AECOM Technology Corporation is a leading provider of professional, technical and management support services to public and private clients. They serve clients from over 140 countries, are known as a Fortune 500 company and had a revenue of 8.2 billion between 2012 and 2013. Clearly, they are doing something right at AECOM.
However, besides making money, AECOM also excels in maintaining an excellent Ethics and Compliance program. In fact their ethics department has won them plenty of ethical recognition to go along with their successful business endeavours.
This year, AECOM was awarded with the American Business Ethics Award (ABEA) for the “Large Company” category, an award which is presented by the Foundation for Financial Service Professionals and is highly regarded among the business world. As well, AECOM was ranked as one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” by the Ethisphere Institute, for the third consecutive year.
Business Ethics is often a problem in companies because the desire for profit can make ethics seem unimportant. However after considering a company like AECOM, it changes the way I think about ethics. A balance is not impossible and companies should always take into account business ethics in all of their future endeavours.
Resources: