Rankings & Honors
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:

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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
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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
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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.
