Dive Brief:

• Waste Management has been named "World's Most Ethical Company," according to the Ethisphere Institute, an independent thought leadership and research center organization. 
• The award recognizes companies that have established themselves as leaders of sustainability and ethical business practices and corporate behavior. 
• The criteria under consideration by Ethisphere includes ethics and compliance, reputation, leadership and innovation, governance, corporate citizenship and responsibility, and culture of ethics.

Dive Insight:

This marks the seventh consecutive year Waste Management has received this honor. Waste Management is one of two companies within the Environmental Services category honored this year.

Waste Management, Inc., based in Houston, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Through a network of subsidiaries, WM provides collection, transfer, disposal, recycling and resource recovery services.