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NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- "The Vaccine Makers" take the Top Spot, Followed by Alibaba at No. 2, and

PayPal at No. 3

FORTUNE has announced its sixth annual "Change the World" (

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) list, which showcases over 50 companies that have made an important social or

environmental impact through their profit-making strategy and operations this

year. Companies are recognized for innovative business strategies that

positively impact the world. This year's list includes 28 companies from the

U.S. and Canada; 10 from Asia and the Middle East; 8 from Europe; and 3 each

from Africa and Latin America.

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The introduction to the 2020 list explains: "FORTUNE's Change the World list is

built on the premise that the profit motive can inspire companies to tackle

society's unmet needs. The 2020 list stresses a crucial corollary: No business

succeeds alone. Collaboration among companies, even among rivals, is a common

thread in many of the stories that follow—in the effort to make "green" steel,

in the campaign to close America's racial wealth gap, and above all in the race

for a COVID-19 vaccine. As we face unprecedented collective challenges—a global

pandemic, climate change, profound income inequality—cooperation has become a

business superpower."

No. 1 on the 2020 Change the World list are "The Vaccine Makers," drugmakers

teaming up like never before to fight COVID-19. FORTUNE Editor-in-Chief Clifton

Leaf writes, "For a sector that has long been at or near the bottom of public

opinion ratings […] the COVID crisis has provided an opportunity for

redemption. And many knowledgeable observers say the industry has grabbed it.

Perhaps the most unexpected aspect to that response has been the sector's

wholehearted embrace of collaboration." Read more here (

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).

View the complete 2020 Change the World list:

https://fortune.com/change-the-world/2020/  

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FORTUNE'S 2020 "CHANGE THE WORLD" LIST TOP 10:

1. The Vaccine Makers  

2. Alibaba

3. PayPal

4. Nvidia  

5. BlackRock  

6. Zoom

7. Safaricom  

8. Regeneron  

9. Walmart  

10. Serum Institute of India

The Change the World list is developed in collaboration with the Shared Value

Initiative. This final list was selected and ranked by the editors of FORTUNE

based on the magazine's own reporting and analysis. View the complete

methodology here (

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).

FORTUNE PR Contact:

Alison Klooster

Alison.klooster@fortune.com

646-437-6613

SOURCE  FORTUNE Media