Waste management again named to ethisphere's world's most ethical
companies list
Houston--(business wire)--for the ninth straight year, waste management (nyse:wm) has been named one of the world’s most ethical companies by ethisphere institute. ethisphere’s world’s most ethical companies designation recognizes companies who align principle with action, work tirelessly to make trust part of their corporate dna, and in doing so, shape future industry standards by introducing tomorrow’s best practices today. waste management is the only company listed in the environmental services category. “saying the right things is easy. it’s doing the right things, however, that makes the real difference,” said david steiner, president and chief executive officer, waste management. “ethical business practices are at the heart of everything our 40,000 teammates do every day. we’re tremendously proud of them and grateful for this recognition from ethisphere.” methodology & scoring the world's most ethical company assessment is based upon the ethisphere institute’s ethics quotient™ (eq) framework developed over years of research and vetted and refined by the expert advice from ethisphere’s world’s most ethical company methodology advisory panel. the eq offers a quantitative way to assess a company’s performance in an objective, consistent and standardized way. the information collected provides a comprehensive sampling of definitive criteria of core competencies, rather than all aspects of corporate governance, risk, sustainability, compliance and ethics. scores are generated in five key categories: ethics and compliance program (35%), corporate citizenship and responsibility (20%), culture of ethics (20%), governance (15%) and leadership, innovation and reputation (10%) and provided to all companies who participate in the process. the full list of the 2016 world's most ethical companies can be found at http://worldsmostethicalcompanies.ethisphere.com/honorees. about waste management waste management, based in houston, texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in north america. through its subsidiaries, the company provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. it is also a leading developer, operator and owner of landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the united states. the company’s customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout north america. to learn more information about waste management visit www.wm.com or www.thinkgreen.com. about the ethisphere institute the ethisphere® institute is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that fuel corporate character, marketplace trust and business success. ethisphere has deep expertise in measuring and defining core ethics standards using data-driven insights that help companies enhance corporate character. ethisphere honors superior achievement through its world’s most ethical companies® recognition program, provides a community of industry experts with the business ethics leadership alliance (bela) and showcases trends and best practices in ethics with the publication of ethisphere magazine. more information about ethisphere can be found at: http://ethisphere.com.
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