Today we hear from Symantec’s Chief Compliance Officer, VP, Legal and Public Affairs, Carolyn Herzog.
We are very proud to be recognized for the ninth consecutive year as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.
Andria Jones, Senior Corporate Counsel, and I accepted the award on behalf of Symantec during the Ethisphere Global Ethics Summit held 9-10 March in New York City. I also had the opportunity to participate on a panel during the summit, addressing the topic of Shifting the Focus on Global Anti-corruption: The Case for More Compliance Investment.
This recognition is an honor, and one that our employees across the globe should be proud of. It is a testament that we are committed to comply with the highest standards of ethical behavior.
Ethisphere and the World’s Most Ethical Companies designation recognizes companies that align principle with action, work tirelessly to make trust part of their corporate DNA, and in doing so, shape future industry standards. Tim Erblich, CEO, Ethisphere, shares why being a World’s Most Ethical Company Matters.
At this year’s Ethisphere conference, there was a highly dynamic plenary session called: Cyber Attacks, Company Image and Compliance, further validating that protecting our employee and customer information is not only a security, compliance and legal concern, it is also an ethical concern.
"As business leaders, we're faced with a challenge around protecting our most valuable asset: information,” wrote Mike Brown, Symantec’s President and CEO in the Ethisphere Magazine article, ‘Big Data, Big Responsibility.’“In our increasingly connected world, we are generating, storing, and managing more data than ever before, and being attacked is inevitable. Companies that are thinking ethically and acting with integrity need to secure their data — cybersecurity, privacy, and sound data management practices are part of our ethical responsibility.”
We are delighted that Symantec’s efforts have once again been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute and that we stand with peer companies in maintaining high ethical standards.
This year, Ethisphere recognized 131 companies spanning 21 countries, using a robust scoring methodology. Symantec was recognized along with other well-known companies, such as Adobe, Cisco, Dell, Google and Intel. For a complete list of the 2016 World's Most Ethical Companies, see Ethisphere's full honoree list.
To learn more about our approach to corporate responsibility and ethics, please visit our Corporate Responsibility site.