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Salesforce.com Named to Ethisphere’s “World’s Most Ethical Companies” List for Fifth Consecutive Year

Salesforce.com recognized for exceptional ethical leadership along with Adidas, American Express, Ford Motor Company, PepsiCo, Starbucks and Xerox Cor

Salesforce.com recognized for exceptional ethical leadership along with Adidas, American Express, Ford Motor Company, PepsiCo, Starbucks and Xerox Corporation
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 2011 – Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing (http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/) company, today announced it has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the fifth consecutive year. Salesforce.com is joined by industry leaders Adidas, American Express, Ford Motor Company, PepsiCo, Starbucks and Xerox Corporation on the list for standout efforts in ethics and compliance. According to Ethisphere, “they are the companies who force other companies to follow their leadership or fall behind. These are the companies who use ethical leadership as a profit driver.”
Comments on the News
• “We are honored to make Ethisphere’s list of the world’s most ethical companies for the fifth straight year,” said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com. “Transparency and trust have always been key values at salesforce.com, and have a direct impact on our ability to deliver success to our customers,”
• “As companies strive to maintain a competitive advantage, good ethics translate into better business, and better business means better bottom lines. Salesforce.com recognizes the important role that principled practices play in brand reputation, which ultimately is the most valuable asset for a corporation,” said Alex Brigham, executive director of the Ethisphere Institute. “Each year, the competition gets more intense for the World’s Most Ethical Companies and this year was no exception with a record number of organizations vying for this distinguished honor. Ethisphere congratulates salesforce.com on being one of the 2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies.”

About the 2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies
• This is the fifth year Ethisphere, a think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability, has published the WME rankings, which appear in Ethisphere Magazine’s Q1 issue.
• 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.
• Ethisphere reviewed thousands of companies and evaluated a record number of applications utilizing its propriety methodology through in-depth research and multi-step analysis, naming 110 companies that surpassed their industry peers to this year’s World’s Most Ethical Companies. The 2011 list features companies in 38 industries including 43 companies headquartered outside the United States.
• Read about the methodology and view the complete list of the 2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies at http://ethisphere.com/worlds-most-ethical-companies-rankings/.

About Ethisphere Institute
The research-based Ethisphere Institute is a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability. The Institute’s associated membership groups, the Ethisphere Council and Business Ethics Leadership Alliance, are forums for business ethics that includes over 200 leading corporations, universities and institutions. These groups are dedicated to the development and advancement of members through increased efficiency, innovation, tools, mentoring, advice, and unique career opportunities. Ethisphere Magazine, which publishes the globally recognized World’s Most Ethical Companies Ranking™, is the quarterly publication of the Institute. Ethisphere provides the only third-party verifications of compliance programs and ethical cultures, Ethics Inside Certification®, Anti-Corruption Leader Verification and Compliance Program Verification. More information on the Ethisphere Institute, including ranking projects and membership, can be found at http://www.ethisphere.com.


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