Ethisphere Names DocGo as One of the 2026 World's Most Ethical Companies®

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03/18/2026 - 07:35 AM

20th annual recognition honors organizations committed to business integrity through robust ethics, compliance, and governance programs

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DocGo Inc. (Nasdaq: DCGO) (“DocGo” or the “Company”), a leading provider of technology-enabled medical transportation and mobile health services, announced today that it has been recognized as one of the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies^® by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

This is DocGo’s first time receiving this honor, and the Company is one of only four honorees in the healthcare providers and services category. In 2026, 138 honorees were recognized, spanning 17 countries and 40 industries. This year’s class includes 19 first-time honorees, and six organizations recognized 20 times.

“When I became CEO of DocGo, I established a vision that placed trust at the core of everything we do—from the care our clinicians provide to the way we safeguard the sensitive information our partners and patients share with us,” said Lee Bienstock, Chief Executive Officer of DocGo. “Being recognized as one of Ethisphere’s 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies^® is a meaningful validation of the standards our team has implemented and holds itself to every day. As we continue to bring technology-enabled healthcare to people where and when they need it, we will keep focusing on strong governance, accountability, and a culture that puts integrity first.”

“This recognition reflects the deliberate work we’ve done to strengthen governance, risk, and compliance as DocGo has grown,” said Stephen Sugrue, Chief Compliance Officer of DocGo. “Our program is designed to be practical and transparent—grounded in clear standards, meaningful training, and multiple ways for team members to speak up, including confidential reporting channels. In healthcare, expectations and regulations evolve quickly, and we will keep learning, auditing, and trying to improve so that doing the right thing remains the easiest thing for every employee to do.”

“Congratulations to DocGo for achieving recognition as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies^®. As we mark the 20th class of honorees, this group continues to raise the bar for business integrity by embedding ethics into everyday decision-making and long-term strategy. Companies with strong ethics, compliance, and governance programs are built for better long-term performance,” said Erica Salmon Byrne, Ethisphere’s Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Chair.

Methodology & Scoring
The World’s Most Ethical Companies assessment is grounded in Ethisphere’s proprietary Ethics Quotient^®, which requires companies to provide 240+ documented proof points on practices that support robust ethics and compliance, including: corporate governance; program structure & resourcing; written standards; training, awareness, & communication; risk assessment & auditing; investigations, enforcement, discipline & incentives; measurement of ethical culture; third-party risk management, and environmental & social impact.

That data undergoes further qualitative analysis by our panel of experts who spend thousands of hours vetting and evaluating each year’s group of applicants.

This process serves as an operating framework to capture and codify best-in-class ethics and compliance practices from organizations across industries and from around the world.

Honorees
To view the full list of this year’s honorees, please visit the World’s Most Ethical Companies website: https://worldsmostethicalcompanies.com/honorees.

About DocGo
DocGo is leading the proactive healthcare revolution with an innovative care delivery platform that includes mobile health services, remote patient monitoring, ambulance services and a 50-state virtual care network. DocGo is helping to reshape the traditional four-wall healthcare system by providing high quality, highly accessible care to patients where and when they need it. DocGo’s proprietary technology and relationships with a dedicated field staff of certified health professionals elevate the quality of patient care and drive business efficiencies for facilities, hospital networks and health insurance providers. With Mobile Health, DocGo empowers the full promise and potential of telehealth by facilitating healthcare treatment, in tandem with a remote physician, in the comfort of a patient’s home or workplace. Together with DocGo’s integrated Ambulnz medical transport services, DocGo is bridging the gap between physical and virtual care. For more information, please visit www.docgo.com. To get an inside look on how the proactive healthcare revolution is helping transform healthcare by reducing costs, increasing efficiency and improving outcomes, visit www.proactivecarenow.com.

About Ethisphere
Ethisphere is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that strengthen corporate brands, build trust in the marketplace, and deliver business success. Companies turn ethics, compliance, and culture into a business advantage by leveraging Ethisphere’s data-driven program & culture assessments featuring the latest guidance and the practices of hundreds of global organizations across the 8 pillars of an ethical culture, and 240+ ethics, compliance, social, and governance data points delivered through a proprietary software platform. Ethisphere also honors superior integrity programs through World’s Most Ethical Companies^® recognition, brings together a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA), and advances ethical business practices through the Global Ethics Summit, Ethisphere Magazine, and the Ethicast podcast. For more information, visit https://ethisphere.com.