MILLIKEN & COMPANY NAMED TO ETHISPHERE’S 2012 WORLD’S MOST ETHICAL COMPANIES LIST FOR SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
SPARTANBURG, SC, March 16, 2012 - Milliken & Company announced today that it has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for 2012 by the Ethisphere Insitute for a sixth consecutive year.
Ethisphere reviewed hundreds of companies and evaluated a record number of applications, naming the companies that surpassed their industry peers to this year's World's Most Ethical Companies list. Milliken secured a hard-earned spot on the list by implementing and maintaining upright business practices and initiatives that are instrumental to the company’s success, benefit the community and raise the bar for ethical standards within the industry.
“At Milliken, integrity is at the core of who we are as a company. It drives our strong sense of purpose to deliver innovations that do good for the world, that create meaningful experiences for our customers and that build for the future,” said Joe Salley, CEO of Milliken. “We are honored to be named to Ethisphere’s 2012 World’s Most Ethical Companies list and to be considered among the best of the best in the world of business ethics.”
“A strong ethical foundation is a competitive advantage, and Milliken recognizes the important role corporate responsibility plays in improving its bottom line,” said Alex Brigham, executive director of the Ethisphere Institute. “As more and more organizations strive for this honor each year, Milliken’s inclusion as a World’s Most Ethical Company for 2012 demonstrates its industry-leading commitment to ethics and dedication to integrity.”
The methodology for the World’s Most Ethical Companies 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.
The methodology and a complete list of the 2012 World’s Most Ethical Companies can be found at http://ethisphere.com/wme.
About Milliken
Milliken is an innovation company that has been exploring, discovering, and creating ways to enhance people’s lives since 1865. Our community of innovators has developed one of the larger collections of United States patents held by a private U.S. company. With expertise across a breadth of disciplines including specialty chemical, floor covering, and performance materials, we work around the world every day to add true value to people’s lives, improve health and safety, and make this world more sustainable. For more information, visit www.milliken.com.
About Ehisphere Institute
The research-based 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. Ehtisphere Magazine, which publishes the globally recognized World’s Most Ethical Companies Ranking, is the quarterly publication of the Institute. Ethisphere provides the only third-party verfications of compliance programs and ethical cultures that include: Ehtics Inside Certification, Compliance Leader Verification and Anti-Corruption Program Verficiation. The Insitute’s premier membership group, the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance, is a business ethics forum that includes more than 100 leading corporations, universities and institutions that collectively leverage their experience, expertise and innovative ways to address emerging compliance challenges. More information on the Ethisphere Institute, including ranking projects and membership can be found at
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
For Milliken
Heather Risatti
heather.risatti@gyro.com
303-952-8299
For Ethisphere
Rubenstein Associates
Alex J. Stockham
(213) 537-0017
astockham@rubenstein.com
Gabe Roth
(212) 843-8067
groth@rubenstein.com
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