Microsoft has been named one of the most ethical companies in the world by the Ethisphere Institute alongside other 134 organizations from 23 countries and 57 industries.

The 2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies chart includes a total of twelve 12-time honorees and fifteen first-time honorees, with famous names in the technology field also included, like Microsoft, LinkedIn, Adobe, and Dell.

What’s important to note, however, is that most of Microsoft’s rivals, such as Apple and Google, are missing from this research, while the software giant made it to the 135-company top not only with the parent firm, but also with the LinkedIn business social networking service that it purchased two years ago.

Microsoft obviously pleased to be one of the most ethical companies

To determine if a company is worth including on the list, Ethisphere calculates what is called an Ethics Quotient, which is an objective score that assesses each firm’s performance in five different categories, as it follows: ethics and compliance program (35 percent), corporate citizenship and responsibility (20 percent), culture of ethics (20 percent), governance (15 percent), and leadership, innovation and reputation (10 percent).

It goes without saying that Microsoft was pleased to be one of the 135 companies named the most ethical in the entire world, and said in a statement that this is part of its DNA.

“At Microsoft, trust and integrity are core to our values and critical to our success. We’re passionate about applying the power of technology to improve our world, and that starts with doing business in a way that builds and maintains trust with our customers,” said Microsoft President, Brad Smith. “Microsoft is honored to be named once again to the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere because it reflects our passion to make a lasting impact on the world around us.”

You can find more information about the research in the press release embedded below, also included statement from other companies that made the cut.