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The 2008 Global 100 – Most Sustainable Companies in the world

This the Global 100 list of Most Sustainable Companies in the world for 2008. For a full description of methodology, explanation of rankings and to know more about the companies and their activities, go to www.global100.org

Company Name

Country Industry Sector
Australia And New Zealand Banking Group Australia Financials
Babcock & Brown Australia Financials
Insurance Australia Group Australia Financials
Westpac Banking Corp. Australia Financials
Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG Austria Materials
OMV AG Austria Energy
Dexia Belgium Financials
Nexen Inc Canada Energy
Royal Bank Of Canada Canada Financials
Transcanada Corp. Canada Energy
MTR Corporation Limited China Industrials
Novo Nordisk A/S Denmark Health Care
Novozymes A/S Denmark Materials
Vestas Windsystems A/S Denmark Industrials
Fortum Corp. Finland Utilities
Kesko Corp. Finland Consumer Staples
Neste Oil Corporation Finland Energy
Nokia Corporation Finland Information Technology
Tietoenator OYJ Finland Information Technology
Accor France Consumer Discretionary
Air France-KLM France Industrials
Credit Agricole SA France Financials
Lafarge France Materials
L’Oreal France Consumer Staples
Societe Generale France Financials
Adidas Salomon Agency Germany Consumer Discretionary
BASF AG Germany Materials
Deutsche Boerse AG Germany Financials
Deutsche Post AG Germany Industrials
Fresenius Medical Care AG Germany Health Care
SAP AG Germany Information Technology
Atlantia Italy Industrials
Saipem Italy Energy
Daikin Industries Limited Japan Industrials
Denso Corp. Japan Consumer Discretionary
Honda Motor Company Limited Japan Consumer Discretionary
Kuraray Company Limited Japan Materials
Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Japan Consumer Discretionary
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited Japan Industrials
Nippon Yusen KK Japan Industrials
NSK Limited Japan Industrials
NTT Docomo Inc Japan Telecommunication Services
Ricoh Company Limited Japan Information Technology
Sekisui Chemical Company Limited Japan Consumer Discretionary
Toppan Printing Company Limited Japan Industrials
Toyota Motor Corp. Japan Consumer Discretionary
ING Groep NV Netherlands Financials
Acciona SA Spain Industrials
Iberdrola SA Spain Utilities
Inditex SA Spain Consumer Discretionary
Atlas Copco AB Sweden Industrials
Fabege AB Sweden Financials
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Sweden Consumer Discretionary
SCA AB Sweden Materials
Scania AB Sweden Industrials
Nestle Switzerland Consumer Staples
Roche Holdings Limited Switzerland Health Care
Swiss Reinsurance Company Switzerland Financials
Rio Tinto PLC UK/Australia Materials
Reed Elsevier PLC UK/Netherlands Consumer Discretionary
3I Group PLC United Kingdom Financials
British Land Company PLC United Kingdom Financials
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC United Kingdom Consumer Discretionary
BT Group PLC United Kingdom Telecommunication Services
Cable & Wireless PLC United Kingdom Telecommunication Services
Cattles PLC United Kingdom Financials
Centrica PLC United Kingdom Utilities
Diageo PLC United Kingdom Consumer Staples
Electrocomponents PLC United Kingdom Information Technology
Hbos PLC United Kingdom Financials
Johnson Matthey PLC United Kingdom Materials
Land Securities PLC United Kingdom Financials
Liberty International PLC United Kingdom Financials
Marks & Spencer Group PLC United Kingdom Consumer Discretionary
Mitchells & Butlers PLC United Kingdom Consumer Discretionary
Royal Bank of Scotland United Kingdom Financials
Royal Dutch Shell PLC United Kingdom Energy
Sainsbury (J) PLC United Kingdom Consumer Staples
Serco Group PLC United Kingdom Industrials
Smith & Nephew PLC United Kingdom Health Care
The Capita Group PLC United Kingdom Industrials
Unilever PLC United Kingdom Consumer Staples
Yell Group PLC United Kingdom Consumer Discretionary
Advanced Micro Devices United States Information Technology
Agilent Technologies Inc United States Information Technology
Alcoa Inc United States Materials
American International Group Inc United States Financials
Baxter International Inc United States Health Care
Coca Cola Company United States Consumer Staples
Eastman Kodak Company United States Consumer Discretionary
FPL Group Inc United States Utilities
General Electric Company United States Industrials
Genzyme Corp. United States Health Care
Hewlett-Packard Company United States Information Technology
Intel Corp. United States Information Technology
Nike Inc United States Consumer Discretionary
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. United States Utilities
State Street Corp. United States Financials
United Technologies Corp. United States Industrials
Walt Disney Company United States Consumer Discretionary

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