2013 World's Most Admired Companies (Fortune Magazine)

Fortune Magazine's 2013 list of "World's Most Admired Companies," is an annual ranking of the world's most admired and respected companies.

Companies are assessed based on their performance in several key areas including innovation and social responsibility.

This annual ranking from Fortune is widely considered a definitive report card on corporate reputations. According to Fortune, these companies have shown a commitment to social responsibility and high ethical standards.

Here are the rankings of the top 50 companies as assessed by Fortune Magazine:

Rank	Company Name	Location	Score *
1	Apple	CA	8.24
2	Google	CA	8.01
3	Amazon.com	WA	7.28
4	Coca-Cola	GA	7.32
5	Starbucks	WA	7.94
6	IBM	NY	7.37
7	Southwest Airlines	TX	5.52
8	Berkshire Hathaway	NE	7.18
9	Walt Disney	CA	7.84
10	FedEx	TN	7
11	General Electric	CT	6.9
12	McDonald's	IL	7.81
13	American Express	NY	7.55
14	BMW	Germany	6.67
15	Procter & Gamble	OH	7.37
16	Nordstrom	WA	7.28
17	Microsoft	WA	6.15
18	Nike	OR	7.94
19	Whole Foods Market	TX	7.49
20	Caterpillar	IL	7.87
21	3M	MN	6.49
22	Target	MN	7.22
23	Costco Wholesale	WA	6.95
23	Johnson & Johnson	NJ	6.21
25	Exxon Mobil	TX	8.19
26	Boeing	IL	7.48
27	Wal-Mart Stores	AR	6.88
28	J.P. Morgan Chase	NY	7.46
29	Toyota Motor	Japan	6.95
30	UPS	GA	6.84
31	Singapore Airlines	Singapore	6.1
32	Nestlé	Switzerland	8.1
33	Volkswagen	Germany	6.25
34	Goldman Sachs Group	NY	6.57
35	Samsung Electronics	South Korea	6.5
36	Marriott International	MD	8.07
37	PepsiCo	NY	6.94
38	Wells Fargo	CA	7
39	Unilever	Britain/Netherlands	7.15
40	Deere	IL	7.62
41	DuPont	DE	6.65
42	Intel	CA	7.07
43	St. Jude Medical	MN	6.1
44	Accenture	Ireland	7.1
45	Home Depot	GA	6.88
46	Yum! Brands	KY	6.94
47	eBay	CA	6.67
48	Facebook	CA	7
49	Cisco Systems	CA	7.08
50	Ralph Lauren	NY	7.08