General Motors has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere, an Arizona-based organization dedicated to defining and measuring ethical business standards. This latest accolade marks the sixth year running in which GM has made Ethisphere’s annual list of Most Ethical Companies. Notably, GM is the only automaker to make the list in 2024, as was also the case for the past several years, including 2022, 2021, and 2020.
For 2025, a total of 136 organizations made the World’s Most Ethical Companies Honoree List. The companies span 19 countries and 44 industries. Among the 136 companies listed, 11 are first-time honorees, while six of the companies have made the list every year since it launched in 2006.
The ethics evaluation process includes a 240-point questionnaire covering ethics programs, corporate governance, and company culture; a review of supporting documents that outline ethical policies and initiatives; and independent research into corporate reputation and past ethical practices. The evaluation process includes an application period that opens in July and closes in October, with information submitted by the applicant and “reputational information” considered up to December 31st for the year under review. Additionally, past honorees are not necessarily given an inherent advantage over non-honorees or first-time applicants.
The goal of this process is to identify businesses that exceed industry standards in ethical leadership, with GM recognized as a prime example for the automotive sector.
“Our strong business performance and this award demonstrate the power of Winning with Integrity, our GM code of conduct guiding the way we work with our fellow team members, our business partners, customers and communities,” said GM assistant general counsel and chief compliance officer, Michael Ortwein.
Ethisphere states that participating in its Most Ethical Companies assessment process provides companies with valuable feedback, including a scorecard comparing their performance to top-ranked companies, as well as recommendations for enhancing compliance and governance practices.
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LOLOLOLOL. Apparently the people who vote on this award never waited 4 years on a dealer list for a Corvette at MSRP then got hit with a 100K ADM on order day.
exactly
Yeah, neither did anyone I know. I waited 13 months, Paid MSRP. Others in our Corvette Club had a similar experience. But I do agree, plenty of dealers were asking for above MSRP, and people paid it. SMH
Apparently they didn’t take into account the “give us $200 million to bulldoze part or we bulldozed the entire Renaissance Center” Winning with simplicity seems to win over their winning with integrity. They simply threaten and demand!
GM needs to explain it’s reckless and shocking behavior of allowing a dangerous 8 speed transmission to continue to be installed in its vehicles when they knew it was faulty for quite some time.
Don’t forget the failure of there AFM and DOD lifter issues that cost a lot of people an engine
How can it be “ethical” when their CEO gets that much money for doing nothing?
So many manbabies scared of women on this site.
ROFLMAO—and yet they can’t build a car with no recalls or even build a car in a timely manner?
Catering to the WOKE and BLM movements can win awards apparently.
That’s always been the case from Hollywood to DC to the Nobel Prizes.
I guess my definition of ethical differs quite a bit from Ethisphere’s.
Interesting, does Ethics add to something you can value the way GoodWill is a measurable item used in accounting for business value ? Because Ethics is not something anyone will pay for or care about.
When you get to be up in your 80’s and a retired rabbi, you can just call them like you see them: “🐐💩”.