{"id":17313,"date":"2022-03-25T07:41:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T07:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swmcommunications.co.za\/press-office\/?p=17313"},"modified":"2022-03-25T07:41:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T07:41:10","slug":"rockwell-automation-named-as-one-of-the-worlds-most-ethical-companies-for-the-14th-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swmcommunications.co.za\/press-office\/rockwell-automation-named-as-one-of-the-worlds-most-ethical-companies-for-the-14th-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockwell Automation Named as One of the World\u2019s Most Ethical Companies for the 14th Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world\u2019s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, has been recognized by <a href=\"https:\/\/ethisphere.com\/\">Ethisphere<\/a>, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/worldsmostethicalcompanies.com\/honorees\">2022 World\u2019s Most Ethical Companies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is the 14<sup>th<\/sup> time Rockwell has been included on this prestigious list which honors companies that demonstrate exceptional leadership and a commitment to business integrity through best-in-class ethics, compliance, and governance practices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re proud to once again accept this recognition by Ethisphere, which highlights our commitment to ethics and integrity,&#8221;\u00a0said Rockwell Chairman and CEO Blake Moret. \u201cWe\u2019re doing extraordinary things for our industrial customers. We approach these challenges with passion because what we do is essential to making the work more productive and more sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ethics and integrity are among Rockwell\u2019s highest scoring drivers of employee engagement, nurtured and cultivated through a robust commitment and a strong \u201cspeak up\u201d mindset, including the company\u2019s long-standing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3blmedia.com\/news\/rockwell-automations-longstanding-ombuds-reflects-legacy-integrity\">Ombuds program<\/a>. Rockwell also requires 100% of its Board of Directors, employees, and contractors to complete an Annual Ethics Training, which is updated each year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, business leaders face their greatest mandate yet to be ethical, accountable, and trusted to drive positive change,\u201d said Ethisphere CEO Timothy Erblich. \u201cWe continue to be inspired by the World\u2019s Most Ethical Companies honorees and their dedication to integrity, sustainability, governance, and community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rockwell was one of only 136 honorees recognized spanning 22 countries and 45 industries. View the <a href=\"https:\/\/worldsmostethicalcompanies.com\/honorees\">full list<\/a> of 2022 honorees. Grounded in Ethisphere\u2019s proprietary Ethics Quotient\u00ae, the World\u2019s Most Ethical Companies assessment process includes more than 200 questions on culture, environmental and social practices, ethics and compliance activities, governance, diversity, and initiatives to support a strong value chain.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Rockwell\u2019s commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockwellautomation.com\/en-us\/company\/about-us\/sustainability\/ethics-compliance.html\">ethics and integrity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Rockwell Automation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 24,500 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries. To learn more about how we are bringing The Connected Enterprise to life across industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Junius<\/p>\n<p>Channel &amp; Field Marketing Lead \u2013 Africa<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rockwell Automation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:mjunius@ra.rockwell.com\">mjunius@ra.rockwell.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Brindaveni Naidoo<\/p>\n<p>Account Director<\/p>\n<p>SWM Communications<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:brindaveni@swmcommunications.co.za\">brindaveni@swmcommunications.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world\u2019s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, has been recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the\u00a02022 World\u2019s Most Ethical Companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","category-rockwell-automation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmcommunications.co.za\/press-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmcommunications.co.za\/press-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmcommunications.co.za\/press-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swmcommunications.co.za\/press-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swmcommunications.co.za\/press-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17313"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/swmcommunications.co.za\/press-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17315,"href":"https:\/\/swmcommunications.co.za\/press-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17313\/revisions\/17315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swmcommunications.co.za\/press-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmcommunications.co.za\/press-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swmcommunications.co.za\/press-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swmcommunications.co.za\/press-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}