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Trust Across America Names Most Trustworthy Public Companies\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Trust Across America- Trust Around the World (TAA-TAW)<\/a> global leaders in organizational trust, this week\u00a0announced the results of a five-year study of over 2000 US based public companies, naming Texas Instruments (TI) as the Most Trustworthy Public Company for the period 2010-2014. Barbara Kimmel, Executive Director states: \u201cWe are pleased to see TI top this list.\u00a0 The company has a history of trustworthy behavior as evidenced by the following long-term corporate vision:<\/p>\n “One of TI’s greatest strengths is its values and ethics. We had some early leaders who set those values as the standard for how they lived their lives. And it is important that TI grew that way. It’s something that we don’t want to lose. At the same time, we must move more rapidly. But we don’t want to confuse that with the fact that we’re ethical and we’re moral. We’re very responsible, and we live up to what we say.”<\/em><\/p>\n \u2013\u00a0Tom Engibous<\/strong> Kimmel cautions that no company is perfect. While the ongoing short-term, quarterly earnings focus is disappointing, we are encouraged by\u00a0mounting evidence<\/a>\u00a0that long-term profitability is enhanced in organizations choosing to lead with trust. It should also be noted that while the\u00a0average tenure<\/a>\u00a0of a Fortune 500 CEO has fallen to 4.6 years, those in our \u201cTop 10\u201d average 8.4 years.<\/p>\n To create this index, TAA-TAW began with a universe of over 3000 publicly-traded North American companies, evaluating more than 2000 to identify those receiving the highest 5-year ranking on five equally weighted quantitative indicators of trustworthiness that comprise the proprietary FACTS\u00ae Framework: Financial stability, conservative Accounting, Corporate integrity, Transparency and Sustainability.\u00a0 Companies are not nominated, nor do they participate in this analysis in any manner.\u00a0 The model independently identifies those with the highest scores in all five FACTS\u00ae indicators. A final screen scans news for unacceptable trust violations that might include fines, inappropriate CEO conduct, accounting irregularities, avoidable security breaches, etc.<\/p>\n The framework initially conceived and developed in 2008, is \u201cthe most holistic and comprehensive trust \u201chealth\u201d checkup for public companies,\u201d according to its founders. \u201cIt\u2019s all about corporate culture and leadership, said Barbara Kimmel. If Boards and CEOs remain unwilling to place trust at the top of their daily agenda, they are missing out on a tremendous competitive advantage.<\/p>\n America’s “Top 10” Most Trustworthy Companies is shown below in rank order. Congratulations to these outstanding companies.<\/p>\n Trust Across America-Trust Around the World\u2122<\/a>\u00a0provides the most comprehensive tools and resources for organizations to transition to high trust through a global collaborative network. More information about our honorees and their best practices can be accessed via the free spring 2015 issue of TRUST! Magazine by registering on our\u00a0signup link<\/a>.<\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n For more information on this topic, or to schedule an interview with Barbara Kimmel, please\u00a0<\/strong>email\u00a0<\/strong>barbara@trustacrossamerica.com<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Copyright 2015, Next Decade, Inc.<\/p>\n
\nFormer chairman, president and chief executive officer, Texas Instruments \u2013 1997<\/p>\n\n
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