ISSA, the Worldwide Cleaning Association, announced that eight of its member and affiliate companies have been included in Ethisphere magazine's annual listing of the World's Most Ethical Companies.

The annual designation is awarded to companies that have leading ethics and compliance programs. Honorees are recognized for promoting ethical business standards and practices internally as well as exceeding legal compliance minimums and introducing best practices.

Ethisphere Institute reports this year’s 144 honorees represent 41 industries and include 21 first-time honorees.

“In today’s complex global economy, it can be increasingly challenging for companies to meet performance expectations, while addressing the varying regulatory, compliance and sustainability needs across geographies and cultures,” said Tim Erblich, CEO of the Ethisphere Institute."These organizations have taken this challenge head on and recognize that leading ethical business practices present an unprecedented opportunity to deliver significant tangible and intangible organizational benefits."

The ISSA-member companies include:

  • 3M
  • Aramark
  • Colgate-Palmolive Co.
  • Ecolab, Inc.
  • International Paper Co., parent company of xpedx
  • Johnson Controls, Inc.
  • Kimberly-Clark Corp., parent company of Kimberly-Clark Professional
  • SCA       

Read the Ethisphere press release in its entirety, here.