Northumbrian picks up its ninth "most ethical" water company award

The Ethisphere Institute has named Northumbrian Water Group as the world's "most ethical" water company for the ninth time.

Northumbrian was one of four UK companies to be named in this year's World's Most Ethical Company list. The Ethisphere Institute describes itself as” the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.”

Northumbrian Water Group′s chief executive officer, Heidi Mottram, said: "It's a fantastic achievement to receive this honour for a ninth time, and it is testament not only to the hard efforts of the teams across our business, but to the passion they share for doing their jobs in an ethical way.

"Our people put this passion into their work every day, caring for our customers, for the environment, our communities and our people, delivering services that people simply couldn't imagine life without.”