Unum Group Named Ethisphere BELA Community Champion

Recognized Among World's Most Ethical Companies® for Fifth Consecutive Year

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) has been named a 2025 Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) Community Champion by Ethisphere. This recognition is given for outstanding contributions to the BELA member community — a global network of companies that recognize the inherent value of promoting ethical leadership and a world-class compliance culture.

Active participation in knowledge sharing, regulatory relationship building, and continuous learning were key factors in Unum Group's selection. These efforts contribute to creating a more knowledgeable, consistent, and collaborative ethical environment.

Ethisphere also recognized Unum Group as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® for the fifth consecutive year, further underscoring the company’s continued commitment to upholding the highest standards of ethical business practice. Unum Group is one of 136 companies, spanning 20 countries and 44 industries that have been recognized.

“Consistency in delivering quality service drives credibility and is integral to how we fulfill our purpose of helping the working world thrive throughout life's moments," said Rick McKenney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Unum Group. "Being recognized by Ethisphere for the fifth consecutive year is a testament to how we operate with integrity, lead with trust and focus on what matters every day to support our customers and each other.”

To compile the list, Ethisphere evaluates company culture, environmental and societal impact, ethics and compliance activities, governance and third-party management practices. The process serves as an operating framework to capture and organize the leading practices of organizations across industries and around the globe.

Unum Group’s achievement is driven by the consistent reinforcement and demonstration of ethical practices by senior leaders, strong written standards for employee conduct, a confidential ethics/whistleblowing hotline, and robust corporate governance practice. Through these efforts, Unum Group ensures it operates with integrity and transparency, reinforcing stakeholder trust and customer confidence.

“Congratulations to Unum Group for achieving recognition as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®. Behind this honor is a true dedication and a commitment to advancing business integrity. This approach is good for business – employees and other stakeholders value companies that prioritize the kinds of practices we measure with our process,” said Erica Salmon Byrne, Ethisphere’s Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Chair.

To view the full list of this year’s honorees, please visit the World’s Most Ethical Companies website, at https://worldsmostethicalcompanies.com/honorees.

About Unum Group

Unum Group (NYSE: UNM), a leading international provider of workplace benefits and services, has been helping workers and their families thrive for more than 175 years. Through its Unum and Colonial Life brands, the company offers disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental and vision insurance; leave and absence management support; and behavioral health services. In 2023, Unum reported revenues of more than $12 billion and paid approximately $8 billion in benefits. The Fortune 500 company is recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere®.

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About Ethisphere

Ethisphere is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that strengthen corporate brands, build trust in the marketplace, and deliver business success. Companies turn ethics, compliance, and culture into a business advantage by leveraging Ethisphere’s data-driven program and culture assessments featuring the latest guidance and the practices of hundreds of global organizations across the 8 pillars of an ethical culture, and 240+ ethics, compliance, social, and governance data points delivered through a proprietary software platform. Ethisphere also honors superior integrity programs through World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition, brings together a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA), and advances ethical business practices through the Global Ethics Summit, Ethisphere Magazine and the Ethicast podcast. For more information, visit https://ethisphere.com.

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