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Business Wire
23-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Linde Named One of Ethisphere's 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies®
WOKING, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Linde (Nasdaq: LIN) today announced it has been included in the 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® list for the fifth consecutive year. Ethisphere's annual list identifies organizations that prioritize integrity and ethical business practices. Each company is subject to a thorough assessment across five core categories: ethics & compliance, culture, corporate citizenship & responsibility, governance and third-party management. Only companies that achieve the highest scores are included in the final list. In 2025, Ethisphere recognized 136 companies across 19 countries and 44 industries. 'Ethical business practices help create sustainable value for all Linde's stakeholders,' said Sanjiv Lamba, Chief Executive Officer, Linde. 'Integrity is at the core of who we are, and Linde's employees strive relentlessly alongside our customers, suppliers and partners in more than 80 countries to embed this commitment in every aspect of our operations.' Linde's commitment to legal and ethical business practices is underpinned by a comprehensive and robust compliance program. Its Code of Business Integrity is designed to ensure that Linde adheres to the highest standards when conducting business, and that it complies with all applicable laws and regulations wherever it operates. Linde has been recognized through successive years of inclusion in the World's Most Ethical Companies and the Dow Jones Best-In-Class World Index (formerly the Dow Jones Sustainable World Index). About Linde Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2024 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet. The company serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity & specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions. For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Kao is the Only Asian Company Recognized as One of the World's Most Ethical Companies® for 19th Consecutive Year
Kao has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® in 2025 by Ethisphere, marking 19 consecutive years of recognition since the award's inception in 2007. Kao is one of only six companies worldwide and the only Asian company to have received the award for 19 consecutive years. TOKYO, March 27, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kao Corporation (TOKYO:4452), a leading manufacturer of personal care and household products, cosmetics and specialty chemicals, has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® 2025 by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. The World's Most Ethical Companies® list honors companies excelling in transparency, integrity, ethics, and compliance. Kao is one of only six companies worldwide and the only Asian company to have received the award for 19 consecutive years since it was established in 2007. In 2025, 136 companies in 19 countries were selected from 44 business categories with Kao standing as the sole recipient in the Health and Beauty Care category to be honored every year. Yoshihiro Hasebe, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, expressed gratitude for the accolade: "We are honored to have been selected as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® for 19 consecutive years. 'Integrity as the only choice' is at the heart of our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, and external recognition such as this is invaluable to us. We remain committed to tackling challenges with courage as we strive toward ambitious goals, aiming to lead our industry and fulfill our purpose—creating a Kirei world in which all life lives in harmony." Ethisphere's Chief Executive Officer, Erica Salmon Byrne, said: "We are, once again, delighted to honor Kao as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies®. Kao is one of only six companies to have received this recognition from its inception—19 times. This achievement is a testament to Kao's dedication to continually advancing best practices for ethics, compliance, and governance. We look forward to seeing Kao's continued leadership in furthering business integrity across the industry and globally." Committed to Integrity by Upholding the Kao Way The Ethisphere accolade is based on an assessment of companies' efforts in the areas of transparency, integrity, ethics, and compliance—values that are deeply ingrained in Kao's heritage and culture. The Kao Group upholds "Integrity as the only choice" as one of the fundamental values that form the basis of its corporate philosophy, the Kao Way. The word "integrity" is derived from the Japanese phrase seido wo ayumu, which was coined by Kao's founder and literally means "walk the right path." This signifies acting in accordance with the law to conduct honest, ethical and sound business activities. To implement the Kao Way, the Kao Group worldwide shares the Kao Business Conduct Guidelines. The company operates in alignment with these Guidelines, which act as a guide in times of uncertainty, a core principle in daily work and a foundation for achieving sustainability for both the company and Business Conduct Guidelines Related Information Kao sustainability website Kao Integrated Report 2024 Kao Sustainability Report 2024 World's Most Ethical Companies® About the Kirei Lifestyle Plan Over the past 130 years, Kao has worked to improve people's lives and help them realize more sustainable lifestyles—a Kirei Lifestyle. The Japanese word "kirei" describes something that is clean, well-ordered, and beautiful all at once. For Kao, this concept of "kirei" not only describes appearance but also attitude—a desire to create beauty for oneself, for other people, and for the natural world around us. Aiming to realize a more sustainable way of living, in April 2019, the Kao Group established its ESG strategy known as the Kirei Lifestyle Plan. By 2030, Kao aims to empower at least 1 billion people, to enjoy more beautiful lives. Kao also strives to have 100% of its products leave a full lifecycle environmental footprint that science says our natural world can safely visit the Kao sustainability website for more information. About Kao Kao, a Japan-based manufacturer of personal care and household products, cosmetics, and specialty chemicals creates high-value-added products and services that provide care and enrichment for the life of all people and the planet. Through its brands such as Attack laundry detergent, Bioré and Jergens skin care products, Laurier sanitary products, Curél, SENSAI, and MOLTON BROWN cosmetics, and Oribe hair care products, Kao is part of the everyday lives of people across Asia, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Combined with its chemical business, which contributes to a wide range of industries, Kao generates about 1,630 billion yen in annual sales. Kao employs about 32,600 people worldwide and has more than 130 years of history in innovation. As an enterprise that provides products people use on a daily basis, the Kao Group takes responsibility to actively reduce the environmental footprint of its products throughout the product lifecycle. This is laid out in Kao's ESG strategy, the Kirei Lifestyle Plan, which launched in visit the Kao Group website for additional information. 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Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Xcel Energy named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for sixth consecutive year
Award recognizes company's leadership in integrity, culture and sustainability MINNEAPOLIS, March 24, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the sixth year in a row, Xcel Energy has been named a World's Most Ethical Companies® honoree by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. Xcel Energy is one of only seven energy companies in the United States recognized this year among 136 global honorees. "We are committed to creating a culture where employees feel empowered to do the right thing for our customers and communities," said Bob Frenzel, chairman, president and CEO of Xcel Energy. "Being recognized again as a World's Most Ethical Companies honoree is credit to all of our teammates who have worked diligently to hold each other to exceptional ethical standards while we continue to deliver safe, reliable, sustainable energy while keeping bills as low as possible." "Congratulations to Xcel Energy for achieving recognition as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies®. Behind this honor is a true dedication and a commitment to advancing business integrity. This approach is good for business – employees and other stakeholders value companies that prioritize the kinds of practices we measure with our process," said Erica Salmon Byrne, Ethisphere's Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Chair. The World's Most Ethical Companies assessment is grounded in Ethisphere's proprietary Ethics Quotient®, which requires companies to provide 240+ different proof points on practices that support robust ethics and compliance; governance; a culture of ethics; environmental and social impact; and initiatives that support a strong value chain. That data undergoes further analysis by experts who vet and evaluate each year's applicants. This process serves as a framework to capture and codify best-in-class ethics and compliance practices from organizations across industries and from around the world. Xcel Energy employees champion the company's values of Connected, Committed, Trustworthy and Safe to create a culture of excellence that realized by our customers, our people and in our performance. In 2024, Xcel Energy announced an ambitious five-year investment plan to strengthen our energy grid to protect against increasingly frequent and extreme weather and to meet the increasing demands of a more electrified economy while lowering emissions across the most significant ways customers use energy — electricity, natural gas use in buildings and transportation. The full list of the 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies can be found here. About Xcel Energy Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) provides the energy that powers millions of homes and businesses across eight Western and Midwestern states. Headquartered in Minneapolis, the company is an industry leader in responsibly reducing carbon emissions and producing and delivering clean energy solutions from a variety of renewable sources at competitive prices. For more information, visit or follow us on X and Facebook. About Ethisphere Ethisphere is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that strengthen corporate brands, build trust in the marketplace, and deliver business success. Companies turn ethics, compliance, and culture into a business advantage by leveraging Ethisphere's data-driven program and culture assessments featuring the latest guidance and the practices of hundreds of global organizations across the 8 pillars of an ethical culture, and 240+ ethics, compliance, social, and governance data points delivered through a proprietary software platform. Ethisphere also honors superior integrity programs through World's Most Ethical Companies® recognition, brings together a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA), and advances ethical business practices through the Global Ethics Summit, Ethisphere Magazine and the Ethicast podcast. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts Xcel Energy Media Relations(612) Sign in to access your portfolio
Associated Press
12-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Eaton named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® for the 14th time by the Ethisphere Institute
Intelligent power management company Eaton (NYSE:ETN) has again received the 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® recognition by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. Grounded in Ethisphere's proprietary Ethics Quotient®, the annual assessment requires companies to provide 240+ proof points on practices supporting ethics and compliance, governance, culture, environmental and social impact and initiatives supporting a strong value chain. The data undergoes further qualitative analysis by Ethisphere's panel of experts who spend thousands of hours vetting and evaluating each applicant. In 2025, 136 honorees were recognized across 19 countries and 44 industries. Eaton was among 12 honorees in the industrial manufacturing industry. 'We are honored to be recognized once again as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies®. This is not something we take for granted; it is something we strive to earn each year,' said Joe Rodgers, senior vice president, Global Ethics and Compliance at Eaton. 'We believe in the power of integrity, and I am grateful to Eaton's employees worldwide who embody our core values every day.' Over the years, Rodgers has shared his perspective on building an ethical culture with Ethisphere Magazine, specifically how Storytelling is Your Ethics Superpower and How Leaders at Eaton Owns Ethics. Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we're helping to solve the world's most urgent power management challenges and building a more sustainable society for people today and generations to come. Founded in 1911, Eaton has continuously evolved to meet the changing and expanding needs of our stakeholders. With revenues of nearly $25 billion in 2024, the company serves customers in more than 160 countries. For more information, visit LinkedIn. +1 (440) 523-4306 SOURCE: Eaton Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 03/12/2025 06:45 AM/DISC: 03/12/2025 06:46 AM
Associated Press
12-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Ethisphere Names Southwire One of the 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® for the Second Consecutive Year
Southwire, North America's leading wire and cable company, has received the 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® recognition by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. In 2025, Ethisphere recognized 136 companies spanning 19 countries and 44 industries. 2025 marks the second consecutive year that Southwire has been recognized. This year, Southwire is one of only four honorees in the electronics and components industry. 'It is an honor to be recognized once again by Ethisphere as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies,' said Rich Stinson, Southwire's president and CEO. 'Receiving this recognition for two years in a row is a testament to the fact that doing right is not only one of our core tenets of sustainability but a true pillar of Southwire's culture.' The World's Most Ethical Companies assessment is grounded in Ethisphere's proprietary Ethics Quotient®, which requires companies to provide 240+ different proof points on practices that support robust ethics and compliance, governance, a culture of ethics, environmental and social impact and initiatives that support a strong value chain. That data undergoes further qualitative analysis by Ethisphere's panel of experts who spend thousands of hours vetting and evaluating each year's group of applicants. The process serves as an operating framework to capture and codify best-in-class ethics and compliancepractices from organizations across industries and from around the world. 'Being named as one of the 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® is an achievement and an honor we don't take lightly,' said Burt Fealing, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer. 'This recognition underscores Southwire's unwavering dedication to ethical business practices. Our commitment to integrity is not an empty promise; it's a guiding principle that informs the decisions we make in our work each and every day.' 'Congratulations to Southwire for achieving recognition as one of the World's Most EthicalCompanies®. Behind this honor is a true dedication and a commitment to advancing business integrity. This approach is good for business – employees and other stakeholders value companies that prioritize the kinds of practices we measure with our process,' said Erica Salmon Byrne, Ethisphere's Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Chair.
