Republic Services Named to the 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company List

SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): Republic Services Inc. (Phoenix, AZ) announces 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, but it’s also the Republic Way.”

This is the 11th 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 11 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.”

Courtesy: This article originally ran in the March 2017 issue of Waste Advantage Magazine. View