The Tata group has emerged as the world’s sixth most reputed company, but the country’s most valued firm Reliance Industries failed to make the grade in the annual “Global 200: The World’s Best Corporate Reputations” list, compiled by US-based Reputation Institute.

1.Toyota

2.Google

3.Ikea

4.Ferrero

5.Johnson & Johnson

6.Tatas

Tatas is ranked higher than companies such as Walt Disney, Marks and Spencers, Xerox, Colgate-Palmolive, Sony, Honda, General Electric (GE), all of which are in the top 50.

14.Infosys Technologies

OTHERS IN THE LIST

77thMaruti Udyog (Suzuki) Ltd

107thState Bank of India

131thHindustan Lever Ltd

147thHero Honda Motors

161stLife Insurance Corp of India

169thBajaj Auto

186thONGC

191stMahindra and Mahindra

199thIndian Oil Corp

ALSO RAN

Other Indian companies that were considered for the list, but failed to make the cut ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, BSNL, Wipro, Grasim Industries, ITC, BPCL.

Air India

It was claimed to have the weakest reputation among the companies from India.

How they did it

The overall rankings are based on the companies’ performance on seven dimensions — workplace, citizenship, governance, products/services, innovation, leadership and performance.