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RUSSIA

Boycotting Russia isn’t black and white. Western companies are playing games in Shades of Red. Many of them claim they have cut ties with Russia but in fact continue with some activities or fail to follow through with promises. Many are just Moralwashing. The devil is in the detail — quite literally, in this case.

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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Memory Stick

Rated as its parent Sony

Japan

Associated brands: Sony, Animax Broadcast Japan, AXN, MADHOUSE, Madison Gate Records, TriStar Pictures, Bravia, Cyber-shot, Handycam, IC Recorder, Walkman

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.

Pre-invasion Status

4.0

Average Exposure

Potential sacrifice

10.0

Extreme Power

Potential economic impact

Post-invasion Events

3.9 Degree

What?

2.0 Speed

When?

1.8 Attitude

How?

As a large and disparate conglomerate, Sony has a wide variety of business interests in Russia, and they have not been doing or saying the same things. Indeed, Sony Entertainment, for example, was criticized by the Ukrainian government for its Russian operations. In an official Announcement, a spokesperson for Sony Entertainment said it "will be pausing [its] planned theatrical releases in Russia." On 9 March, Sony Interactive said it "would cut off hardware shipments and software launches in Russia in light of the Russian government’s escalating hostilities", as reported by Tech Crunch. A day later, Sony Music Group said it had “suspended operations in Russia" but, by contrast, said it "calls for peace in Ukraine and an end to the violence".

Date of Announcement: 10 March 2022

Our Moral Verdict

This is a story with many 'Shades of Red' and a complex series of events to unravel. We monitored separate statements from three Sony units quite close in date and are treating them as one Announcement based on the date of the third, leading to a lower Speed Score but higher Degree Score. Sony's Announcement was Partial because we have no reports about it ceasing gold imports, nor curtailing its electronics exports. The areas of action were themselves Incomplete because Sony Pictures, Sony Music and Sony Interactive were all Mothballers. Combining the Incompleteness to the Partial produced 3.9 for Degree. The Leadership statement from Sony Music didn't take sides in the war and is classed as Mealy-Mouther, but Sony Interactive did take on Russia by ascribing the hostilities to its government. The average of these plus a small credit for a donation to Ukraine of only about 0.05% of profits produced 1.8 for Attitude. Sony's Speed Score was also eroded, first with a Chicken Penalty for being after Samsung Electronics and Honeywell, and further because it moved after Ukrainian government criticism of Sony Interactive inaction. The battery of Sony statements looks good on the surface, but the deficiencies on each led to a weak result. Sony needs to get all its divisions in one room, form a unified policy, move out of the remaining Activities and complete the withdrawal of the ones it has started.

Rating as of: 10 March 2022

Mengniu Dairy

Rated as its parent COFCO

China

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

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

-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

Meraki

Rated as its parent Cisco Systems

USA

Associated brands: Cisco Systems, Acacia Communications, Inc., Duo Security Inc., Jasper Technologies

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.

Pre-invasion Status

1.0

De minimus Exposure

Potential sacrifice

9.0

Extreme Power

Potential economic impact

Post-invasion Events

10.0 Degree

What?

10.0 Speed

When?

5.0 Attitude

How?

CEO Chuck Robbins made a company Announcement that it is "stopping all business operations, including sales and services, in Russia and Belarus for the foreseeable future." The statement also included its response to the invasion: "we strongly and unequivocally condemn the unjustified war being waged by Russia, and the violence that has been unleashed upon innocent civilians."

Date of Announcement: 3 March 2022

Our Moral Verdict

You could hardly ask for a better reaction. Cisco moved fully and fast, a week before peers like Ericsson, Huawei, and Nokia. Cisco also did so with a strong statement directly admonishing Russia. In addition, the CEO said Activities were being cut "in support of the Ukrainian government and people there". This strong statement against Russia made it a textbook Denouncer that we love. Though we didn't spot a donation to Ukraine, hence the 5 Attitude Score, it's exactly the sort of leadership needed. According to our calculations, its impact on Russia, because of the country's dependence on Cisco's hardware and software, is 900% of what Cisco will suffer from the move. That's a good Return on Sacrifice and a smart 'moral investment' by Cisco.

Rating as of: 11 May 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

'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

Merrill Lynch

Rated as its parent Bank of America

USA

Associated brands: Bank of America

Shameless without having to make a sacrifice

-6

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

Pre-invasion Status

1.0

De minimus 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?

Bank of America operates in Russia where it has 50 employees, according to the Financial Times. We have not monitored any withdrawal Announcement.

Our Moral Verdict

This is a rare case of a bank from a democracy behaving worse than one from a totalitarian regime that is in cahoots with Russia. BoA remains in Russia, while HSBC, with its close Chinese relations and perhaps facing the prospect of retaliation from the government, has at least made an effort to partially get out.

This is the severest admonishment we can give to a Western company that it is free to do the right thing and does less than another that isn’t free. There is nothing more to say.

Rating as of: 3 May 2022

Messenger

Rated as its parent Meta (formerly Facebook)

USA

Associated brands: Meta (formerly Facebook), Instagram, Oculus, WhatsApp, Diem, Facebook, Mapillary, Workplace

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.

Pre-invasion Status

3.5

Average Exposure

Potential sacrifice

10.0

Extreme Power

Potential economic impact

Post-invasion Events

2.0 Degree

What?

10.0 Speed

When?

3.0 Attitude

How?

On 25 February, Nathaniel Gleicher, Meta's Head of security policy, tweeted it was "now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads" or "monetizing" on the platform. On 21 March, Reuters reported Meta had been found guilty of "extremist activity" by a Moscow court. Russia accounts for 1.5% of Meta's advertising revenues, according to CFO Dave Wehner.

Date of Announcement: 25 February 2022

Our Moral Verdict

Has Meta behaved well? If we consider that it acted one day after the invasion, that it pulled state-run media company ads on Facebook, took down anti-Ukrainian activities on its platform, and that Russia retaliated by finding Meta guilty of extremist activity in a Moscow court, it looks like a perfect picture.

However, when we look deeper, we see a different picture. First, the Announcement didn't carry a leadership level denouncement of Russia, making Meta a Mealy-Mouther. But the real failing is that the company continues to offer a major online advertising platform to most companies in Russia. This is of value to the Russian economy or it wouldn't be using the platform. Meta is right that it has a moral duty to allow Russian people to use its media to avoid government censorship and propaganda by obtaining information and communicating with each other freely. But it doesn't need to run advertising at the same time. It could easily be an ad-free environment. That way, Meta could help democracy by undermining censorship and propaganda, while also undermining the economy.

Since Meta, unlike Alphabet's Google, is lining its pockets in this way, we have given it 2 points in Degree for its state-media advertising ban. It gets 10 out of 10 on Speed, by making its move a week before Alphabet and ten days before Amazon.

Since 1.8% of its revenues come from Russia, we gave it an Exposure level of 3.5. Its Power is extreme, from a combination of economic and psychological factors. Imagine the impact on tens of millions of Russians seeing empty ads on the platform in protest, or even better a statement saying that Meta refuses to make money from Russia at this time but continues service as a censorship-free medium for the public good.

It is disappointing and ironic that the company that has made money in the past from selling ads to Russian-controlled and Russian-sympathetic parties trying to influence voters in Western democracies – including for a US presidential election and the Brexit referendum – didn't have the morality to do something to help democracy when it had the chance.

Rating as of: 26 March 2022

Meta (formerly Facebook)

Public

USA

Associated brands: Instagram, Messenger, Oculus, WhatsApp, Diem, Facebook, Mapillary, Workplace

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.

Pre-invasion Status

3.5

Average Exposure

Potential sacrifice

10.0

Extreme Power

Potential economic impact

Post-invasion Events

2.0 Degree

What?

10.0 Speed

When?

3.0 Attitude

How?

Date of Announcement: 25 February 2022

Our Moral Verdict

Rating as of: 26 March 2022

Metalmark Capital

Rated as its parent Citigroup

USA

Associated brands: Citigroup, Bank Handlowy

Laggard Faint-hearted

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

Pre-invasion Status

2.0

Low Exposure

Potential sacrifice

3.0

Low Power

Potential economic impact

Post-invasion Events

2.0 Degree

What?

2.0 Speed

When?

2.5 Attitude

How?

Prior to the invasion, according to Reuters, Citi said it had "already planned to exit its Russia consumer business". On 14 March, it said it would “expand the scope” of its exit to include other lines of business and “continue to reduce” its remaining operations and presence. Edward Skyler, the Executive Vice President for Global Public Affairs, added that Citi will "stop soliciting any new business or clients". The company described the situation in Ukraine as “utterly heart-breaking”. On 31 May, the bank said it may retain its Russian banking licence despite its earlier statements.

Date of Announcement: 14 March 2022

Our Moral Verdict

Reading what banks have done about Russia is like playing a game of ‘Spot the Difference’. JPMorgan said it would be “unwinding” its Russian business, Goldman Sachs said it would be “winding down”. These two parrots said almost the same thing on the same day. Then, three others followed the parrots like sheep out of Russia, half-heartedly: Citi gave the excuse of “new business or clients”, HSBC “new business or customers” and BNP “any new business”. Either they must think the same way or be using the same PR strategist. These excuses make them all Nibblers.

Similarities aside, Citi’s statement was too vague to get many points from us. When will it finish the process of reducing its remaining operations? Its later statement that it may keep its Russian banking license alive makes its exit from Russia look less convincing. Against this picture, describing the invasion as ‘utterly heart-breaking’ forces us to classify Citi as a Big Talker. Breaking a moral boycott is itself heart-breaking.

Banding together with peers is worse than Citi misbehaving on its own. This adds to the contagion effect which is why we give Leader of the Pack bonuses to discourage sheeplike behavior. Besides, safety in numbers may seem like a clever strategy until you’re exposed as being in the doghouse, which is how we rate this bunch of banks. We are calling them all out for not getting out properly.

Citi should break ranks, burn its banking license, and get credit for launching a Domino Effect on the rest of the flock.

Rating as of: 31 May 2022

Metamucil

Rated as its parent Procter & Gamble

USA

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

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.

Pre-invasion Status

2.0

Low Exposure

Potential sacrifice

8.5

Extreme Power

Potential economic impact

Post-invasion Events

2.5 Degree

What?

7.0 Speed

When?

2.5 Attitude

How?

The company discontinued "new capital investments" in Russia, and suspended media, advertising, and promotion. It reduced its Russian activities "significantly" to "focus" on providing "basic health, hygiene and personal care items" needed by Russians who "depend on them", as per its 7 March Announcement.

The company condemned aggression "in any circumstance" and said its hearts go out to "all people who endure the unspeakable toll of war". It said it would support its employees in Russia.

Date of Announcement: 7 March 2022

Our Moral Verdict

P&G got almost everything wrong except the timing. It beat Unilever and L’Oréal by 24 hours, for which it got a Leader of the Pack bonus. After that, everything went downhill. Its move was Partial & Incomplete. Partial because it excluded health-related products, as a Confused Humanitarian does, and Incomplete by continuing to support employees, as a Nibbler does. Although it used the word "focus" to describe the continuing products, we don't know if it is focused on the majority of what it had. On top of that, after a Red Herring statement about not making future investments, it had poor Attitude, with a Mealy-Mouther statement that didn't clearly take sides. To make matters worse, it would be a small Sacrifice even if the company withdrew from every product because we estimate Russia at less than 1% of profits. To make matters worse still, this small Exposure compares to a Power Score of 8.5 since P&G employs about 5,000 people in Russia and could have had an Ostracizing effect by pulling so many consumer brands from the shelves. This meant P&G was looking at an 850% Return on Sacrifice. It's a pity it made only a slice of this commercial-moral investment. It needs to cut the rest and sell the factories.

Rating as of: 7 March 2022

Metro Broadcast Corporation

Rated as its parent CK Hutchison Holdings

China

Associated brands: CK Hutchison Holdings, Hutch, Kruidvat, ParknShop, Savers, The Perfume Shop, Three, Wind Tre, ICI Paric XL, Mr. Juicy, Superdrug , Watsons, Watsons Water, Watsons's Wine

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.

Pre-invasion Status

1.0

De minimus Exposure

Potential sacrifice

8.6

Extreme Power

Potential economic impact

Post-invasion Events

4.0 Degree

What?

3.0 Speed

When?

0.0 Attitude

How?

A spokesperson of the subsidiary A.S. Watson told Nikkei Asia that the group "decided in end-January to cease trading in Russia, due to the unsatisfactory business performance." An A.S. Watson store official also said the group's Russian online shop would cease taking orders on 21 March, while physical stores would close by 30 June.

Date of Announcement: 16 March 2022

Our Moral Verdict

This is a strange story of a Retroactive – saying that you decided at a significantly earlier date to do what you are disclosing only now. This technique is usually deployed by companies embarrassed for having waited so long. In the case of this Chinese group, the Retroactive applies to a decision that is purported to have been made prior to the invasion, which is what makes it particularly interesting. Perhaps it was the only way for CK to do the right thing and not get into trouble with the Chinese government – a government eager to avoid siding with the West against Russia and notorious for dictating what its companies do. We suspect China has instructed state-controlled groups, and even others, not to make overt counter-reactions to the invasion. The solution may be to say you had already decided to do so before the invasion, allowing everyone to save face. In fact, how else could a company finesse such a conflict. There’s no surprise that CK passed no comment on the invasion. Of course, it is possible it did indeed decide months before and just forgot to mention what is quite a significant event. In our rating, we are giving CK credit from the date the action was disclosed since backdating the Speed Score seems a little too generous in the circumstances. If we were making a movie, this could inspire a great cloak-and-dagger plot – a climate of censorship or hardcore censorship mixed with corporate morality mixed with corporate self-preservation to deliver the moral outcome in an ingenious way, against the backdrop of repercussions from the command state. Back to reality and the rating: we calculated the company had an Exposure Score of 1 compared to a Power score of 8.6 (an irresistible 860% Return on Sacrifice). This comes from the Multiplier Effects of the sectors it is involved in, as well as the fact that any withdrawal from Russia by a Chinese company must send the alarm bells ringing in the Kremlin even louder than the church bells of St. Basil's Cathedral opposite. Indeed, the rarity of a Chinese company leaving Russia is extreme. A whisper in a silent room doesn't go unnoticed at the Moral Rating Agency, even if had been backdated to be quieter still. There is a lot of reading between the lines here, but we say well done CK in what is probably a minefield Western companies don't have to dance on.

Rating as of: 16 March 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Total:

719

Total: 719

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