AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE:ACM), a leading provider of
professional technical and management support services for public and
private clients in more than 150 countries around the world, announced
today that it has been named a 2014 World’s Most Ethical Company®
by the Ethisphere Institute.
This is the fourth year in a row that Ethisphere has named AECOM as one
of the World’s Most Ethical Companies, a designation awarded to firms
that demonstrate leadership in embracing ethical business practices that
raise the standard for industry peers and corporate behavior.
“Continuing to make the World’s Most Ethical Companies list year after
year is a significant achievement that recognizes AECOM’s commitment to
ethics and integrity in everything that we do,” said Michael S. Burke,
AECOM president and chief executive officer. “Business results are a
critical measure of our success, but how we achieve those results is
every bit as important.”
The Ethisphere Institute is an independent center of research promoting
best practices in corporate ethics and governance. This year — the
eighth year Ethisphere has published the annual World’s Most Ethical
Companies list — 144 companies from 41 industries across five continents
were named.
“The entire community of World’s Most Ethical Companies believes that
customers, employees, investors and regulators place a high premium on
trust and that ethics and good governance are key in earning it,” said
Ethisphere’s Chief Executive Officer, Timothy Erblich. “AECOM joins an
exclusive community committed to driving performance through leading
business practices. We congratulate everyone at AECOM for this
extraordinary achievement.”
The World's Most Ethical Company assessment is based upon the Ethisphere
Institute’s Ethics Quotient™ framework. The framework has been developed
through years of effort to provide a means to assess an organization’s
performance in an objective, consistent and standardized way. The
information collected provides a comprehensive sampling of definitive
criteria of core competencies, rather than all aspects of corporate
governance, risk, sustainability, compliance and ethics. The Ethics
Quotient framework and methodology were determined, vetted and refined
by the expert advice and insights gleaned from Ethisphere’s network of
thought leaders as well as the World’s Most Ethical Companies Methodology
Advisory Panel.
Scores are generated in five key categories: ethics and compliance
program (25%), reputation, leadership and innovation (20%), governance
(10%), corporate citizenship and responsibility (25%) and culture of
ethics (20%). For more information about the 2014 World’s Most Ethical
Companies methodology and list, visit http://ethisphere.com/worlds-most-ethical/wme-honorees/.
About AECOM
AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management
support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation,
facilities, environmental, energy, water and government. With
approximately 45,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in
all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM provides a blend of global
reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in
delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world's built,
natural, and social environments. A Fortune 500 company, AECOM
serves clients in more than 150 countries and had revenue of $8.1
billion during the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2013. More information on
AECOM and its services can be found at www.aecom.com.
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