FirstEnergy Recognized by Ethisphere® for Outstanding Ethics and Compliance Program and Practices and Leadership
FirstEnergy has achieved the Compliance Leader Verification for 2025-2026 from Ethisphere, demonstrating excellence in corporate ethics and compliance programs. The company's commitment to ethical business practices was validated through a rigorous review process focusing on six key areas.
The company's Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer Antonio Fernández received the 2025 Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) Beacon Award for his contributions to the ethics community. CEO Brian X. Tierney emphasized how integrity and accountability have become fundamental to FirstEnergy's operations.
The verification process included completing the Ethics Quotient assessment, benchmarking against World's Most Ethical Companies, and comprehensive document reviews. The evaluation covered program structure, ethical culture, written standards, training, risk assessment, and enforcement measures, marking FirstEnergy's transformation toward becoming a premier electric company.
FirstEnergy ha ottenuto la Verifica di Conformità Leader per il 2025-2026 da Ethisphere, dimostrando eccellenza nei programmi di etica aziendale e conformità. L'impegno dell'azienda verso pratiche commerciali etiche è stato confermato attraverso un rigoroso processo di revisione focalizzato su sei aree chiave.
Il Vicepresidente e Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer Antonio Fernández ha ricevuto il Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) Beacon Award 2025 per il suo contributo alla comunità etica. Il CEO Brian X. Tierney ha sottolineato come integrità e responsabilità siano diventate fondamentali nelle operazioni di FirstEnergy.
Il processo di verifica ha incluso il completamento della valutazione Ethics Quotient, il confronto con le Aziende Più Etiche al Mondo e una revisione approfondita dei documenti. La valutazione ha coperto la struttura del programma, la cultura etica, gli standard scritti, la formazione, la valutazione dei rischi e le misure di applicazione, segnando la trasformazione di FirstEnergy verso un'azienda elettrica di primo piano.
FirstEnergy ha logrado la Verificación de Líder en Cumplimiento para 2025-2026 otorgada por Ethisphere, demostrando excelencia en programas de ética corporativa y cumplimiento. El compromiso de la empresa con prácticas comerciales éticas fue validado mediante un riguroso proceso de revisión centrado en seis áreas clave.
El Vicepresidente y Director de Ética y Cumplimiento Antonio Fernández recibió el Premio Beacon 2025 de la Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) por sus contribuciones a la comunidad ética. El CEO Brian X. Tierney destacó cómo la integridad y la responsabilidad se han convertido en pilares fundamentales para las operaciones de FirstEnergy.
El proceso de verificación incluyó completar la evaluación Ethics Quotient, comparar con las Empresas Más Éticas del Mundo y realizar revisiones exhaustivas de documentos. La evaluación abarcó la estructura del programa, cultura ética, estándares escritos, capacitación, evaluación de riesgos y medidas de cumplimiento, marcando la transformación de FirstEnergy hacia convertirse en una empresa eléctrica de primer nivel.
퍼스트에너지(FirstEnergy)는 2025-2026년을 위한 컴플라이언스 리더 검증(Compliance Leader Verification)을 에티스피어(Ethisphere)로부터 획득하며, 기업 윤리 및 컴플라이언스 프로그램의 우수성을 입증했습니다. 회사의 윤리적 비즈니스 관행에 대한 헌신은 6가지 핵심 분야에 중점을 둔 엄격한 검토 과정을 통해 검증되었습니다.
부사장 겸 최고 윤리 및 컴플라이언스 책임자 안토니오 페르난데스(Antonio Fernández)는 윤리 커뮤니티에 기여한 공로로 2025년 비즈니스 윤리 리더십 얼라이언스(BELA) 비콘 어워드를 수상했습니다. CEO 브라이언 X. 티어니(Brian X. Tierney)는 진실성과 책임감이 퍼스트에너지 운영의 기본이 되었다고 강조했습니다.
검증 과정에는 Ethics Quotient 평가 완료, 세계에서 가장 윤리적인 기업들과의 벤치마킹, 그리고 포괄적인 문서 검토가 포함되었습니다. 평가 항목에는 프로그램 구조, 윤리 문화, 서면 기준, 교육, 위험 평가 및 집행 조치가 포함되었으며, 이는 퍼스트에너지가 최고의 전력 회사로 거듭나는 변화를 의미합니다.
FirstEnergy a obtenu la Certification de Leader en Conformité pour 2025-2026 décernée par Ethisphere, témoignant de son excellence dans les programmes d'éthique d'entreprise et de conformité. L'engagement de l'entreprise envers des pratiques commerciales éthiques a été validé par un processus d'examen rigoureux portant sur six domaines clés.
Le Vice-Président et Directeur de l'Éthique et de la Conformité, Antonio Fernández, a reçu le Prix Beacon 2025 de la Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) pour ses contributions à la communauté éthique. Le PDG Brian X. Tierney a souligné comment l'intégrité et la responsabilité sont devenues des valeurs fondamentales pour les opérations de FirstEnergy.
Le processus de vérification comprenait la réalisation de l'évaluation Ethics Quotient, une analyse comparative avec les entreprises les plus éthiques au monde et un examen complet des documents. L'évaluation a couvert la structure du programme, la culture éthique, les normes écrites, la formation, l'évaluation des risques et les mesures d'application, marquant la transformation de FirstEnergy en une entreprise électrique de premier plan.
FirstEnergy hat die Compliance Leader Verification für 2025-2026 von Ethisphere erhalten und damit Exzellenz in den Bereichen Unternehmensethik und Compliance-Programme bewiesen. Das Engagement des Unternehmens für ethische Geschäftspraktiken wurde durch einen rigorosen Überprüfungsprozess bestätigt, der sich auf sechs zentrale Bereiche konzentrierte.
Der Vizepräsident und Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer Antonio Fernández erhielt den Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) Beacon Award 2025 für seine Beiträge zur Ethik-Community. CEO Brian X. Tierney betonte, wie Integrität und Verantwortlichkeit zu grundlegenden Prinzipien von FirstEnergy geworden sind.
Der Verifizierungsprozess umfasste die Absolvierung der Ethics Quotient-Bewertung, Benchmarking gegen die weltweit ethischsten Unternehmen sowie umfassende Dokumentenprüfungen. Die Bewertung umfasste Programmstruktur, ethische Unternehmenskultur, schriftliche Standards, Schulungen, Risikobewertung und Durchsetzungsmaßnahmen und markiert den Wandel von FirstEnergy hin zu einem führenden Energieunternehmen.
- Recognition from Ethisphere for outstanding ethics and compliance program demonstrates strong corporate governance
- Leadership award for Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer indicates effective management of compliance risks
- Successful rebuilding of ethics and compliance program suggests reduced regulatory and legal risks
- Strong corporate culture focused on integrity may lead to better operational performance and customer relationships
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Company's Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer Antonio Fernández honored with Business Ethics Leadership Alliance's Beacon Award
Ethisphere also has recognized FirstEnergy Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer Antonio Fernández with its 2025 Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) Beacon Award, which honors individual leaders who have fostered the growth of the BELA community through their personal efforts and generosity in sharing their time and expertise.
Brian X. Tierney, Board Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer for FirstEnergy: "Under Antonio's leadership, FirstEnergy has rebuilt our ethics and compliance program to focus on doing what's right for our customers, communities, employees and other stakeholders. The integrity and accountability that grounds these programs are not just principles on paper, but the foundation for how we work, lead and grow. I'm proud that we've established a culture where integrity fuels innovation, drives performance excellence and enhances the experience for our customers – traits reflecting our transformation to becoming a premier electric company."
Watch Tierney and Fernández discuss FirstEnergy's ethics and compliance journey with Ethisphere's Bill Coffin on a recent episode of the Ethicast Podcast.
Jodie Fredericksen, Vice President, Data and Services at Ethisphere: "FirstEnergy has put in an incredible amount of work to establish and strengthen their program. They mean business, and we continue to be impressed with their dedication to ethics and compliance. Antonio has been a standout leader in this space, both at FirstEnergy and in the compliance community. At a time when integrity and trust are more important than ever, he sets an example for those around him by leading with courage, clarity and conviction."
The Compliance Leader Verification process involves a rigorous review of an ethics and compliance program and corporate culture. It includes completing the Ethics Quotient® (EQ), a questionnaire covering the elements of an effective program; benchmarking program practices against the World's Most Ethical Companies®; and extensive document review and interviews with executives and stakeholders.
FirstEnergy's performance was evaluated on six key areas: program resources and structure; perceptions of ethical culture; written standards; training and communication; risk assessment, monitoring and auditing; and enforcement, discipline and incentives.
More information about Compliance Leader Verification is available at https://ethisphere.com/what-we-do/leader-verification/
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 and 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.
About FirstEnergy
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in
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