Awards & Recognition
Novartis is honored to receive numerous awards for progress in research and development, our working environment, and our corporate responsibility activities.
Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies 2016
Novartis ranked second-highest pharmaceutical company in Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies 2016.
Novartis among 2016 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations list by Corporate Knights
The Corporate Knights list is recognized as one of the leading sustainability rankings worldwide and inclusion is determined using 12 quantitative social, environmental and governance indicators, such as innovation capacity, employee turnover and leadership diversity.
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Novartis recognized as a Top 100 Global Innovator
Novartis has been named as one of the world’s most innovative companies, for the second year running. The company is included in the Thomson Reuters 2015 Top 100 Global Innovators rankings. This independent recognition is based on a proprietary methodology to identify the most influential organizations globally as demonstrated through patent and intellectual property data.
Fortune’s Change the World List 2015
Novartis ranked in the top 10 of Fortune’s list of companies that are doing well by doing good.
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Top 50 Companies for Diversity 2015
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation recognized among the best employers for diversity in the US in DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity.
Novartis among top 20 best performing companies worldwide in carbon emissions from 2005 to 2012
Of 100 companies analyzed, Novartis ranked #18 across all industries, #4 in the healthcare sector and #1 in Switzerland. Learn more about environmental protection efforts at Novartis.
Novartis wins Scrip Award for Jian Kang Kuai Che healthcare project in China
Novartis was honored with the first ever "Scrip Award for Best Advance in an Emerging Market." Novartis Social Ventures won for its Jian Kang Kuai Che healthcare project in China, which works to improve healthcare conditions in rural Xinjiang through educational programs in schools and by recruiting and training healthcare workers.
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Novartis listed in STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index
For the third consecutive year, Novartis remains in the STOXX Global ESG Leaders indices – comprising the leading global companies in terms of ESG (environmental, social and governance) performance.
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Novartis Recognized Among 25 Best Multinational Employers By Great Place to Work® Institute
The Top 25 World’s Best Multinational Workplaces is the world’s largest annual study of workplace excellence, identifying the top 25 best multinationals in terms of workplace culture.
Novartis Pharmaceutical US Chosen For 2014 List of Best Employers for Mothers
Working Mother magazine selected the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Division in the US for its 2014 list of the best employers for moms. The magazine highlighted the Global Executive Female Leadership Program supporting career development of women and child care support. It is the 14th year that Novartis has figured in the magazine’s list.
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Novartis was accredited as the first global CEO Cancer Gold Standard employer by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer.
The standard recognizes organizations that encourage healthy lifestyles and provide employees with cancer prevention, detection, and treatment programs.
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Award of Excellence for Innovations in Diversity
Research shows diverse leadership teams deliver better business results. In executive teams, the magic ratio has been shown to be 30% women. The innovative Novartis Pharmaceuticals “Executive Female Leadership Program” was recently recognized by Profiles in Diversity Journal.
Fortune 500 World’s Biggest Corporations
Novartis listed as the third largest healthcare company worldwide.
2014 European Graduate Barometer
Novartis enters the list of the 50 preferred employers among European Engineering/IT students.
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Sustainia 2013
SMS for Life has been recognized by Sustainia as one of the world's top 100 innovative, sustainable solutions for 2013