Northwest Natural Holding Company (NW Natural Holdings), a Portland, Oregon company including a regulated natural gas distribution company (NW Natural), water and wastewater utilities (NW Natural Water), a renewable fuels business (NW Natural Renewables) and other business interests, has been recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies.
This is the second consecutive year NW Natural Holdings has earned this place among Ethisphere’s distinguished honorees. It is one of nine honorees in the Energy & Utilities sector. In all, 135 honorees were recognized across 19 countries and 46 industries.
“For 164 years, NW Natural Holdings and its predecessors have built a reputation on being an ethical, accountable member of our community, and we remain committed to those principles today,” said David H. Anderson, NW Natural Holdings president and CEO. “We understand how important it is for businesses to operate from a center of integrity and with efforts to drive positive change in all relevant forums.”
“Integrity is a core value and is fundamental to everything we do – it informs how we serve our customers, operate our business, treat our employees, and engage with the community,” said Shawn M. Filippi, Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary at NW Natural Holdings. “We are proud to earn this recognition for a second straight year as it speaks to the commitment to integrity demonstrated by our employees every day. This recognition belongs to each of them and the customers we serve so well year-round.”
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 that 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.
“Ethics matters. Organizations that commit to business integrity through robust programs and practices not only elevate standards and expectations for all, but also have better long-term performance,” said Ethisphere CEO, Erica Salmon Byrne. “We continue to be inspired by the World’s Most Ethical Companies honorees and their dedication to making real impact for their stakeholders and displaying exemplary values-based leadership. Congratulations to NW Natural Holdings for earning a place in the World’s Most Ethical Companies community.”
According to Ethisphere’s 2023 Ethics Index, the collection of publicly traded companies recognized as recipients of this year’s World’s Most Ethical Companies designation, outperformed a comparable index of large-cap companies by 13.6 percentage points over a five-year period.
