PHOENIX, March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic
Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) is pleased to announce that the Company
was named to the elite 2017 World's Most Ethical
Companies® List by the Ethisphere Institute, a global
leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business
practices.
"Republic is honored to be recognized as one of the World's Most
Ethical Companies," said Don Slager,
president and chief executive officer. "We are committed to
conducting our business according to the highest level of
integrity, and fostering a strong ethical culture is not only the
right thing to do, it's the Republic Way."
This is the eleventh year that Ethisphere has acknowledged
companies operating with the highest ethical standards. These
honorees recognize their role in society to influence and drive
positive change, consider the impact of their actions on their
employees, investors, customers and other key stakeholders and use
their values and culture as an underpinning to the decisions they
make every day.
"Over the last eleven years we have seen the shift in societal
expectations, constant redefinition of laws and regulations and the
geo-political climate," says Timothy
Erblich, Ethisphere's chief executive officer. "We have also
seen how companies honored as the World's Most Ethical respond to
these challenges. They invest in their local communities
around the world, embrace strategies of diversity and inclusion,
and focus on long term-ism as a sustainable business advantage.
Congratulations to everyone at Republic for being recognized as a
World's Most Ethical Company."
Methodology & Scoring
The World's Most Ethical
Company assessment is based upon the Ethisphere Institute's Ethics
Quotient® (EQ) framework which offers a quantitative way
to assess a company'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.
Scores are generated in five key categories: ethics and
compliance program; corporate citizenship and responsibility;
culture of ethics; governance; and leadership, innovation and
reputation.
Republic has been steadily building on its industry-leading
sustainability platform, as demonstrated by its Climate A List
rankings in the CDP 2016 Global Climate Change Report and
the CDP Supplier Climate A List, as well as its inclusion on both
the Dow Jones Sustainability – North America and World –
Indices. Republic was also awarded the "Industry Mover"
sustainability award in the Commercial Services and Supplies
Industry by RobecoSAM in 2017.
Click here to view the full list of the 2017 World's Most
Ethical Companies.
About the Ethisphere Institute
The
Ethisphere® Institute is the global leader in defining
and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that fuel
corporate character, marketplace trust and business success.
Ethisphere has deep expertise in measuring and defining core ethics
standards using data-driven insights that help companies enhance
corporate character. Ethisphere honors superior achievement through
its World's Most Ethical Companies recognition program, provides a
community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership
Alliance (BELA) and showcases trends and best practices in ethics
with the publication of Ethisphere Magazine. More
information about Ethisphere can be found at:
http://ethisphere.com.
About Republic Services
Republic Services, Inc. is an
industry leader in U.S. recycling and non-hazardous solid waste.
Through its subsidiaries, Republic's collection companies,
recycling centers, transfer stations and landfills focus on
providing effective solutions to make proper waste disposal
effortless for its 14 million customers. We'll handle it from
here.TM, the brand's promise, lets customers know
they can count on Republic to provide a superior experience while
fostering a sustainable Blue Planet for future generations
to enjoy a cleaner, safer and healthier world.
For more information, visit the Republic Services website at
RepublicServices.com. "Like" Republic on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/RepublicServices and follow on Twitter
@RepublicService.
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