Moral Rating Agency

The Good, Bad and Ugly

Indelible Ledger of 5-dimension moral ratings of top global corporations’ response to the invasion of Ukraine 
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Sysco

Public
USA

Associated brands: Arrezzio, Baker's Source, Block&Barrel, Buckhead Pride, Butcher's Block, Casa Solana, Citavo, Earth Plus, Fire River Farms, House Recipe, Jade Mountain, Newport Pride , Pica y Salpica, Portico Seafood, Wholesome Farm

Speedy Boycotter without Attitude
i
77

'Speedy' for a 7 to 8 Speed Score; 'Boycotter' for a 9 to 10 Degree Score; 'without Attitude' for a 0 in Attitude Score.

Pre-invasion Status
1.0
De minimus Exposure
Potential sacrifice
1.0
De minimus Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
10.0  Degree
What?
7.0  Speed
When?
0.0  Attitude
How?
Sysco has been an importer from Russia, with no other Activities. It reported that it is finding alternative suppliers in a clear statement of disconnection with Russia.
Date of Announcement: 17 March 2022
Our Moral Verdict
Not an interesting story. This giant company is only a small importer from Russia which was easily able to quit and switch its sourcing elsewhere. To its credit, it moved quite fast, and we gave it a Leader of Pack bonus for being ahead of its sector. We didn't spot any comment about Russia or the war, so it is classed as a Strong Silent Type. Nor did we see any contribution to Ukraine, so, combined with the statement silence, it ended with a zero Attitude Score. Anyway, it did get out and ahead of its peers.
Rating as of: 17 March 2022

Honda Motor

Public
Japan

Associated brands: Acura, Mobilityland, Montesa, ASIMO

Boycotter with Power
i
75

'Boycotter' for a 9 to 10 Degree Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Pre-invasion Status
1.0
De minimus Exposure
Potential sacrifice
5.0
Average Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
10.0  Degree
What?
6.0  Speed
When?
2.5  Attitude
How?
Honda halted exports to Russia. The company made a €1m contribution and said it "sincerely wishes that the current emergency situation will come to an end as soon as possible and that peace will be restored all around the world".
Date of Announcement: 2 March 2022
Our Moral Verdict
The 2 March date looks good, but it was worded as an unconvincing, PR type of do-good-feel-good statement. Not a word of criticism towards Russia, and fuzzier than most of the Mealy-Mouthers we have monitored. Who, after all, would not want world peace? Also, the statement came after a Domino Exit had already been unleashed in the sector by Mercedes-Benz (formerly Daimler), after which GM and BMW followed one another with about a day's lag. Finally, Honda turned up. As a result, we gave it a Chicken Penalty which took its Speed Score down from 8 to 6. Moreover, it was an easy decision for the company: it was only exporting to Russia and the action involved little Sacrifice compared to some of the others, based on the tiny fraction of revenues from Russia. Compared to this de minimus Exposure level, we calculated the withdrawal impact of a large foreign brand like Honda was five times greater than the pain to the company. Honda should have gone for this 500% Return on Sacrifice opportunity earlier and become the moral leader of the sector at a very low cost.
Rating as of: 2 March 2022

Hyundai Motor

Public
South Korea

Associated brands: Genesis

Sprinting Half-hearted Seriously-exposed with Power
i
72

'Sprinting' for a 9 to 10 Speed Score; 'Half-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'Seriously exposed' for a 4 to 10 Exposure Score;'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Pre-invasion Status
8.0
High Exposure
Potential sacrifice
5.0
Average Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
6.0  Degree
What?
10.0  Speed
When?
1.0  Attitude
How?
Hyundai’s facilities in Russia produce over 200,000 cars per year and account for 6% of its revenues. Since the invasion these have been suspended due to ongoing "logistical issues", it said in a statement to Reuters. It added that it hopes the "situation" is resolved peacefully.
Date of Announcement: 1 March 2022
Our Moral Verdict
This is a company with a terrible level of Exposure to Russia. Leaving the country would hurt it more than Russia. The company's Announcement was very fast, particularly for these circumstances. That said, its behavior is a very mixed picture when we look below the surface. The reason given for closing production was due to supply chain issues which, in the absence of a strong statement about Russia's aggression, classifies it as a Coward in Attitude Score. It got some redeeming credit for making a small donation to Ukraine. There was a report that they might reopen production in St. Petersburg in April. Although the idea was canceled, it doesn't make the initial move look like a diplomatic way of saying goodbye to Russia, but rather a diplomatic way of saying to the West that it was not doing so. Hyundai's response sets it apart from the other Mothballers in the sector. The others are doing so without excuses, albeit they also probably have long-term hopes of restarting. Some like BMW and Volkswagen are directly admonishing Russia and, at least for now, none are doing such an outrageous thing talking about reopening.
Rating as of: 1 March 2022

TJX

Public
USA

Associated brands: HomeGoods, HomeSense, Marshalls, Sierra, TK Maxx, Winners

Sprinting Half-hearted
i
72

'Sprinting' for a 9 to 10 Speed Score; 'Half-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score.

Pre-invasion Status
1.5
De minimus Exposure
Potential sacrifice
1.0
De minimus Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
6.0  Degree
What?
9.0  Speed
When?
5.0  Attitude
How?
In November 2019, TJX invested $225 million for a 25% non-controlling, minority interest in privately held fashion retailer Familia. It has "committed" to divest and said it will sell its equity at a loss. Additionally, it said it has "instructed" its buyers globally to stop buying merchandise from Russia and Belarus. It added: "At TJX, we unite with others around the world in our condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and deplore the senseless military aggression that is killing, injuring, and displacing innocent people."
Date of Announcement: 3 March 2022
Our Moral Verdict
TJX looks sincere about getting out of Russia by instructing suppliers not to source there and making a commitment to sell its investment in Familia. The Degree Score of 6 reflects it being an Asset Sloth because there was no timeframe given for the sale. Its statement against Russia was a picture-perfect Denouncer, with its Attitude Score being brought down by no obvious donation to Ukraine. On Speed, it got a Leader of Pack bonus for making its move before peer companies such as Alimentation Couche-Tard and CK Hutchison. We are looking forward to a report which states it got out of Familia.
Rating as of: 3 March 2022

Samsung

Public
South Korea

Associated brands: AdGear, Harman International Industries, Joyent, LoopPay , Novaled , Prismview, Proximal Data, Simpress, SmartThings 

Speedy Near-Boycotter Sacrificer with Power
i
68

'Speedy' for a 7 to 8 Speed Score; 'Near Boycotter' for a 7 to 8 Degree Score; 'Sacrificer' for a 4 to 8 Exposure Score;'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Pre-invasion Status
3.8
Average Exposure
Potential sacrifice
10.0
Extreme Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
7.0  Degree
What?
8.0  Speed
When?
2.5  Attitude
How?
On 3 March, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister said, ''I appeal to you with a request to temporarily stop supplying Samsung Services and products to the Russian Federation, including blocking access to the Samsung Pay, Samsung-Galaxy Store and Samsung Shop". A few days later, the company said it will suspend product shipments to Russia and stated that its thoughts are with "everyone who has been impacted". On 21 March, it was reported to have temporarily suspended the operation of its TV factory in Kaluga earlier that month, as reported on The Elec, a Korean electronics industry media publication.
Date of Announcement: 4 March 2022
Our Moral Verdict
Samsung was a case of one step back and one step forward. It made its move after the Ukrainian government called for it to take action, for which we gave it a Pressure Penalty. However, when it did move, it was ahead of Honeywell, Sony, Schneider Electric and LG Electronics, for which we gave it a Leader of Pack Bonus. Its Degree Score fell short because the Announcement didn't cover manufacturing at the time (we rated the company on this Announcement, and therefore it received the benefit of the earlier Speed score). Besides, we consider closing exports a major part of what it needed to do. It didn't do so well in Attitude: no direct admonishment of the war, and a donation to Ukraine too small to get a score from us, leaving it with only 2.5 points. With an Exposure level of 3.8 and Power of 10, it was looking at a 260% Return on Sacrifice, so its move was smart and welcome.
Rating as of: 21 March 2022

Comcast

Public
USA

Associated brands: AT&T Broadband, DreamWorks Animation, NBCUniversal, Sky, XUMO, Bravo, Chiller, CNBC, Daily Candy , Fandango, Focus Features, G4, Illumination Entertainment, iVillage, Msnbc, Sprout, Syfy

Boycotter without Attitude but with Power
i
65

'Boycotter' for a 9 to 10 Degree Score; 'without Attitude' for a 0 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Pre-invasion Status
1.0
De minimus Exposure
Potential sacrifice
10.0
Extreme Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
8.7  Degree
What?
6.0  Speed
When?
0.0  Attitude
How?
According to Universal's company statement, Comcast-owned Universal Pictures, "paused planned theatrical releases in Russia." The next day, Russia lost its retransmission on the Sky platforms that are owned by Comcast, as reported by Broadband TV News. On March 8th, Universal Music Group, owned by Comcast, said via a company statement that it was "suspending all operations in Russia and closing [its] offices there." Comcast Business also said that it is "waiving charges for calls, data, and Global Travel Pass usage to and from Ukraine" for customers from 20 February to 31 May.
Date of Announcement: 1 March 2022
Our Moral Verdict
Comcast's Announcement was Full and almost Complete, which is why it didn't get a 10 in Degree. It was quite fast to make its move, but other peers got out first, resulting in 6 for Speed. The company fell behind on Attitude. We didn't spot a statement about the war, so we classed it as a Strong Silent Type. Nor did we monitor any donation to help Ukraine. All of these factors eroded its Moral Rating and brought it down to 65. Breaking with Russia was a good moral-commercial move to make. We calculated the Exposure across the different businesses at 1 compared to the 10 it had in Power. We give mass market entertainment channels and services credit for a high Multiplier Effect because of their Ostracizing impact on large numbers of people locally. The result is that Comcast was looking at a 10 to 1 Return on Sacrifice opportunity and it's no surprise that it made the decision to get out.
Rating as of: 8 March 2022

Mercedes-Benz (formerly Daimler)

Public
Germany

Associated brands: Maybach, Smart, Freightliner, Fuso, Setra, Sterling, Thomas Built Buses, Western Star

Sprinting Faint-hearted with Power
i
64

'Sprinting' for a 9 to 10 Speed Score; 'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Pre-invasion Status
2.0
Low Exposure
Potential sacrifice
5.0
Average Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
4.0  Degree
What?
10.0  Speed
When?
5.0  Attitude
How?
Mercedes-Benz (formerly Daimler) said "it would freeze its business activities in Russia with immediate effect", according to Reuters. The company also said it will suspend the export of passenger cars and vans to Russia. The Financial Times reported Mercedes-Benz was trying to divest a 15% stake in its Kamaz joint venture, for which it supplies parts, but by 24 March Reuters said it was no longer in talks.
Date of Announcement: 28 February 2022
Our Moral Verdict
Mercedes-Benz made its Announcement neck-and-neck with GM four days after the invasion. It was a much tougher decision for Mercedes because GM had only exports to worry about. Mercedes-Benz not only exported cars and vans to Russia, but also produced cars and trucks in the country. It also owns 15% of a joint venture with Kamaz. Its policy seems to be to stop everything but make no commitments for the future such as the permanent sale of facilities and all assets. Even its reported attempts to sell this 15% stake have apparently been dropped. So, it's a mixed picture: a Full & Complete withdrawal of exports, a Partial leaver because of the lack of commitment on Kamaz, and a Mothballer for its standalone production plans. One light is still on, the rest of the lights have been turned off but may be switched back on, along with exports as soon as the situation changes. These actions impact Russia economically and psychologically in the meanwhile, but it's not the killer blow that is needed. Like other groups making moves about manufacturing in Russia, it played the same Mothballing game, which diminished its Degree Score. Mercedes-Benz's package of moves makes a bigger splash than it really is and looks especially impressive when coupled with the lightning-fast timing. The scale of the group would make the pain manageable for the company, but that doesn't mean the company was willing to bite the bullet and pull out completely.
Rating as of: 24 March 2022

International Business Machines

Public
USA

Associated brands: Cognos Inc, Red Hat Inc., SoftLayer Technologies Inc., API Connect, Aspera, Atlas, Blueworks Live, CICS, Cloud Pak, Cloudant

Sprinting Half-hearted Seriously-exposed with great Attitude & Power
i
63

'Sprinting' for a 9 to 10 Speed Score; 'Half-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'Seriously exposed' for a 4 to 10 Exposure Score; 'with great Attitude' for a 6 to 10 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Pre-invasion Status
10.0
Extreme Exposure
Potential sacrifice
10.0
Extreme Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
5.0  Degree
What?
9.0  Speed
When?
5.0  Attitude
How?

On 2 March, IBM described the "deteriorating situation involving Ukraine and Russia". Reuters reported that IBM had taken no sides on a call with employees that day and hundreds of workers had objected in response. Apparently, the CEO may have used the word "conflict" because next he said, "I'd like to acknowledge that the correct word to use is "war" not "conflict." He added, "we condemn the Russian war in Ukraine."

In terms of its plans, on 3 March IBM said, "In addition to not selling technology in Russia, we do not do business with Russian military organizations". On 6 March, IBM revised its position saying it had "stopped selling technology in Russia". Then, on 7 March, the CEO said he had heard from many employees and revised the position yet again, saying, "we have suspended all business in Russia." The Wall Street Journal has reported that companies including IBM have faced threats from the Russian government of arrest or asset seizures for withdrawing or criticizing Russia. On 9 May, the CEO told Reuters, "The government has not really taken our assets," and in the same interview said the company's ability to keep supporting employees in Russia "may go away" as sanctions build. On 7 June, it had “started to lay off its employees” in light of escalating sanctions impact its ability to retain its staff.

Date of Announcement: 7 March 2022
Our Moral Verdict
This is a story of pulling teeth. It looks like IBM management didn't want its teeth pulled and it has been reported that people ranging from its Ukrainian employees, mainstream employees and the Ukrainian government wanted them pulled. The story of IBM's cutting of Russian links looks like 'too little, too late' in both actions and words. The statements about the war morphed almost by the day, as did statements about what IBM was exactly doing or not. After the dust settled, the CEO said, "We're all learning as we go." You can say that again. Since the statements were on each other's heels, we rated the company on the last of the string, that of 7 March. On this basis, the Announcement is Full, in the sense that the company did make the commitment across all lines of business. However, it's incomplete because the operations are not slated for sale. Indeed, IBM was keeping employees on the payroll, with the argument that it was not their fault (true, but irrelevant to our rating system). For making the employee carve-out, IBM is classified as Nibbler. Despite all of this gnashing of teeth, the company was actually fast compared to the Announcements from peers, a week ahead of Fujitsu, two weeks ahead of NEC and a month ahead of Accenture, for which we gave IBM a Leader of Pack Bonus. Its Attitude Score was harmed by abysmal leadership comments on the war and low financial support for Ukraine as a percentage of profits. IBM has a lot of Exposure to Russia. Based on the CFO telling the Wall Street Journal that 3.48% of its profits were involved, we initially gave it an 8 Exposure Score but topped this up to 10 because it has been threatened by the Russian government in the form of arrest or expropriation. IBM had a 10 in Power over Russia because of its Pull the Rug effect which is significant. This is a company that looks like it is being dragged out of Russia by a combination of sanctions, unhappy employees, and an unhappy sovereign government on its case. Thankfully, it has been forced to take a position it will find difficult to row back from if the wind changes slightly. We are watching to see if it disbands its employees and reaches a greater point of no return.
Rating as of: 7 June 2022

Amazon

Public
USA

Associated brands: Mae, Mama Bear, Pinzon, Presto!, Solimo, Wag, Wickedly Prime, alkove, Amazing Baby, Amfit Nutrition, Arabella, Arthur Harvey, Basic Care, BELEI, Buttoned Down, Cable Stitch, Coastal Blue, Comfort Denim Outfitters, Daily Ritual, Ella Moon, Emma Riley, Eono, Fabric.com, Franklin Tailored, Goodthreads, Happy Belly, Haven Outerwear, House & Shields, Inkast Denim, Iris & Lily, James & Erin, Lark & Ro, Life Long, Movian, Myx Store, NuPro, OWN PWR, Peak Performance Nutrition, Peak Velocity, Ravenna Home, Revly, Scout & Ro, Simple Joys by Carter's, Spotted Zebra, Stone & Beam, Tiksounds, Umi, Vedaca, Vedaka

Laggard Boycotter with Power
i
62

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Boycotter' for a 9 to 10 Degree Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Pre-invasion Status
1.0
De minimus Exposure
Potential sacrifice
10.0
Extreme Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
10.0  Degree
What?
3.0  Speed
When?
2.5  Attitude
How?
It has "suspended" shipment of retail products to customers based in Russia and Belarus and will "no longer be accepting new Russia and Belarus-based AWS sign-ups and Amazon third-party sellers." The statement also reported "suspending access to Prime Video for customers based in Russia", and said it had stopped taking orders for New World, its only video game directly sold in Russia. As for the reason, it said, "We have a long-standing policy of not doing business with the Russian government" and it expressed "horror and concern" about the situation.
Date of Announcement: 8 March 2022
Our Moral Verdict

This is a company that has prided itself on not getting its hands dirty with Russia, specifically citing its long-standing policy of working with the Russian market from the outside. Given this pre-invasion distancing policy, it is surprising it took the company so long to make its move. Peers in online businesses moved earlier (Meta on 25 February and Alphabet on 4 March). For this delay, Amazon's Speed Score suffered a Chicken Penalty of 2. It also suffered a Pressure Penalty of 2 for moving after it received a letter from the Ukrainian government asking it to cut off the AWS Cloud Services in Russia. Also, the wording of Amazon's statement (referring to historical policies and not ascribing its "horror" to the perpetrator) puts it in the Mealy-Mouther category. If it has never wanted to associate with the Russian government, why can't it admonish the invasion properly?

Meanwhile, it made a big deal of the contributions to Ukraine, but as a percentage of its profits these are de minimis. For all these reasons, this without-excuse company could have got a rating of 100 instead of 62. What's really important, however, is that Amazon did the right thing and delivered impact. Our calculations show an Exposure level of only 1, partly on account of the sheer size of Amazon, in contrast to a Power level of 10. This meant the company was looking at a morally/commercially irresistible Return on Sacrifice opportunity of 1,000%. Amazon made the right decision even if it was a no-brainer.

Rating as of: 29 April 2022

Deutsche Post DHL Group

Public
Germany
Near-Boycotter with Power
i
60

'Near Boycotter' for a 7 to 8 Degree Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Pre-invasion Status
1.0
De minimus Exposure
Potential sacrifice
7.5
High Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
7.2  Degree
What?
6.0  Speed
When?
2.5  Attitude
How?
Channel News Asia reported on 2 March the company "was stopping deliveries to Russia and Belarus", an article that has since been deleted. The company statement on 9 March did confirm its "inbound services to Russia and Belarus have been suspended" and it is "also not accepting shipments to those countries until further notice".
Date of Announcement: 2 March 2022
Our Moral Verdict
The company's moral behavior is disappointing when compared to FedEx and UPS, which both managed to make the move on the day of the invasion. Deutsche Post DHL waited until a week later (if we had given them credit for the deleted media report on 2 March), which is a long time in a morally competitive world where others acted within hours. It also followed France's La Poste. All of this bought the company's Speed Score down 2 further points due to a Chicken Penalty. The Announcement is a Full but Incomplete one because we see no plan to sell the operations in Russia, which makes Deutsche Post a Mothballer. As for Attitude, it didn't come out well either: it made a Mealy-Mouther statement without any admonishment of Russia, and we spotted no donation to Ukraine. In practical terms, this is a company with tiny Exposure to Russia which we calculated at a score of 1. By contrast, it scored 7.5 in Power through a combination of the 3,500 employees it has in Russia and the Multiplier Effect that we add to logistics companies that can damage Russian commerce. This produced a mouth-watering Return on Sacrifice opportunity of 750%. It's a surprise the company didn't calculate how much good it could do with so little pain, and then moved fast like the others. It could have easily received 20 more points as UPS did.
Rating as of: 9 March 2022

OUR MORAL BADGES

Each of Moral Rating Agency’s Moral Badge is generated by combining words we select to describe bands within each of the five dimension scores to allow a reader to see the components of a company’s behavior in linguistic form. The bands relating to each word or words are shown in the definition of each Moral Badge below.

How do we classify a company or organization?

Moral Badges

Description

Companies & Brands

Count

Sprinting Boycotter with Power

'Sprinting' for a 9 to 10 Speed Score; 'Boycotter' for a 9 to 10 Degree Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Acacia Communications, Inc., ACDELCO, Albuquerque Studios, Boss Flight Entertainment, BUICK, CADILLAC, CHEVROLET, Cisco Systems, Deutsche Telekom, Duo Security Inc., General Motors, GMC, GMFINANCIAL, Jasper Technologies, Meraki, Millarworld, Netflix, Night School Studio, ONSTAR., Scanline VFX, T-Mobile, Ultium, Vehicle Intelligence Platform

Count: 

23

Sprinting Boycotter

'Sprinting' for a 9 to 10 Speed Score; 'Boycotter' for a 9 to 10 Degree Score.

Companies/Brands:  British Gas, Centrica, Direct Energy, Dyno, Hive, Local Heroes

Count: 

6

Sprinting Near-Boycotter with great Attitude & Power

'Sprinting' for a 9 to 10 Speed Score; 'Near Boycotter' for a 7 to 8 Degree Score; 'with great Attitude' for a 6 to 10 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  United Parcel Service, UPS Logistics

Count: 

2

Sprinting Near-Boycotter with Power

'Sprinting' for a 9 to 10 Speed Score; 'Near Boycotter' for a 7 to 8 Degree Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  FedEx

Count: 

1

Sprinting Near-Boycotter without Attitude but with Power

'Sprinting' for a 9 to 10 Speed Score; 'Near Boycotter' for a 7 to 8 Degree Score; 'without Attitude' for a 0 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Blue Yonder, JVC, Kawakita Denki Kigyosha, National, Panasonic, Quasar, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Technics

Count: 

8

Sprinting Half-hearted Seriously-exposed with great Attitude & Power

'Sprinting' for a 9 to 10 Speed Score; 'Half-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'Seriously exposed' for a 4 to 10 Exposure Score; 'with great Attitude' for a 6 to 10 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  API Connect, Aspera, Atlas, Blueworks Live, CICS, Cloud Pak, Cloudant, Cognos Inc, International Business Machines, Red Hat Inc., SoftLayer Technologies Inc.

Count: 

11

Sprinting Half-hearted Seriously-exposed with Power

'Sprinting' for a 9 to 10 Speed Score; 'Half-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'Seriously exposed' for a 4 to 10 Exposure Score;'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Genesis, Hyundai Motor

Count: 

2

Sprinting Half-hearted

'Sprinting' for a 9 to 10 Speed Score; 'Half-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score.

Companies/Brands:  HomeGoods, HomeSense, Marshalls, Sierra, TJX, TK Maxx, Winners

Count: 

7

Speedy Boycotter without Attitude

'Speedy' for a 7 to 8 Speed Score; 'Boycotter' for a 9 to 10 Degree Score; 'without Attitude' for a 0 in Attitude Score.

Companies/Brands:  Arrezzio, Baker’s Source, Block&Barrel, Buckhead Pride, Butcher’s Block, Casa Solana, Citavo, Earth Plus, Fire River Farms, House Recipe, Jade Mountain, Newport Pride, Pica y Salpica, Portico Seafood, Sysco, Wholesome Farm

Count: 

16

Boycotter with great Attitude & Power

'Boycotter' for a 9 to 10 Degree Score; 'with great Attitude' for a 6 to 10 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Alphabet, Calico, DoubleClick, Fitbit, Google, Looker, Loon, Nest, Verily, Waymo LLC, Waze, Wing, YouTube

Count: 

13

Boycotter with Power

'Boycotter' for a 9 to 10 Degree Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Acura, Alphabet, ASIMO, BMW Group, Designworks., Honda Motor, John Cooper Works, MINI, Mobilityland, Montesa, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Count: 

11

Boycotter without Attitude but with Power

'Boycotter' for a 9 to 10 Degree Score; 'without Attitude' for a 0 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  AT&T Broadband, Bravo, Chiller, CNBC, Comcast, Daily Candy, DreamWorks Animation, Fandango, Focus Features, G4, Illumination Entertainment, iVillage, Msnbc, NBCUniversal, Sky, Sprout, Syfy, XUMO

Count: 

18

Sprinting Faint-hearted Seriously-exposed with Power

'Sprinting' for a 9 to 10 Speed Score; 'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'Seriously exposed' for a 4 to 10 Exposure Score;'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Bond Street, Chesterfield, Diem, Facebook, Instagram, IQOS, L&M, Mapillary, Marlboro, Messenger, Meta (formerly Facebook), Muratti, Oculus, Parliament, Philip Morris International, TotalEnergies, WhatsApp, Workplace

Count: 

18

Sprinting Faint-hearted with Power

'Sprinting' for a 9 to 10 Speed Score; 'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Freightliner, Fuso, Maybach, Mercedes-Benz (formerly Daimler), Setra, Smart, Sterling, Thomas Built Buses, Western Star

Count: 

9

Speedy Near-Boycotter Sacrificer with Power

'Speedy' for a 7 to 8 Speed Score; 'Near Boycotter' for a 7 to 8 Degree Score; 'Sacrificer' for a 4 to 8 Exposure Score;'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  AdGear, Harman International Industries, Joyent, LoopPay , Novaled , Prismview, Proximal Data, Samsung, Simpress, SmartThings 

Count: 

10

Speedy Faint-hearted Seriously-exposed with great Attitude & Power

'Speedy' for a 7 to 8 Speed Score; 'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'Seriously exposed' for a 4 to 10 Exposure Score; 'with great Attitude' for a 6 to 10 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Amoco, Ampm, Aral, BP, Castrol, Wild Bean Café

Count: 

6

Speedy Faint-hearted with Power

'Speedy' for a 7 to 8 Speed Score; 'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Align, All Good, Always, Ambi Pur, Amerisource Bergen, Anderson Packaging, Inc., Ariel, ASD Specialty Healthcare, Inc., Aussie, Bold, Bonux, Bounce, Bounty, Braun, Cascade, Charlie Banana, Charmin, Cheer, Clearblue, Crest, Daz, Downy, Dreft, Fairy, Fairy Non Bio, Febreze, Fixodent, Flash, Gain, Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Ivory, joy+glee, Lenor, Luvs, Metamucil, Microban 24, Mif, Mr.Clean, My black is beautiful, Nasivin, Native, Neurobion, New Chapter dietary supplements, Olay, Old Spice, Oral-B, Pampers, Pantene, Pepto-Bismol, Procter & Gamble, Puffs, Rindex 3en1, Safeguard, Salvo, Sangobion, Scope, Seven Seas, SK-II, Snowberry, Swiffer, Tampax, The Art of Shaving, This is L., UltraDowny, Venus, Viakal, Vicks, Zevo, ZzzQuil

Count: 

71

Near-Boycotter with Power

'Near Boycotter' for a 7 to 8 Degree Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Deutsche Post DHL Group

Count: 

1

Faint-hearted Seriously-exposed without Attitude but with Power

'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'Seriously exposed' for a 4 to 10 Exposure Score; 'without Attitude' for a 0 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Airbus, ATR (Airbus, Alenia Aeronautica, Leonardo), Daihatsu, Hino, Lexus, Ranz, Stelia Aerospace, Toyota Motor

Count: 

8

Faint-hearted with great Attitude & Power

'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'with great Attitude' for a 6 to 10 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Bing, Edge, LinkedIn, Microsoft, MSN, Office, Skype, Windows

Count: 

8

Laggard Boycotter with great Attitude & Power

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Boycotter' for a 9 to 10 Degree Score; 'with great Attitude' for a 6 to 10 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Accenture, Droga5, IMJ Corporation, SinnerSchrader, Trivadis AG

Count: 

5

Laggard Boycotter with Power

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Boycotter' for a 9 to 10 Degree Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  alkove, Amazing Baby, Amazon, Amfit Nutrition, Arabella, Arthur Harvey, Basic Care, BELEI, Buttoned Down, Cable Stitch, Coastal Blue, Comfort Denim Outfitters, Daily Ritual, Ella Moon, Emma Riley, Eono, Fabric.com, Franklin Tailored, Goodthreads, Happy Belly, Haven Outerwear, House & Shields, Inkast Denim, Iris & Lily, James & Erin, Lark & Ro, Life Long, Mae, Mama Bear, Movian, Myx Store, NuPro, OWN PWR, Peak Performance Nutrition, Peak Velocity, Pinzon, Presto!, Ravenna Home, Revly, Scout & Ro, Simple Joys by Carter’s, Solimo, Spotted Zebra, Stone & Beam, Tiksounds, Umi, Vedaka, Wag, Wickedly Prime

Count: 

49

Laggard Near-Boycotter with Power

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Near Boycotter' for a 7 to 8 Degree Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Glencore

Count: 

1

Laggard Near-Boycotter

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Near Boycotter' for a 7 to 8 Degree Score.

Companies/Brands:  Alenza, BANDAG, Blizzak, Bridgestone, DriveGuard, Dueler, FIRESTONE, FUZION, TIRES PLUS, Turanza, WHEEL WORKS

Count: 

11

Laggard Faint-hearted (Upgraded with 20 bonus points for exiting fully and completely)

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score.

Companies/Brands:  Enel

Count: 

1

Laggard Half-hearted Seriously-exposed with Power

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Half-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'Seriously exposed' for a 4 to 10 Exposure Score;'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  LG Electronics

Count: 

1

Laggard Half-hearted with great Attitude & Power

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Half-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'with great Attitude' for a 6 to 10 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Alimentation Couche-Tard, Circle K, Collins Aerospace, Ingo, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Technologies

Count: 

6

Laggard Half-hearted with great Attitude

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Half-hearted' for a 5 to 6 Degree Score; 'with great Attitude' for a 6 to 10 in Attitude Score.

Companies/Brands:  Amundi, BforBank, Credit Agricole, IDIA Capital Investment, LCL, SODICA Corporate Finance

Count: 

6

Laggard Half-hearted with Power

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Half-hearted' for a 5 to 6 Degree Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  U.S. Postal Service

Count: 

1

Laggard Half-hearted with Power

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Half-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Chassis Brakes, Hikoki, Hitachi, Hüco, Keihin, Kit Plus, Maxell, Nisin, Paraut, Tokico, Tuflong

Count: 

11

Laggard Half-hearted without Attitude but with Power

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Half-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'without Attitude' for a 0 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Elster Group, EMS Technologies, Inc., Honeywell International, Intelligrated, Intermec, King’s Safetywear, RAE Systems, Sperian Protection, Xtralis

Count: 

9

Speedy Faint-hearted without Attitude but with Power

'Speedy' for a 7 to 8 Speed Score; 'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'without Attitude' for a 0 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Bank of China

Count: 

1

Faint-hearted

'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score.

Companies/Brands:  Alleanza Toro, Assicurazioni Generali, Europ Assistance Group, INA (Istituto Nazionale delle Assicurazioni)

Count: 

4

Laggard Half-hearted

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Half-hearted' for a 5 to 6 Degree Score.

Companies/Brands:  Cover-More, Farmers Insurance Group, Hambro Life Assurance Plc, Zurich Insurance Group

Count: 

4

Laggard Faint-hearted Seriously-exposed with great Attitude & Power

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'Seriously exposed' for a 4 to 10 Exposure Score; 'with great Attitude' for a 6 to 10 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  AcneFree, Ambi, Atelier Cologne, Biotherm, Botanicals Fresh Care, Cacharel, Carita, Carol’s Daughter, CeraVe, Cheryl’s Cosmeceuticals, Clarisonic, Créateurs de Beauté, Dark & Lovely, Decléor, Dermablend, Diesel, E.ON, essie, Garnier, Giorgio Armani Beauty, Helena Rubinstein, House 99, IT Cosmetics, Kéraskin Esthetics, Kérastase, Kiehl’s, L’Oréal, La Roche-Posay, Lancôme, Logocos, Magic Mask, Maison Margiela Fragrances, Matrix Essentials, Maybelline New York, Mixa, Mizani, Niely, NYX Professional Makeup, Paloma Picasso, PureOlogy Research, Ralph Lauren Fragrances, Redken 5th Avenue NYC, Roger & Gallet, Sanoflore, Shu Uemura, Skinceuticals, SoftSheen-Carson, Stylenanda, Urban Decay, Valentino Beauty, Vichy, Yue Sai, Yves Saint Laurent Beauty

Count: 

53

Laggard Faint-hearted Seriously-exposed with Power

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'Seriously exposed' for a 4 to 10 Exposure Score;'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Abbott Laboratories, Alinity, Animax Broadcast Japan, AXN, BinaxNOW, Bravia, Cardiomems, Confirm Rx, Cyber-shot, Ele Care, Ensure, Fortum, FreeStyle Libre, Gallant ICD, Glucerna , Handycam, Heartmate, i-STAT, Juven, MADHOUSE, Madison Gate Records, Memory Stick, MitraClip, Pedialyte, PediaSure, Proclaim DRG, Similac, Sony, TriStar Pictures, Walkman, Zone Perfect

Count: 

31

Laggard Faint-hearted Seriously-exposed without Attitude but with Power

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'Seriously exposed' for a 4 to 10 Exposure Score; 'without Attitude' for a 0 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  HiSilicon, Huawei Investment & Holding, Proven Honour Capital Limited

Count: 

3

Laggard Faint-hearted with great Attitude

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'with great Attitude' for a 6 to 10 in Attitude Score.

Companies/Brands:  Angel Risk Management Ltd, Axa, BROOKLYN, Dunlop , Srixon, Sumitomo, XL Insurance Company SE

Count: 

7

Laggard Faint-hearted

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score.

Companies/Brands:  Adfors, Allianz, Artex, Asturienne, Bank Handlowy, Bank One Corp, Bevego, BNP Paribas, Brasilit, British Gypsum, Brødrene Dahl, Cazenove Group, Celotex, Certainteed, Chatham Ventures, Inc., Chemical Equity Incorporated, Citigroup, CONSORSBANK, Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, Euler Hermes, Flexovit, Gavilon, Glassolutions, Gyproc, Helena Agri Enterprises LLC, InstaMed, Isover, Jewson, JP Morgan, Leca, Marubeni, Marubeni Information Systems, Metalmark Capital, Norton, Pasquill, PIMCO, Placo, Rencol, Rigips, SageGlass, Saint-Gobain, Scotframe, Sekurit, SmartestEnergy, The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., Tygon, Vetrotech, Washington Mutual Inc., Weber, WePay

Count: 

50

Laggard Faint-hearted without Attitude but with Power

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'without Attitude' for a 0 in Attitude Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  CK Hutchison Holdings, Hutch, ICI Paric XL, Kruidvat, Metro Broadcast Corporation, Mr. Juicy, ParknShop, Savers, Superdrug, The Perfume Shop, Three, Watsons, Watsons Water, Watsons’s Wine, Wind Tre

Count: 

15

Laggard Faint-hearted with Power

'Laggard' for a 0 to 5 Speed Score; 'Faint-hearted' for a 1 to 4 Degree Score; 'with Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  AutoCrew, Balay, Bosch Group, Coldex, Constructa, Dremel, Dynacord, Electro-Voice, ETAS, Gaggenau, HC Cargo, Home Connect, ITK Engineering, Junkers, Neff, Pitsos, Profilo, Robinair, Telex, Thermador, Worcester Bosch, Zexel

Count: 

22

Shameless failing to use its Power without having to make a sacrifice

'Shameless' for continued involvement with Russia;'without having to make a sacrifice' for a 3 to below Exposure Score;'failing to use its Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  A Twosome Place, Agricultural Bank of China, Aviation Industry Corp. of China, Band LTE, Baojun, Bestune, BLADE Network Technologies, Century 21 Japan, Chateau de Viaud, ChemChina, China Communications Construction, China Construction Bank, China Construction Design International, China FAW Group, China Harbour Engineering, China Mobile Communications, China National Offshore Oil, China National Petroleum, China Overseas Land and Investment, China Railway Construction, China Railway Engineering Group, China Road and Bridge Corporation, China State Construction Engineering, China Tea, China Telecommunications, CITIC Group, CJ Corp., CMHK, CMLink, COFCO, Country Garden Holdings, DFI Retail Group, DOCOMO, Dongfeng Motor, Epic Games, FamilyMart, Foodville, Fortune, Foxmail, GAC-FCA (Jeep), GAC-Honda, GAC-Mitsubishi, GoTone, Greatwall, Grohmann Engineering GmbH, Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group, Haima, Hibar Systems Ltd., Hongqi, Hunting World, Hycan, IdeaPad, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Itochu, Jardine Matheson, JD.com, Jiefang, Jiugui, John Holland Group, Joy City, Joycome, Kong Yiji, Legion, Lenovo Group, LeSportsac, Machete, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Maxus, Maxwell Technologies Inc., Medion, Mengniu Dairy, MG, Moment, Motorola Mobility, Nate, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, NUGU, People’s Insurance Co. of China, Perbix Machine Co. Inc., PetroChina, Qidian, QQ, Qrobot, Roewe, SAIC Motor, Sinochem, SK Group, SolarCity Corp, Tencent Holdings, Tesla, ThinkPad, Tianyi, Timi Studio Group, Tokyo Electric Power, Trumpchi, United Object, VIPS (steakhouse), Wechat (Weixin), WeGame, WOMAI.COM, Xiamen ITG Holding Group, XMXYG, Yoga, Yuejin, Zong

Count: 

105

Shameless without having to make a sacrifice

'Shameless' for continued involvement with Russia;'without having to make a sacrifice' for a 3 to below Exposure Score.

Companies/Brands:  Ahumada, Akpa A.Ş., Arçelik, Ark İnşaat, Aygaz, Bank of America, Beko, Benavides, Birmot, Catlettsburg Refining, LLC, CNH Industrial, Defy Appliances (Pty) Ltd, Demir-Export, Divan Group, Duane Reade, Düzey, Elektra Bregenz, EXOR Group, Ferrari, Flavel, Grundig, Japan Post Holdings, Koç Holding, Lipetgaz, Marathon Petroleum, Merrill Lynch, Mogaz, No. 7, Opet, Otokar, PartnerRe, Pürsu, RMK Marine, S-Oil, SABIC , Saudi Aramco, Sendeo, Setair, Setur, Setur Duty Free, Setur Marinas, Setur Select, Seturbiz.com, Seturmice, Soltan and Botanics, Tanı, The Economist, The International Maritime Industries, THY Opet, Tofaş, Token Financial Technologies, Toll Group, Tüpraş, TürkTraktör, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Waltrust Properties, Inc., Yapı Kredi, Yasref

Count: 

58

Shameless failing to use its power

'Shameless' for continued involvement with Russia;'failing to use its Power' for a 4 to 10 in Power Score.

Companies/Brands:  Alibaba Group Holding, AliExpress, Ant Financial, Auctiva, Cainiao, DingTalk, Feizhu, Gaode Map, Koubei, Lazada, Sinopec Group, Taobao, Tmall, UC Browser, Xianyu, Zhima Credit

Count: 

16

Total:

719

Total: 719

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