TI named 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company
Texas Instruments(TI) announces that it has been recognized with 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute. Claiming for the tenth consecutive year, the recognition underlines the company’s commitment to leading ethical business standards and practices. This year TI is among 131 honorees from 21 countries and five continents, representing 54 industries.
“While expectations for companies will likely become even more complex in the next decade due to fast-changing technology and globalization, ethics will continue to be a foundational requirement for doing business. Being a responsible corporate citizen is not an option, it’s an absolute requirement,” said Richard K. Templeton, chairman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Texas Instruments.
“We will continue to view our ability to operate ethically and lawfully as an asset – as vital as the technologies we develop and bring to the marketplace. We are committed to applying the highest ethical standards of integrity to every aspect of our business, demonstrating the respect we have for our customers, suppliers, investors, employees and the communities in which we operate,” said TI Senior Vice President and General Counsel Cynthia Hoff Trochu.
“Texas Instruments’ core values of integrity, innovation and commitment are clearly communicated throughout their organization and set the expectations and standards for daily decision-making among their workforce,” explained Ethisphere’s CEO, Timothy Erblich. “We commend their support of STEM education programs and their commitment to the communities in which they operate. Congratulations to everyone at Texas Instruments for being recognized as a 2016 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 developed over years of research and vetted and refined by the expert advice for the tenth year from Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Company Methodology Advisory Panel. The EQ 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.
