ETHISPHERE Names Western Digital as One of the 2025 World’s Most Ethical Companies® for the Seventh Time
Western Digital (WDC) has been named one of the 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere for the seventh time, marking its continued commitment to ethical business practices. The company stands as one of only 5 honorees in the Technology industry among 136 total honorees across 19 countries and 44 industries.
The recognition is based on Ethisphere's Ethics Quotient® assessment, which evaluates companies through 240+ proof points covering ethics, compliance, governance, environmental and social impact, and value chain initiatives. Notably, the 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® Honorees demonstrated superior performance, outperforming a comparable index of global companies by 7.8 percentage points from January 2020 to January 2025.
Western Digital (WDC) è stata nominata una delle World's Most Ethical Companies® 2025 da Ethisphere per la settima volta, segnando il suo continuo impegno verso pratiche commerciali etiche. L'azienda si distingue come una delle sole 5 premiate nel settore tecnologico tra 136 premiati totali in 19 paesi e 44 settori.
Il riconoscimento si basa sulla valutazione Ethics Quotient® di Ethisphere, che analizza le aziende attraverso oltre 240 punti di prova che coprono etica, conformità, governance, impatto ambientale e sociale, e iniziative lungo la catena del valore. È importante notare che i premiati come le World's Most Ethical Companies® 2025 hanno dimostrato prestazioni superiori, superando un indice comparabile di aziende globali di 7,8 punti percentuali dal gennaio 2020 al gennaio 2025.
Western Digital (WDC) ha sido nombrada una de las World's Most Ethical Companies® 2025 por Ethisphere por séptima vez, lo que marca su continuo compromiso con prácticas comerciales éticas. La empresa se destaca como una de las 5 galardonadas en la industria tecnológica entre 136 galardonados en total en 19 países y 44 industrias.
El reconocimiento se basa en la evaluación Ethics Quotient® de Ethisphere, que evalúa a las empresas a través de más de 240 puntos de prueba que cubren ética, cumplimiento, gobernanza, impacto ambiental y social, e iniciativas en la cadena de valor. Cabe destacar que los galardonados como las World's Most Ethical Companies® 2025 demostraron un rendimiento superior, superando un índice comparable de empresas globales en 7.8 puntos porcentuales desde enero de 2020 hasta enero de 2025.
웨스턴 디지털(WDC)는 Ethisphere에 의해 2025 세계에서 가장 윤리적인 기업® 중 하나로 일곱 번째 선정되었습니다. 이는 윤리적인 비즈니스 관행에 대한 지속적인 헌신을 나타냅니다. 이 회사는 19개국과 44개 산업에서 총 136개 수상자 중 5개 기술 산업 수상자 중 하나로 자리 잡고 있습니다.
이 인식은 Ethisphere의 윤리 지수® 평가를 기반으로 하며, 이는 윤리, 준수, 거버넌스, 환경 및 사회적 영향, 가치 사슬 이니셔티브를 포함한 240개 이상의 증거 포인트를 통해 기업을 평가합니다. 특히, 2025 세계에서 가장 윤리적인 기업® 수상자들은 2020년 1월부터 2025년 1월까지 글로벌 기업의 유사 지수를 7.8% 포인트 초과하는 우수한 성과를 보여주었습니다.
Western Digital (WDC) a été désignée comme l'une des World's Most Ethical Companies® 2025 par Ethisphere pour la septième fois, soulignant son engagement continu envers des pratiques commerciales éthiques. L'entreprise se distingue comme l'un des 5 lauréats dans le secteur technologique parmi 136 lauréats au total, répartis dans 19 pays et 44 secteurs.
Cette reconnaissance repose sur l'évaluation Ethics Quotient® d'Ethisphere, qui évalue les entreprises à travers plus de 240 points de preuve couvrant l'éthique, la conformité, la gouvernance, l'impact environnemental et social, ainsi que les initiatives de la chaîne de valeur. Il est à noter que les lauréats des World's Most Ethical Companies® 2025 ont démontré des performances supérieures, dépassant un indice comparable d'entreprises mondiales de 7,8 points de pourcentage de janvier 2020 à janvier 2025.
Western Digital (WDC) wurde zum siebten Mal von Ethisphere als eines der 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® ausgezeichnet, was ihr fortwährendes Engagement für ethische Geschäftspraktiken unterstreicht. Das Unternehmen gehört zu den nur 5 Ausgezeichneten in der Technologiebranche unter insgesamt 136 Ausgezeichneten aus 19 Ländern und 44 Branchen.
Die Anerkennung basiert auf der Ethics Quotient®-Bewertung von Ethisphere, die Unternehmen anhand von über 240 Nachweis-Punkten in den Bereichen Ethik, Compliance, Governance, Umwelt- und Sozialauswirkungen sowie Initiativen in der Wertschöpfungskette bewertet. Bemerkenswerterweise haben die 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® Honorees eine überlegene Leistung gezeigt und einen vergleichbaren Index globaler Unternehmen von 7,8 Prozentpunkten von Januar 2020 bis Januar 2025 übertroffen.
- Outperformed market index by 7.8 percentage points over 5-year period
- One of only 5 technology companies receiving the recognition
- Demonstrates strong ethical governance and compliance practices
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Annual recognition honors organizations committed to business integrity through robust ethics, compliance, and governance programs
Western Digital - A 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies Honoree® (Graphic: Business Wire)
Western Digital has been recognized seven times and is one of only 5 honorees in the Technology industry. In 2025, 136 honorees were recognized spanning 19 countries and 44 industries.
“As a global organization, we work hard to embed ethical business practices into our business operations,” said Joe Santosuosso, VP and Chief Compliance Officer at Western Digital. “This recognition for the seventh year in a row is a testament to our philosophy that the way we do business is as important as the products we make.”
“Congratulations to Western Digital 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 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.
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 Western Digital
Western Digital empowers the systems and people who rely on data. Consistently delivering massive capacity, high quality and low TCO, Western Digital is trusted by hyperscale cloud providers, enterprise data centers, content professionals and consumers around the world. Core to its values, the company recognizes the urgency to combat climate change and is on a mission to design storage technologies that not only meet today’s data demands but also contribute to a more climate-conscious future. Follow Western Digital on LinkedIn and learn more at http://www.westerndigital.com/.
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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