Principal® named one of the 2025 World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
Principal Financial Group has been named one of the 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere, marking its 14th recognition for ethical business practices. The company joins an elite group of 136 companies across 19 countries and 44 industries worldwide.
President and CEO Deanna Stable emphasized that ethical business practices are important for building customer trust and contributing to long-term success. Companies recognized on the 2025 list outperformed a comparable index of global companies by 7.8 percentage points from January 2020 to January 2025.
The selection process utilizes Ethisphere's Ethics Quotient® framework, requiring companies to provide over 240 proof points on various aspects including ethics and compliance, governance, culture, environmental and social impact, and value chain initiatives.
Principal Financial Group è stata nominata una delle World's Most Ethical Companies® del 2025 da Ethisphere, segnando il suo 14° riconoscimento per le pratiche aziendali etiche. L'azienda si unisce a un gruppo esclusivo di 136 aziende in 19 paesi e 44 settori in tutto il mondo.
Il presidente e CEO Deanna Stable ha sottolineato che le pratiche aziendali etiche sono importanti per costruire la fiducia dei clienti e contribuire al successo a lungo termine. 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 selezione utilizza il framework Ethics Quotient® di Ethisphere, che richiede alle aziende di fornire oltre 240 prove su vari aspetti, tra cui etica e conformità, governance, cultura, impatto ambientale e sociale e iniziative della catena del valore.
Principal Financial Group ha sido nombrada una de las World's Most Ethical Companies® de 2025 por Ethisphere, marcando su 14ª distinción por prácticas comerciales éticas. La empresa se une a un grupo selecto de 136 compañías en 19 países y 44 industrias en todo el mundo.
La presidenta y CEO Deanna Stable enfatizó que las prácticas comerciales éticas son importantes para construir la confianza del cliente y contribuir al éxito a largo plazo. 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 selección utiliza el marco de Ethics Quotient® de Ethisphere, que requiere que las empresas proporcionen más de 240 puntos de prueba sobre varios aspectos, incluidos ética y cumplimiento, gobernanza, cultura, impacto ambiental y social, e iniciativas de la cadena de valor.
Principal Financial Group는 Ethisphere에 의해 2025 세계에서 가장 윤리적인 기업 중 하나로 선정되어 윤리적 비즈니스 관행에 대한 14번째 인정을 받았습니다. 이 회사는 전 세계 19개국과 44개 산업에 걸쳐 136개의 기업으로 구성된 엘리트 그룹에 합류합니다.
회장 겸 CEO인 Deanna Stable은 윤리적 비즈니스 관행이 고객 신뢰를 구축하고 장기적인 성공에 기여하는 데 중요하다고 강조했습니다. 2025년 목록에 오른 기업들은 2020년 1월부터 2025년 1월까지 글로벌 기업의 유사 지수를 7.8% 포인트 초과했습니다.
선정 과정은 Ethisphere의 Ethics Quotient® 프레임워크를 활용하며, 기업이 윤리 및 준수, 거버넌스, 문화, 환경 및 사회적 영향, 가치 사슬 이니셔티브를 포함한 다양한 측면에 대해 240개 이상의 증거를 제공해야 합니다.
Principal Financial Group a été nommée l'une des World's Most Ethical Companies® de 2025 par Ethisphere, marquant sa 14e reconnaissance pour ses pratiques commerciales éthiques. L'entreprise rejoint un groupe d'élite de 136 entreprises dans 19 pays et 44 secteurs à travers le monde.
La présidente et CEO Deanna Stable a souligné que les pratiques commerciales éthiques sont essentielles pour établir la confiance des clients et contribuer au succès à long terme. Les entreprises reconnues sur la liste de 2025 ont dépassé un indice comparable d'entreprises mondiales de 7,8 points de pourcentage de janvier 2020 à janvier 2025.
Le processus de sélection utilise le cadre Ethics Quotient® d'Ethisphere, qui exige des entreprises qu'elles fournissent plus de 240 éléments de preuve sur divers aspects, y compris l'éthique et la conformité, la gouvernance, la culture, l'impact environnemental et social, et les initiatives de la chaîne de valeur.
Principal Financial Group wurde von Ethisphere als eines der World's Most Ethical Companies® 2025 ausgezeichnet, was die 14. Anerkennung für ethische Geschäftspraktiken darstellt. Das Unternehmen reiht sich in eine Elitegruppe von 136 Unternehmen aus 19 Ländern und 44 Branchen weltweit ein.
Präsidentin und CEO Deanna Stable betonte, dass ethische Geschäftspraktiken wichtig sind, um das Vertrauen der Kunden aufzubauen und zum langfristigen Erfolg beizutragen. Die im Jahr 2025 anerkannten Unternehmen übertrafen einen vergleichbaren Index globaler Unternehmen von 7,8 Prozentpunkten von Januar 2020 bis Januar 2025.
Der Auswahlprozess nutzt das Ethics Quotient®-Framework von Ethisphere, das von den Unternehmen verlangt, über 240 Nachweise zu verschiedenen Aspekten wie Ethik und Compliance, Governance, Kultur, Umwelt- und Sozialauswirkungen sowie Initiativen der Wertschöpfungskette vorzulegen.
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Recognizing Principal as a leader in integrity, compliance, and ethical leadership
“Ethical business practices are fundamental to garnering trust with customers and contribute to our long-term success,” said Deanna Stable, president and CEO of Principal. “We are honored to be named as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®. By consistently doing what’s right, we not only drive our success but also deepen the trust we build with our clients and communities. This recognition reflects our commitment to integrity, governance, and ethical business practices in our unwavering pursuit to help more people and businesses access financial security.”
Inclusion in the 2025 World’s Most Ethical Companies® list underscores continued efforts by Principal to foster a culture of transparency, accountability, and trust. Through strong governance, compliance programs, and employee engagement initiatives, Principal ensures ethical decision-making is embedded in its operations worldwide.
Principal joins 136 companies spanning 19 countries and 44 industries worldwide. The 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.
“Congratulations to Principal Financial Group 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.
Methodology & Scoring
The World's Most Ethical Companies assessment is grounded in Ethisphere's proprietary Ethics Quotient®, which requires companies to provide more than 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 our 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.
About Principal Financial Group®
Principal Financial Group® (Nasdaq: PFG) is a global financial company with nearly 20,000 employees1 passionate about improving the wealth and well-being of people and businesses. In business for 145 years, we’re helping approximately 70 million customers1 plan, protect, invest, and retire, while working to support the communities where we do business. Learn more about Principal and our commitment to building a better future at principal.com.
1 As of December 31, 2024
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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