SMC is proud to partner with some of the World's Most Ethical Companies™ of 2024 as named by Ethisphere. 

This prestigious honor is not given lightly. All honorees must complete an assessment of over 240 multiple-choice and short-answer questions. Ethisphere evaluates each company based on their qualitative and quantitative scores in each of the five categories.
These categories include:

1. Governance 

• Oversight
• Governance principles
• Risk management

2. Third Party Management 

• Supply chain onboarding, engagement, and oversight 
• Monitoring and performance evaluation
 

3. Ethics & Compliance 

• Program structure, responsibility, and resources 
• Program oversight and tone at the top 
• Written standards, training, and communications  
• Enforcement, discipline, and incentives 

4. Environmental & Social Impact

5. Culture of Ethics 

• Efforts to establish ethical tone from the top to middle 
• Frequency with which culture is elevated 
• Methods and outcomes

Working with companies who value the importance of ethics in their daily operations is vital to SMC and our values. This year, five of our core manufacturing partners have been recognized for their stellar ethical practices. We are proud to call these companies partners and will continue to align ourselves with upstanding organizations.