For the seventh consecutive year, Grupo Bimbo, the parent company of Bimbo Bakeries USA, was recognized as one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies®” by Ethisphere, a global leader in advancing the standards of ethical business practices that define corporate character, marketplace trust and business success. In 2023, 135 companies from 19 countries and across 48 industries were honored.
Ethisphere recognized Grupo Bimbo for its commitment to ethical corporate practices, which have a positive impact on its associates and the communities in which we live and serve. Some of the practices the Company supports on a global level to maintain its commitment to integrity are the publication and updating of its Code of Ethics. In this Code, the highest standards of conduct are established for behavior inside and outside the organization, as well as guidelines for the interaction of interest groups.
Similarly, Grupo Bimbo has a Global Integrity Policy, the guidelines of which ensure that anti-corruption laws are understood and complied with. Additionally, in its Global Agriculture Policy, the Company shares its vision of practices that support economic, environmental, and social resilience, with a commitment to promote these practices through the entire value chain.
“For Grupo Bimbo, acting with integrity is a priority,” said Ignacio Stepancic, Global Compliance Leader. “All of us who are a part of this great family are trained and sensitized in the importance of normative compliance because we are convinced that being a global ethical company is an everyday task and one for each person that works here.”