New rankings target government contractors.

• Author: Marshall, Jeffrey
• Position: ETHICS - Brief article

Corporate governance and related ethics rankings of public companies have been popping up on websites in recent years, and now a think tank has created an ethical ranking of a specific subset of that group, government contractors.

The Ethisphere Institute, which researches and promotes best practices in business ethics and compliance, published its first annual Government Contractor Ethics Program Rankings in the first-quarter 2008 issue of Ethisphere magazine. The ranking takes into account new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules regarding U.S. government contractors' ethics programs, key Federal Supply Group (FSG) "hallmarks" for effective compliance programs and industry best practices.

"With continued controversy of government contractors, this ranking will bring positive influence in recognizing and promoting best practices in federal contractor ethics and...