Ethisphere Institute, an independent research center, recently recognized Avnet, Inc. as a 2014 World’s Most Ethical Company. The global technology distributor is being honored for the first time, recognized for raising the bar on ethical leadership and corporate behavior.
Avnet is one of five companies in the electronics industry to be recognized; Applied Materials, Premier Farnell, Rockwell Automation, and Texas Instruments are on the list as well. Along with the other honorees, Avnet is being honored for understanding the relationship between ethics, reputation, and daily interactions with its brand.
Avnet CEO Rick Hamada commented on the recent achievement: “Integrity is not just included in Avnet’s core value, it is our number one core value. The recognition from the Ethisphere Institute validates what our employees around the world demonstrate ever day—that integrity matters and is a critical part of what makes Avnet a truly premier global business partner, employer and leader.”
The scores for the World’s Most Ethical Company assessment are broken up into five categories and based on the Ethisphere Institute’s Ethics Quotient framework. The categories include: ethics and compliance programs (25%); reputation, leadership, and innovation (20%); governance (10%); corporate citizenship and responsibility (25%); and culture of ethics (20%). The framework is meant to evaluate a company’s performance in a consistent way. More information and the full list of the 2014 World’s Most Ethical Companies can be found here.
