Is your company ethical?
The Ethisphere Institute lists the world's 99 most ethical companies that stand out thanks to forthright business practices. Companies are scored based on criteria including corporate citizenship, governance, innovation that contributes to public well being, industry and executive leadership, reputation and internal ethics programs.
Winners include the likes of Honeywell International, Nike, Patagonia, and HSBC Holdings. See the full list here.
As with all lists, this one is a bit subjective. Reuters notes "diversity, layoffs, executive compensation and outsourcing are not part of the criteria" and that some of the winners (like Nike) get points for righting past wrongs.
Related: Not everyone is happy with the list.
Tony Lee of CA @ Apr 13, 2009 16:30:36 PM
Kerry of ID @ Apr 13, 2009 13:39:43 PM