2008 World's Most Ethical Companies to Be Announced in June

Ethisphere Institute is Now Accepting Applications

New York -- The Ethisphere Institute, a think-tank committed to the analysis and advance of assisting best practices in governance, business ethics, acquiescence and accumulated albatross is now accepting applications for the 2008 World's Most Ethical Companies Ranking. The rankings will be appear at the Forbes and Ethisphere joint-conference, "Driving Profit Through Ethical Leadership" on Tuesday, June 3rd at the Rainbow Room in New York City, and will aswell appear in the institute's annual publication, Ethisphere Magazine.

Driving Profit Through Ethical Leadership We are admiring to already afresh be able to highlight companies that accept able institutional administration and cultures committed to ethical business We are award that these companies are always outperforming their competitors, assuming that ethical practices absolutely affect accumulation in our society. It's awfully difficult to appraise belief at the accumulated level; Ethisphere has articular the a lot of important belief for accomplishing so "We are admiring to already afresh be able to highlight companies that accept able institutional administration and cultures committed to ethical business," said Alex Brigham controlling administrator of the Ethisphere Institute. "We are award that these companies are always outperforming their competitors, assuming that ethical practices absolutely affect accumulation in our society."

Ethisphere advisers and analysts crop into anniversary over 80 alone variables in seven ample categories that accomplish up a company's Ethics Quotient™ (EQ). Ethisphere appraisal is based both on the advice provided by companies through the EQ survey, and through Ethisphere's accurate analysis and analysis methods.

The 2008 World's Most Ethical Companies alignment board is comprised of arch attorneys and government officials, advisers and leaders who affliction about ethical and honest business practices.

Last year's agenda of World's Most Ethical Companies included Starbucks, Avaya, Kellogg's, Nike, Sun Microsystems, IKEA, PepsiCo and Novartis, a allotment of others.

"It's awfully difficult to appraise belief at the accumulated level; Ethisphere has articular the a lot of important belief for accomplishing so," said Prof. Thomas Donaldson, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

For added advice about the World's Most Ethical Companies Ranking or to appoint your company, appointment http://ethisphere.com/worlds-most-ethical-companies-rankings/. For added advice or to annals for the Driving Profit through Ethical Leadership conference, appointment http://forbesconferences.com/?page=event&eventID=124.

About Ethisphere Institute
The research-based Ethisphere Institute and associated associates group, the Ethisphere Council, are accurate by added than 100 institutions and corporations, including Thomson West, the Practising Law Institute, the National Association of Corporate Directors, the Global Reporting Initiative, Corpedia, Deutsche Telekom, Time Warner, Avaya and Kraft. The Institute is committed to the research, creation, and administration of best practices in ethics, compliance, and accumulated babyminding a allotment of its associates companies. It aswell focuses on the development and advance of individuals on its associates board through added efficiency, innovation, tools, mentoring, advice, and different career opportunities. Ethisphere Magazine is the annual advertisement of the Institute. More advice on associates can be begin at http://www.ethisphere.com.

The Ethisphere Institute publishes the globally-recognized anniversary World Most Ethical Companies Ranking™ as able-bodied as the Government Contractor Ethics Program Ranking™ and the accessible Global Anti-Corruption Quotient.