.6	67.7	57.9	50	43	104
310	National Oilwell Varco	Energy	6	58.4	51.8	4.2	50	43.4	100
311	Newmont Mining	Materials	12	31.4	57.9	98.2	50	48.3	-5
312	Con-Way	Transportation & Logistics	16	61.1	49.8	0	49.9	50.9	-58
313	Chevron	Energy	7	54.1	39.1	79	49.9	49.4	-29
314	Mohawk Industries	Consumer Goods	9	37.7	58.4	65.4	49.8	49	-22
315	St. Jude Medical	Healthcare	36	61.6	48.1	4.2	49.8	49.6	-37
316	MeadWestvaco	Materials	13	31	62	78.9	49.7	42.6	100
317	Level 3 Communications	Telecommunications	5	74.2	36.4	0	49.7	N/A	N/A
318	ConAgra Foods	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	14	21	70.1	86.4	49.7	44.8	68
319	Bemis	Materials	14	42.2	52.5	70.1	49.6	45	61
320	Honeywell International	Aerospace & Defense	8	51.7	47.4	49.5	49.5	47.3	12
321	McDonald's	Hotels & Restaurants	10	53.4	54.7	8.3	49.5	49	-27
322	Windstream	Telecommunications	6	74.2	31.9	16.7	49.4	49.2	-32
323	FMC Technologies	Energy	8	54.4	48.6	30.2	49.4	49.2	-36
324	Colgate-Palmolive	Consumer Goods	10	42.7	57.3	41.6	49.2	44.7	66
325	General Dynamics	Aerospace & Defense	9	60	44.6	20.6	49.1	50.1	-59
326	Halliburton	Energy	9	49.3	43.2	75	49.1	49.7	-49
327	Gannett	Media & Publishing	18	63.4	45.8	0	49.1	49.4	-46
328	Smithfield Foods	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	15	20.4	69	88.7	49.1	42.4	89
329	Ralph Lauren	Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods	9	68.1	40.9	0	49.1	49.8	-56
330	Arrow Electronics	Technology Equipment	36	73.5	35.5	0	49.1	48.8	-34
331	Sunoco	Energy	10	50.1	48	48.9	49	54.4	-139
332	Fortune Brands Home & Security	Consumer Goods	11	49.5	58.5	4.2	49	37.5	134
333	Domtar	Materials	15	33.9	60.7	61.5	48.7	47.4	-2
334	ConocoPhillips	Energy	11	47.9	44.7	70.6	48.7	47.5	-5
335	Genuine Parts	Retailers	27	73.2	35	0	48.7	48.5	-32
336	Dean Foods	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	16	26.1	69.9	55	48.7	44.3	67
337	Exelon	Utilities	5	30.4	59.2	83.1	48.6	47.9	-17
338	Barnes & Noble	Retailers	28	64.4	43.6	0	48.6	46.4	14
339	Tesoro	Energy	12	48.9	47.1	54	48.6	36.5	131
340	VF Corp.	Consumer Goods	12	51.4	46.6	44.8	48.6	46.7	4
341	Rite Aid	Retailers	29	56.3	51.5	0	48.5	48	-29
342	Tenet Healthcare	Healthcare	37	62.7	43.2	8.3	48.5	45.3	32
343	Emerson Electric	Industrial Goods	30	57.1	42.9	33.3	48.3	46.6	3
344	Laboratory Corp. of America	Healthcare	38	71	36.3	0	48.3	48	-31
345	AmerisourceBergen	Healthcare	39	71	36.3	0	48.3	47.9	-30
346	Flowserve	Industrial Goods	31	55.1	43.6	38	48.2	40.6	87
347	Amazon.com	Retailers	30	64.8	42.3	0	48.2	47.8	-24
348	Telephone and Data Systems	Telecommunications	7	74.2	32.9	0	48.2	47.9	-32
349	Frontier	Telecommunications	8	74.2	32.9	0	48.2	47.9	-32
350	AutoZone	Retailers	31	66.9	39.8	0	48	47.9	-32
351	Newell Rubbermaid	Consumer Goods	13	53.8	45.6	31.8	47.9	44.8	34
352	R. R. Donnelley & Sons	Professional Services	8	49.8	55.7	4.2	47.9	48.6	-53
353	CarMax	Retailers	32	67	39.3	0	47.8	47.6	-27
354	O'Reilly Automotive	Retailers	33	66.9	39.3	0	47.8	46.5	-6
355	L-3 Communications	Aerospace & Defense	10	66.2	39.1	4.2	47.8	47.6	-31
356	Principal Financial Group	Financials	36	45.8	50.5	44.6	47.8	49.2	-68
357	Northern Trust	Financials	37	12.2	75.5	83.1	47.8	38.8	96
358	CareFusion	Healthcare	40	61.6	44.5	0	47.8	45.5	11
359	NII Holdings	Telecommunications	9	74.2	31.9	0	47.7	47.5	-31
360	Air Products and Chemicals	Materials	16	28.5	59.9	78.5	47.7	46.6	-13
361	Omnicare	Healthcare	41	69.5	36.3	0	47.6	47.9	-42
362	Celgene	Healthcare	42	56.1	45.9	17.2	47.6	47.1	-28
363	Gilead Sciences	Healthcare	43	56	45.3	17.5	47.3	47	-27
364	Kellogg	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	17	26.7	66.1	55	47.3	45.7	-1
365	Watson Pharmaceuticals	Healthcare	44	57.6	46.4	4.2	47.2	46.8	-23
366	Walgreen	Retailers	34	57.4	43.8	17.1	47.2	46.4	-16
367	Fifth Third Bancorp	Financials	38	66.1	34.5	18.3	47.1	46.8	-24
368	AutoNation	Retailers	35	66.9	37.8	0	47.1	46.9	-28
369	Herbalife	Consumer Goods	14	71	33.7	0	47.1	N/A	N/A
370	Exxon Mobil	Energy	13	48.2	41.8	66.4	47.1	48	-59
371	Waste Management	Industrial Goods	32	36.2	53.5	67	47.1	42.3	47
372	Comerica	Financials	39	40.7	49.2	65.6	47	N/A	N/A
373	Lear	Vehicles & Components	9	53.7	50.7	0	47	45.5	-6
374	Dow Chemical	Materials	17	34.9	47.2	98.5	46.8	45.8	-12
375	Expeditors Intl. of Washington	Transportation & Logistics	17	38.8	60.6	20.1	46.7	43.5	32
376	Ross Stores	Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods	10	65.6	38	0	46.6	46.3	-22
377	Alcoa	Materials	18	19.1	64.1	90.9	46.5	45.7	-12
378	American Eagle Outfitters	Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods	11	65.6	37.5	0	46.4	46.1	-20
379	Cintas	Professional Services	9	61.5	40.5	4.2	46.3	44.3	23
380	Public Service Enterprise Grp.	Utilities	6	27.2	62.9	57.2	46.3	44.5	17
381	Spectra Energy	Energy	14	31.8	53.1	79.2	46.1	45.5	-13
382	ONEOK	Utilities	7	51.1	41.5	44.9	46.1	42.2	38
383	Weight Watchers	Professional Services	10	65.6	36.8	0	46.1	45.9	-22
384	J. B. Hunt Transport Services	Transportation & Logistics	18	59.2	43.1	0	46	46.7	-39
385	C. R. Bard	Healthcare	45	61.3	38.2	11.4	45.9	44.6	7
386	Forest Laboratories	Healthcare	46	55.8	45.3	4.2	45.9	45.5	-15
387	Advance Auto Parts	Retailers	36	66.9	35	0	45.9	46.1	-30
388	Perrigo	Healthcare	47	55.2	46.6	0	45.8	N/A	N/A
389	Dick's Sporting Goods	Retailers	37	65.6	36.1	0	45.8	45.4	-17
390	Foot Locker	Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods	12	65.6	36.1	0	45.8	45.4	-17
391	Dillard's	Retailers	38	65.4	36.1	0	45.7	45.3	-16
392	Occidental Petroleum	Energy	15	43.8	43.7	62.5	45.6	44.7	-3
393	Dollar General	Retailers	39	64.3	37	0	45.6	45.3	-17
394	CenterPoint Energy	Utilities	8	56.6	40.9	16.7	45.5	43.9	12
395	Urban Outfitters	Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods	13	64.7	36	0	45.3	45	-12
396	Mylan	Healthcare	48	55.2	45.3	0	45.2	45.1	-18
397	International Paper	Materials	19	30.5	52.4	78.8	45.2	47.2	-64
398	Dollar Tree	Retailers	40	64.3	36	0	45.1	44.8	-11
399	GameStop	Retailers	41	64.3	36	0	45.1	44.8	-11
400	DTE Energy	Utilities	9	20.3	65.5	65.1	45.1	40.7	32
401	Devon Energy	Energy	16	54.4	33.8	54	45.1	44.5	-6
402	Mosaic	Materials	20	36.3	46.5	78.3	45.1	38.6	55
403	AGCO	Industrial Goods	33	53.1	47	0	45	46.5	-54
404	Mattel	Consumer Goods	15	53.8	40.2	27.1	45	44.6	-11
405	Philip Morris International	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	18	43.7	51.6	21.1	45	43.3	6
406	Apache	Energy	17	47	37.2	70.6	45	37.6	59
407	Health Management Associates	Healthcare	49	62.7	36.9	0	44.8	44.4	-8
408	Danaher	Industrial Goods	34	61.5	37.1	4.2	44.8	44.9	-24
409	Duke Energy	Utilities	10	13.8	66.2	87.5	44.8	45	-27
410	Casey's General Stores	Retailers	42	58.8	37.8	12.5	44.7	N/A	N/A
411	Roper Industries	Industrial Goods	35	63.6	35.7	0	44.7	44.6	-20
412	TRW Automotive Holdings	Vehicles & Components	10	50	48.9	0	44.5	44.5	-18
413	Huntington Bancshares	Financials	40	63.4	31.7	16.7	44.5	44.3	-12
414	CMS Energy	Utilities	11	25.7	59	63.5	44.4	33.7	65
415	Valero Energy	Energy	18	48.8	48.9	4.2	44.4	41.7	8
416	SunTrust Banks	Financials	41	60.3	34.5	16.7	44.3	44.2	-12
417	Wisconsin Energy	Utilities	12	19.1	62	77.4	44.2	44	-12
418	Dominion Resources	Utilities	13	20.8	63	64.4	44.1	47.1	-83
419	SPX	Industrial Goods	36	53.4	44.5	0	44.1	45.7	-55
420	Xcel Energy	Utilities	14	18.3	61.4	79	43.8	40.2	15
421	Hormel Foods	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	19	20.1	59.6	78.5	43.7	41.1	8
422	Universal Health Services	Healthcare	50	62.7	34.4	0	43.7	43.3	-10
423	J. M. Smucker	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	20	24.2	61.2	51.8	43.6	34.8	53
424	BB&T	Financials	42	62.7	34.1	0	43.6	45.5	-54
425	Cameron International	Energy	19	52.4	44.1	0	43.4	39.8	14
426	Harley-Davidson	Vehicles & Components	11	50.7	37.2	38.3	43.4	41.3	0
427	PPG Industries	Materials	21	39.2	42.2	66.5	43.3	45	-48
428	Wynn Resorts	Hotels & Restaurants	11	61.3	34.8	0	43.2	42.6	-13
429	Celanese	Materials	22	38.5	46.1	48.9	43	37.2	38
430	Terex	Industrial Goods	37	52.4	39.2	16.1	42.8	41.4	-5
431	Oshkosh	Industrial Goods	38	52.3	42.8	0	42.8	41	-1
432	Dentsply International	Healthcare	51	56.6	37.4	4.2	42.7	N/A	N/A
433	Regions Financial	Financials	43	60.9	32.9	4.2	42.7	44.5	-37
434	NRG Energy	Utilities	15	13.1	62.6	85.9	42.6	35.7	40
435	Public Storage	Real Estate	5	61.5	33.1	0	42.6	42.3	-16
436	Owens-Illinois	Materials	23	39.2	45.4	43.7	42.5	40	2
437	Ashland	Materials	24	40.5	40.2	61.3	42.4	42.7	-23
438	Williams	Energy	20	37.2	44.2	55.4	42.2	38.8	14
439	Transocean	Energy	21	44.8	43	26.2	42.1	40	-2
440	Nabors Industries	Energy	22	54.7	38.9	0	42.1	41.9	-18
441	KeyCorp	Financials	44	37.3	40.3	67.1	41.6	33.1	40
442	Diamond Offshore Drilling	Energy	23	45.2	47.3	0	41.6	41.1	-15
443	Joy Global	Industrial Goods	39	51.3	40	0	41.1	39.6	-1
444	Kinder Morgan	Energy	24	54.2	36.8	0	41	N/A	N/A
445	Anadarko Petroleum	Energy	25	47	30.3	61.5	40.9	36.5	26
446	Murphy Oil	Energy	26	50.9	33.2	28.8	40.7	36.6	23
447	Timken	Industrial Goods	40	35.4	53.3	6.3	40.5	40.8	-16
448	Leggett & Platt	Consumer Goods	16	47.5	41.7	4.2	40.5	37.7	16
449	Entergy	Utilities	16	19.4	51.2	87.4	40.5	38.9	1
450	Coach	Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods	14	46.6	43.4	0	40.5	38.9	-1
451	United States Steel	Materials	25	24	52.6	59.2	40.4	38.2	10
452	Wendy's	Hotels & Restaurants	12	51	38.6	0	40.3	39.6	-8
453	Huntsman	Materials	26	40.3	42.7	28.6	40.2	38.4	6
454	Amphenol	Technology Equipment	37	54.2	34.8	0	40	40.1	-18
455	Franklin Resources	Financials	45	26.7	48.6	60.8	40	34.5	22
456	Chesapeake Energy	Energy	27	62.3	24.9	6.6	39.9	38.9	-5
457	Energizer Holdings	Consumer Goods	17	49.5	39.2	0	39.9	39.6	-16
458	M&T Bank	Financials	46	51	36.3	4.2	39.7	38.7	-3
459	Loews	Financials	47	53.2	34.9	0.4	39.7	39.4	-13
460	NiSource	Utilities	17	24.9	43.4	87.4	39.5	40.4	-26
461	Southern	Utilities	18	13.3	55.1	83.3	39.1	37.8	2
462	Republic Services	Industrial Goods	41	45.3	40.4	4.2	39	36.7	6
463	Cliffs Natural Resources	Materials	27	3.8	61.4	95.6	38.9	38.9	-15
464	Ametek	Industrial Goods	42	55.4	30.9	0	38.8	38.8	-10
465	NextEra Energy	Utilities	19	24.7	50.8	46.6	38.6	36.3	7
466	Chipotle Mexican Grill	Hotels & Restaurants	13	49.4	36.3	0	38.5	39.4	-21
467	Brinker International	Hotels & Restaurants	14	49.4	35.3	0	38.1	38.2	-7
468	UGI	Utilities	20	45.9	38.4	0	37.9	39.6	-25
469	Charles Schwab	Financials	48	38.2	38.6	33	37.8	33.2	11
470	LyondellBasell	Materials	28	41.6	41.7	0	37.5	39.2	-23
471	American Electric Power	Utilities	21	7.1	58.3	79.1	37.3	41.6	-47
472	Berkshire Hathaway	Financials	49	50.8	32.1	0	37.3	38.1	-10
473	Stericycle	Industrial Goods	43	45.3	37.5	0	37.2	N/A	N/A
474	Rock-Tenn	Materials	29	30.9	47.6	16.7	37	N/A	N/A
475	EOG Resources	Energy	28	55.4	26	2.7	36.9	35.9	-2
476	Precision Castparts	Aerospace & Defense	11	42.1	37.2	0	35.7	39.7	-36
477	Lorillard	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	21	43.6	35.2	0	35.5	34.3	1
478	Nucor	Materials	30	33.4	44	4.2	35.3	38.5	-20
479	Airgas	Materials	31	37.6	39.8	0	34.8	35.5	-4
480	SCANA	Utilities	22	18.5	48.2	47.8	34.8	29	9
481	Edison International	Utilities	23	17.4	52.7	27.4	34.2	32.5	2
482	Bunge	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	22	9.4	54.8	47.7	33.7	27	11
483	Mead Johnson Nutrition	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	23	24.4	38.5	52.8	33.6	29.8	5
484	PPL	Utilities	24	16.5	46.4	52.8	33.5	30.1	3
485	Ameren	Utilities	25	10.2	47.9	65.9	32.8	26.3	9
486	AES	Utilities	26	21.4	42.2	36.3	32.3	30.6	-2
487	Allegheny Technologies	Materials	32	37	33.8	0	31.9	32.9	-5
488	Ameriprise Financial	Financials	50	27.3	41.3	0	30.9	30.3	-2
489	Ralcorp Holdings	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	24	30.4	35.9	0	29.8	28.4	2
490	Tyson Foods	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	25	21.7	41.6	12.5	29.7	30.3	-5
491	FirstEnergy	Utilities	27	13.6	41.9	44.8	29.5	28.6	-1
492	Archer-Daniels-Midland	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	26	15.8	44.3	4.2	27.5	26	3
493	Peabody Energy	Energy	29	0	48	57.9	27.4	27.6	-1
494	CONSOL Energy	Energy	30	12.6	32.9	58.1	26.3	24.8	2
495	Invesco	Financials	51	6.2	47.6	16.7	25.9	23.2	2
496	Monsanto	Materials	33	11.3	28.6	73.5	25.3	22.8	2
497	T. Rowe Price Group	Financials	52	0	45.5	47.8	25	19.9	3
498	CF Industries Holdings	Materials	34	32.7	21.3	0.5	24.3	N/A	N/A
499	Alpha Natural Resources	Energy	31	8.4	34.3	42.2	23.5	N/A	N/A
500	BlackRock	Financials	53	0	46.7	4.2	21.4	20.7	-1

Green Rankings 2012: U.S. Companies

Our fourth annual environmental ranking of the 500 biggest publicly traded companies in America.

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