ETHISPHERE NAMES GRAINGER AS ONE OF THE 2025 WORLD'S MOST ETHICAL COMPANIES®
Grainger (NYSE: GWW), a leading MRO products distributor, has been recognized as one of the 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere in its first-ever application. The company is among just four honorees in its industry, out of 136 total honorees across 19 countries and 44 industries.
The recognition highlights Grainger's commitment to business integrity through robust ethics, compliance, and governance programs. Companies recognized in the 2025 list outperformed a comparable index of global companies by 7.8 percentage points from January 2020 to January 2025.
The assessment process involves evaluation of 240+ proof points through Ethisphere's Ethics Quotient®, covering areas including ethics and compliance practices, governance, culture of ethics, environmental and social impact, and value chain initiatives.
Grainger (NYSE: GWW), un importante distributore di prodotti MRO, è stato riconosciuto come una delle World's Most Ethical Companies® del 2025 da Ethisphere nella sua prima applicazione. L'azienda è tra i soli quattro premiati nel suo settore, su un totale di 136 premiati in 19 paesi e 44 settori.
Questo riconoscimento sottolinea l'impegno di Grainger per l'integrità aziendale attraverso programmi robusti di etica, conformità e governance. Le aziende riconosciute nella lista del 2025 hanno superato un indice comparabile di aziende globali di 7,8 punti percentuali dal gennaio 2020 al gennaio 2025.
Il processo di valutazione prevede l'analisi di oltre 240 punti di prova attraverso l'Ethics Quotient® di Ethisphere, coprendo aree come pratiche etiche e di conformità, governance, cultura dell'etica, impatto ambientale e sociale e iniziative della catena del valore.
Grainger (NYSE: GWW), un importante distribuidor de productos MRO, ha sido reconocido como una de las Empresas Más Éticas del Mundo® 2025 por Ethisphere en su primera aplicación. La compañía se encuentra entre solo cuatro galardonados en su industria, de un total de 136 galardonados en 19 países y 44 industrias.
Este reconocimiento resalta el compromiso de Grainger con la integridad empresarial a través de sólidos programas de ética, cumplimiento y gobernanza. Las empresas reconocidas en la lista de 2025 superaron un índice comparable de empresas globales en 7.8 puntos porcentuales desde enero de 2020 hasta enero de 2025.
El proceso de evaluación implica la evaluación de más de 240 puntos de prueba a través del Ethics Quotient® de Ethisphere, cubriendo áreas como prácticas éticas y de cumplimiento, gobernanza, cultura de ética, impacto ambiental y social, e iniciativas de la cadena de valor.
Grainger (NYSE: GWW)는 MRO 제품의 주요 유통업체로, Ethisphere의 첫 번째 신청에서 2025 세계에서 가장 윤리적인 기업® 중 하나로 인정받았습니다. 이 회사는 19개국과 44개 산업에서 총 136개 수상자 중 단 4개의 산업 수상자 중 하나입니다.
이 인식은 강력한 윤리, 준수 및 거버넌스 프로그램을 통해 비즈니스 무결성에 대한 Grainger의 헌신을 강조합니다. 2025년 목록에 포함된 기업들은 2020년 1월부터 2025년 1월까지의 글로벌 기업 비교 지수를 7.8 포인트 초과했습니다.
평가 과정은 Ethisphere의 Ethics Quotient®를 통해 240개 이상의 증거 포인트를 평가하며, 윤리 및 준수 관행, 거버넌스, 윤리 문화, 환경 및 사회적 영향, 가치 사슬 이니셔티브 등을 포함한 영역을 다룹니다.
Grainger (NYSE: GWW), un distributeur majeur de produits MRO, a été reconnu comme l'une des Entreprises les Plus Éthiques du Monde® 2025 par Ethisphere lors de sa première candidature. L'entreprise figure parmi seulement quatre lauréats dans son secteur, sur un total de 136 lauréats dans 19 pays et 44 secteurs.
Cette reconnaissance met en avant l'engagement de Grainger envers l'intégrité des affaires à travers des programmes solides d'éthique, de conformité et de gouvernance. Les entreprises reconnues dans la liste de 2025 ont surpassé un indice comparable d'entreprises mondiales de 7,8 points de pourcentage entre janvier 2020 et janvier 2025.
Le processus d'évaluation implique l'examen de plus de 240 points de preuve à travers l'Ethics Quotient® d'Ethisphere, couvrant des domaines tels que les pratiques éthiques et de conformité, la gouvernance, la culture de l'éthique, l'impact environnemental et social, et les initiatives de la chaîne de valeur.
Grainger (NYSE: GWW), ein führender Distributor von MRO-Produkten, wurde von Ethisphere in seiner ersten Bewerbung als eines der 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® anerkannt. Das Unternehmen gehört zu nur vier Ausgezeichneten in seiner Branche, von insgesamt 136 Ausgezeichneten in 19 Ländern und 44 Branchen.
Diese Anerkennung hebt das Engagement von Grainger für Geschäftsintegrität durch robuste Ethik-, Compliance- und Governance-Programme hervor. Die in der Liste 2025 anerkannten Unternehmen übertrafen einen vergleichbaren Index globaler Unternehmen um 7,8 Prozentpunkte von Januar 2020 bis Januar 2025.
Der Bewertungsprozess umfasst die Auswertung von über 240 Nachweispunkten durch den Ethics Quotient® von Ethisphere, der Bereiche wie ethische und Compliance-Praktiken, Governance, Ethik-Kultur, Umwelt- und soziale Auswirkungen sowie Initiativen in der Wertschöpfungskette abdeckt.
- First-time recognition as one of World's Most Ethical Companies demonstrates strong governance practices
- Outperformed comparable market index by 7.8 percentage points over 5-year period
- One of only four companies recognized in its industry, showing competitive advantage
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Annual recognition honors organizations committed to business integrity through robust ethics, compliance, and governance programs
This is Grainger's first time applying for and receiving this recognition, placing Grainger as one of only four honorees in its industry. In 2025, 136 honorees were recognized spanning 19 countries and 44 industries.
"Doing the right thing not only informs how we do business, but also how we treat one another," said Nancy Berardinelli-Krantz, Grainger's SVP and Chief Legal Officer. "Operating with integrity has been core to who we are for almost a century and is essential to our long-term success."
"Congratulations to Grainger 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.
Ethics & Performance: The Ethics Premium
The listed 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® Honorees outperformed a comparable index of global companies by 7.8 percentage points from January 2020 to January 2025.
Methodology & Scoring
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 a panel of experts who spend thousands of hours vetting and evaluating each year's group of applicants. This process serves as an operating framework to capture and codify best-in-class ethics and compliance practices from organizations across industries and from around the world.
Honorees
To view the full list of this year's honorees, please visit the World's Most Ethical Companies website, at https://worldsmostethicalcompanies.com/honorees.
About Grainger
W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in
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 https://ethisphere.com.
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