12 Philippine Companies Make It to TIME’s Best Companies in 2024

(SPOT.ph) TIME has unveiled its inaugural 1,000 World’s Best Companies list—with 12 Philippine companies making the cut for 2024. Ayala Corporation leads the pack at the 274th place. 

The companies were ranked based on three main categories: employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and sustainability transparency.

Prominent conglomerates and holding companies from the Philippines included in the list are San Miguel Corporation, SM Investments, Jollibee Foods Corporation, Aboitiz Group, Robinsons Retail Holdings, and Alliance Global, so it's a group that covers various sectors from business services to food and beverage.

The banking and financial services sector is also well-represented with Security Bank Corporation, China Bank, and Metropolitan Bank and Trust making it to the elite 1000.

Impressively, Security Bank Corporation had both the highest employee satisfaction rank at 5th place and the highest sustainability rank at 632nd place out of the 12 Philippine companies on the list.

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Philippine companies in TIME World's Best Companies list

Ayala Corporation (Conglomerate)

• Rank – 274
• Overall score –89.43%
• Sustainability rank – 655
• Employee satisfaction rank – 41
• Revenue growth – High

Security Bank Corporation (Banking and Financial Services)

• Rank – 451
• Overall score – 87.39%
• Sustainability rank – 632
• Employee satisfaction rank – 5
• Revenue growth – Moderate

San Miguel Corporation (Food and Beverages)

• Rank – 463
• Overall score – 87.24%
• Sustainability rank – 851
• Employee satisfaction rank – 123
• Revenue growth – Very High

SM Investments (Banking and Financial Services)

• Rank – 502
• Overall score – 86.73%
• Sustainability rank – 763
• Employee satisfaction rank – 288
• Revenue growth – Very High

SM Prime Holdings (Business Services and Supplies)

• Rank – 577
• Overall score – 85.75%
• Sustainability rank – 735
• Employee satisfaction rank – 592
• Revenue growth – Very High

Jollibee Foods Corporation (Food and Beverages)

• Rank – 649
• Overall score – 84.81%
• Sustainability rank – 831
• Employee satisfaction rank – 425
• Revenue growth – Very High

Aboitiz Group (Conglomerate)

• Rank – 727
• Overall score – 83.81%
• Sustainability rank – 809
• Employee satisfaction rank – 639
• Revenue growth – High

Robinsons Retail Holdings (Retail, Wholesale, and Consumer Goods)

• Rank – 775
• Overall score – 82.89%
• Sustainability rank – 838
• Employee satisfaction rank – 316
• Revenue growth – Moderate

China Bank Philippines (Banking and Financial Services)

• Rank – 849
• Overall score – 80.98%
• Sustainability rank – 883
• Employee satisfaction rank – 465
• Revenue growth – High

Alliance Global (Conglomerate)

• Rank – 863
• Overall score – 80.49%
• Sustainability rank – 940
• Employee satisfaction rank – 120
• Revenue Growth – High

PLDT (Telecommunications Services)

• Rank – 897
• Overall score – 79.38%
• Sustainability rank – 691
• Employee satisfaction rank – 435
• Growth rate – Moderate

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Banking and Financial Services)

• Rank – 935
• Overall score – 77.38%
• Sustainability rank – 980
• Employee satisfaction rank – 162
• Growth rate – Moderate

Puregold Price Club (Retail, Wholesale, and Consumer Goods)

• Rank – 997
• Overall score – 72.14%
• Sustainability rank – 988
• Employee satisfaction rank – 694
• Growth rate – Moderate

According to TIME, "no one sector dominated" in 2024, but four of the top 10 companies in the world are tech giants Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta Platforms (Facebook's parent company) scoring above 96%.

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