Trust Across America™, a think tank dedicated to unraveling the complexities of trustworthy business behavior, announced the results of its second annual study of almost 2500 public companies on December 19, 2011, naming Smithfield Foods as the Most Trustworthy Public Company for 2011.
The Trust Across America study independently analyzes over 200 data points with respect to five key corporate indicators of trustworthy business behavior:
FACTS™:
1) Financial stability and strength
2) Accounting conservativeness
3) Corporate integrity
4) Transparency
5) Sustainability
Companies do not participate in the analysis. The framework, initially conceived and developed in 2008 with a group of academics, corporate leaders and consultants, is “the most holistic and comprehensive trust ‘health’ checkup for public companies,” according to its founders.
For the complete ranked list of the Top 10 Most Trustworthy Companies in America 2011: