WD plays a critical role in providing essential infrastructure for the AI-driven data economy. With that role comes a responsibility to operate transparently and to hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards—every day.
It is therefore an incredible honor that WD has been recognized by Ethisphere as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the eighth consecutive year. This recognition reflects WD’s sustained commitment to integrity, strong governance, and responsible business practices. It also reflects the incredible commitment of our employees around the world who do the right thing.
Strong governance structures, global compliance programs, and clear standards of conduct help ensure we operate responsibly across markets and supply chains. Just as important is our strong culture, which is grounded in a set of core values—Customers, Results, Connection, Excellence, and Innovation—that guide how our teams collaborate, solve problems, and hold themselves accountable. Our values also reinforce a shared expectation that employees must act with transparency, raise concerns when something doesn’t seem right, and support one another in making principled decisions.
The World’s Most Ethical Companies assessment is grounded in Ethisphere’s proprietary Ethics Quotient, which requires companies to provide 240+ documented proof points on practices that support robust ethics and compliance. That data undergo further qualitative analysis by Ethisphere’s panel of experts who spend thousands of hours vetting and evaluating each year’s group of applicants. This process serves as an operating framework to capture and codify best-in-class ethics and compliance practices from organizations across industries and from around the world.
Being named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the eighth year is meaningful recognition—but it is also a reminder that ethical leadership requires ongoing focus.
As WD continues to provide the foundation for the world’s data-driven future, integrity will remain central to how we operate—and how we continue to earn the trust of customers, partners, and communities around the world.
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