Waste Management Recognized for Leadership in Business Ethics

Waste Management has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2013 World’s Most Ethical (WME) Companies. Ethisphere is a leading international organization dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, governance, and sustainability.

This is the sixth year the company has been honored for upholding the highest of ethical standards. Waste Management was chosen for its strong corporate culture focused on deep commitments to environmental sustainability, ethics and communities and setting
and achieving ambitious sustainability goals.

“This recognition from Ethisphere reflects our most fundamental commitment to keeping the environment—and our people and our neighbors—safe,” said David Steiner, chief executive officer and president of Waste Management.  “As an industry leader, we continue to develop strategies to extract value from waste, which both minimizes our environmental impact and saves our customers money.”

This is the seventh year Ethisphere has published the WME rankings. Ethisphere evaluated a record number of applications this year and reviewed nominations from companies in more than 100 countries and 36 industries.
After conducting in-depth research and a multi-step analysis, Ethisphere named companies that surpassed their industry peers to this year’s World’s Most Ethical Companies list.

“The Ethisphere award is one of our company’s proudest achievements,” said Rachel Amar, government
and community relations manager of Waste Management of New York. “It reflects our efforts to be a beneficial part of the communities we serve throughout New York.”

The methodology for the WME ranking includes reviewing codes of ethics, litigation and regulatory infraction histories; evaluating the investment in innovation and sustainable business practices; looking at activities designed to improve corporate citizenship; and studying nominations from senior executives, industry peers,
suppliers and customers.

“Waste Management continues to be a staple component of our list, for the sixth year running, and we are pleased to reward its commitment to ethical business practices,” said Alex Brigham, executive director of Ethisphere. “Waste Management has accomplished a great deal through its various sustainability initiatives, and
we are excited to see the company continue to make major progress in achieving its goals.”

Read about the methodology and view the complete list of the 2013 World’s Most Ethical Companies at http://ethisphere.com/wme. The World’s Most Ethical Companies list will also be featured in the 2013 Quarter 1
issue of Ethisphere Magazine.

Waste Management, Inc.,headquartered in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste
management services in North America. It is the largest residential recycler in North America and also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill-gas-to-energy facilities in the United States.