Our annual chronicle of transparency and accountability includes more than 25 companies that were not on last year’s list.

By The Editors

Hormel CEO Jeffrey Ettinger discusses transparency, hunger relief, and animal welfare.

By Dirk Olin

Between the relative and the absolute falls the shadow.

By Mark W. McElroy and Jo Van Engelen

The global marketplace has never witnessed an environment so fraught with peril and filled with promise.

By Dean Simone

A horse breeder, a pharmaceutical giant, and a automaker each offer lessons on damaged brand reputation.

By Bob Vanourek and Gregg Vanourek

In assessing the many stakeholders affected by any CR initiative, consider a new gauge: return on impact.

By William B. Horne