In wake of scandals, list highlights ethical firms

(Reuters) – After a wave of scandals including wrongful foreclosures on U.S. home mortgages, worker suicides at a major Apple Inc supplier in China and the $1.7 billion accounting fraud at Japan’s Olympus Corp, a New York think tank is calling out companies that take the high road. The Ethisphere Institute’s annual World’s Most Ethical companies list, released on Thursday, found that 145 companies in countries including United States, Great Britain, Japan, Portugal and India stood out as setting a high standard for their employees’ behavior. …

Factbox: Ethisphere’s most ethical companies of 2012

(Reuters) – The Ethisphere Institute, a New York think tank, included 145 companies in its sixth annual list of the world’s most ethical companies, up from 110 in 2011. Companies are evaluated for having, and enforcing, clear policies on areas including bribery, supplier conduct and investor communications. The list has steadily become more global over the years and this year’s version includes two of India’s largest companies — Tata Steel Ltd and Wipro Ltd. …

Ad campaign shows smoking’s scary side

A U.S. soldier from Comanche Troop, 3rd Squadron 4th Cavalry smokes a cigarette while waiting for a helicopter at Forward Operating Base Connolly in Nangarhar provinceCHICAGO (Reuters) – Health officials launched a $54 million advertising campaign on Thursday depicting the health risks of smoking in gruesome detail, offering the latest salvo in the government’s campaign to deglamorize cigarette smoking. The 12-week advertising blitz, called “Tips From Former Smokers,” is an effort to counteract the estimated $10.5 billion a year spent by tobacco companies to market and promote cigarettes in the United States. “This is really a David versus Goliath fight. The tobacco industry has spent more than $100 billion on marketing and promotion. …

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