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

Rated as its parent General Motors
USA

Associated brands: General Motors, ACDELCO, BUICK, CADILLAC, CHEVROLET, GMFINANCIAL, ONSTAR., Ultium, Vehicle Intelligence Platform

Sprinting Boycotter with Power
i
88

'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.

Pre-invasion Status
1.0
De minimus Exposure
Potential sacrifice
5.0
Average Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
9.0  Degree
What?
10.0  Speed
When?
2.5  Attitude
How?

General Motors has no production plants in Russia but has local employees supporting its exports to the country. Very soon after the invasion, it said it had suspended all exports to the country. The company stated that the loss of life is a tragedy, and its thoughts were with the people of Ukraine.

On 19 April, GM said it had terminated most of its local employees.

Date of Announcement: 28 February 2022
Our Moral Verdict
GM was neck-and-neck Leader of Pack with Mercedes-Benz (formerly Daimler) in being the first automotive company to start moving away from Russia, four days after the invasion. It was relatively easy for GM which had no production in the country and the Russian market is a tiny portion of its revenues. Since the Announcement didn't confirm all sales staff in Russia will be released and what is happening with the vehicle inventory in Russia, it got a Degree Score of 9. Attitude could have been better: the statement didn't admonish Russia directly and its humanitarian aid equated to only about 0.005% of profits. The low Exposure yet multi-brand impact in psychological terms produced a 500% Return on Sacrifice. It is a nearly perfect withdrawal, but the company does need to disband the remains of its local infrastructure.
Rating as of: 19 April 2022

GMFINANCIAL

Rated as its parent General Motors
USA

Associated brands: General Motors, ACDELCO, BUICK, CADILLAC, CHEVROLET, GMC, ONSTAR., Ultium, Vehicle Intelligence Platform

Sprinting Boycotter with Power
i
88

'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.

Pre-invasion Status
1.0
De minimus Exposure
Potential sacrifice
5.0
Average Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
9.0  Degree
What?
10.0  Speed
When?
2.5  Attitude
How?

General Motors has no production plants in Russia but has local employees supporting its exports to the country. Very soon after the invasion, it said it had suspended all exports to the country. The company stated that the loss of life is a tragedy, and its thoughts were with the people of Ukraine.

On 19 April, GM said it had terminated most of its local employees.

Date of Announcement: 28 February 2022
Our Moral Verdict
GM was neck-and-neck Leader of Pack with Mercedes-Benz (formerly Daimler) in being the first automotive company to start moving away from Russia, four days after the invasion. It was relatively easy for GM which had no production in the country and the Russian market is a tiny portion of its revenues. Since the Announcement didn't confirm all sales staff in Russia will be released and what is happening with the vehicle inventory in Russia, it got a Degree Score of 9. Attitude could have been better: the statement didn't admonish Russia directly and its humanitarian aid equated to only about 0.005% of profits. The low Exposure yet multi-brand impact in psychological terms produced a 500% Return on Sacrifice. It is a nearly perfect withdrawal, but the company does need to disband the remains of its local infrastructure.
Rating as of: 19 April 2022

Goodthreads

Rated as its parent Amazon
USA

Associated brands: Amazon, 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, 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

Google

Rated as its parent Alphabet
USA

Associated brands: Alphabet, Calico, DoubleClick, Fitbit, Looker, Loon, Nest, Verily, Waymo LLC, Waze, Wing, YouTube

Boycotter with great Attitude & Power
i
78

'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.

Pre-invasion Status
1.0
De minimus Exposure
Potential sacrifice
10.0
Average Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
10.0  Degree
What?
6.0  Speed
When?
5.5  Attitude
How?
Google first paused ads from state-funded Russian entities on 28 February, before pausing all Russian ads a few days later (3 March). It is also part of initiatives to help war-afflicted Ukrainians, such as rolling out a rapid Air Raid Alerts system for Android phones in Ukraine, helping those affected get to safety. It has not removed Russian access to free services (such as Google search and Youtube), and this is in alignment with the idea that big tech corporations can help to prevent the spread of misinformation and Russian propaganda. These actions were in response to the Russian "invasion" of Ukraine, which it described as "a tragedy".  Bloomberg also reports it operates an office in Russia, whose staff have been relocated (mostly to Dubai, where the company has a large presence).
Date of Announcement: 3 March 2022
Our Moral Verdict

The contrast between Alphabet's Google and Meta's Facebook is brought alive by our rating rules being imposed on both of their stories. Both companies look like they are doing a lot, but Alphabet comes out as the clear moral winner. Both companies quickly decided to cut advertising from Russian state media. Meta basically left it at that. Alphabet, however, had within five days announced it would cut all Russian advertising.

Rated on the basis of its deeper withdrawal, Alphabet got a lower Speed score including a Chicken Penalty (it was slower than Meta also for the initial move against Russian state-controlled media). However, we consider Alphabet's withdrawal Full & Complete with a 10 score for Degree, compared to Meta's score of just 2. Also, Alphabet was a Denouncer of Russia, having the gut to use the word "invasion" which the Russian government hates, compared to Meta's Mealy-Mouther statement. At the end of the day, Google isn't making money from Russian advertising and isn't helping the Russian economy as a result.

Alphabet has an extreme Power level, just as Meta had, because of both economic power by being able to disconnect a major advertising medium from Russian companies, but also because of the Ostracizing effect of being able to let tens of millions of Russians know that a Russian company is persona non grata, for which we gave both companies 10 in Power. However, doing the right thing was less expensive for Alphabet than Meta, which may explain why Meta has failed to do so. Alphabet's Russian revenues were 0.4% versus 1.8% for Meta. This de minimus Exposure of Alphabet put it in the enviable position of looking at a 1,000% Return on Sacrifice opportunity. Either this moral-commercial trade-off was irresistible to Alphabet, or it simply never contemplated its own small Sacrifice and just chose to do the right thing.

Rating as of: 20 April 2022

GoTone

Rated as its parent China Mobile Communications
China

Associated brands: China Mobile Communications, CMHK, CMLink, Zong

Shameless failing to use its Power without having to make a sacrifice
i
-14

'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.

Pre-invasion Status
2.0
Low Exposure
Potential sacrifice
10.0
Extreme Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
0.0  Degree
What?
0.0  Speed
When?
0.0  Attitude
How?
China Mobile Communications’ site says it has operations and investments in Russia through a subsidiary. We have not identified any Announcement.
Our Moral Verdict
Like its compatriot with almost exactly the same name (China Telecommunications), why can’t CMC at least do something like Huawei, which has started to pull out of Russia even though it didn’t feel able to disclose this publicly.
Rating as of: 1 May 2022

Greatwall

Rated as its parent COFCO
China

Associated brands: COFCO, Fortune, Chateau de Viaud, China Tea, Jiugui, Joy City, Joycome, Kong Yiji, Mengniu Dairy, WOMAI.COM

Shameless failing to use its Power without having to make a sacrifice
i
-9

'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.

Pre-invasion Status
1.0
De minimus Exposure
Potential sacrifice
4.0
Average Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
0.0  Degree
What?
0.0  Speed
When?
0.0  Attitude
How?
COFCO has imported various commodities from Russia, including soybeans, barley, and wheat. We have not monitored an Announcement.
Our Moral Verdict
Like other Chinese companies, COFCO appears stifled by the Chinese regime. It has remained quiet as a mouse. Chinese companies have the power to cause a Strategic Disturbance effect on Russia if they pull out, and we calculate COFCO would reap a four-fold Return on Sacrifice. That would be great, but we are not naïve enough to hold out too much hope.
Rating as of: 1 May 2022

Grohmann Engineering GmbH

Rated as its parent Tesla
USA

Associated brands: Tesla, Hibar Systems Ltd., Maxwell Technologies Inc., Perbix Machine Co. Inc., SolarCity Corp

Shameless failing to use its Power without having to make a sacrifice
i
-9

'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.

Pre-invasion Status
3.0
Low Exposure
Potential sacrifice
5.0
Average Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
0.0  Degree
What?
0.0  Speed
When?
0.0  Attitude
How?
We haven't seen an Announcement from Tesla. It exports its vehicles and provides support services in the Russian market, and, according to invoices obtained by CNBC, has bought aluminum from Russian giant Rusal. Indeed, it has been subject to a Twitter campaign calling for it to be boycotted for its Russian Activities and inaction, including requests for it to deactivate Russian cars. It has offered to charge electric vehicles at no cost in the afflicted region around Ukraine to help refugees displaced by the war, and to keep paying staff who were recalled to fight for Ukraine. It also opened a satellite to support Ukraine’s internet access at no cost. CEO Elon Musk tweeted, "Hold Strong Ukraine" and mocked people for supporting Ukraine with memes. He has also refused requests not to carry Russian state media on Tesla's satellites.
Our Moral Verdict
Tesla has disappointed us. Stopping sales of Tesla in Russia and confirming it would no longer import aluminum would have been a start. But the real lost opportunity is that it could 'unplug' the existing cars in the country through its Supercharger system. This would be a bold action since it would upend the company's policy of proactive customer service through a proactive customer 'disservice'. You can see why such a brand would not want its customers to see how dependent their expensive cars are or how easily they could be played with. However, the rules change when we need to undermine Putin, and Tesla's CEO is famously unafraid of taking stands on a huge range of topics when he's inspired. This would have triggered a Ripple Effect, not just inside Russia but across the world, that a Western entrepreneur could simply 'switch off' cars in Russia from his desk and this is just the sort of shock Russia needs. What a lost opportunity, over and above any economic effects of these expensive cars becoming useless in the Russian economy. The company should cease its hypocrisy of doing business with a country that is harming another that it is then trying to help. It's an Immoral Vicious Cycle that indirectly needs more reparations for more business, the profits of one being used to pay for the other. Leaving aside whether Tesla is making more money from Russia than it is spending to help Ukraine, it's a sick self-feeding cycle to be involved in.
Rating as of: 11 May 2022

Grundig

Rated as its parent Koç Holding
Turkey

Associated brands: Koç Holding, Arçelik, Beko, Divan Group, Otokar, Akpa A.Ş., Ark İnşaat, Aygaz, Birmot, Defy Appliances (Pty) Ltd, Demir-Export, Düzey, Elektra Bregenz, Flavel, Lipetgaz, Mogaz, Opet, Pürsu, RMK Marine, Sendeo, Setair, Setur, Setur Duty Free, Setur Marinas, Setur Select, Seturbiz.com, Seturmice, Tanı, THY Opet, Tofaş, Token Financial Technologies, Tüpraş, TürkTraktör, Yapı Kredi

Shameless without having to make a sacrifice
i
-5

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

Pre-invasion Status
2.0
Low Exposure
Potential sacrifice
1.0
De minimus Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
0.0  Degree
What?
0.0  Speed
When?
0.0  Attitude
How?
Koç is linked to Russia via numerous subsidiaries, such as Arcelik and Tupras, which have local production facilities. We have not monitored any withdrawal Announcement.
Our Moral Verdict
Koç is Turkey’s only representative in Fortune’s Global Top 500 companies. It’s a shame, therefore, that it hasn’t even made it off the starting blocks in the world’s slow race to leave Russia. If it disposed of its Russian production facilities, it could rescue Turkey’s reputation in a single shot, from 0% failure to 100% success out of this sample of one.
Rating as of: 11 May 2022

Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group

Public
China

Associated brands: GAC Mitsubishi , GAC-FCA (Jeep), GAC-Honda, GAC-Mitsubishi, Hycan, Trumpchi

Shameless failing to use its Power without having to make a sacrifice
i
-13

'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.

Pre-invasion Status
1.0
De minimus Exposure
Potential sacrifice
8.0
High Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
0.0  Degree
What?
0.0  Speed
When?
0.0  Attitude
How?
On 28 February, Guangzhou Automobile's GAC Motor unit in Russia said that it will expand its dealership to sell the GAC cars to Tver, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Rostov on the Don River and Moscow. It added, "As the year goes on, GAC MOTOR branches will spread to locations deeper into Russia, creating more contact points with this crucial market and helping establish GAC MOTOR as a widely known and widely available brand in the country. GAC MOTOR looks forward to bringing more of the best of Chinese automobile technology to Russia, and using this as a blueprint for further expansion into urban centers around the world." It entered Russia in 2019.
Our Moral Verdict
Four days after the invasion of Ukraine, when most news was about companies quitting Russia, Guangzhou Automobile was going in the other direction. It's remarkable that the company's unit was proudly announcing its expansion. It is also completely out of keeping with Chinese companies, which have been keeping a low profile. We suspect the local team didn't communicate with head office about the announcement. In any case, it's a rare window on what is happening behind the scenes in a Chinese company after the invasion. Guangzhou Automobile is China's fourth largest car producer, and it needs to turn around. The other major Chinese automakers (SAIC, Dongfeng, FAW and Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group) have also continued working with Russia but they have said little to nothing about the war. Each wields psychological and strategic Power over Russia which can be realized with such an action, beyond its own small economic impact.
Rating as of: 28 February 2022

Gyproc

Rated as its parent Saint-Gobain
France

Associated brands: Saint-Gobain, Adfors, British Gypsum, Certainteed, Isover, Jewson, Norton, Placo, Weber, Artex, Asturienne, Bevego, Brasilit, Brødrene Dahl, Celotex, Flexovit, Glassolutions, Leca, Pasquill, Rencol, Rigips, SageGlass, Scotframe, Sekurit, Tygon, Vetrotech

Laggard Faint-hearted
i
32

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

Pre-invasion Status
1.3
De minimus Exposure
Potential sacrifice
1.9
Low Power
Potential economic impact
Post-invasion Events
3.6  Degree
What?
3.0  Speed
When?
5.0  Attitude
How?

Saint-Gobain has stopped exports and imports with Russia and Belarus. It said, "Local activities are now operating at a minimum and in autonomous mode to maintain the employment of employees and to mitigate the consequences of this war for them and their families, in accordance with our corporate social responsibility".

The company also stated that all "investment projects" had been canceled. In addition to showing "solidarity" with Ukraine, it said, "The group strongly condemns this war."

Date of Announcement: 22 March 2022
Our Moral Verdict

Saint-Gobain is a Confused Humanitarian, in this case on behalf of Russian employees and families, citing social responsibility in its company policies as the reason it would continue production in Russia. Social responsibility needs to extend to the impact you have on society at large and not just employees. The use of the words "as a minimum" to describe ongoing production is vague. It also threw in a Red Herring about not making future investments.

Continuing some level of production, regardless of the excuse, gets a low credit in Degree, which was brought up a bit for completely withdrawing from exports and imports. The company was also slow to do so little, following CRH and Holcim by nearly three weeks, for which it got a Chicken Penalty.

This too-little-too-late company at least condemned the war, which qualified it for Denouncer status, but the contrast between the poor action and strong words put it into the Big Talker category. We calculated its Exposure at only 1.3 which makes all of its efforts to explain itself even less understandable.

Rating as of: 1 April 2022
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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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