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Nike, BMW, Alcoa, Rio Tinto, IKEA, Cisco Systems, Sun Microsystems, Xerox, American Express and Honda. These are some of the world's most ethical companies, as listed by Ethisphere.

The list is not perfect. But then, no business is either. Ethisphere sums it up thus: "Every large corporation gets sued or experiences a crisis. The World's Most Ethical Companies are the businesses that respond not with a PR campaign, but with real action, such as complete transparency for the public and significant effort given to fixing the core problem … These companies up the ante for what it takes to be an ethical leader and force their competitors to follow suit or fall behind."

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