Several criteria are evaluated for each company, including Employee rating, Customer rating, ESG risk rating, ESG/Ethical impact, Adherence to ISO standards, R&D spending, Global Compact Status, Financial performance, BBB Rating and Accreditation, and number of customer complaints, among others.

Each of the criteria considered is equally ranked in importance.

Companies are invited to enhance their chances in a few ways:

• Book an interview with our research team here
• Submitting supporting documentation in the areas described above by emailing our Head of Research, Scott Baxt, at scottbaxt@bestpracticeinstitute.org
• Contact us with additional questions

There is no application process or application fees associated with being considered for certification and rankings within the Excellence Index 1000.

Companies are invited to enhance their chances in a few ways:

• Booking an interview with our research team here
• Submitting supporting documentation in the areas described above by emailing our Head of Research, Scott Baxt, at scottbaxt@bestpracticeinstitute.org
• Contact us with additional questions.

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Our research team analyzes thousands of companies of all sizes and industries to develop the index. From that, a list of 8,000 finalists is identified and further scrutinized. The top 4,000 companies will become certified as a Best of Best Practice company, and the top 1000 will be published in a special issue of Newsweek Magazine in early 2024 as the Newsweek Excellence Index 1000.

Data is collected from publicly available data, company-provided data, and interviews with company representatives, executives, employees, and customers.

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