Annual recognition honors organizations
committed to business integrity through robust ethics, compliance,
and governance programs
CHICAGO, March 11,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW), a leading
broad line distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO)
products serving businesses and institutions, has received the 2025
World's Most Ethical Companies® recognition by Ethisphere, a global
leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business
practices.
This is Grainger's first time applying for and receiving this
recognition, placing Grainger as one of only four honorees in its
industry. In 2025, 136 honorees were recognized spanning 19
countries and 44 industries.
"Doing the right thing not only informs how we do business, but
also how we treat one another," said Nancy
Berardinelli-Krantz, Grainger's SVP and Chief Legal Officer.
"Operating with integrity has been core to who we are for almost a
century and is essential to our long-term success."
"Congratulations to Grainger for achieving recognition as one of
the World's Most Ethical Companies®. Behind this honor is a true
dedication and a commitment to advancing business integrity. This
approach is good for business – employees and other stakeholders
value companies that prioritize the kinds of practices we measure
with our process," said Erica Salmon
Byrne, Ethisphere's Chief Strategy Officer and Executive
Chair.
Ethics & Performance: The Ethics Premium
The listed 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® Honorees
outperformed a comparable index of global companies by 7.8
percentage points from January 2020
to January 2025.
Methodology & Scoring
The World's Most Ethical Companies assessment is grounded in
Ethisphere's proprietary Ethics Quotient®, which requires companies
to provide 240+ different proof points on practices that support
robust ethics and compliance; governance; a culture of ethics;
environmental and social impact; and initiatives that support a
strong value chain. That data undergoes further qualitative
analysis by a panel of experts who spend thousands of hours vetting
and evaluating each year's group of applicants. This process serves
as an operating framework to capture and codify best-in-class
ethics and compliance practices from organizations across
industries and from around the world.
Honorees
To view the full list of this year's honorees, please visit the
World's Most Ethical Companies website, at
https://worldsmostethicalcompanies.com/honorees.
About Grainger
W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broad line distributor with
operations primarily in North
America, Japan and the
United Kingdom. At Grainger, We
Keep the World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers
worldwide with products and solutions delivered through innovative
technology and deep customer relationships. Known for its
commitment to service and award-winning culture, the Company had
2024 revenue of $17.2 billion across
its two business models. In the High-Touch Solutions segment,
Grainger offers approximately 2 million maintenance, repair and
operating (MRO) products and services, including technical support
and inventory management. In the Endless Assortment
segment, Zoro.com offers customers access to more than 14 million
products, and MonotaRO.com offers more than 24 million products.
For more information, visit www.grainger.com.
About Ethisphere
Ethisphere is the global leader in defining and advancing the
standards of ethical business practices that strengthen corporate
brands, build trust in the marketplace, and deliver business
success. Companies turn ethics, compliance, and culture into a
business advantage by leveraging Ethisphere's data-driven program
and culture assessments featuring the latest guidance and the
practices of hundreds of global organizations across the 8 pillars
of an ethical culture, and 240+ ethics, compliance, social, and
governance data points delivered through a proprietary software
platform. Ethisphere also honors superior integrity programs
through World's Most Ethical Companies® recognition, brings
together a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics
Leadership Alliance (BELA), and advances ethical business practices
through the Global Ethics Summit, Ethisphere Magazine and
the Ethicast podcast. For more information, visit
https://ethisphere.com.
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