MINNEAPOLIS -Thrivent Financial has announced that it has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a 2015 World’s Most Ethical Company.

The World’s Most Ethical Companies designation recognizes those organizations that have had a material impact on the way business is conducted by fostering a culture of ethics and transparency at every level of the company.

Being a four year honoree underscores Thrivent’s commitment to leading ethical business standards and practices ensuring long-term value to key stakeholders including customers, employees, suppliers, regulators and investors. Thrivent is one of only four companies in the Financial Services category honored this year.

“Conducting our business according to highest ethical standards is what our membership expects, and we strive to meet those expectations,” says Teresa Rasmussen, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary for Thrivent. “Being named to this prestigious list for the fourth year in a row is a wonderful acknowledgment of our commitment to business ethics.”

“The World’s Most Ethical Companies embrace the correlation between ethical business practice and improved company performance. These companies use ethics as a means to further define their industry leadership and understand that creating an ethical culture and earning the World’s Most Ethical Companies recognition involves more than just an outward facing message or a handful of senior executives saying the right thing,” said Ethisphere’s Chief Executive Officer, Timothy Erblich. “Earning this recognition involves the collective action of a global workforce from the top down. We congratulate everyone at Thrivent for this extraordinary achievement.”

The World’s Most Ethical Company assessment is based upon the Ethisphere Institute’s Ethics Quotient!” (EQ) framework developed over years of research to provide a means to assess an organization’s performance in an objective, consistent and standardized way.

Thrivent Financial is represented in the local area Jason M. Anderson FIC, CLTC He has an office at 111 S. Stephenson Ave. in Iron Mountain and can also be reached at 774-8757.