<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;line-height:130%"> Pleasanton, CA</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By Eric Anderson<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">3.14.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/safewaybanner031413.jpg" alt="Pi Day Images" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Safeway Inc. has been named one of the 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies (WME) by the Ethisphere Institute, marking the third time that Safeway has been recognized by the institute for its commitment to maintaining superior business practices, according to a release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Safeway was selected from thousands of nominated companies from over 100 countries and 36 industries.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"We are honored to be included in this prestigious list and humbled to be in the company of the most admired and principled businesses in the world," said Larree Renda, Executive Vice President and Chair of the Safeway Foundation. "Safeway, at all times, strives to be an exemplary corporate citizen and a trusted partner. It is a commitment we make every day to our employees, business partners and the many communities we serve throughout North America."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The Ethisphere Institute is a think tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability. It has annually selected companies from throughout the world for its WME list for the past seven years.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">In its announcement of this year's list, Ethisphere Institute said "the WME list recognizes companies that truly go beyond making statements about doing business 'ethically' and translate those words into action. WME honorees not only promote ethical business standards and practices internally, they exceed legal compliance minimums and shape future industry standards by introducing best practices today."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The methodology for the WME list includes reviewing codes of ethics, litigation and regulatory infraction histories; evaluating the investment in innovation and sustainable business practices; looking at activities designed to improve corporate citizenship; and studying nominations from senior executives, industry peers, suppliers and customers.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.safeway.com/IFL/Grocery/Home" target="_new">Safeway </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
