In addition to cost and quality, consumers also consider social and environmental responsibility when choosing where to spend their money.That is why Newsweek's latest ranking of America's Most Responsible Companies 2025 takes a holistic view of corporate responsibility by looking at companies' social, environmental and leadership practices—including carbon emissions, board diversity and financial stability—to encourage more transparency and accountability in the corporate world.
The global health care company received a perfect score in the Disclosure & Assurance subdimension, a good financial stability mark and a very high innovation capacity, granting it the top spot among governance scores. It also scored highly in the social score section, thanks to its performance in the Equity and Employee subdimensions. Its nonexistent gender pay gap, high score from the Human Rights Campaign and relatively low employee turnover were notable.