Writer Anand Girid-
haradas has seen
firsthand corporate
efforts to solve social
ills. He’s since come
to see those efforts
as more self-serving
than world-changing.
Exposing
‘The Elite
Charade’
By ADAM LASHINSKY
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Making
the Planet
Better ...
Change
the
World
... And making money
doing it. Our fifth
annual Change the
World list spotlights
52 companies whose
core strategies make
life better for millions.
A New
Purpose for
Corporations
By ALAN MURRAY
100
Fastest-
Growing
Companies
Putting shareholders
first is no longer good
enough. Why the
powerful CEOs of the
Business Roundtable
are redefining its
mission.
The 33rd edition of
Fortune’s list ranks
the top performers
worldwide in rev-
enues, profits, and
stock returns over
the past three years.
How Target
Packaged a
Turnaround
By PHIL WAHBA
In 2017, the mega-
chain spooked Wall
Street by committing
billions to revamp its
stores. Today, better
e-commerce and
enhanced shopping
floors have turned
Target into a winner.
Global carmakers like
VW are betting electric
vehicles are the future.
To win in the world’s
largest EV market,
they will have to battle
a host of fierce new
Chinese competitors.
The Auto
Industry
Charges
Into China
By JEFFREY BALL
ON THE COVER:
PHOTOGRAPH BY
BEN BAKER
SEPTEMBER 2019
