Ethisphere recognizes Infosys among 2026 World's Most Ethical Companies®
Rhea-AI Summary
Infosys (NYSE: INFY) was named one of the 2026 World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere on March 18, 2026, marking its sixth consecutive year on the list. The 2026 class included 138 honorees across 17 countries and 40 industries.
The recognition is based on Ethisphere's Ethics Quotient®, a 240+ proof-point assessment covering governance, ethics and compliance programs, ESG, DEI, third-party risk, and cultural metrics.
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- Sixth consecutive year named to World's Most Ethical Companies
- 138 honorees in 2026 spanning 17 countries and 40 industries
- 240+ proof points in Ethisphere's Ethics Quotient® assessment
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Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
INFY was down 0.45% while key peers were mixed: FI (-0.17%), ACN (-0.79%), CTSH (-0.07%), WIT (+1.37%), FIS (-1.22%). Mixed directions and no peers in the momentum scanner point to a stock-specific context.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10 | AI supply chain deal | Positive | -2.6% | Multi-year collaboration with Incora on AI-enabled global supply chain operations. |
| Mar 03 | AI partnership | Positive | +0.2% | Expanded strategic collaboration with Intel to accelerate enterprise AI deployments. |
| Feb 24 | Client data modernization | Positive | -0.5% | CSX data platform modernization using Infosys Topaz and Microsoft Fabric. |
| Feb 17 | AI framework launch | Positive | +0.2% | Launch of AI First value framework targeting large incremental AI services opportunity. |
| Feb 16 | Anthropic collaboration | Positive | +0.2% | Strategic collaboration with Anthropic to build enterprise AI solutions in regulated sectors. |
Recent positive strategic and AI-related announcements have often seen modest or even negative next-day price reactions, indicating a tendency toward muted or contrarian responses to good news.
Over recent months, Infosys has emphasized AI-led growth and large client programs. Key updates included collaborations with Incora to deploy AI-enabled supply chains across 60+ countries, an expanded AI partnership with Intel, and a major CSX data modernization using Infosys Topaz. The company also unveiled an AI First value framework targeting a USD 300–400 billion AI services opportunity by 2030 and a strategic collaboration with Anthropic. Against this backdrop, the new ethics recognition highlights governance and integrity alongside Infosys’s technology and AI focus.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights Infosys’s inclusion among the 2026 World's Most Ethical Companies® and marks its sixth consecutive recognition, underscoring governance and ESG focus. Coming while the stock trades near its $13.08 52-week low and below the $17.09 200-day MA, it adds a reputational strength data point alongside recent AI collaborations and financial disclosures. Investors may watch how sustained ethics, compliance, and ESG credentials intersect with future earnings, large deal wins, and AI-driven growth updates.
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Infosys honored for its commitment to business integrity through robust ethics, compliance, and governance programs.
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Infosys has been recognized for the sixth consecutive year and is one of only a select group of honorees in the Technology industry. In 2026, 138 honorees were recognized, spanning 17 countries and 40 industries. These companies were evaluated based on the Ethisphere Ethics Quotient®, a questionnaire covering 240 different proof points on the culture of ethics; environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices; ethics and compliance program; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and initiatives that support a strong value chain.
"Congratulations to Infosys 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.
Salil Parekh, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Infosys, said, "We are deeply honored to be recognized as one of the 2026 World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere for the sixth consecutive year. This recognition reflects our consistent focus on strong corporate governance, ethical conduct, and responsible business practices. As we help our clients to unlock AI value, we believe trust, transparency, and accountability are foundational to delivering meaningful impact at scale. We remain committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity as we create long-term value for our clients, employees, shareholders, and communities."
To view the full list of this year's honorees, please visit the World's Most Ethical Companies website: https://worldsmostethicalcompanies.com/honorees.
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 Ethisphere's 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.
About Ethisphere
Ethisphere® is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that fuel corporate character, marketplace trust, and business success. Ethisphere has deep expertise in measuring and defining core ethics standards using data-driven insights that help companies enhance corporate character. Ethisphere honors superior achievement through its World's Most Ethical Companies® recognition program, provides a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA), and showcases trends and best practices in ethics with Ethisphere Magazine. Ethisphere also helps to advance business performance through data-driven assessments, benchmarking, and guidance. Learn more about Ethisphere at https://www.ethisphere.com
About Infosys
Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. Over 330,000 of our people work to amplify human potential and create the next opportunity for people, businesses, and communities. We enable clients in 63 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer clients, as they navigate their digital transformation powered by cloud and AI. We enable them with an AI-first core, empower the business with agile digital at scale and drive continuous improvement with always-on learning through the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a well-governed, environmentally sustainable organization where diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace.
Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.
Safe Harbor
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects, or our future financial or operating performance, are forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the 'safe harbor' under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding the execution of our business strategy, increased competition for talent, our ability to attract and retain personnel, increase in wages, investments to reskill our employees, our ability to effectively implement a hybrid work model, economic uncertainties and geo-political situations, technological disruptions and innovations such as artificial intelligence ("AI"), generative AI, the complex and evolving regulatory landscape including immigration regulation changes, our ESG vision, our capital allocation policy and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity, capital resources, our corporate actions including acquisitions, and cybersecurity matters. Important factors that may cause actual results or outcomes to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements are discussed in more detail in our US Securities and Exchange Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Infosys may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company unless it is required by law.
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