Rankings & Honors

• Recognition as a Leading Business
• Recognition as a Premier Employer
• Recognition for Scientific Innovation
• Recognition as a Responsible Corporate Citizen

Recognition as a Leading Business

• Abbott Chairman and CEO Miles D. White named one of Barron's World's Best CEOs in 2009
• Named one of America's Most Admired Companies every year since 1984 by Fortune magazine
• Ranked 80 on "The Fortune 500" list of the largest U.S. based corporations (based on 2008 earnings)
• Ranked 118 on the Forbes 2000 list (based on 2008 figures)
• Ranked No. 15 in 2009 ranking of world's 100 most respected companies by Barron's
• Dow Jones Sustainability Index: Listed among world leaders in economic, environmental and social performance five straight years (2005-2009)

Recognition as a Premier Employer

Abbott has been recognized for its workplace leadership in countries around the world:

Belgium Great Places to Work – Great Places to Work Institute Belgium Brazil 10 Best Companies for Corporate Citizenship – Gestão & RH Editora magazine Canada 50 Best Employers for three straight years – Hewitt Associates Denmark Great Places to Work for two straight years – Great Places to Work Institute Denmark Best Danish Company for Work-Life Balance - The Work-Life Balance Institute France Great Places to Work – Great Places to Work Institute France Germany Top Ten Employers for two straight years – karriere magazine and the Corporate Research Foundation Greece No. 2 Large Employer; included on Best Places to Work list for four straight years – Great Places to Work Institute Greece Ireland Top 50 Best Places to Work in Ireland for six straight years – Great Places to Work Institute Ireland Best Graduate Training and Development, and AHEAD Award for Employing Graduates With Disabilities – GradIreland Graduate Recruitment Awards Four awards in recognition of organizational learning and development – Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD) National Training Awards O2 Ability Award for supporting people with disabilities and other diverse needs in the workplace - Kanchi/The Aisling Foundation Italy No. 1 Employer – Corporate Research Foundation

Korea Best Foreign Corporation Award – Korea Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice Netherlands Great Places to Work – Great Places to Work Institute Netherlands Norway No. 9 Employer – Great Places to Work Institute Norway Slovak Republic Best Employers in Central Eastern Europe - Hewitt/The Wall Street Journal Europe Spain Top Ten Large Employer – Great Places to Work Institute Spain Switzerland No. 6 Top Employer – Great Places to Work Institute Switzerland United Kingdom Great Places to Work – Great Places to Work Institute UK "Outstanding" Place to Work in the UK – Best Companies Investors in People Standard for 13 straight years – Investors in People United States 50 Best Places to Launch a Career for four straight years – BusinessWeek magazine Best Entry-Level Jobs for four straight years – The Princeton Review Best Places to Work in Industry six of the past seven years – The Scientist magazine Top 50 Companies for Diversity for six straight years – DiversityInc magazine No. 1 company for Asian Americans – DiversityInc magazine Diversity Elite 60 for three straight years– Hispanic Business magazine Bravo Award for diversity – U.S. Hispanic Advocacy Association Top 50 Employers – Minority Engineer magazine 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers for nine straight years; ranked among the Top Ten companies five times – Working Mother magazine Top 50 Companies for Working Women– National Association of Female Executives 100 Best Adoption Friendly Workplaces for three straight years– The Dave Thomas Foundation

 

Recognition for Scientific Innovation

Abbott has been recognized for our many contributions to developing health care solutions for the patients we serve. Some of the recent honors Abbott has received include:

• 2008 Chicago Innovation Award
  Abbott won its fourth Chicago Innovation Award in six years for its XIENCE V™ Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System. The product's innovative design, supported by strong clinical data, showed that this next-generation drug eluting stent represents a significant advance in the treatment of coronary artery disease.
   
  For additional information about XIENCE V, including important safety and effectiveness information, go to: www.xiencev.com.
  

• 2007 Galen Prize for Innovation in Patient Care
  Abbott received the 2007 Galen Prize for Best Biotechnology Product for HUMIRA® (adalimumab), the first approved fully human antibody. The Galen Prize, considered an equivalent to the Nobel Prize and awarded by Prix Galien USA, is one of the highest accolades recognizing excellence in medical and scientific research and innovation.
   
  For important product information, please access HUMIRA Important Safety Information and the HUMIRA US Prescribing Information.

• 2007 Chicago Innovation Award
  Abbott's m2000™ molecular diagnostic instrument, in combination with the RealTime HIV-1 viral load test, received this prestigious honor.

• 2005 Chicago Innovation Award
  Abbott received a 2005 Chicago Innovation Award for the PathVysion HER-2 DNA Probe Kit. PathVysion is a test for breast cancer patients that provides physicians with genetic information to help them predict if a particular type of cancer treatment will be effective for an individual patient.

• 2004 Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry Magazine Award
  Two Abbott employees were selected among the 100 Most Notable People in the medical device industry. An Abbott engineer was cited for his work in developing materials for implantable medical devices, and an Abbott scientist was recognized for notable contributions to the in vitro diagnostics industry.

• 2003 Heroes of Chemistry Award
  Three Abbott scientists were named 2003 Heroes of Chemistry by the American Chemical Society (ACS) for the development of Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir), Abbott's protease inhibitor for the treatment of HIV. The Kaletra developers were cited for improving the health and well being of thousands of children worldwide.
  
  For important product information, please access Kaletra Important Safety Information and the Kaletra US Prescribing Information.

• 2003 Chicago Innovation Award
  Abbott won its first Chicago Innovation Award in 2003 for HUMIRA (adalimumab) a human monoclonal antibody approved to treat adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. The annual awards program recognizes innovative products that improve consumers' lives.
  
  For important product information, please access HUMIRA Important Safety Information and the HUMIRA US Prescribing Information.
  

• 2003 Oscar of Invention Award
  Abbott was honored with the Oscar of Invention Award by R&D magazine for invention and refinement of the world's first commercial robotic system for automated pharmaceutical drug handling, which will help to significantly increase pharmaceutical discovery productivity and efficiency.

 

Recognition as a Responsible Corporate Citizen

Abbott has been recognized around the world for its comprehensive approach to responsible corporate citizenship:

Global Honors

• Abbott was included on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and North America Index for the fifth consecutive year in 2009 in recognition of continued global leadership in economic, environmental and social performance.
• Abbott ranked eighth overall in the global 100 Best Corporate Citizens List 2008 compiled by Corporate Responsibility Officer magazine.
• Abbott Fund President Catherine Babington was nominated by Corporate Responsibility Officer magazine as a CRO Responsible Executive of the Year in 2009 for her leadership of Abbott's philanthropic foundation the Abbott Fund.
• Abbott was honored with the Power of Partnership Award by global humanitarian organization AmeriCares for efforts to help provide emergency disaster relief.

Brazil

• Abbott was named one of the 10 Best Companies for Corporate Citizenship in Brazil by Gestão & RH Editora magazine in 2007.

China

• Abbott received the Shanghai Charity Foundation Appreciation Award in 2008 for earthquake relief efforts, including providing $1 million in funding and product donations to help with emergency response and recovery efforts.

Denmark

• Abbott was honored with the European Federation of Colitis and Crohn's Association Youth Award 2009 for its support of a comprehensive campaign to raise public awareness of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

Hong Kong

• Abbott was recognized with the Caring Company Award from the Hong Kong Council of Social Service for the sixth consecutive year in 2008.

Ireland

• Abbott was named the overall winner of the inaugural Green Awards and also won the Large Manufacturer Award in 2008 in recognition of its outstanding commitment to responsible environmental practices.
• Abbott Vascular won a Chambers Ireland President's Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in 2008, and also received the Supporting Employee Volunteering Award for its commitment to working in partnership with local communities through the Croí an Óir programme.
• Abbott became one of the first companies in Ireland to be accredited by Certification Europe as a national leader in energy management and conservation in 2008.
• Abbott's pharmaceutical operations facility received IS393 Energy Management Systems Standard certification in 2008, the highest environmental certification in Ireland.

Italy

• Abbott's facility in Campoverde obtained the European Commission's ECO-Management Audit Scheme (EMAS) registration for continuous improvement in environmental performance, compliance with environmental legislation, public information and employee involvement.

Korea

• Abbott was named Best Foreign Corporation by the Korea Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ) in 2009 for leadership in compliance, ethical business practices, performance, contributions to society and other key criteria.

Mexico

• Abbott received one of the most prestigious awards in Mexico for corporate citizenship, the Corporate Social Responsibility Distinction award from the Mexican Center for Philanthropy (Centro Mexicano para la Filantropía), in recognition of the company's economic, social and environmental performance.

Singapore

• The new Abbott Manufacturing Singapore (AMS) facility recently became the first manufacturing plant in Singapore to earn Green Mark "Gold"-level certification, Singapore's Building and Construction Authority's (BCA) highest recognition for green building practices.

Tanzania

• The Abbott Fund was named a finalist for the 2009 International Community Service Award by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Business Civic Leadership Center in recognition of Abbott's $60 million partnership with the Government of Tanzania to strengthen the country's health care system and train health workers.
• The Abbott Fund was awarded the prestigious Business Excellence Award by the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC) in 2007 for its partnership in Tanzania.

United States

• Abbott Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Miles D. White received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship in 2008, which is presented to executives who have demonstrated concern for social responsibility through their actions and business practices.
• Abbott's operations in north suburban Chicago have been honored with Illinois Pollution Prevention Awards seven times in the past eight years.
• Abbott Vascular was recognized as a Bay Area Green Business in 2009 by Santa Clara County, Calif. in recognition of responsible environmental efforts at the company's facilities in Santa Clara and Mountain View.
• Abbott Vascular received a 2008 Community Matters Award from the United Way for its philanthropic work in Temecula, Calif.
• Abbott Nutrition received the Corporate Leadership Spirit Award from Project Open Hand in 2009 in recognition of its support for a central Ohio program that supplies meals and food bank services for HIV/AIDS survivors.
• Abbott Nutrition was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Central Ohio March of Dimes in 2008 in recognition of exemplary leadership in maternal and infant health.
• Abbott Nutrition was honored with the Corporate Volunteer Champion Award in 2007 in recognition of employees' volunteer work with the Central Ohio chapter of the American Red Cross.
• Abbott Nutrition received the People of Vision Award by Prevent Blindness of Ohio in 2005 in recognition for 100 years of support for the central Ohio community.
• Abbott was honored with the "Spirit of Caring Award" by the United Way of Nashua, NH for the company's contributions throughout the community.