Ecolab one of only eight companies to receive recognition every year since 2007.

Ecolab Inc. has again been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. Ecolab has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies every year since the list’s inception in 2007.
Ethisphere’s list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies recognizes companies for their integrity, ethics and critical role in driving positive change in the business community and societies around the world.
The World’s Most Ethical Companies recognition is based upon Ethisphere Institute’s Ethics Quotient® (EQ) framework, which offers a quantitative way to assess performance in an objective, consistent and standardized manner. The information collected provides a comprehensive sampling of definitive criteria of core competencies, rather than all aspects of corporate governance, risk, sustainability, compliance

Scores are generated in five key categories: ethics and compliance program (a 35 percent weighting), corporate citizenship and responsibility (20 percent), governance (15 percent) and leadership and reputation (10 percent).
To view the 2019 list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies, visit: worldsmostethicalcompanies.com/honorees.
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