Oshkosh Corporation named a World’s Most Ethical Company for fifth consecutive year
February 25 2020 - 11:50AM
Business Wire
Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), a leading innovator of
mission-critical vehicles and equipment, today announced that it
has been named one of the 2020 World’s Most Ethical Companies by
Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards
of ethical business practices. Oshkosh has been recognized five
consecutive years and is one of only eight honorees in the
industrial manufacturing category. In 2020, 132 honorees were
recognized spanning 21 countries and 51 industries.
“Being named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for five
consecutive years is a great honor and a tremendous source of pride
across our company,” said Ignacio A. Cortina, Oshkosh Corporation
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. “At
Oshkosh, our team members truly make a difference and drive our
ethical culture. This honor would not be possible without their
continued focus on doing the right thing every day.”
“Congratulations to everyone at Oshkosh for earning this
recognition,” said Ethisphere’s Chief Executive Officer, Timothy
Erblich. “This is a moment to acknowledge the leaders
working to advance corporate cultures defined by integrity and
affirm those companies contributing to broader societal imperatives
and the greater good.”
Methodology & scoring
Grounded in Ethisphere’s proprietary Ethics Quotient®, the
World’s 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. The process serves as
an operating framework to capture and codify the leading practices
of organizations across industries and around the globe. Best
practices and insights from the 2020 honorees will be released in a
report and webcast in March and April of this year.
All companies that participate in the assessment process receive
an Analytical Scorecard providing them a holistic assessment of
where their programs stand against the demanding standards of
leading companies.
In addition to being named one of the World’s Most Ethical
Companies, Oshkosh was also added to the Dow Jones Sustainability
World Index, has been named one of the “Top 250 Best Managed
Companies” by the Wall Street Journal, one of “America’s Most
Responsible Companies of 2020” by Newsweek and a Military Friendly
Employer by VIQTORY.
Honorees
The full list of the 2020 World's Most Ethical Companies can be
found at https://worldsmostethicalcompanies.com/honorees.
About Oshkosh Corporation
At Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK), we make innovative, mission-critical
equipment to help everyday heroes advance communities around the
world. Headquartered in Wisconsin, Oshkosh Corporation employs more
than 15,000 team members worldwide, all united behind a common
cause: to make a difference in people’s lives. Oshkosh products can
be found in more than 150 countries under the brands of JLG®,
Pierce®, Oshkosh® Defense, McNeilus®, IMT®, Frontline™, Jerr-Dan®,
Oshkosh® Airport Products, CON-E-CO® and London™. For more
information, visit oshkoshcorp.com.
®, ™ All brand names referred to in this news release are
trademarks of Oshkosh Corporation or its subsidiary companies.
About the Ethisphere Institute
The Ethisphere® Institute is the global leader in defining and
advancing the standards of ethical business practices that fuel
corporate character, marketplace trust and business success.
Ethisphere has deep expertise in measuring and defining core ethics
standards using data-driven insights that help companies enhance
corporate character and measure and improve culture. Ethisphere
honors superior achievement through its World’s Most Ethical
Companies recognition program and provides a community of industry
experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA). More
information about Ethisphere can be found at:
https://ethisphere.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains statements that the Company believes
to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements
other than statements of historical fact, including, without
limitation, statements regarding the Company’s future financial
position, business strategy, targets, projected sales, costs,
earnings, capital expenditures, debt levels and cash flows, and
plans and objectives of management for future operations, are
forward-looking statements. When used in this news release, words
such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,”
“anticipate,” “believe,” “should,” “project” or “plan” or the
negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology are
generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance
and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other
factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control, which
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
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