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                                                                                                                                           TREATMENT
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                  RAISING THE BAR                                                                TREATMENT  CUSTOMER  TREATMENT  COMMUNITY   ENVIRONMENTAL   SHAREHOLDER
                  HOW PLANTING MORE TREES                                                      WORKER
                  IS A SWEET VICTORY FOR HERSHEY.

                                                                                           93. Starbucks  KEVIN JOHNSON
                                                                                               481      382         35         19        74
                                                                                           94. UnitedHealth  DAVID WICHMANN
      90                                                                                      284        715        15        260       197

                                                                                           95. Citrix  DAVID HENSHALL
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                                                                                           100. Marriott  ARNE SORENSON
                 Without fruitful cocoa farms, Hershey’s product lines would run
                 dry, so the confectionary giant has committed to having no new                291      395         14        130       698
                 deforestation in its supply chain and spearheading cocoa-for-
                 est protection efforts in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, the two largest
                                                                                                         Environmental treatment:
                 chocolate producers in West Africa. Hershey also plans to give out
                                                                                                         Human resources software provider Workday
                 nearly 1 million trees and 2.5 million cocoa seedlings to the region.
                                                                                                         has reached a net-zero carbon emissions rate
                 “Planting trees not only helps repopulate deforested areas, it also                     at its offices and data centers, but its environ-
                 provides direct benefits to farmers through nutrient recycling and                      mental efforts extend beyond its own walls.
                                                                                                         Its 2,800 corporate customers include 40%
                 moisture conservation,” says CEO Michele Buck. “As a company
                                                                                                         of the 500 largest companies in America that
                 dependent on agricultural ingredients for our iconic products, we
                                                                                                         have their own climate impact goals. “We are
                 know that climate change is an important issue.”                                        helping our customers meet their sustainabili-
                                                                                       Aneel Bhusri      ty commitments,” says Erik Hansen, Workday’s
                                                                                       CEO, Workday      sustainability director, “by providing them
                                                                                                         with a carbon-neutral cloud.”







                 BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

                 THIS IS THE OTHER END OF THE “JUST” SPECTRUM: THE BOTTOM 10% OF THE 922 COMPANIES ANALYZED.
                 HERE ARE THE BUSINESSES THAT COULD LEARN A THING OR TWO FROM THE FOLKS AT THE TOP.

                 Acadia Healthcare    Casey’s General Stores   Extended Stay America   Kemper Corp.   Ollie’s Bargain Outlet   TCF Financial Corp.
                 Altice USA           Chemed Corp.         Five Below            Kirby Corp.          O’Reilly Auto Parts  Tempur-Pedic
                 AMERCO               Chipotle Mexican Grill   FleetCor Technologies  Lennar          PacWest Bancorp      Tesla
                 American Campus      Choice Hotels        Floor & Decor Holdings   Life Storage      Pilgrim’s            TransDigm Group
                 Communities          International
                                                           Foot Locker           Lionsgate            Planet Fitness       Transocean
                 American National    Cincinnati Financial  Frontdoor            Entertainment
                 Insurance                                                                            Prosperity Bank      Trinity Industries
                                      Cinemark Holdings                          Lyft
                 Aramark                                   Gaming and Leisure                         Qurate Retail Group  Twenty-First Century
                                      Colfax               Properties            Match Group                               Fox
                 AXIS Capital                                                                         Ross Stores
                                      CoreLogic            Gardner Denver        McDonald’s                                Uber
                 Beyond Meat                               Holdings                                   Royal Gold
                                      Diamondback Energy                         Mednax                                    Wendy’s
                 BGC Partners                              GrafTech International                     ServiceMaster
                                      DISH Network                               Monster Beverage                          White Mountains
                 Bright Horizons                           Hain Celestial Group                       Silgan Holdings      Insurance Group
                                      Dollar General                             MSG Networks
                 Bruker                                    Hawaiian Electric                          Sinclair Broadcast   Williams-Sonoma
                                      Dollar Tree          Industries            Mylan                Group
                 Burlington Stores                                                                                         W.R. Grace & Co.
                                      Domino’s Pizza                             New York Community   Six Flags Entertainment
                 Cabot Oil & Gas                           Herbalife             Bank
                                      EchoStar                                                        Skechers USA
                 Cantel Medical Corp.                      Hospitality Properties   Newell Brands
                                      Element Solutions    Trust                                      Spectrum Brands                                RICHARD DREW-AP
                 Capri Holdings                                                  Nexstar Media Group  Holdings
                                      Empire State Realty  ICU Medical
                 Carnival                                                        Old Republic         Sprouts Farmers Market
                                      Euronet Worldwide    IAC
                                                                                 International Corp.
              F O R B E S . C O M                                                                                         N O V E M B E R   3 0 ,   2 0 1 9
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