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Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world,[2] with 17,009 stores in 50 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and over 150 in Turkey.[1][3]
Starbucks sells drip brewed coffee, espresso-based hot drinks, other hot and cold drinks, coffee beans, salads, hot and cold sandwiches and panini, pastries, snacks, and items such as mugs and tumblers. Through the Starbucks Entertainment division and Hear Music brand, the company also markets books, music, and film. Many of the company's products are seasonal or specific to the locality of the store. Starbucks-brand ice cream and coffee are also offered at grocery stores.
From Starbucks' founding in later forms in Seattle as a local coffee bean roaster and retailer, the company has expanded rapidly. In the 1990s, Starbucks was opening a new store every workday, a pace that continued into the 2000s. The first store outside the United States or Canada opened in the mid-1990s, and overseas stores now constitute almost one third of Starbucks' stores.[4] The company planned to open a net of 900 new stores outside of the United States in 2009,[5] but has announced 900 store closures in the United States since 2008.[6]
Starbucks has been a target of protests on issues such as fair-trade policies, labor relations, environmental impact, political views, and anti-competitive practices.
Contents [hide]
1 History
1.1 Founding
1.2 Sale and expansion
1.3 International expansion
1.4 Restaurant experiment
1.5 Corporate governance
1.6 Recent changes
1.7 VIA "Ready Brew" instant coffee
1.8 Store closures
1.9 Unbranded stores
1.10 2009 New York City bombing
1.11 Peet's in discussions to sell itself to Starbucks
2 Intellectual property
2.1 Name
2.1.1 International names
2.2 Logo
2.3 Parodies and infringements
3 Corporate social responsibility
3.1 Environmental impact
3.1.1 Recycling
3.2 Fair trade
3.3 Ethos water
3.4 Product Red
3.5 New Orleans
3.6 Sparkhope
4 Criticism and controversy
4.1 Market strategy
4.2 Labor disputes
4.3 Opening without planning permission
4.4 Alleged relationship with the Israeli military
4.5 Violence against Starbucks in Canada and the United Kingdom
4.6 "The Way I See It"
4.7 US military viral email
4.8 Coffee quality
4.9 Wasting water
5 Music, film, and television
5.1 Partnership with Apple
5.2 Partnership with MSNBC
6 Cup sizes
7 See also
8 References
9 Further reading
10 External links
[edit]History



The Starbucks store at 1912 Pike Place. This is the second location of the original Starbucks, which was at 2000 Western Avenue from 1971 to 1976.


Baristas work inside the world's first Starbucks.
[edit]Founding
The first Starbucks was opened in Seattle, Washington, on March 30, 1971 by three partners: English teacher Jerry Baldwin, history teacher Zev Siegl, and writer Gordon Bowker. The three were inspired by entrepreneur Alfred Peet (whom they knew personally) to sell high-quality coffee beans and equipment.[7] The name is taken from Moby-Dick; after Pequod was rejected by one of the co-founders, the company was named for the first mate on the Pequod, Starbuck.
From 1971–1975, the first Starbucks was at 2000 Western Avenue; it then was relocated to 1912 Pike Place, where it remains to this day. During their first year of operation, they purchased green coffee beans from Peet's, then began buying directly from growers.


The Starbucks Center, Seattle. The company HQ, in the old Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog distribution center building
Entrepreneur Howard Schultz joined the company in 1982 as Director of Retail Operations and Marketing, and after a trip to Milan, advised that the company should sell coffee and espresso drinks as well as beans. Seattle had become home to a thriving countercultural coffeehouse scene since the opening of the Last Exit on Brooklyn in 1967, the owners rejected this idea, believing that getting into the beverage business would distract the company from its primary focus. To them, coffee was something to be prepared in the home, but they did give away free samples of pre-made drinks. Certain that there was money to be made selling pre-made drinks, Schultz started the Il Giornale coffee bar chain in April 1986.[8]
[edit]Sale and expansion
In 1984, the original owners of Starbucks, led by Jerry Baldwin, took the opportunity to purchase Peet's (Baldwin still works there). In 1987, they sold the Starbucks chain to Schultz's Il Giornale, which rebranded the Il Giornale outlets as Starbucks and quickly began to expand. Starbucks opened its first locations outside Seattle at Waterfront Station in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Chicago, Illinois, that same year. At the time of its initial public offering on the stock market in 1992, Starbucks had grown to 165 outlets.
[edit]International expansion

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Currently Starbucks is present in more than 55 countries.
Africa North America Oceania South America Asia Europe
 Egypt
 South Africa
 El Salvador
 Canada
 Guatemala
 Mexico
 Puerto Rico
 The Bahamas
 United States
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Chile
 Peru
 Bahrain
 China
 Hong Kong
 Indonesia
 Japan
 Jordan
 Lebanon
 Kuwait
 Macau
 Malaysia
 Oman
 Philippines
 Qatar
 Saudi Arabia
 Singapore
 South Korea
 Taiwan
 Thailand
 United Arab Emirates
 Vietnam
Former locations
 Israel
 Austria
 Belgium
 Bulgaria
 Czech Republic
 Denmark
 France
 Germany
 Greece
 Cyprus
 Hungary
 Ireland
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Portugal
 Romania
 Russia
 Spain
 Sweden
 Switzerland
 Turkey
 UK
 Jersey
 Isle of Man


International presence of Starbucks stores
The first Starbucks location outside North America opened in Tokyo, Japan, in 1996. Starbucks entered the U.K. market in 1998 with the $83 million[9] acquisition of the then 60-outlet, UK-based Seattle Coffee Company, re-branding all the stores as Starbucks. In September 2002 Starbucks opened its first store in Latin America, in Mexico City. In August 2003 Starbucks opened its first store in South America in Lima, Peru. In November 2010, Starbucks opened the first Central American store in El Salvador's capital, San Salvador.[10] On March 17, 2011 Starbucks opened its third restaurant in Central America and its first in Guatemala City , Guatemala.[11]
In April 2003, Starbucks completed the purchase of Seattle's Best Coffee and Torrefazione Italia from AFC Enterprises, bringing the total number of Starbucks-operated locations worldwide to more than 6,400. On September 14, 2006, rival Diedrich Coffee announced that it would sell most of its company-owned retail stores to Starbucks. This sale includes the company-owned locations of the Oregon-based Coffee People chain. Starbucks converted the Diedrich Coffee and Coffee People locations to Starbucks, although the Portland airport Coffee People locations were excluded from the sale.[12]
Many bookstores have Starbucks licensed stores within them, including Barnes & Noble in the United States, Chapters-Indigo in Canada (company operated), Livraria Saraiva and Fnac in Brazil and B2S in Thailand.
The Starbucks location in the former imperial palace in Beijing closed in July 2007. The coffee shop had been a source of ongoing controversy since its opening in 2000 with protesters objecting that the presence of the American chain in this location "was trampling on Chinese culture."[13][14][15][16] Also in 2007, Starbucks cancelled plans to expand into India,[17] but opened its first store in Russia, ten years after first registering a trademark there.[18] In 2008, Starbucks continued its expansion, settling in Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Portugal.[19] In Buenos Aires, the biggest Starbucks store in Latin America was opened. In April 2009, Starbucks entered Poland.[20] New stores will be opened in Algeria.[21] Starbucks has also opened its doors on August 5, 2009, in Utrecht, Netherlands. On October 21, 2009 it was announced that Starbucks will finally establish in Sweden, starting with a location at Arlanda airport outside Stockholm.[22] On June 16, 2010 Starbucks opened its first store in Budapest, Hungary.
In May 2010, Southern Sun Hotels South Africa announced that they had signed an agreement with Starbucks that would enable them to brew Starbucks coffees in select Southern Sun and Tsonga Sun hotels in South Africa. The agreement was partially reached in order for Starbucks coffees to be served in the country in time for the commencement of the 2010 FIFA World Cup hosted by South Africa.[23]
Starbucks is planning to open its third African location, after Egypt and South Africa, in Algeria. A partnership with Algerian food company Cevital will see Starbucks open its first Algerian store in Algiers.[21]
In February 2011, Starbucks officially started selling their coffee in Norway, but Starbucks never opened a shop there. Instead they supply Norwegian food shops with Starbucks.
In January 2011, Starbucks and Tata Coffee, Asia's largest coffee plantation company, announced plans for a strategic alliance to bring Starbucks to India later that year. Starbucks plans set up stores in Tata retail locations and hotels in India, and also to source and roast coffee beans at Tata Coffee's Kodagu facility.[24]
In March 2011, Starbucks opened its first location in Guatemala City, Guatemala, at Condado Concepcion shopping district. A second store is scheduled to open at Oakland Mall in September.

Starbucks at West Coast Plaza, Singapore



Starbucks in İzmir, Turkey



One Starbucks location in Hong Kong uses a retro Bing Sutt design



Starbucks in Angeles City, Philippines



Starbucks in Lima, Peru



Starbucks in San Salvador, El Salvador

[edit]Restaurant experiment
In 1999, Starbucks experimented with eateries in the San Francisco Bay area through a restaurant chain called Circadia.[25] These restaurants were soon "outed" as Starbucks establishments and converted to Starbucks cafes.
[edit]Corporate governance


Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks
Orin C. Smith was President and CEO of Starbucks from 2001 to 2005.
Starbucks' chairman, Howard Schultz, has talked about making sure growth does not dilute the company's culture[26] and the common goal of the company's leadership to act like a small company.
In January 2008, Chairman Howard Schultz resumed his roles as President and CEO after an eight year hiatus, replacing Jim Donald, who took the posts in 2005 but was asked to step down after sales slowed in 2007. Schultz aims to restore what he calls the "distinctive Starbucks experience" in the face of rapid expansion. Analysts believe that Schultz must determine how to contend with higher materials prices and enhanced competition from lower-price fast food chains, including McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts. Starbucks announced it will discontinue its warm breakfast sandwich products, originally intended to launch nationwide in 2008, in order to refocus the brand on coffee, but the sandwiches were reformulated to deal with complaints and the product line stayed.[27] On February 23, 2008, Starbucks closed its stores from 5:30–9:00 pm local time to train its baristas.[28][29]
[edit]Recent changes
In March 2008, Schultz made several announcements to Starbucks shareholders. Schultz introduced Starbucks' "state of the art espresso system",[30] the Thermoplan AG manufactured Mastrena, which replaced their previous superauto, the Thermoplan Verismo 801 (known internationally as the Thermoplan Black & White). Starbucks also announced that the company hopes to enter the energy drink market. Pre-ground beans will no longer be used, so that the grinding of whole bean coffee will "bring aroma, romance and theater" to American stores. The company also announced the acquisition of The Coffee Equipment Company,[30] the manufacturer of the Clover Brewing System. They are currently test marketing this "fresh-pressed" coffee system at six Starbucks locations; three in Seattle, and three in Boston.[31]


A typical sales area, this one in Peterborough, UK, showing a display of food and the beverage preparation area
Starbucks stopped using milk originating from rBGH-treated cows in 2007.[32]
In early 2008, Starbucks started a community website, My Starbucks Idea, designed to collect suggestions and feedback from customers. Other users comment and vote on suggestions. Journalist Jack Schofield noted that "My Starbucks seems to be all sweetness and light at the moment, which I don't think is possible without quite a lot of censorship". The website is powered by the Salesforce software.[33]
In May 2008, a loyalty program was introduced for registered users of the Starbucks Card (previously simply a gift card) offering perks such as free Wi-Fi Internet access, no charge for soy milk & flavored syrups, and free refills on brewed drip coffee.[34] Free Wi-Fi Internet access varies in different regions. US & Canadian card holders can access 2 hours of Internet access through AT&T in the United States and through Bell Canada within Canada. In Germany customers can get 2 hour of free Wi-Fi through BT Openzone, and in Switzerland and Austria customers can get 30 minutes with a voucher card (through T-Mobile).
In June 2009, the company announced that it will be overhauling its menu and selling salads and baked goods without high-fructose corn syrup or artificial ingredients.[35] The move is expected to attract health- and cost-conscious consumers and will not affect prices.[35] At least three stores in Seattle were "debranded" to remove the logo and brand name, and remodel the stores as local coffee houses "inspired by Starbucks."[36][37] The first, 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea, opened in July on Capitol Hill after Starbucks employees visited local coffee houses to look around. It serves wine and beer, and plans to host live music and poetry readings.[38][39] The practice has been criticized as "local-washing", similar to greenwashing.[40]
In September 2009, Starbucks in the UK rolled out free Wi-Fi at most of its outlets, working with its Wi-Fi partner BT Openzone. Customers with a Starbucks Card will be able to log-on to the Wi-Fi in-store for free with their card details, thereby bringing the benefits of the loyalty program in-line with the United States.[41] Beginning in July 2010, Starbucks plans to offer free Wi-Fi in all of its US stores via AT&T and information through a partnership with Yahoo!. This is an effort to be more competitive against local chains, which have long offered free Wi-Fi, and against McDonald's, which began offering free wireless internet access in 2010.[42] On June 30, 2010, Starbucks announced it would begin to offer unlimited and free Internet access via Wi-Fi to customers in all company-owned locations across Canada starting on July 1, 2010.[43]
A store in Seattle known for its use of the corporation's new ideas will reopen in the fall of 2010 with modifications to the interior decorating and the addition of wine from Pacific Northwest vineyards. The espresso machines will be in the middle of the store to create what Starbucks calls a "coffee theater".[44]
[edit]VIA "Ready Brew" instant coffee
Starbucks introduced a brand new line of instant coffee packets called VIA "Ready Brew", in March 2009. It was first unveiled in New York City with subsequent testing of the product also in Seattle, Chicago and London. The first two VIA flavors include Italian Roast and Colombia, which were then rolled out in October 2009, across the U.S. and Canada with Starbucks stores promoting the product with a blind "taste challenge" of the instant versus fresh roast. Many people could not tell the difference between the instant and fresh brewed coffee. Some analysts theorized that by introducing instant coffee, Starbucks will devalue its own brand.[45] After the VIA was successfully launched, they introduced the Decaf Italian Roast as well as a sweetened version called "iced". In October 2010, Starbucks expanded the VIA selection by introducing four new presweetened flavored versions: Vanilla, Caramel, Cinnamon Spice and Mocha. With the holiday season in mind in 2010, Starbucks also introduced the Christmas Blend and Decaf Christmas blend. Also as a celebration of their 40th year anniversary Tribute Blend VIA was introduced in March 2011.
[edit]Store closures
In 2003 Starbucks closed all six of its locations in Israel, citing "on-going operational challenges" and a "difficult business environment."[46][47]
On July 1, 2008, the company announced it was closing 600 underperforming company-owned stores and cutting U.S. expansion plans amid growing economic uncertainty.[48][49] On July 29, 2008, Starbucks also cut almost 1,000 non-retail jobs as part of its bid to reenergize the brand and boost its profit. Of the new cuts, 550 of the positions were layoffs and the rest were unfilled jobs.[50] These closings and layoffs effectively ended the company’s period of growth and expansion that began in the mid-1990s.
Starbucks also announced in July 2008 that it would close 61 of its 84 stores in Australia by August 3, 2008.[51] Nick Wailes, an expert in strategic management of the University of Sydney, commented that "Starbucks failed to truly understand Australia’s cafe culture."[52]
On January 28, 2009, Starbucks announced the closure of an additional 300 underperforming stores and the elimination of 7,000 positions. CEO Howard Schultz also announced that he had received board approval to reduce his salary.[53] Altogether, from February 2008 to January 2009, Starbucks terminated an estimated 18,400 U.S. jobs and began closing 977 stores worldwide.[54]
In August 2009, Ahold announced closures and rebranding for 43 of their licensed store Starbucks kiosks for their US based Stop & Shop and Giant supermarkets. However, Ahold has not yet abandoned the licensed Starbucks concept; they plan to open 5 new licensed stores by the end of 2009.[55][56]
[edit]Unbranded stores
In 2009, at least three stores in Seattle were debranded to remove the logo and brand name, and remodel the stores as local coffee houses "inspired by Starbucks."[36][37] CEO Howard Schultz says the unbranded stores are a "laboratory for Starbucks".[57] The first, 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea, opened in July 2009 on Capitol Hill. It serves wine and beer, and plans to host live music and poetry readings.[38] Although the stores have been called "stealth Starbucks"[36][39] and criticized as "local-washing",[40] Schultz says that "It wasn't so much that we were trying to hide the brand, but trying to do things in those stores that we did not feel were appropriate for Starbucks."[57]
[edit]2009 New York City bombing
At approximately 3:30 am on May 25, 2009, a Starbucks store on the Upper East Side in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, was bombed. A small improvised explosive device was used and damage was limited to exterior windows and a sidewalk bench; there were no injuries.[58] Residents of apartments above the bombing site were briefly evacuated.[59] Police believed at first that the bombing might be related to a serial bomber operating in Manhattan,[59] because it was similar in nature to earlier bombings in Manhattan at the British and Mexican consulates, as well as a U.S. military-recruiting center in Times Square.[60] However, a 17-year-old boy was arrested that July after boasting that he bombed the store to emulate the movie Fight Club.[61]
[edit]Peet's in discussions to sell itself to Starbucks
Multiple news sources, including FT, BusinessWeek, among others, report that Peet's is in talks to sell itself to rival Starbucks, and both declined to acknowledge the talks.[62][63][64]
[edit]Intellectual property


Starbucks at Ibn Battuta Mall, Dubai

The store in Insadong, Seoul, South Korea with Hangeul script sign

Starbucks Coffee (星巴克咖啡) in mainland China
Starbucks U.S. Brands, LLC, is a Starbucks-owned company that currently holds approximately 120 Starbucks Coffee Company patents and trademarks. It is located at 2525 Starbucks Way in Minden, Nevada.[65]
[edit]Name
The company is named in part after Starbuck, Captain Ahab's first mate in the novel Moby-Dick, as well as a turn-of-the-century mining camp (Starbo or Storbo) on Mount Rainier. According to Howard Schultz's book Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time, the name of the company was derived from Moby-Dick, although not in as direct a fashion as many assume. Gordon Bowker liked the name "Pequod" (the ship in the novel), but his then creative partner Terry Heckler responded, "No one's going to drink a cup of Pee-quod!" Heckler suggested "Starbo". Brainstorming with these two ideas resulted in the company being named for the Pequod's first mate, Starbuck.[66]
[edit]International names
Starbucks is known internationally by the following names:
Arabic-speaking countries: ستاربكس (transliteration: stārbaks)
Bulgaria: Старбъкс (transliteration: Starbâks)
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan: 星巴克 Pinyin: xīngbākè (星 xīng means "star", while 巴克 is a transliteration of "-bucks")
Israel: סטארבקס (transliteration: sṭārbaqs)
Japan: スターバックス (transliteration: sutābakkusu), and the abbreviation スタバ is also used in slang
Russia: Старбакс (transliteration: Starbaks)
South Korea: 스타벅스 (transliteration: seutabeokseu), but the Korean translation 별다방 (star-teahouse) is also used in slang
Quebec, Canada: Café Starbucks Coffee[67]
Thailand: สตาร์บัคส์ pronounced [satāːbākʰ]
[edit]Logo
In 2006, Valerie O'Neil, a Starbucks spokeswoman, said that the logo is an image of a "twin-tailed siren".[68] The logo has been significantly streamlined over the years. In the first version, which was based on a 17th-century "Norse" woodcut,[66] the Starbucks siren was topless and had a fully visible double fish tail.[69] The image also had a rough visual texture and has been likened to a melusine.[70] In the second version, which was used from 1987–92, her breasts were covered by her flowing hair, but her navel was still visible. The fish tail was cropped slightly, and the primary color was changed from brown to green, a nod to Bowker's Alma Mater, the University of San Francisco.[71] In the third version, used between 1992 and 2011, her navel and breasts are not visible at all, and only vestiges remain of the fish tails. The original "woodcut" logo has been moved to the Starbucks' Headquarters in Seattle.
At the beginning of September 2006 and then again in early 2008, Starbucks temporarily reintroduced its original brown logo on paper hot-drink cups. Starbucks has stated that this was done to show the company's heritage from the Pacific Northwest and to celebrate 35 years of business. The vintage logo sparked some controversy due in part to the siren's bare breasts,[72] but the temporary switch garnered little attention from the media. Starbucks had drawn similar criticism when they reintroduced the vintage logo in 2006.[73] The logo was altered when Starbucks entered the Saudi Arabian market in 2000 to remove the siren, leaving only her crown,[74] as reported in a Pulitzer Prize-winning column by Colbert I. King in The Washington Post in 2002. The company announced three months later that it would be using the international logo in Saudi Arabia.[75]
In January 2011, Starbucks announced that they would make small changes to the company's logo, removing the Starbucks wordmark around the siren and enlarging the siren image itself.[76]

Original brown logo, used from 1971–1987.



Green logo used from 1987-2010, still being used as a secondary logo.



Redesigned logo used from 2011-present.

[edit]Parodies and infringements
Starbucks has been a target of parodies and imitations of its logo, and has used legal action against those it perceives to be infringing on its intellectual property. In 2000, San Francisco cartoonist Kieron Dwyer was sued by Starbucks for copyright and trademark infringement after creating a parody of its siren logo and putting it on the cover of one of his comics; later placing it on coffee mugs, t-shirts, and stickers that he sold on his website and at comic book conventions. Dwyer felt that since his work was a parody it was protected by his right to free speech under U.S. law. The case was eventually settled out of court, as Dwyer claimed he did not have the financial ability to endure a trial case with Starbucks. The judge agreed that Dwyer's work was a parody and thus enjoyed constitutional protection; however, he was forbidden from financially "profiting" from using a "confusingly similar" image of the Starbucks siren logo. Dwyer is currently allowed to display the image as an expression of free speech, but he can no longer sell it.[77] In a similar case, a New York store selling stickers and T-shirts using the Starbucks logo with the words "f—k off" was sued by the company in 1999.[78][79] An anti-Starbucks website, starbuckscoffee.co.uk, which encouraged people to deface the Starbucks logo[80] was transferred to Starbucks in 2005,[81][82] but has since resurfaced at www.starbuckscoffee.org.uk. Christian bookstores and websites in the US are selling a T-shirt featuring a logo with the mermaid replaced by Jesus and the words "Sacrificed for me" around the edge.[83]
Other successful cases filed by Starbucks include the case won in 2006 against the chain Xingbake in Shanghai, China for trademark infringement, because the chain used a green-and-white logo with a name that sounded phonetically similar to the Chinese for Starbucks.[84] Starbucks did not open any stores after first registering its trademark in Russia in 1997 and in 2002 a Russian lawyer successfully filed a request to cancel the trademark. He then registered the name with a Moscow company and asked for $600,000 to sell the trademark to Starbucks, but was ruled against in November 2005.[18] Sam Buck, who owns a coffee store in Oregon, was prohibited from using her name on the shop front in 2006.[85]
In 2003, Starbucks sent a cease-and-desist letter to "HaidaBucks Coffee House" in Masset, British Columbia, Canada. The store was owned by a group of young Haida men, commonly referred to as "bucks." After facing criticism, Starbucks dropped its demand after HaidaBucks dropped "coffee house" from its name.[86]
Other cases have gone against the company. In 2005 Starbucks lost a trademark infringement case against a smaller coffee vendor in South Korea that operates coffee stations under the name Starpreya. The company, Elpreya, says Starpreya is named after the Norse goddess, Freja, with the letters of that name changed to ease pronunciation by Koreans. The court rejected Starbucks' claim that the logo of Starpreya is too similar to their own logo.[87] A bar owner in Galveston, Texas, USA won the right to sell "Star Bock Beer" after a lawsuit by Starbucks in 2003 after he registered the name, but the 2005 federal court ruling also stated that the sale of the beer must be restricted to Galveston, a ruling upheld by the Supreme Court in 2007.[88]
Ongoing cases include a dispute over the copyright application for Seattle’s Rat City Rollergirls logo in 2008[89] The company claimed the roller derby league’s logo by a Washington artist[90] was too similar to its own. Starbucks requested an extension to further examine the issue and possibly issue a complaint, which was granted by the Trademark Office. The July 16, 2008 deadline passed without action by the corporation.[91] Starbucks launched action against an Indian cosmetics business run by Shahnaz Husain, after she applied to register the name Starstruck for use with coffee and related products. She said her aim was to open a chain of stores selling coffee and chocolate-based cosmetics.[85]
Others have used the Starbucks logo unaltered and without permission, such as a café in Pakistan that used the logo in 2003 in its advertisements[92] and a cafe in Cambodia in 2009, the owner saying that "whatever we have done we have done within the law".[93]
[edit]Corporate social responsibility

In 2009, Starbucks released an annual Corporate social responsibility report.[94]
[edit]Environmental impact


Grounds for your Garden
In 1999, Starbucks started "Grounds for your Garden" to make their business more environmentally-friendly. This gives leftover coffee grounds to anyone requesting it for composting. Although not all stores and regions participate, customers can request and lobby their local store to begin the practice.
In 2004, Starbucks began reducing the size of their paper napkins and store garbage bags, and lightening their solid waste production by 816.5 metric tons (1.8 million pounds).[95] In 2008, Starbucks was ranked No.15 on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's list of Top 25 Green Power Partners for purchases of renewable energy.[96]
In October 2008, The Sun newspaper reported that Starbucks was wasting 23.4 million litres of water a day by leaving a tap constantly running for rinsing utensils in a 'dipper well' in each of its stores,[97] but this is often required by governmental public health code.[98]
In June 2009, in response to concerns over its excessive water consumption, Starbucks re-evaluated its use of the dipper well system. In September 2009, company-operated Starbucks stores in Canada & the United States successfully implemented a new water saving solution that meets government health standards. Different types of milk are given a dedicated spoon that remains in the pitcher and the dipper wells were replaced with push button metered faucets for rinsing. This will reportedly save up to 150 gallons of water per day in every store.[citation needed]


A bin overflowing with Starbucks cups
[edit]Recycling
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted the first-ever approval to use recycled content in food packaging for Starbucks coffee cups. In 2005 Starbucks received the National Recycling Coalition Recycling Works Award.[99]
Starbucks bought 2.5 billion cups for stores in North America in 2007. The 10% recycled paper cups used by Starbucks are not recyclable, because the plastic coating that prevents the cup from leaking also prevents it from being recycled. The plastic cups used for cold drinks are also non-recyclable in most regions. Starbucks cups were originally made using plastic No.1 (polyethylene terephthalate, PETE) but were changed to plastic No.5 (polypropylene, PP). The former type of plastic can be recycled in most regions of the U.S. whereas the latter cannot. Starbucks is considering using biodegradable material instead of plastic to line the cups, and is testing composting of the existing cups. The exception to this is stores in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where paper cups are recycled to a local company called "Wriggler's Wranch", where they are composted. The majority of Starbucks stores do not have recycling bins; only 1/3 of company-owned stores recycled any materials in 2007,[100] however improvements have since been made and recycling bins are popping up in more stores (the only thing hindering Starbucks' ability to have bins in every store is the lack of facilities for storage and collection of recycling in certain areas.)[citation needed] Allen Hershkowitz of the Natural Resources Defense Council says that Starbucks claimed they were using only 10% recycled material partly because the recycled material costs more.[101]
Starbucks gives customers a 10-cent discount when they bring their own reusable cup, and it now uses corrugated cup sleeves made from 60 percent post-consumer recycled fiber.[100]
[edit]Fair trade


Starbucks coffee beans
In 2000, the company introduced a line of fair trade products.[102] Of the approximately 136,000 metric tons (300 million pounds) of coffee Starbucks purchased in 2006, only about 6% was certified as fair trade.[103]
According to Starbucks, they purchased 2,180 metric tons (4.8 million pounds) of Certified Fair Trade coffee in fiscal year 2004 and 5,220 metric tons (11.5 million pounds) in 2005. They have become the largest buyer of Certified Fair Trade coffee in North America (10% of the global market). Transfair USA,[104] the only third-party certifier of Fair Trade Certified coffee in the United States, has noted the impact Starbucks has made in the area of Fair Trade and coffee farmer's lives:
Since launching {its} FTC coffee line in 2000, Starbucks has undeniably made a significant contribution to family farmers through their rapidly growing FTC coffee volume. By offering FTC coffee in thousands of stores, Starbucks has also given the FTC label greater visibility, helping to raise consumer awareness in the process.
All espresso roast sold in the UK and Ireland is 100% Fairtrade.[105] This means that the coffee in all cappuccinos and lattes are brewed with 100% Fairtrade Espresso.
Groups such as Global Exchange are calling for Starbucks to further increase its sales of fair trade coffees.[citation needed]
Beyond Fair Trade Certification, Starbucks argues that it pays above market prices for all of its coffee. According to the company, in 2004 it paid on average $1.42 per pound ($2.64 kg) for high-quality coffee beans.[106] This is in comparison to commodity prices which were as low as $0.50–$0.60 in 2003–04.[citation needed]
After a long-running dispute between Starbucks and Ethiopia, Starbucks agreed to support and promote Ethiopian coffees. An article in BBC NEWS,[107] states that Ethiopian ownership of popular coffee designations such as Harrar and Sidamo is acknowledged even if they are not registered. The main reason Ethiopia fought so hard for this acknowledgement was to allow its poverty-stricken farmers a chance to make more money. Unfortunately, this has not been the case. In 2006 Starbucks says it paid $1.42 per pound for its coffee. At,[108] the coffee Starbucks bought for $1.42 per pound had a selling price of $10.99 per pound. As of August 2010, Starbucks sells only one Ethiopian coffee on its website and it is proclaimed by the website to be new.
[edit]Ethos water


A display of Ethos water
Ethos, a brand of bottled water acquired by Starbucks in 2005, is sold at locations throughout North America. Ethos bottles feature prominent labeling stating "helping children get clean water", referring to the fact that $.05 from each $1.80 bottle sold ($.10 per bottle in Canada) is used to fund clean water projects in under-developed areas. Although sales of Ethos water have raised over $6,200,000 for clean water efforts, the brand is not incorporated as a charity. Critics have argued that the claim on the label misleads consumers into thinking that Ethos is primarily a charitable organization, when it is actually a for-profit brand and the vast majority of the sale price (97.2%) does not support clean-water projects.[109][110] The founders of Ethos have stated that the brand is intended to raise awareness of third-world clean water issues and provide socially responsible consumers with an opportunity to support the cause by choosing Ethos over other brands.[111] Starbucks has since redesigned the American version of the Ethos water bottles, stating the amount of money donated per bottle in the description.
[edit]Product Red
Starbucks began selling Product Red goods in November 2008, enabling the supply of AIDS medicine for 3,800 people for a year.[112]
[edit]New Orleans
Main article: Reconstruction of New Orleans
In 2008, Starbucks announced a volunteer program in New Orleans, three years after Hurricane Katrina. According to Rebuilding Together New Orleans, employees will work on various projects, including houses, planting trees and an urban garden. A volunteer coordinator said that "I've never seen this magnitude from one corporation before, I'll say that, in terms of the sheer numbers."[113]
[edit]Sparkhope
In 2004, UNICEF Philippines and Starbucks launched SparkHope, a programme in which Starbucks stores in the Philippines provide early childhood care and development for children in a particular community. An area in each store contains a donation box and shows photos of the adopted community and information about UNICEF’s programme.[114]
[edit]Criticism and controversy



Two Starbucks stores in one shopping center in Queens, New York
[edit]Market strategy
Some of the methods Starbucks has used to expand and maintain their dominant market position, including buying out competitors' leases, intentionally operating at a loss, and clustering several locations in a small geographical area (i.e., saturating the market), have been labeled anti-competitive by critics.[115] For example, Starbucks fueled its initial expansion into the UK market with a buyout of Seattle Coffee Company, but then used its capital and influence to obtain prime locations, some of which operated at a financial loss. Critics claimed this was an unfair attempt to drive out small, independent competitors, who could not afford to pay inflated prices for premium real estate.[116] In the 2000s, Starbucks greatly increased its "licensed store" system, which permits Starbucks licenses only if they contribute to less than 20% of the licensee's gross income, are inside other stores or in limited or restricted access spaces, as to not dilute the brand image. License agreements are rare in volume and usually only made with Fortune 1000 or similar sized chain stores.[117] The licensed store system can create the illusion of 2 or more Starbucks cafes in the same shopping plaza, when one is a standalone company owned, and the others are licensed. The menus of licensed stores can be the same or trimmed or modified versions of the cafes, or be positioned as independent cafes that happen to sell Starbucks products (ex. Barnes & Noble).
[edit]Labor disputes


The Reverend Billy leading an anti-Starbucks protest in Austin, Texas in 2007
Starbucks workers in seven stores have joined the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) as the Starbucks Workers Union since 2004.[118]
According to a Starbucks Union press release, since then the union membership has begun expanding to Chicago and Maryland in addition to New York City, where the movement originated.[119][120] On March 7, 2006, the IWW and Starbucks agreed to a National Labor Relations Board settlement in which three Starbucks workers were granted almost US$2,000 in back wages and two fired employees were offered reinstatement.[121][122][123] According to the Starbucks Union, on November 24, 2006, IWW members picketed Starbucks locations in more than 50 cities around the world in countries including Australia, Canada, Germany, and the UK, as well as U.S. cities including New York, Chicago, Minneapolis and San Francisco,[124] to protest the firing of five Starbucks Workers Union organizers by Starbucks and to demand their reinstatement.
Some Starbucks baristas in Canada,[125] Australia and New Zealand,[126] and the United States[127] belong to a variety of unions.
In 2005, Starbucks paid out US$165,000 to eight employees at its Kent, Washington, roasting plant to settle charges that they had been retaliated against for being pro-union. At the time, the plant workers were represented by the International Union of Operating Engineers. Starbucks admitted no wrongdoing in the settlement.[118]
A Starbucks strike occurred in Auckland, New Zealand, on November 23, 2005.[126] Organized by Unite Union, workers sought secure hours, a minimum wage of NZ$12 an hour, and the abolition of youth rates. The company settled with the Union in 2006, resulting in pay increases, increased security of hours, and an improvement in youth rates.[128]


Anti-Starbucks demonstration in Beirut, Lebanon
In March 2008, Starbucks was ordered to pay baristas over US$100 million in back tips in a Californian class action lawsuit launched by baristas alleging that granting shift-supervisors a portion of tips violates state labor laws. The company plans to appeal. Similarly, an 18 year-old barista in Chestnut Hill, MA has filed another suit with regards to the tipping policy. Massachusetts law also states that managers may not get a cut of tips.[129][130] A similar lawsuit was also filed in Minnesota on March 27, 2008.[131]
[edit]Opening without planning permission
Starbucks has been accused by local authorities of opening several stores in the United Kingdom in retail premises, without the planning permission for a change of use to a restaurant. Starbucks has argued that "Under current planning law, there is no official classification of coffee shops. Starbucks therefore encounters the difficult scenario whereby local authorities interpret the guidance in different ways. In some instances, coffee shops operate under A1 permission, some as mixed use A1/A3 and some as A3".[132]
In May 2008, a branch of Starbucks was completed on St. James's Street in Kemptown, Brighton, England, despite having been refused permission by the local planning authority, Brighton and Hove City Council, who claimed there were too many coffee shops already present on the street.[133][134] Starbucks appealed the decision by claiming it was a retail store selling bags of coffee, mugs and sandwiches, gaining a six month extension,[135] but the council ordered Starbucks to remove all tables and chairs from the premises, to comply with planning regulations for a retail shop.[136] 2500 residents signed a petition against the store,[137] but after a public inquiry in June 2009 a government inspector gave permission for the store to remain.[138]
A Starbucks in Hertford won its appeal in April 2009 after being open for over a year without planning permission.[139] Two stores in Edinburgh,[140] one in Manchester,[141] one in Cardiff,[142] one in Pinner and Harrow, were also opened without planning permission.[132] The Pinner cafe, opened in 2007, won an appeal to stay open in 2010.[143] One in Blackheath, Lewisham[144] was also under investigation in 2002 for breach of its licence, operating as a restaurant when it only had a licence for four seats and was limited to take away options. There was a considerable backlash from members of the local community who opposed any large chains opening in what is a conservation area. To this date, 8 years after the court case, the Starbucks is still operating as a takeaway outlet.
[edit]Alleged relationship with the Israeli military
There have been calls for boycott of Starbucks stores and products because it is alleged that Starbucks sends part of its profits to the Israeli military.[145] This charge is leveled due to the fact that the President, Chairman and CEO of Starbucks Howard Schultz is Jewish. It has been long alleged that Schultz is "an active Zionist"[146] and is a recipient of several Israeli awards including "The Israel 50th Anniversary Tribute Award" for "playing a key role in promoting a close alliance between the United States and Israel."[146] In response to these allegations Starbucks issued a statement saying “Neither Chairman Howard Schultz nor Starbucks fund or support the Israeli Army. Starbucks is a non-political organization and does not support individual political causes.”[146] Starbucks has been a regular target of activists protesting against the Israeli intervention in Gaza. Starbucks was forced to close a store in Beirut, Lebanon because of demonstrators shouting anti-Israel slogans and causing customers to flee.[147] Protesters in Beirut told the Associated Press that they targeted Starbucks because they claim Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz donates money to the Israeli military. They hung several banners on the shop's window and used white tape to paste a Star of David over the green-and-white Starbucks sign. They also distributed a letter saying Schultz "is one of the pillars of the American Jewish lobby and the owner of the Starbucks," which they said donates money to the Israeli military.[148] Starbucks responded by saying "Rumors that Starbucks Coffee Company and its management support Israel are unequivocally false. ... Starbucks is a nonpolitical organization and does not support political causes. Further, political preferences of a Starbucks partner [employee] at any level have absolutely no bearing on Starbucks company policies."[148]
[edit]Violence against Starbucks in Canada and the United Kingdom

A store on Piccadilly with its windows boarded up after being smashed by protesters

A damaged front window of a Starbucks coffee shop in Toronto
On January 12, 2009, a Starbucks in Whitechapel Road in London was the target of vandalism by pro-Palestinian demonstrators who broke windows and reportedly ripped out fittings and equipment after clashes with riot police. In the early hours of the following morning a suspected makeshift firebomb was hurled into the premises, causing further damage.[149][150][151]
On January 17, 2009, a pro-Gaza protest was held by the Stop the War Coalition in Trafalgar Square in central London. After the rally, two groups of people, some hiding their faces, smashed and looted two Starbucks on Piccadilly and Shaftesbury Avenue. Although the stores had requested greater police protection following the violence against a Starbucks the previous week, Scotland Yard stated it could "not stop thugs hell-bent on causing damage."[150][152][153][154]
On June 26, 2010, during the 2010 G-20 Toronto summit protests, a Starbucks window was smashed, as well as other stores, by a "black bloc group". A supposed member, when asked why by a CBC radio reporter, cited Starbucks' support for Israel as being the reason.
[edit]"The Way I See It"
Quotes by artists, writers, scientists and others have appeared on Starbucks cups since 2005 in a campaign called "The Way I See It".[155] Some of the quotes have caused controversy, including one by writer Armistead Maupin and another by Jonathan Wells that linked 'Darwinism' to eugenics, abortion and racism.[156] Disclaimers were added to the cups noting that these views were not necessarily those of Starbucks.[citation needed]
[edit]US military viral email
A US Marines Sergeant emailed ten of his friends in August 2004 having wrongly been told that Starbucks had stopped supplying the military with coffee donations because the company did not support the Iraq war. The email became viral, being sent to tens of millions of people. Starbucks and the originator sent out a correction,[157] but Starbucks' VP of global communications, Valerie O'Neil, says the email is still forwarded to her every few weeks.[158][159][160]
[edit]Coffee quality
The March 2007 issue of Consumer Reports of American fast-food chain coffee called McDonald’s Premium Roast coffee to be "cheapest and best", beating Starbucks, Burger King and Dunkin’ Donuts coffee.[161] The magazine called Starbucks coffee "strong, but burnt and bitter enough to make your eyes water instead of open".[161]
[edit]Wasting water
A British newspaper reported that Starbucks was wasting millions of liters of water daily, through a policy that mandated a constantly running tap in each store worldwide. Starbucks claimed the "dipper well" with the running tap was there for sanitary reasons. This dipper well has since been removed from most stores worldwide in favor of a model that does not require constantly running water.[162]
[edit]Music, film, and television

Main article: Hear Music


Starbucks' second Hear Music Coffeehouse at the South Bank development adjacent to the River Walk in downtown San Antonio, Texas.
Hear Music is the brand name of Starbucks' retail music concept. Hear Music began as a catalog company in 1990, adding a few retail locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Hear Music was purchased by Starbucks in 1999. Nearly three years later, in 2002, they produced a Starbucks opera album, featuring artists such as Luciano Pavarotti, followed in March 2007 by the hit CD "Memory Almost Full" by Paul McCartney, making McCartney the first artist signed to New Hear Music Label sold in Starbucks outlets. Its inaugural release was a big non-coffee event for Starbucks the first quarter of 2007.
In 2006, the company created Starbucks Entertainment, one of the producers of the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee. Retail stores heavily advertised the film before its release and sold the DVD.[163]
[edit]Partnership with Apple
Starbucks has agreed to a partnership with Apple to collaborate on selling music as part of the "coffeehouse experience". In October 2006, Apple added a Starbucks Entertainment area to the iTunes Store, selling music similar to that played in Starbucks stores. In September 2007 Apple announced that customers would be able to browse the iTunes Store at Starbucks via Wi-Fi in the US (with no requirement to login to the Wi-Fi network), targeted at iPhone, iPod touch, and MacBook users. The iTunes Store will automatically detect recent songs playing in a Starbucks and offer users the opportunity to download the tracks. Some stores feature LCD screens with the artist name, song, and album information of the current song playing. This feature has been rolled out in Seattle, New York City, and the San Francisco Bay Area, and was offered in limited markets during 2007–2008.[164] During the fall of 2007, Starbucks also began to sell digital downloads of certain albums through iTunes. Starbucks gave away 37 different songs for free download through iTunes as part of the "Song of the Day" promotion in 2007, and a "Pick of the Week" card is now available at Starbucks for a free song download. Since 2011 Starbucks also gives away a "Pick of the Week" card for app downloads from the App Store. A Starbucks app is available in the iPhone App Store.
[edit]Partnership with MSNBC
Starting on June 1, 2009, the MSNBC morning news program Morning Joe has been presented as "brewed by Starbucks" and the show's logo changed to include the company logo. Although the hosts have previously consumed Starbucks coffee on air "for free" in the words of MSNBC president Phil Griffin, it was not paid placement at that time.[165] The move was met with mixed reactions from rival news organizations, viewed as both a clever partnership in an economic downturn and a compromise of journalistic standards.[166]

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44 44 Intel US Technology hardware & equipment 20.4 112,648.7
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67 69 Schlumberger US Oil equipment & services 65.1 78,157.8
68 66 Qualcomm US Technology hardware & equipment 46.3 77,268.6
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76 77 BBV Argentaria Spain Banks 18.3 68,452.4
77 82 AstraZeneca UK Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology 47.0 68,150.8
78 74 Westpac Banking Australia Banks 22.8 67,648.2
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80 96 L'Oreal France Personal goods 111.9 66,970.6
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149 140 Bristol Myers Squibb US Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology 25.3 43,220.3
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166 160 Kraft Foods US Food producers 27.2 40,113.2
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168 231 Tencent Holdings Hong Kong Software & computer services 21.7 39,525.4
169 216 Nissan Motor Japan Automobiles & parts 8.7 39,333.7
170 158 Boeing US Aerospace & defence 54.1 39,330.8
171 174 Canadian Natural Resources Canada Oil & gas producers 72.5 39,314.3
172 184 Reckitt Benckiser UK Household goods & home construction 54.2 39,015.9
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175 179 Inditex Spain General retailers 62.3 38,803.7
176 167 Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Real estate investment & services 15.0 38,461.3
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180 238 Walmex Mexico General retailers 4.5 37,663.4
181 198 News Corp US Media 13.7 37,648.7
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183 182 Target US General retailers 48.4 36,389.4
184 168 Walgreen US Food & drug retailers 36.7 36,271.5
185 186 EMC US Technology hardware & equipment 17.5 35,635.7
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187 239 Unitedhealth US Health care equipment & services 30.5 35,418.3
188 190 Baxter International US Health care equipment & services 58.7 35,375.9
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196 204 Carrefour France Food & drug retailers 48.1 33,940.3
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198 178 Nintendo Japan Leisure goods 238.4 33,768.0
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208 258 Wesfarmers Australia General retailers 28.1 32,530.4
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217 235 Imperial Tobacco UK Tobacco 31.7 32,172.1
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219 219 Emerson Electric US Electronic & electrical equipment 42.6 32,047.0
220 259 DirecTV US Media 33.4 31,911.2
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222 284 Ogx Petroleo Brazil Oil & gas producers 9.8 31,704.5
223 227 Dow Chemical US Chemicals 27.6 31,601.2
224 276 Tata Consultancy Services India Software & computer services 16.1 31,533.8
225 222 Air Liquide France Chemicals 119.1 31,479.1
226 193 China Unicom (Hong Kong) Hong Kong Mobile telecommunications 1.3 31,237.6
227 205 Woolworths Australia Food & drug retailers 25.2 31,224.5
228 262 Itausa Brazil Financial services 6.8 31,165.1
229 242 State Bank of India India Banks 48.8 30,962.2
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231 289 Citic Securities China Financial services 4.7 30,738.8
232 265 Schneider Electric France Electronic & electrical equipment 117.3 30,733.0
233 214 Anadarko Petroleum US Oil & gas producers 62.4 30,680.1
234 266 Medco Health Solutions US Health care equipment & services 63.9 30,470.0
235 229 A P Moller - Maersk Denmark Industrial transportation 7,057.1 30,469.4
236 241 E I Du Pont de Nemours US Chemicals 33.7 30,428.6
237 217 Ebay US General retailers 23.5 30,423.4
238 199 Ericsson Sweden Technology hardware & equipment 9.2 30,178.7
239 295 Corning US Technology hardware & equipment 19.3 30,048.2
240 234 Cheung Kong Holdings Hong Kong Real estate investment & services 12.9 29,959.9
241 250 Honeywell International US General industrials 39.2 29,911.3
242 283 Industrial Bank China Banks 5.9 29,522.4
243 237 Vinci (Ex Sge) France Construction & materials 56.6 29,473.9
244 230 MTN Group South Africa Mobile telecommunications 16.0 29,468.6
245 253 Bank of Montreal Canada Banks 53.3 29,391.8
246 213 Hutchison Whampoa Hong Kong General industrials 6.9 29,360.6
247 244 Wilmar International Singapore Food producers 4.6 29,265.9
248 215 BMW Germany Automobiles & parts 45.6 29,191.2
249 209 Metlife US Life insurance 35.4 28,944.2
250 236 Goldcorp Canada Mining 39.4 28,924.4
251 181 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Japan Banks 28.4 28,915.0
252 300 Philips Electronics Netherlands Leisure goods 29.7 28,851.3
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253 228 Sony Japan Leisure goods 28.7 28,810.4
254 221 Lockheed Martin US Aerospace & defence 75.4 28,692.0
255 223 Al Rajhi Bank Saudi Arabia Banks 19.0 28,294.3
256 254 Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong Banks 14.8 28,280.4
257 326 Mastercard US Financial services 256.0 28,099.9
258 226 Dell US Technology hardware & equipment 14.4 28,097.6
259 272 Shanghai Pudong Development Bank China Banks 3.2 28,053.8
260 264 Saint Gobain France Construction & materials 54.6 28,015.9
261 267 Southern Copper US Industrial metals & mining 32.9 27,973.5
262 252 KPN Netherlands Fixed line telecommunications 17.0 27,669.4
263 211 Telecom Italia Italy Fixed line telecommunications 1.6 27,570.1
264 281 Nippon Steel Japan Industrial metals & mining 4.0 27,419.5
265 249 Travelers Cos. US Nonlife insurance 49.9 27,242.2
266 431 Nomura Japan Financial services 7.3 27,205.8
267 218 Mizuho Financial Group Japan Banks 1.8 27,143.7
268 248 Carnival US/UK Travel & leisure 31.7 27,141.6
269 286 Halliburton US Oil equipment & services 30.1 27,139.0
270 290 XTO Energy US Oil & gas producers 46.5 27,003.1
271 297 National Grid UK Gas, water & multiutilities 11.0 26,982.3
272 251 Thomson Reuters Canada Media 32.4 26,860.3
273 196 Bharti Airtel India Mobile telecommunications 7.1 26,827.9
274 319 Wellpoint US Health care equipment & services 58.3 26,717.0
275 292 Norilsk Nickel Russia Industrial metals & mining 140.0 26,695.0
276 275 Southern US Electricity 33.3 26,663.0
277 331 Syngenta Switzerland Chemicals 281.2 26,603.1
278 256 Transocean US Oil equipment & services 82.8 26,590.8
279 127 Royal Bank of Scotland UK Banks 0.5 26,580.2
280 336 Mosaic US Chemicals 59.7 26,576.2
281 287 Kimberly-Clark US Personal goods 63.7 26,463.8
282 268 Denso Japan Automobiles & parts 29.9 26,400.0
283 282 General Dynamics US Aerospace & defence 68.2 26,300.1
284 311 Accenture US Support services 41.5 26,245.6
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285 288 Prudential UK Life insurance 10.3 26,168.0
286 301 Fedex US Industrial transportation 83.5 26,112.8
287 246 Westfield Group Australia Real Estate Investment Trusts 11.3 26,026.3
288 285 Costco Wholesale US General retailers 59.2 25,994.9
289 274 Nike US Personal goods 66.1 25,880.2
290 296 Sasol South Africa Oil & gas producers 40.5 25,837.0
291 291 Mitsui Japan Support services 14.1 25,758.8
292 309 Canadian National Railway Canada Industrial transportation 54.7 25,748.3
293 350 China Coal Energy China Mining 1.8 25,746.4
294 387 China Minsheng Banking China Banks 1.1 25,676.6
295 346 Anglo Platinum South Africa Mining 107.6 25,639.4
296 270 Celgene US Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology 55.7 25,590.6
297 321 Holcim Switzerland Construction & materials 77.9 25,471.6
298 345 Tenaris Argentina Industrial metals & mining 21.5 25,439.8
299 299 Bharat Heavy Electronics India Industrial engineering 51.7 25,310.7
300 245 CEZ Czech Republic Electricity 47.0 25,256.7
301 294 Softbank Japan Mobile telecommunications 23.3 25,232.2
302 243 East Japan Railway Japan Travel & leisure 63.1 25,221.5
303 334 DBS Group Holdings Singapore Banks 11.0 25,036.0
304 304 CIBC Canada Banks 65.0 24,966.0
305 342 Eog Resources US Oil & gas producers 97.3 24,869.6
306 277 Praxair US Chemicals 80.3 24,839.3
307 446 Baoshan Iron & Steel China Industrial metals & mining 1.4 24,778.9
308 324 Aluminum Corp.of China China Industrial metals & mining 1.1 24,654.9
309 279 Formosa Petrochemical Taiwan Oil & gas producers 2.6 24,540.8
310 142 Encana Canada Oil & gas producers 32.5 24,411.2
311 293 Husky Energy Canada Oil & gas producers 28.7 24,384.5
312 320 PNC Financial Services US Banks 52.8 24,351.5
313 263 Shin-Etsu Chemical Japan Chemicals 56.2 24,275.4
314 308 Siderurgica Nacional Brazil Industrial metals & mining 32.1 24,260.1
315 302 Great West Lifeco Canada Life insurance 25.6 24,222.4
316 313 Fortum Finland Electricity 27.2 24,178.2
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317 333 Danaher US Electronic & electrical equipment 75.2 24,156.9
318 306 Franklin Resources US Financial services 105.4 24,151.5
319 340 JFE Holdings Japan Industrial metals & mining 39.2 24,090.4
320 330 Covidien US Health care equipment & services 47.9 24,062.4
321 337 Illinois Tool Works US Industrial engineering 48.0 24,038.7
322 305 Boc Hong Kong Hong Kong Banks 2.3 23,997.8
323 VTB Bank Russia Banks 0.0 23,948.4
324 271 Lafarge France Construction & materials 82.9 23,758.2
325 273 KDDI Japan Mobile telecommunications 5,295.7 23,750.1
326 338 Express Scripts US Health care equipment & services 86.4 23,741.3
327 339 Transcanada Canada Oil equipment & services 34.5 23,606.5
328 335 QBE Insurance Group Australia Nonlife insurance 23.0 23,591.0
329 260 Saudi Telecom Saudi Arabia Fixed line telecommunications 11.8 23,568.6
330 278 Yahoo US Software & computer services 16.8 23,509.7
331 316 Deutsche Post Germany Industrial transportation 19.3 23,391.0
332 318 Heineken Netherlands Beverages 47.7 23,384.4
333 343 General Mills US Food producers 70.8 23,334.5
334 351 Centrica UK Gas, water & multiutilities 4.5 23,290.4
335 378 Telenor Norway Mobile telecommunications 14.0 23,260.6
336 322 Toshiba Japan General industrials 5.5 23,260.2
337 353 Dominion Resources US Electricity 38.9 23,244.6
338 341 Newmont Mining US Mining 47.3 23,189.9
339 435 Eletrobras Brazil Electricity 20.9 23,000.8
340 310 Prudential Financial US Life insurance 49.8 22,989.1
341 348 Hyundai Motor South Korea Automobiles & parts 103.9 22,888.8
342 398 Deere US Industrial engineering 54.1 22,860.5
343 354 Pernod-Ricard France Beverages 86.0 22,681.2
344 370 Simon Property Group US Real Estate Investment Trusts 79.8 22,639.9
345 312 Kweichow Moutai China Beverages 24.9 22,633.4
346 356 Duke Energy US Gas, water & multiutilities 17.2 22,452.3
347 355 CME Group US Financial services 336.0 22,347.7
348 332 Fanuc Japan Industrial engineering 92.7 22,202.6
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349 317 Marathon Oil US Oil & gas producers 31.2 22,098.9
350 327 Mitsubishi Estate Japan Real estate investment & services 15.9 22,074.3
351 298 Emirates Telecom. UAE Fixed line telecommunications 3.0 22,013.4
352 418 Gerdau Brazil Industrial metals & mining 12.7 21,939.1
353 323 Charles Schwab US Financial services 18.8 21,871.3
354 303 Tokio Marine Holdings Japan Nonlife insurance 27.2 21,864.2
355 314 FPL Group US Electricity 52.8 21,833.0
356 352 Larsen & Toubro India Construction & materials 36.1 21,663.2
357 360 Aflac US Life insurance 46.3 21,640.3
358 366 Automatic Data Processing US Support services 42.8 21,608.3
359 361 Standard Bank South Africa Banks 13.9 21,584.4
360 269 State Street US Financial services 43.5 21,537.7
361 389 Wipro India Software & computer services 14.6 21,420.7
362 399 United Overseas Bank Singapore Banks 14.0 21,386.8
363 Steel Authority Of India India Industrial metals & mining 5.2 21,359.8
364 307 Kansai Electric Power Japan Electricity 22.6 21,347.1
365 382 BCE Canada Fixed line telecommunications 27.7 21,221.5
366 411 Oversea-Chinese Bkg. Singapore Banks 6.5 21,033.6
367 347 ICICI Bank India Banks 18.8 20,965.8
368 439 Henkel Germany Household goods & home construction 44.7 20,922.6
369 358 Power Financial Canada Life insurance 29.7 20,922.1
370 325 PTT Thailand Oil & gas producers 7.4 20,909.1
371 384 Komatsu Japan Industrial engineering 20.8 20,748.4
372 460 Teck Resources Canada Industrial metals & mining 35.1 20,689.7
373 365 Bae Systems UK Aerospace & defence 5.8 20,554.7
374 395 ITC India Tobacco 5.4 20,458.9
375 394 Linde Germany Chemicals 120.7 20,344.7
376 344 Alstom France Industrial engineering 70.4 20,343.8
377 403 Telekomunikasi Indonesia Indonesia Fixed line telecommunications 1.0 20,278.0
378 383 Kellogg US Food producers 53.2 20,185.4
379 349 Iberdrola Renovables Spain Electricity 4.8 20,120.3
380 390 Unibail-Rodamco France Real Estate Investment Trusts 220.5 20,118.5
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381 385 Archer Daniels Midland US Food producers 31.3 20,112.1
382 401 Stryker US Health care equipment & services 50.4 20,034.1
383 357 Gas Natural SDG Spain Gas, water & multiutilities 21.6 19,949.3
384 Fast Retailing Japan General retailers 187.7 19,905.5
385 376 Chunghwa Telecom Taiwan Fixed line telecommunications 1.9 19,842.3
386 388 Swisscom Switzerland Fixed line telecommunications 382.7 19,824.4
387 362 KB Financial Group South Korea Banks 51.3 19,807.4
388 363 MTR Hong Kong Travel & leisure 3.5 19,796.6
389 423 Hess US Oil & gas producers 60.5 19,787.8
390 386 Raytheon US Aerospace & defence 51.5 19,743.3
391 407 Christian Dior France Personal goods 103.0 19,562.3
392 444 Copec Chile Oil & gas producers 15.0 19,534.6
393 412 ThyssenKrupp Germany General industrials 37.9 19,487.0
394 409 Thermo Fisher Scientific US Health care equipment & services 47.7 19,472.5
395 391 Metro Germany General retailers 61.5 19,436.6
396 371 Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Hong Kong Financial services 18.0 19,347.4
397 470 Norfolk Southern US Industrial transportation 52.4 19,285.0
398 429 Adobe Systems US Software & computer services 36.8 19,263.9
399 375 Jardine Matheson Singapore General industrials 30.2 19,256.7
400 425 Allergan US Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology 63.0 19,151.4
401 413 Talisman Energy Canada Oil & gas producers 18.8 19,136.9
402 400 China Railway Group China Construction & materials 0.8 19,050.4
403 453 CSX US Industrial transportation 48.5 19,035.2
404 377 CRH Ireland Construction & materials 27.3 19,034.8
405 402 Eurasian Natural Resources UK Mining 14.8 19,027.6
406 397 Mediatek Taiwan Technology hardware & equipment 17.5 19,017.8
407 Cenovus Energy Canada Oil & gas producers 25.3 18,990.3
408 434 Reed Elsevier Netherlands/UK Media 8.3 18,949.9
409 427 Akbank Turkey Banks 6.3 18,913.5
410 420 Rogers Communications Canada Mobile telecommunications 31.2 18,864.7
411 372 Korea Electric Power South Korea Electricity 29.3 18,787.4
412 447 China Cosco China Industrial transportation 1.2 18,724.7
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413 440 Zijin Mining Group China Mining 1.0 18,709.9
414 443 Becton Dickinson US Health care equipment & services 78.9 18,684.1
415 408 Applied Materials US Technology hardware & equipment 13.9 18,592.0
416 379 Chubu Electric Power Japan Electricity 23.9 18,576.6
417 424 Bouygues France Construction & materials 52.3 18,495.4
418 328 Seven & I Holding Japan General retailers 20.4 18,470.6
419 404 National Oilwell Varco US Oil equipment & services 44.1 18,444.5
420 493 Johnson Controls US Automobiles & parts 27.2 18,286.6
421 373 Volvo Sweden Industrial engineering 8.6 18,275.2
422 Novolipetsk Steel Russia Industrial metals & mining 3.0 18,157.5
423 438 Viacom US Media 29.7 18,138.8
424 461 Cathay Financial Taiwan Life insurance 1.9 18,050.7
425 367 Motorola US Technology hardware & equipment 7.8 17,932.9
426 442 Swiss Re Switzerland Nonlife insurance 48.3 17,898.1
427 Grupo Mexico Mexico Industrial metals & mining 2.3 17,895.1
428 469 Svenska Handelsbanken Sweden Banks 28.6 17,827.4
429 441 Staples US General retailers 24.6 17,800.6
430 473 TKI Garanti Bankasi Turkey Banks 4.2 17,792.7
431 428 Snam Rete Gas Italy Gas, water & multiutilities 5.0 17,776.9
432 368 Aviva UK Life insurance 6.4 17,776.8
433 359 Inpex Japan Oil & gas producers 7,529.9 17,758.6
434 488 DnB Nor Norway Banks 10.9 17,692.7
435 369 Astellas Pharma Japan Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology 37.2 17,689.8
436 419 Cadbury UK Food producers 12.9 17,685.3
437 487 Fiat Italy Automobiles & parts 14.7 17,673.3
438 380 Shinhan Financial Group South Korea Banks 37.1 17,592.0
439 436 Swire Pacific Hong Kong General industrials 12.1 17,544.7
440 Richemont Switzerland Personal goods 33.6 17,537.7
441 449 Northrop Grumman US Aerospace & defence 55.9 17,523.0
442 494 Atlas Copco Sweden Industrial engineering 14.8 17,486.4
443 Enbridge Canada Oil equipment & services 46.4 17,475.8
444 416 BB&T US Banks 25.4 17,444.8
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445 Impala Platinum South Africa Mining 27.6 17,410.2
446 364 Yahoo Japan Japan Software & computer services 299.1 17,378.5
447 American Tower US Technology hardware & equipment 43.2 17,346.7
448 430 Scottish & Southern Energy UK Electricity 18.8 17,305.8
449 414 China Overseas Land & Inv Hong Kong Real estate investment & services 2.1 17,277.6
450 Capital One Financial US Financial services 38.3 17,238.0
451 457 Air Products & Chemicals US Chemicals 81.1 17,187.9
452 Industries Qatar Qatar General industrials 31.4 17,142.6
453 492 Starbucks US Travel & leisure 23.1 17,069.0
454 415 CSL Australia Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology 29.2 17,060.6
455 451 China Vanke China Real estate investment & services 1.3 16,977.9
456 405 Ace US Nonlife insurance 50.4 16,955.5
457 Tullow Oil UK Oil & gas producers 21.1 16,949.9
458 454 Tyco International US General industrials 35.7 16,936.3
459 462 BT Group UK Fixed line telecommunications 2.2 16,900.6
460 468 Public Service Enterprise US Electricity 33.3 16,823.8
461 Angang Steel China Industrial metals & mining 2.2 16,808.3
462 417 Chubb US Nonlife insurance 49.2 16,798.5
463 410 Kyocera Japan Electronic & electrical equipment 87.8 16,789.2
464 396 Chesapeake Energy US Oil & gas producers 25.9 16,762.7
465 471 McKesson US Food & drug retailers 62.5 16,748.9
466 ICL Israel Chemicals 13.2 16,708.4
467 Southwestern Energy US Oil & gas producers 48.2 16,643.2
468 HDFC Bank India Banks 36.5 16,634.4
469 American Electric Power US Electricity 34.8 16,617.7
470 Beiersdorf Germany Personal goods 65.9 16,605.9
471 PG & E US Electricity 44.7 16,563.4
472 Waste Management US Support services 33.8 16,555.1
473 Sysco US Food & drug retailers 27.9 16,536.0
474 426 Kohl's US General retailers 53.9 16,535.0
475 Naspers South Africa Media 40.7 16,533.7
476 393 EADS France Aerospace & defence 20.2 16,491.8
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477 450 Housing Development Finance India Financial services 57.5 16,449.5
478 481 Best Buy US General retailers 39.5 16,436.6
479 448 Hong Kong and China Gas Hong Kong Gas, water & multiutilities 2.5 16,420.1
480 477 China Railway Construction China Construction & materials 1.3 16,402.0
481 381 Veolia Environnement France Gas, water & multiutilities 33.2 16,376.5
482 491 Hang Lung Properties Hong Kong Real estate investment & services 3.9 16,366.2
483 475 Yum! Brands US Travel & leisure 35.0 16,355.5
484 Femsa Mexico Beverages 4.8 16,340.7
485 455 CLP Holdings Hong Kong Electricity 6.8 16,275.6
486 421 Sun Life Financial Canada Life insurance 28.9 16,230.6
487 467 Deutsche Boerse Germany Financial services 83.2 16,226.6
488 Henderson Land Development Hong Kong Real estate investment & services 7.5 16,168.2
489 452 Allstate US Nonlife insurance 30.0 16,115.8
490 437 Indian Oil India Oil & gas producers 6.6 15,981.1
491 445 Acs Activades Cons y Serv Spain Construction & materials 49.9 15,913.8
492 463 British Sky Broadcasting UK Media 9.1 15,907.8
493 392 Danske Bank Denmark Banks 22.8 15,899.5
494 433 Criteria Caixacorp Spain Financial services 4.7 15,897.6
495 Wharf Holdings Hong Kong General industrials 5.8 15,893.0
496 466 Abertis Infraestructuras Spain Industrial transportation 22.6 15,874.3
497 Ahold Netherlands Food & drug retailers 13.3 15,834.7
498 456 Mitsubishi Electric Japan Industrial engineering 7.4 15,799.2
499 Antofagasta UK Mining 16.0 15,792.7
500 329 National Bank of Greece Greece Banks 26.0 15,763.3

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80 Repsol YPF Oil and Gas $80.747[87] 2010 $42,288 41,017 BMAD: REP Madrid, Spain Antonio Brufau
81 Archer Daniels Midland Agriculture, Food processing $80.676[88] June 30, 2011 $26,490 30,000 NYSE: ADM Decatur, Illinois, United States Patricia A. Woertz
82 HSBC Financial services $80.014[89] 2010 $199,255 302,000[90] LSE: HSBA London, England, United Kingdom Stephen Green
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86 National Iranian Oil Company Oil and gas $78.00[94] March 21, 2009 - 36,000 Government-owned Tehran, Iran Masoud Mir Kazemi
87 AmerisourceBergen Health care $77.954[95] September 30, 2010 $6,780[25] 12,300 NYSE: ABC Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania, United States R. David Yost
88 American International Group Financial services $77.301[96] 2010 $109,091 86,000 NYSE: AIG New York, New York, United States Robert Benmosche
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90 Petronas Oil and gas $76.822[98] March 31, 2011 - 33,944 Government-owned Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tan Sri Dato Sri Mohd Hassan Marican
91 Costco Retailing $76.255[99] August 29, 2010 $28,149 132,000 NASDAQ: COST Issaquah, Washington, United States Jim Sinegal
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93 PSA Peugeot Citroën Automotive $74.909[101] 2010 $17,980[25] 186,220[102] Euronext: UG Paris, Île-de-France, France Philippe Varin
94 ZEN-NOH Agricultural marketing $74.227[103] March 31, 2010 - 8,530 - Tokyo, Japan Katsuyoshi Kitajima
95 Vodafone Telecommunications $73.635[104] March 31, 2011 $159,337 83,862 LSE: VOD London, England Vittorio Colao
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98 Prudential plc Banking $73.337[107] 2010 $34,743 26,000 LSE: PRU London, United Kingdom Tidjane Thiam
99 Deutsche Post Courier $71.751[108] 2010 $37,180 436,651[109] ISIN: DE0005552004 Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Frank Appel
100 RWE Public utilities $71.246[110] 2010 $68,287 127,028 ISIN: DE0007037129 Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Jürgen Großmann
101 Aegon Insurance $71.148[111] 2010 $23,967 29,000 Euronext: AGN The Hague, Netherlands Alex Wynaendts
102 REWE Group Retailing $70.872[112] 2010 - 325,848 Private Cologne, Germany Alain Caparros
103 Dexia Banking $70.106[113] 2010 $33,708 34,234 Euronext: DX Brussels, Belgium Pierre Mariani
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107 Zurich Financial Services Insurance $67.85[117] 2010 $46,024 58,000 SIX: ZURN Zürich, Switzerland Martin Senn
108 Philip Morris International Tobacco industry $67.713[118] 2010 $93,935 77,300[118] NYSE: PM New York, New York, United States Louis C. Camilleri
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96 Legal & General Financial services $59.167[137] 2010 $10,820 8,071 LSE: LGEN London, England, United Kingdom Tim Breedon
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120 Edeka Group Retailing $57.968[141] 2010 - 302,000 Private Hamburg, Germany
127 PepsiCo Food $57.838[142] 2010 $111,360 - NYSE: PEP Purchase, New York, United States Indra Nooyi
128 Seven & I Holdings Co. Retailing $57.43[143] March 31, 2010 $24,023 55,815 TYO: 382 Tokyo, Japan Toshifumi Suzuki
129 Grupo Santander Banking $57.388[144] 2010 $136,631 129,749 BMAD: SAN Santander, Cantabria, Spain Emilio Botín
130 Auchan Retailing $57.15[145] 2009 - 243,000 - Croix, Nord, France Christophe Dubrulle
131 ÆON Retailing $56.7[146] February 27, 2010 $9,420[25] TYO: 8267 Tokyo, Japan
132 Noble Group Raw materials $56.696[147] 2010 - SGX: N21 Hong Kong Ricardo Leiman
133 Dai-ichi Life Insurance $56.665[148] March 31, 2010 - TYO: 8750 Tokyo, Japan
134 Nokia Telecommunications $53.322[149] 2010 $120,583 62,763 OMX: NOK1V Espoo, Southern Finland, Finland Stephen Elop
135 Royal Bank of Scotland Financial services $55.737[150] 2009 $67,158 120,000 LSE: RBS Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Stephen Hester
136 Iraq National Oil Company Oil and gas $55.1[151] 2007 - ? - Iraq ?
137 Bosch Group Automotive $54.993[152] 2009 - 270,687 Private Gerlingen, Germany
138 Temasek Holdings Sovereign Wealth Fund $54.781[153] March 31, 2010 - - Government-owned Singapore
139 Indian Oil Corporation Oil and Gas $54.734[154] March 31, 2010 $16,360[25] 36,127 NSE: IOC New Delhi, India B.M.Bansal
140 Saint-Gobain Construction $54.435[155] 2009 $30,626 208,000 Euronext: SGO Paris, France Pierre-André de Chalendar
141 United Technologies Conglomerate $54.326[156] 2010 $67,548 215,000 NYSE: UTX Hartford, Connecticut, United States Louis R. Chênevert
142 Tokyo Electric Power Electricity generation $53.909[157] March 31, 2010 $36,222 39,619 TYO: 9501 Tokyo, Japan Tsunehisa Katsumata
143 Dell Information technology $52.902[158] January 29, 2010 $44,640 95,000 NASDAQ: DELL Round Rock, Texas, United States Michael Dell
144 Toyota Tsusho Sogo shosha $52.893[159] March 31, 2010 $9,070[25] 20,708 TYO: 8015 Nagoya, Japan Masaaki Furukawa
145 BHP Billiton Mining $52.798[160] Jun. 30, 2010 $201,248 34,000 LSE: BLT, ASX: BHP Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and London, United Kingdom Marius Kloppers
146 Renault Automotive $52.073[161] 2010 $31,650 121,422 Euronext: RNO Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, France Carlos Ghosn
147 Deutsche Bank Banking $51.666[162] 2009 $44,021 82,504 FWB: DBK Frankfurt am Main, Germany Josef Ackermann
148 Fujitsu Electronics $50.317[163] March 31, 2010 $14,990[25] 157,044 TYO: 6702 Tokyo, Japan Hiroaki Kurokawa
149 Credit Suisse Financial services $50.193[164] 2009 $58,682 60,477 SIX: CSGN Zürich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland Brady Dougan
150 UniCredit Banking $50.055[165] 2009 $89,654 170,000 BIT: UCG Milan, Italy Federico Ghizzoni
152 Pfizer Health care $50.009[166] 2009 $141,507 106,000 NYSE: PFE New York City, United States Jeff Kindler
152 Veolia Environnement Public utilities $49.774[167] 2009 $32,938 312,590 Euronext: VIE Paris, France Antoine Frérot
153 China Life Insurance Insurance $49.698[168] 2009 - - SSE: 601628, SEHK: 2628 Beijing, China
154 Best Buy Retailing $49.694[169] Feb. 27, 2010 - - NYSE: BBY Richfield, Minnesota, United States Brian J. Dunn
155 United Parcel Service Transportation $49.545[170] 2010 $50,553 400,600 NYSE: UPS Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States Scott Davis
156 Banco Bradesco Banking $49.267[171] 2009 $58,441 85,577 BM&F Bovespa: BBDC3/BBDC4 Osasco, Brazil Luiz Carlos Trabuco Cappi
157 Mitsubishi Corporation Sogo shosha $48.833[172] March 31, 2010 $34,794[173] TYO: 8058 Tokyo, Japan Mikio Sasaki
158 Pertamina Oil and gas $48.717[174] 2010 - 15,868 Government-owned Jakarta, Indonesia Karen Agustiawan
159 A. P. Møller - Mærsk Transport $48.522[175] 2009 $49,039 110,000 OMX: MAERSK A,MAERSK B Copenhagen, Denmark Nils Andersen
160 Hoffmann-La Roche Health care $47.629[176] 2009 $165,241 74,372 SIX: ROG Basel, Switzerland Severin Schwan
161 PTT Public Company Limited Oil and Gas $47.619[177] 2009 $28,285 3,681 SET: PTT Bangkok, Thailand Prasert Bunsumpun
162 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Banking $47.429[178] 2009 $68,452 91,000 BMAD: BBVA Bilbao, Spain Francisco González
163 Lowe's Retailing $47.22[179] 2009 $33,552 210,000 NYSE: LOW Mooresville, North Carolina, United States Robert Niblock
164 Rosneft Oil and gas $46.826[180] 2009 - - RTS:ROSN Moscow, Russia -
165 National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives (Zenkyoren or JA Kyosai) Insurance $46.8[181] 2005 6,248 Japan
166 VINCI Construction $46.762[182] 2009 $35,334 162,000 Euronext: DG Rueil-Malmaison, France Xavier Huillard
167 Woori Financial Group Financial services $46.459[183] 2009 - - KRX: 053000 Seoul, South Korea Lee Pal Seung
168 Sonatrach Oil and gas $46.420[184] 2009 - 120,000 Government-owned Algiers, Algeria Djenane El Malik
169 GlaxoSmithKline Health care $46.016[185] 2009 $114,833 100,019 LSE: GSK London, England, United Kingdom Andrew Witty
170 Deutsche Bahn Transportation $45.979[186] 2010 - 276,310 - Berlin, Germany Rüdiger Grube
170 Hon Hai Precision Industry Electronics $45.899[187] 2009 $40,635 920,000 TWSE: 2317 Tucheng, Taiwan Terry Gou
171 Lockheed Martin Aerospace $45.803[188] 2010 $40,527 140,000 NYSE: LMT Bethesda, Maryland, United States Robert J. Stevens
172 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Banking $45.322[189] 2009 $268,956 385,609 SSE: 601398, SEHK: 1398 Beijing, China Jiang Jianqing
173 Goldman Sachs Financial services $45.173[190] 2009 $65,479 30,335 NYSE: GS New York City, New York, United States Lloyd Blankfein
174 Woolworths Limited Retailing $45.170[191] June 28, 2010 $31,224 195,000 ASX: WOW Bella Vista, Australia Michael Luscombe
175 Bouygues Conglomerate $45.167[192] 2009 $22,157 113,300 Euronext: EN Paris, France Martin Bouygues
176 Bayer Health care $44.901[193] 2009 - 106,000 FWB: BAYN Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Marijn Dekkers
177 China Investment Corporation Sovereign wealth fund $44.876[194] 2009 - - Government-owned Beijing, China Lou Jiwei
178 Dow Chemical Manufacturing $44.875[195] 2009 $34,625 46,000 NYSE: DOW Midland, Michigan, United States Andrew N. Liveris
179 Imperial Tobacco Tobacco industry $44.713[196] September 30, 2010 - - LSE: IMT Bristol, United Kingdom Gareth Davis
180 Reliance Industries Conglomerate $44.632[197] March 31, 2010 - 23,365 BSE: 500325 Mumbai, India Mukesh Ambani
181 Novartis Health care $44.267[198] January 26, 2010 $134,928 100,735 SIX: NOVN Basel, Switzerland Joseph Jimenez
182 Mitsui & Co. Conglomerate $44.048[199] March 31, 2010 ? ? TYO: 8045 Tokyo, Japan -
183 Sears Holdings Retailing $44.043[200] January 30, 2010 $12,660[25] 355,000 NASDAQ: SHLD Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States Louis D'Ambrosio
184 Rio Tinto Mining $44.036[201] 2009 - 101,994 ASX: RIO London, United Kingdom and  City of Melbourne, Australia Tom Albanese
185 LG Electronics Conglomerate $44.000[202] 2010 $136,229 82,772 KRX: 066570 Seoul, South Korea Koo Bon-joon
185 Shinhan Financial Group Financial services $43.975[203] 2009 - - KRX: 055550, NYSE: SHG Seoul, South Korea Sang Hoon Shin
186 Wesfarmers Retailing $43.949[204] June 30, 2010 $32,530 200,000 ASX: WES Perth, Australia Bob Every
187 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Banking $43.896[205] March 31, 2010 $68,694 57,500 TYO: 8306 Tokyo, Japan Nobuo Kuroyanagi
188 Intel Semiconductors $43.623[206] December 25, 2010 $109,210 82,500 NASDAQ: INTC Mountain View, California, United States Paul S. Otellini
189 Sumitomo Life Insurance Insurance $43.272[207] March 31, 2010 - - N/A (Mutual) Osaka, Japan -
192 Caterpillar Heavy equipment $42.588[208] 2010 - - NYSE: CAT Peoria, Illinois, USA Douglas R. Oberhelman
194 Sanofi Health care $42.218[209] 2009 $102,849 96,439 Euronext: SAN Paris, France Chris Viehbacher
195 Chrysler Automotive $41.946[210] 2010 N/A - Private company Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA Sergio Marchionne
196 Bunge Limited Agriculture $41.926[211] 2009 $13,400[25] 30,000 NYSE: BG White Plains, New York, United States Alberto Weisser
197 Sojitz Sogo shosha $41.338[212] March 31, 2010 $4,790[25] 17,331 TYO: 2768 Tokyo, Japan Yutaka Kase
198 MetLife Insurance $41.058[213] 2009 $42,734 83,800 NYSE: MET New York City, United States C. Robert Henrikson
199 Safeway Retailing $40.8507[214] January 2, 2010 $12,650[25] 201,000 NYSE: SWY Pleasanton, California, United States Steven Burd
200 SuperValu Retailing $40.597[215] February 27, 2010 $5,550[25] 200,000 NYSE: SVU Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States Craig Herkert
201 UBS Financial services $40.561[216] 2009 - 65,233[217] SIX: UBSN, NYSE: UBS Zurich & Basel, Switzerland Oswald Grübel
202 Kraft Foods Food $40.386[218] 2009 $40,172[218] 97,000[218] NYSE: KFT Northfield, Illinois, United States Irene Rosenfeld
204 Ahold Retailing $40.229[219] 2009 $15,790[25] 206,000[220] Euronext: AH Amsterdam, Netherlands Dick Boer
205 Cisco Information technology $40.04[221] July 31, 2010 $137,716 70,700 NASDAQ: CSCO San Jose, California, United States John T. Chambers

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