Ten Things You Might Not Know About Integrity

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  1. A single ATM withdrawal takes an entire day to complete and involves 10 separate organizations working together.
  2. Online customer reviews and transparency are a key factor behind Amazon's $36 billion market value.
  3. Underneath the Federal Reserve Bank lies $200 billion worth of the world's gold (about 40 times the height of the Empire State building). The Fed has been protecting that gold for almost a century.
  4. When you drink a glass of milk, did you know you depend on at least 15 people to make sure that milk is safe?
  5. In global financial markets, $50 million trades are made every second on the basis of someone else's word.
  6. Tamperproof packaging came about after the Tylenol poisoning scandal in 1982.
  7. After the Chinese milk scandal of 2008, officials estimated that it could take more than two years for milk consumption to return to pre-scandal levels.
  8. The US stock market is worth $9 trillion; one third of that value is due to integrity.
  9. Toyota became the leading car company in the world recognizing problems with quality control early and addressing them.
  10. Investing in integrity is a way to rebuild the financial system so that everyone benefits.