CISCO : 'World's Most Ethical Company' for 7th Straight Year Cisco was recently placed on Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical company list for the seventh year in a row. Ethisphere, an independent research center that promotes best practices in corporate ethics and compliance, issues an annual survey with a series of multiple-choice questions that are intended to “capture a company’s performance in an objective, consistent, and standardized way.” Scores are then generated in five categories: Ethics and compliance programs Reputation, leadership, and innovation Governance Corporate citizenship and responsibility Culture of ethics ...