MILWAUKEE - Monday, March 9th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) has been named as one of the “World’s Most Ethical (WME) Companies” for the seventh time by the Ethisphere Institute, a recognition that honors companies that continuously improve ethical leadership and corporate behavior at every level of their organizations.

“As a seven-time honoree, Rockwell Automation adopts leading ethical standards and practices that ensure long-term value to customers, employees, suppliers, and investors,” said Timothy Erblich, Ethisphere’s chief executive officer. “Rockwell Automation uses ethics as a means to further define its industry leadership.”

“Ethics and integrity are deeply rooted and ingrained in our culture,” said Keith D. Nosbusch, Rockwell Automation chairman and CEO. “I’m proud of our employees who consistently do the right things, the right way, every day. They differentiate our company, giving us a competitive advantage.”

Rockwell Automation also announced today that its 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report is now available online and in print. Besides detailing the company’s approach to ethical business practices, the report provides highlights and updates on the company’s environmental performance, employee safety and culture, and community relations initiatives.

To learn more about Rockwell Automation’s corporate responsibility practices and programs, please click here http://www.rockwellautomation.com/about-us/sustainability-ethics/overview.page.

About Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs about 22,500 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

About the Ethisphere Institute

The Ethisphere® Institute is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that fuel corporate character, marketplace trust and business success. Ethisphere honors superior achievement through its World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition program. Ethisphere is also the leading provider of independent verification of corporate ethics and compliance programs. More information about Ethisphere can be found at: http://ethisphere.com.

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Contacts

Rockwell Automation Media Contact

Keith Lester

414.382.4871

klester@ra.rockwell.com

or

Ethisphere Media Contact

Clea Nabozny

480.397.2658

Clea.Nabozny@ethisphere.com

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