Question: Which of the following company has been ranked first in the Fortune 2016 ‘Change the World’ list?
(a) GlaxoSmithKline
(b) Nestle
(c) Cipla
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
Related facts:
- On 19 August 2016 renowned business magazine Fortune released the Fortune 2016 ‘Change the World’ list.
- The list recognises companies that have had a positive social impact through activities that are part of their core business strategy.
- Fortune’s 2nd annual Change the World list features 50 do-gooding companies.
- The list has been topped by British pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline.
- Israel’s industrial machinery maker IDE Technologies and US-based General Electric (are ranked second and third respectively.
- India’s pharmaceutical giant Cipla and consumer goods conglomerate Godrej have been recognised by Fortune magazine in a list of global firms changing the world for the good and having a positive social impact through their activities.
- Cipla is ranked 46th in the list of 50 followed by Godrej on the 48th spot, the only Indian companies in the list.
- American motor company Tesla has been ranked 50th.
Reference:
http://beta.fortune.com/change-the-world/list
http://beta.fortune.com/change-the-world/gsk-1
http://fortune.com/2016/08/19/companies-change-world-hiring-jobs/
http://www.thehindu.com/business/cipla-godrej-recognised-in-fortune-change-the-world-list/article9007658.ece