D&B (NYSE:DNB), the world’s leading source of commercial information and
insight on businesses, today announced that it has been named by The
Ethisphere Institute as one of 2014’s World’s Most Ethical Companies,
marking the sixth consecutive year D&B has been honored with this award.
Recognizing organizations that continue to raise the bar on ethical
leadership and corporate behavior, D&B is recognized as one of 145
companies, each earning its place by maintaining a culture of integrity
and ethics, while being a leader in its respective industry.
“We are truly honored to be selected alongside such an elite group of
companies for six consecutive years,” said Bob Carrigan, President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director, D&B. “This recognition speaks to
the commitment among all D&B employees to serve customers, partners,
investors and communities with the highest standards of integrity, while
meeting our business obligations.”
In accepting the award, D&B Chief Compliance Officer, Louis Sapirman
commented on the Company’s commitment to high standards, integrity and
ethical conduct by saying, “At D&B the day-to-day actions of each of our
team members is aimed at always doing the right thing. D&B’s leadership
has developed and continues to support an environment with integrity and
business ethics as its foundation.”
The Ethisphere Institute is a leading international think-tank dedicated
to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business
ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and
sustainability. First published in 2007, the World’s Most Ethical
Companies listing has become more competitive with each passing year.
The methodology for the WME ranking includes reviewing codes of ethics,
litigation and regulatory infraction histories; evaluating the
investment in innovation and sustainable business practices; looking at
activities designed to improve corporate citizenship; and studying
nominations from senior executives, industry peers, suppliers and
customers. Read about the methodology and view the list of the 2014
World's Most Ethical Companies at www.ethisphere.com.
About Dun & Bradstreet® (D&B)
The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation is the world's leading source of
commercial data, analytics and insight on businesses, or “content.” Our
global commercial database contains more than 230 million business
records. We transform commercial data into valuable insight which is the
foundation of our global solutions that customers rely on to make
critical business decisions.
D&B provides solution sets that meet a diverse set of customer needs
globally. Customers use D&B Risk Management Solutions™ to mitigate
credit and supplier risk, increase cash flow and drive increased
profitability, and D&B Sales & Marketing Solutions™ to provide data
management capabilities that provide effective and cost efficient
marketing solutions to increase revenue from new and existing customers.
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