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2026 Ethics Premium Report 

The Ethics Premium™ connects ethics and compliance investment to outcomes executives recognize: downside protection, recovery speed, and durable performance. Based on a five-year market lookback versus a broad global benchmark, the analysis shows a consistent resilience pattern among companies with strong E&C programs: better stock performance, smaller worst-case declines, faster returns to prior highs, and less time below peak.

Use this report to make a clearer, data-backed case for investing in E&C.

Data That Makes the Case

The business case is straightforward with this data. Strong programs help reduce surprises, strengthen decision-making, and protect trust, all of which support durable performance.

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Outperformance Over 5 Years

7.1%

Smaller Max Drawdown

10.1%

Faster Recovery Time

14.4%

Less Time Underwater

Inside the Report

A board-ready case for investing in ethics and compliance to support durable performance and resilience through volatility.

A concise set of presentation-ready performance and resilience signals

Plain-language explanations of each metric and why it matters to boards and executive teams.

Practical program benchmarks & proof signals showing what best-in-class programs do differently.

Methodology and definitions that enable informed use without overclaiming causation.

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Boards care about resilience.

See what ethics-leading companies do differently.