Ethicast: Introducing the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies

It’s one of the biggest days of the year for ethics, compliance, and business integrity as Ethisphere recognizes the 138 companies that have earned the coveted designation of the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2026, for having best-in-class ethics and compliance programs, corporate governance practices, and cultures of integrity.  

Alongside the honoree announcement, Ethisphere released the Ethics Premium™, a five-year analysis comparing the stock performance of publicly traded 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies honorees with a broad global benchmark. From Jan. 1, 2021 through Dec. 31, 2025, this year’s publicly traded honorees outperformed the benchmark by 8.2 percentage points.  

With us today to talk about this year’s class of honorees, the Ethics Premium, and more, is Ethisphere Chief Strategy Officer Erica Salmon Byrne.