Appendix 2. Companies used in the sample

United States

  • Abbott Laboratories

  • Albertson’s Inc.

  • Amgen Inc.

  • Baxter, Inc.

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

  • Campbell Soup Company

  • Caterpillar Inc.

  • CoGra Foods Incorporated

  • Colgate-Palmolive Co.

  • Costco Wholesale Corporation

  • Cvs Corporation

  • Deere & Co.

  • Dover Corporation

  • Eli Lilly and Company

  • Hershey Foods Corporation

  • Home Depot Inc.

  • Ingersoll-Rand Company

  • Johnson & Johnson

  • Kellogg Co.

  • Lexmark, International, Inc.

  • Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

  • Merck & Co, Inc.

  • Parker-Hannifin Corporation

  • Pfizer Inc.

  • Pharmacia Corporation

  • Pitney Bowes Inc.

  • Ralston Puri Group

  • Safeway Inc.

  • Sara Lee Corporation

  • Schering-Plough Corporation

  • Stanley Works

  • Target Corporation

  • The Gap, Inc.

  • The Gillette Company

  • The Kroger Co.

  • The May Department Stores Co.

  • Walgreen Co.

  • Wal-Mart Stores ...

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