The 3M Company, formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation based in Maplewood, Minnesota, United States. With over 84,000 employees, we produce more than 55,000 products, including: adhesives, abrasives, laminates, passive fire protection, dental products, electronic materials, medical products, car care products (such as sun films, polish, wax, car shampoo, treatment for the exterior, interior and the under chassis rust protection), electronic circuits and optical films. 3M has operations in more than 60 countries – 29 international companies with manufacturing operations, and 35 with laboratories.

A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, is a Danish business conglomerate. A.P. Moller – Maersk Group has activities in a variety of business sectors, primarily within the transportation and energy sectors. It is the largest container ship operator and supply vessel operator in the world since 1996. A.P. Moller – Maersk Group is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, with subsidiaries and offices in more than 135 countries worldwide and around 108,000 employees.

ABB is a Swedish-Swiss multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, operating in robotics and mainly in the power and automation technology areas. ABB is one of the largest engineering companies as well as one of the largest conglomerates in the world. ABB has operations in around 100 countries, with approximately 124,000 employees.

Abbott Laboratories is an American-based global, diversified (multi-division) pharmaceuticals and health care products company. It has 90,000 employees and operates in over 130 countries. The company headquarters are in Abbott Park, North Chicago, Illinois.

Accenture plc is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing and outsourcing company headquartered in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is the largest consulting firm in the world. As of September 2011, the company had more than 244,000 employees across 120 countries.

Acer Inc. is a multinational information technology and electronics corporation headquartered in Xizhi, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Acer's products include desktop and laptop PCs, tablet computers, servers, storage devices, displays, smart phones and peripherals. It also provides e-business services to businesses, governments and consumers. Acer is the fourth largest PC maker in the world.

Grupo ACS is a Spanish company with headquarters in Madrid dedicated to civil and engineering construction, all types services and telecommunications. It is one of the leading construction companies in the world, with projects in many countries around the world. The group has a global presence, including countries like Germany, India, Brazil, Chile and Morocco.

Adecco S.A. is a human resources company, based in Glattbrugg near Zürich, Switzerland. Adecco employs 700,000 temporary workers and contractors who are supplied to business clients; it has over 33,000 employees (FTEs) and 5,500 offices in 60 countries and territories around the world.

Aegon N.V. with head office in The Hague, Netherlands, is one of the world’s largest life insurance and pension groups, and a strong provider of investment products. At the end of 2010, Aegon companies employed about 27,500 people worldwide, serving approximately 40 million customers.

Aeon Group is a group of retail and financial services companies based in Chiba, Japan. It has sister companies in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Malaysia and also trades under the JUSCO name. It is Japan’s largest retail group in terms of sales.

Aetna, Inc. is an American health insurance company, providing a range of traditional and consumer directed health care insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care, and disability plans, and medical management capabilities.

Aflac Incorporated based in Columbus, Georgia is the largest provider of supplemental insurance in the United States. In the United States, Aflac underwrites a wide range of insurance policies, but is perhaps more known for its payroll deduction insurance coverage, which pays cash benefits when a policyholder has a covered accident or illness. The company is the largest life insurer in Japan in terms of individual insurance policies in force. Aflac is also well known for its supplemental medical policies. Aflac has a field force of over 72,500 agents in the U.S.

Agricultural Bank of China Limited (ABC, also known as AgBank is one of the "Big Four” banks in the People’s Republic of China. It has its headquarters in Beijing and branches throughout mainland China, Hong Kong, London, Tokyo, New York, Frankfurt, Sydney, Seoul and Singapore. ABC has 320 million retail customers, 2.7 million corporate clients, and nearly 24,000 branches. It is China's third largest lender by assets. As of 2011, it ranks 8th among the Top 1000 World Banks

Air France-KLM is a French airline holding company incorporated under French law with its headquarters at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in Tremblay-en-France, Paris. The group has offices in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, and in Amstelveen, Netherlands. Air France-KLM is the result of the merger in 2004 between Air France and KLM. In 2008, it was the largest airline company in the world in terms of total operating revenues, and also the largest in the world in terms of international passenger kilometers. Air France-KLM Airlines transported 71.374 million passengers in 2010.

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. also known as Aisin is a Japanese corporation which develops and produces components and systems for the automotive industry. Aisin Seiki currently supplies engine, drive train, body and chassis, aftermarket, and other main automotive parts for various major OEM’s. In addition to partaking in the automotive markets, Aisin also offers life & amenity products (e.g. furniture and sewing machines), energy systems, welfare products, and other products/services. Aisin is 30% owned by the Toyota Group of companies.

Akzo Nobel N.V., is a Dutch multinational, active in the fields of decorative paints, performance coatings, and specialty chemicals. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the company has activities in more than 80 countries, and employs approximately 55,000 people.

Alcatel-Lucent is a global telecommunications corporation, headquartered in Paris, France. It provides telecommunications solutions to service providers, enterprises, and governments around the world, enabling these customers to deliver voice, data, and video services. The company focuses on fixed, mobile and converged networking hardware, IP technologies, software and services. It holds Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation and R&D houses in the communications industry. Alcatel-Lucent has operations in more than 130 countries.

Alcoa Inc. is the world's third largest producer of aluminum. From its operational headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Alcoa conducts operations in 31 countries. Alcoa is a world leader in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina combined, through its active and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry: technology, mining, refining, smelting, fabricating, and recycling. Aluminum and alumina represent more than three-fourths of Alcoa’s revenue. Non-aluminum products include precision castings and aerospace and industrial fasteners. Alcoa’s products are used worldwide in aircraft, automobiles, commercial transportation, packaging, building and construction, oil and gas, defense, and industrial applications.

Japanese pharmaceutical wholesaler Alfresa Holdings Corporation encompasses Alfresa Corporation, which oversees the wholesale side of the business (the group's bread and butter), and Alfresa Pharma, which takes care of manufacturing, marketing, and importing and exporting. Both deal not only in drug products, but diagnostic reagents and medical equipment, as well. Additional businesses under the aegis of Alfresa Holdings include Ando Co., Daiwa Pharmaceutical Wholesalers, Kowa Pharmaceuticals, and Qingdao Nesco Medical Co.

Alliance Boots GmbH is a leading international, pharmacy-led health and beauty group. It has two core business activities - pharmacy-led health and beauty retailing, and pharmaceutical wholesaling and distribution - and has a presence in more than 25 countries. It was formed in 2006 through a merger of the listed British high street pharmacist Boots Group and the pan-European wholesale and retail pharmacy group Alliance UniChem. Alliance Boots was initially a British plc listed on the London Stock Exchange. In 2007 it was bought out in a private equity transaction. In 2008 the trading business was transferred to a Swiss GmbH, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of a British company, AB Acquisitions Holdings Limited. The Group's operations are mainly carried out under the Boots and Alliance Healthcare brands. Boots UK is the UK's leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer. Alliance Boots is also the largest pharmaceutical wholesaler in the UK through its Alliance Healthcare (Distribution) Ltd business. Alliance Boots employs over 115,500 staff and operates more than 3,280 retail stores, around 3,180 of these have pharmacies. Alliance Boots' pharmaceutical wholesale division serves over 160,000 pharmacies, doctors, hospitals and health centres via over 370 depots.

The Allstate Corporation headquartered in Northfield Township, Illinois is the second-largest personal lines insurer in the United States. The company also has personal lines insurance operations in Canada.

Alstom is a large French multinational conglomerate with headquarters in Paris which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. Alstom employs more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom is active in the field of hydroelectric power generation; in conventional islands for nuclear power plants; and in environmental control systems. It is also the manufacturer of the AGV, TGV, and Eurostar trains, as well as of Citadis trams. Alstom is also present in the urban transport market, and is behind regional train models, signaling infrastructure equipment, and a number of associated services.

Aluminum Corporation of China Limited, also known as Chalco, is a multinational aluminum company headquartered in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. It is the world’s second-largest alumina producer (and the only producer in China) and third-largest primary aluminum producer (and the largest producer in China). Chinalco is principally engaged in the extraction of aluminum oxide, electrolyzation of virgin aluminum and the processing and production of aluminum.

Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational electronic commerce company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan and China. It is also expected to launch its websites in Poland, Netherlands and Sweden. It also provides international shipping to certain countries for some of its products. Amazon.com started as an online bookstore, but soon diversified, selling DVDs, CDs, MP3 downloads, software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food, and toys.

América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the third largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. América Móvil provides services to over 215 million wireless subscribers in America, primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean.

American Express Company or AmEx, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in New York City, United States. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card, and traveler’s cheque businesses. Amex cards account for approximately 24% of the total dollar volume of credit card transactions in the US, the highest of any card issuer.

American International Group, Inc. or AIG is an American multinational insurance corporation. Its corporate headquarters is located in New York City. The British headquarters office is in London, continental Europe operations are based in Paris, and its Asian headquarters office is in Hong Kong.

AmerisourceBergen Corporation is a Pennsylvania based drug wholesale company that was formed by the merger of Bergen Brunswig and AmeriSource in 2001. The company provides drug distribution and related services designed to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes, distribute a line of brand name and generic pharmaceuticals, over the counter (OTC) health care products and home health care supplies and equipment to a wide variety of health care providers located throughout the United States, including acute care hospitals and health systems, independent and chain retail pharmacies, , mail-order facilities, physicians, clinics and other alternate site facilities, as well as skilled nursing and assisted living centers. The company also provides pharmaceuticals and pharmacy services to long-term care, workers' compensation and specialty drug patients. It is a market leader in pharmaceutical distribution.

Anglo American plc is a British multinational mining company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is a major producer of diamonds, copper, nickel, iron ore and metallurgical and thermal coal and the world's largest producer of platinum, with around 40% of world output. It has operations in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. abbreviated as AB InBev) is a Belgo-Brazilian multinational beverages beverages company headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. It is the world's largest brewer with nearly 25% global market share and one of the world's top five consumer products companies. The company employs around 116,000 people in over 30 countries. With the integration of Anheuser-Busch, 45% of the company's sales come from North America.

Apple Inc. is a California-based American multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products are the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod , the iPhone and the iPad. Its software includes the Mac OS X operating system; the iTunes media browser; the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software; the iWork suite of productivity software; Aperture, a professional photography package; Final Cut Studio, a suite of professional audio and film-industry software products; Logic Studio, a suite of music production tools; the Safari web browser; and iOS, a mobile operating system. As of July 2011, Apple has 357 retail stores in ten countries, and an online store. As of September 24, 2011 , the company had 60,400 permanent full-time employees and 2,900 temporary full-time employees worldwide

ArcelorMittal S.A. is a global steel company headquartered in Luxembourg. It is the largest steel producing company in the world and is the market leader in steel for use in automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging. It holds sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and operates extensive distribution networks. The company was formed in 2006 by the takeover of Arcelor by Mittal Steel. Its industrial presence in Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America gives the Group exposure to all the key steel markets, from emerging to mature. ArcelorMittal is looking to develop positions in the high-growth Indian and Chinese markets. The company’s crude steel production of 116 million tons, represents around 10% of the world steel output.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is an American global food processing corporation headquartered in Decatur, Illinois. ADM operates more than 270 plants worldwide, where cereal grains and oilseeds are processed into products used in food, beverage, nutraceutical, industrial and animal feed markets worldwide. ADM also provides agricultural storage and transportation services. The American River Transportation Company along with AMD Trucking, Inc. are subsidiaries of ADM.

Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. is the largest insurance company in Italy and one of the largest in Europe. It has its headquarters in Trieste. In 2010, Assicurazioni Generali Group was the second largest insurance group in the world in revenue. Generali operates primarily in Europe, Middle East and East Asia, with large market shares in Italy, Poland, Germany, France, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Israel, Japan, China and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with secondary operations in Latin America, for example, in Panama.

AstraZeneca plc is a British multinational pharmaceutical and biologics company headquartered in London, United Kingdom with research and development in Sweden. Created in 1999 through the merger of Swedish Astra AB and British Zeneca Group plc, it is the world's seventh-largest pharmaceutical company measured by revenues and has operations in over 100 countries. AstraZeneca develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceuticals to treat disorders in the gastrointestinal, cardiac and vascular, neurological and psychiatric, infection, respiratory, pathological inflammation and oncology areas. The company employs over 11,000 people at research facilities in the United Kingdom, United States, Sweden, France, Canada, India, China and Japan.

AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the second largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband subscription television services. It is the 20th largest mobile telecom operator in the world with over 100.7 million mobile customers. The current AT&T reconstitutes much of the former Bell System and includes ten of the original 22 Bell Operating Companies, along with one it partially owned (Southern New England Telephone), and the original long distance division.

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, commonly called ANZ, is the fourth largest bank in Australia. Australian operations make up the largest part of ANZ's business, with commercial and retail banking dominating. ANZ is also the largest bank in New Zealand, where the legal entity became known as ANZ National Bank Limited in 2004 and where it operates two brands, ANZ and the National Bank of New Zealand. In addition to operations throughout Australia and New Zealand, ANZ also extends to twenty-five other nations.

Aviation Industry Corporation of China AVIC is a Chinese state-owned company of aviation industry, both military and civilian. It was founded in 1951 as the Aviation Industry Administration Commission.

Aviva plc is a British multinational insurance company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the sixth-largest insurance company in the world measured by net premium income and has 53 million customers across 28 countries. It is the market leader in both general insurance and life and pensions in the UK and has major businesses in Asia, Continental Europe and North America.

AXA S.A. is a French global insurance group headquartered in Paris. AXA is a conglomerate of independently run businesses, operated according to the laws and regulations of many different countries. The AXA group of companies engage in life, health and other forms of insurance, as well as investment management. The group operates primarily in Western Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific Region, and the Middle East. The AXA Group encompasses five operating business segments: Life & Savings, Property & Casualty, International Insurance (including reinsurance), Asset Management and Other Financial Services. It ranks as the 9th largest company in the world (based on revenue).

BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defense, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the second-largest based on revenues. BAE Systems is the successor to various aircraft and defense electronics companies, including The Marconi Company, the first commercial company devoted to the development and use of radio; A.V. Roe and Company, one of the world's first aircraft companies; de Havilland, manufacturer of the world's first commercial jet airliner; British Aircraft Corporation, co-manufacturer of the Concorde supersonic transport; and Supermarine, manufacturer of the Spitfire.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. or BBVA, is a multinational Spanish banking group. It was formed in 1999 from the merger of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya and Argentaria, both of which in turn had previously amalgamated three important banks in Spain, namely Banco de Bilbao, Banco de Vizcaya, Banco Exterior de España and the state-owned Caja Postal de Ahorros, with other minor entities. BBVA is the second largest bank in Spain and 7th largest financial institution in the Western world with a market capitalization of over 61 billion Euros. The bank has recently focused on overseas expansion, and now operates in 40 countries. Like many other Spanish companies, it enjoys a dominant position in Spanish-speaking Latin American countries. It also has a strong presence in southern European countries, especially Portugal and Italy, and has expanded into the United States and in Asia.

Bradesco is one of the biggest banks in Brazil. Bradesco was the largest private bank in Brazil until Banco Itaú and Unibanco merged in 2009. Bradesco is headquartered in Osasco, has 4,634 branches. Bradesco offers Internet Banking, insurance, pension plans, annuities, credit card services (including football club affinity cards for soccer fans) for customers, and savings bonds. The bank also provides personal and commercial loans, as well as leasing services. Internationally, Bradesco has branches in New York, Grand Cayman and Nassau, and banking or financial subsidiaries or affiliates in London, Nassau, Luxembourg, Buenos Aires, Grand Cayman and Tokyo. Banco Bradesco is constantly expanding and has recently acquired Banco do Estado do Maranhão, Banco Mercantil de São Paulo, Banco Ibi S.A., and the Brazilian operations of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management and American Express.

Banco do Brasil S.A. is the largest Brazilian and Latin American bank by assets, and the third by market value. The bank, headquartered in Brasília is the oldest active bank in Brazil — and one of the oldest financial institutions in the world. Banco do Brasil is controlled by the Brazilian government but its stock is traded at the São Paulo Stock Exchange and its management follows standard international banking practices (Basel Accords). Since 2000 it is one of the four most-profitable Brazilian banks and holds a strong leadership position in retail banking. Banco do Brasil has a few branches in the USA (New York, Miami) and other countries. These branches are intended for use by large companies and for permanent residents of Brasil who visit the other countries, but they offer regular services for residents of the countries where they are located. Banco do Brasil has been expanding its international presence and currently has more than 44 points of service abroad, divided into branches, sub-branches, business units / offices and subsidiaries.

The Santander Group is a Spanish banking group centered on Banco Santander, S.A., the largest bank in the Eurozone and one of the largest banks in the world in terms of market capitalisation.

Bank of America Corporation, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization. The bank is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bank of America serves clients in more than 150 countries and has a relationship with 99% of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies and 83% of the Fortune Global 500. In 2010, Forbes listed Bank of America as the 3rd biggest company in the world. The bank's 2008 acquisition of Merrill Lynch made Bank of America the world's largest wealth management corporation and a major player in the investment banking market. Bank of America operates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and more than 40 non-U.S. countries. It has a "retail banking footprint" that "covers approximately 80 percent of the U.S. population, it serves "approximately 57 million consumer and small business relationships at "5,900 banking centers".

Bank of China Limited is one of the big four state-owned commercial banks of the People's Republic of China. It was founded in 1912 by the Government of the Republic of China, to replace the Government Bank of Imperial China. It is the oldest bank in China. Its headquarters are in Xicheng District, Beijing.

Bank of Communications Limited, founded in 1908, is one of the largest banks in China. Today, the Bank of Communications is amongst the top 5 leading commercial banks in China and has an extensive network of over 2,800 branches covering over 80 major cities. Apart from Hong Kong, the Bank has also established overseas branches in New York, Tokyo, Singapore and representative offices in London and Frankfurt. As of January 2005, 19.9% of the bank is owned by HSBC.

The Bank of Nova Scotia, commonly known as Scotiabank, is the third largest bank in Canada by deposits and market capitalization. It serves some 19 million customers in more than 55 countries around the world and offers a broad range of products and services including personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking.