Late last year, our company was recognized by Ethisphere, a leader in the ethics and compliance industry, as a verified compliance leader in their Compliance Leader Verification program. Ethisphere’s evaluation of FirstEnergy’s ethics and compliance program determined that we’ve become a leader in the ethics and compliance space due to a robust and extensive program that promotes psychological safety in the workplace and leads with integrity.

“Under Antonio’s leadership, FirstEnergy has rebuilt our ethics and compliance programs 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,” said Brian Tierney, Board Chair, President & CEO.

Ethisphere’s Compliance Leader Verification process reviews several key areas, including:

• Corporate ethics and compliance program structure and oversight
• Employee training and communication
• Ways in which risk is measured
• How a company monitors for misconduct
• When misconduct does occur, what are the disciplinary measures in place
• The extent to which a company measures ethical corporate culture and employee perceptions.

“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,” said Jodie Fredericksen, Vice President, Data and Services at Ethisphere.

This is a major milestone in our company’s compliance journey, and we remain focused on continuing to improve and grow in this space.  We continue to refine our ethics and compliance program with employee feedback, emerging practices and policies and an ongoing commitment to embodying our company values through our actions. Looking ahead, we aim to achieve Ethisphere’s coveted “World’s Most Ethical Companies,” a designation that will establish our program as best-in-class.