Award recognizes exceptional ethical leadership across continents and
industries
NEW YORK, Mar 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) --NYSE Euronext (NYX) announced today that it has been recognized by the
Ethisphere Institute, a leading business ethics think-tank, as one of
the 2012 World's Most Ethical Companies. From among a record number of
nominations for the annual award, NYSE Euronext for the third time
secured representation on the Ethisphere list by upholding the highest
standard of ethics, performance, respect and excellence and for
promoting these values to the financial services industry and global
business community.
"Observing the highest ethical standards is a fundamental tenet of NYSE
Euronext's core values and is vital to our firm's DNA," said Duncan L.
Niederauer, CEO, NYSE Euronext. "We are honored to once again be named
one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute
and to join so many of our listed companies and other outstanding
organizations that share this recognition."
This is the sixth year Ethisphere has published the WME rankings.
Ethisphere reviewed hundreds of companies and evaluated a record number
of applications utilizing its propriety methodology through in-depth
research and multi-step analysis, naming the companies that surpassed
their industry peers to this year's World's Most Ethical Companies list.
"A strong ethical foundation is a competitive advantage, and NYSE
Euronext recognizes the important role corporate responsibility plays in
improving its bottom line," said Alex Brigham, executive director of the
Ethisphere Institute. "As more and more organizations strive for this
honor each year, NYSE Euronext's inclusion as a World's Most Ethical
Company for 2012 demonstrates its industry-leading commitment to ethics
and dedication to integrity."
The methodology for the WME ranking includes reviewing codes of ethics,
litigation and regulatory infraction histories; evaluating the
investment in innovation and sustainable business practices; looking at
activities designed to improve corporate citizenship; and studying
nominations from senior executives, industry peers, suppliers and
customers.
Read about the methodology and view the complete list of the 2012
World's Most Ethical Companies at http://ethisphere.com/.
About Ethisphere Institute:
The research-based Ethisphere(R) Institute is a leading international
think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best
practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility,
anti-corruption and sustainability. Ethisphere Magazine, which publishes
the globally recognized World's Most Ethical Companies Ranking(TM), is the
quarterly publication of the Institute. Ethisphere provides the only
third-party verifications of compliance programs and ethical cultures
that include: Ethics Inside(R) Certification, Compliance Leader
Verification(TM) and Anti-Corruption Program Verification(TM). The Institute's
premier membership group, the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance(TM), is a
business ethics forum that includes more than 100 leading corporations,
universities and institutions that collectively leverage their
experience, expertise and innovative ways to address emerging compliance
challenges. More information on the Ethisphere Institute, including
ranking projects and membership, can be found at http://www.ethisphere.com
About NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext (NYX) is a leading global operator of financial markets
and provider of innovative trading technologies. The company's exchanges
in Europe and the United States trade equities, futures, options,
fixed-income and exchange-traded products. With approximately 8,000
listed issues (excluding European Structured Products), NYSE Euronext's
equities markets - the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Euronext, NYSE
Amex, NYSE Alternext and NYSE Arca - represent one-third of the world's
equities trading, the most liquidity of any global exchange group. NYSE
Euronext also operates NYSE Liffe, one of the leading European
derivatives businesses and the world's second-largest derivatives
business by value of trading. The company offers comprehensive
commercial technology, connectivity and market data products and
services through NYSE Technologies. NYSE Euronext is in the S&P 500
index, and is the only exchange operator in the Fortune 500. For more
information, please visit: http://www.nyx.com.
Disclaimer and Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to, statements concerning NYSE Euronext's plans,
objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are
not historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements are based on
NYSE Euronext's current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Factors that
could cause NYSE Euronext's results to differ materially from current
expectations include, but are not limited to: NYSE Euronext's ability to
implement its strategic initiatives, economic, political and market
conditions and fluctuations, government and industry regulation,
interest rate risk and U.S. and global competition, and other factors
detailed in NYSE Euronext's 2011 Annual report on Form 10-K and other
periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
or the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers. In addition, these
statements are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to
change. Accordingly, actual results may be materially higher or lower
than those projected. The inclusion of such projections herein should
not be regarded as a representation by NYSE Euronext that the
projections will prove to be correct. This press release speaks only as
of this date. NYSE Euronext disclaims any duty to update the information
herein.
SOURCE: NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext
Keara Everdell, 212-656-2159
keverdell@nyx.com
or
For
Ethisphere
Rubenstein Associates
Alex J. Stockham, 213-537-0017
astockham@rubenstein.com
or
Gabe
Roth, 212-843-8067
groth@rubenstein.com
