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Statistics for World's Most Ethical Companies
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| This company was first recognized as among the most ethical companies in the world by Ethisphere in a year when competitors in its sector Apple, Google, and Facebook did not make the list at all. The company's founder leads a notoroiously frugal lifestyle in spite of being among the wealthiest people on Earth, and is also among the world's most generous and active philanthropists. Even after parting ways, his company continues to practice internal transparency and also donates millions to non-profits while investing more into programs for economic development around the world, and Covalence recognized them for helping advance equal human rights even in a hostile political climate. | Microsoft | 73%
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| Honored by Ethisphere as among the most ethical companies in the world three years running for promoting ethical business practices and exceeding legal standards. Covalene recognized them for their work in green biofuels. Took steps to save employee pensions while other companies in its sector were going under. The company's founder took revolutionary unilateral steps after the Great Depression by more than doubling wages while simultaneously slashing working hours, driving up manufacturing wages all over the world and effectively creating the middle class of the Western world. His philosophy that workers should be able to afford the products they make, and have the time to enjoy them, set an unprecedented global standard. Commitment to creating high-quality affordable products ushered in an era of both local and global prosperity. Also lent invaluable assistance to the Allied war effort to defeat Hitler in spite of the company founder's commitment to peace and activism against both WW1 and WW2. | Ford | 71%
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| Recognized by Ethisphere, this company has taken a strong stance on not only its own ethics but those of its suppliers, insisting on buying "fair trade" and responsibly grown coffee beans, earning the company a reputation for corporate and environmental responsibility. They've also tried to save the rainforest. Often maligned for being a big chain competing against many smaller competitors, the company continues to thrive by offering a quality, responsibly produced product in high demand with its customers as it has since its inception. | Starbucks | 49%
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| The only food and beverage company to make EthiSphere's list of most ethical companies all seven years of the list's publication, even while weathering criticisms from nutter pro-lifers. Also ranked #3 most ethical by Covalence. Being a large company that does massive business all over the globe, including being the first American product sold in the former Soviet Union, consistency could be a problem. But in 2012 the company enstated a "Global Code of Conduct" to help ensure ethical conduct of all of it employees around the world. | PepsiCo | 46%
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| This company was named by EthiSphere as among the world's most ethical in part for its commitment to animal welfare even while being among the world's leading sellers of food products. In EthiSphere's own words, the food industry is the largest industry in the world, and (this company) has clearly stood apart in introducing healthier food fare, sustainable packaging, food safety, and ethical purchasing practices. They were also recognized by Covalence for raising wages of overseas workers, including paying Chinese employees 56% above government guidelines. | McDonald's | 41%
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| Covalence ranked them the #1 most ethical company in the world in 2011. Ranked as #1 in service by Fortune and 12th most admired. The company pumps billions per year into R&D in efforts to improve information technology that has implications for healthcare and all aspects of human development, in addition to consistently delivering solid, quality products at reasonable cost to consumers unlike some of their fruity competitors. In the past, their technology was invaluable to the Allied war effort to defeat Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. | IBM | 38%
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| Repeatedly near the top of Covalence's ethical company rankings, this company pioneered new chip processing technology to minimize water use and reduce toxic emissions. The company's executives work in regular cubicles and take public transportation forgoing lavish lifestyles, and the CEO demands regular updates on employee injuries. | Intel | 34%
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| This company pays its mostly unskilled employees an average of $17 an hour, 42% more than it's closest competitor (a WalMart subsidiary). Employees pay only 8% of their own health costs on average, compared to 25% for others in similar industries. In spite of rapid growth and large revenues, the CEO has a base salary of $350,000, less than 10% of many other US CEOs. The company also welcome unionization amongst its employees, and was recognized by EthiSphere on its list of most ethical companies. | CostCo | 28%
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| One of the few companies to make EthiSphere's list seven years consecutively, in spite of being one of the largest companies in the world. This company caught considerable flak for not paying corporate income taxes in the United States, though it's usually overlooked that the reason for this was the substantial investments that the company had made into sustainable energy. The company was a founder of Transparency International, an organization that fights corruption worldwide and the impact it has on people's lives. | General Electric Co. (GE) | 25%
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