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List Recognizes U.S. Companies For Exceeding Best Practices in Financial Responsibility, Stakeholder Ratings, Social Responsibility
CLEVELAND, Dec. 18, 2024 – Oswald Companies was recognized in the second annual rankings of the Excellence 1000 Index by Newsweek. The list honors the top 1,000 companies that have demonstrated best practices in financial responsibility, stakeholder ratings and social responsibility ratings.
The Excellence 1000 Index is a collaboration between Newsweek and the Best Practice Insititute, a leadership development and benchmark research company.
The Best Practice Institute analyzed more than a half million data points and created a proprietary scoring system to measure everything from financial practices to customer reviews, ESG commitments and more.
“Oswald’s employee-owners work hard every day to provide a world of protection around everything that matters most to our clients,” said Jessica Jung, president of Oswald Companies. “We are honored to be recognized nationally for our commitment to clients and community.”
Companies have been assessed on several pivotal criteria, including:
- Employee Rating: How those employees at the corporations perceive their employer through sentiment and emotion analysis.
- Customer Rating: How the corporation’s customers view its products, services and ethics.
- ESG Risk Rating and Ethical Impact: A deep dive into a company’s environmental, social and governance risks, combined with its ethical footprint.
- ISO Standards Adherence: Compliance with international quality and safety standards.
- R&D Spending: Investment in innovation and the future.
- Global Compact Status: Alignment with the UN’s principles on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.
- BBB Rating and Accreditation (for small companies): Recognizing smaller entities that meet the Better Business Bureau’s standards.
- Number of Customer Complaints: A transparent look at customer grievances, shedding light on a corporation’s commitment to rectification and improvement.
Learn more about our careers, culture, community, and the benefits of employee ownership at Oswald at OswaldCompanies.com/Careers.
About Oswald Companies:
Founded in 1893, Cleveland-based and employee-owned, Oswald is among the nation’s largest independent insurance brokerage firms. Oswald is a founding partner of Unison Risk Advisors Inc., whose mission is to secure a thriving future for independent insurance and risk management firms; their owners, employees and clients; and the communities they serve. It features a combined workforce of approximately 900 employee-owners in more than 20 office locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southeast. As a proud partner of Assurex Global, the world’s largest association of privately held insurance brokers, our risk management professionals service and support the needs of our clients worldwide. Learn more at Oswaldcompanies.com.
