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, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
• Ranked one of America's most admired companies every year since 1984 by Fortune magazine
• Scrip 2010 and 2012 Company of the Year
• Ranked 70 on "The Fortune 500" list of the largest U.S. based corporations (based on 2012 revenues)
• Ranked 127 on the Forbes 2000 list (based on 2011 figures)
• Ranked No. 29 in 2012 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 eight consecutive years (2005-2012)

Global Recognition for Abbott's Workplace Leadership

Abbott's workplace leadership has been recognized around the world – the company has been named a great place to work in the following countries:

Recognition for Scientific Innovation

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

• Edison Awards
  Abbott's Absorb® bioresorbable vascular scaffold for the treatment of coronary artery disease was awarded a 2012 Edison Award, with Gold honors in the category of "Science and Medical – Surgical Aids." The awards recognize the best in innovation across a number of industries. Abbott’s MitraClip system was recognized in 2011.
• The Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards
  In 2011, Abbott's Absorb® bioresorbable vascular scaffold was recognized in the Medical Device category. In 2010, Abbott's MitraClip system was honored. Abbott's PLEX-ID biosensor was named the overall Gold winner of the 2009 awards.
• The Scientist Top 10
  The PLEX-ID biosensor was named one of the top scientific innovations of 2009 by The Scientist magazine.
• Chicago Innovation Awards
  In recognition of innovative products that improve consumers' lives, Abbott has won six Chicago Innovation Awards. The most recent win was in 2010 for the ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combination test. Abbott's Similac® SimplePac™ was the winner of the inaugural People's Choice Award in 2009. Other past winners of the Chicago Innovation Awards have included:
  • XIENCE V™ Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System (2008)
    For additional information about XIENCE V, including important safety and effectiveness information, go to: www.xiencev.com.
  • m2000™ molecular diagnostic instrument, in combination with the RealTime HIV-1 viral load test (2007)
  • PathVysion HER-2 DNA Probe Kit (2005)
  • HUMIRA (adalimumab) a human monoclonal antibody approved to treat a variety of autoimmune diseases (2003)
    For important product information, please access HUMIRA Important Safety Information and the HUMIRA US Prescribing Information.

• Galen Prize for Innovation in Patient Care
  Abbott received the 2007 Galen Prize for Best Biotechnology Product for HUMIRA®. 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.
• Fast Company
  Abbott's Absorb® bioresorbable vascular scaffold was recognized as a finalist in the 2012 Innovation by Design Awards awarded by Fast Company magazine.

Global Recognition for Abbott's Global Citizenship Efforts

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 eighth consecutive year in 2012 in recognition of continued global leadership in economic, environmental and social performance. Abbott was the highest-ranked U.S. health care company in the indexes.
• Abbott was awarded the "Silver Class" distinction as one of the leading companies in its industry sector in 2012 from Sustainability Asset Management (SAM), the organization that manages the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
• Abbott was selected by leading investment and analysis firm MSCI for inclusion on three of its sustainability indices in 2012: the MSCI World ESG Index, the MSCI World Socially Responsible Index and the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index.
• Abbott has been included in the global 100 Best Corporate Citizens list compiled by Corporate Responsibility magazine for four consecutive years (2009-2012).
• Abbott was named one of the top three "Best in Class" companies in its industry sector for financial, environmental and social performance in 2010 by Storebrand Investments, a leading socially responsible investment (SRI) firm.
• Abbott has been included on the Ethibel Excellence Investment Register since 2005 in recognition of the company's economic, social and environmental performance.
• Abbott was named to the "Lundquist CSR Online Awards Global Leaders 2010" list of the top companies for online citizenship reporting and stakeholder engagement.
• Abbott received the Asian CSR Award for Educational Improvement in 2011 for advancing science education in the region.

Brazil

• Abbott was named one of the Best Companies for Corporate Citizenship in Brazil for three straight years by Gestão & RH Editora magazine (2008-2010).
• Abbott was named one of the top three companies for Ethics and Stakeholder Engagement by Gestão & RH Editora magazine in 2010.

China

• Abbott received the prestigious 2011 China Best Corporate Citizenship Award for its overall responsible approach from the Corporate Citizenship Committee of the China Association of Social Works (CASW).
• Abbott was honored as one of the top global companies for social responsibility in China for three consecutive years (2009-2011) by Southern China Weekly, in partnership with Beijing and Nankai Universities.
• Abbott received a Top 10 CSR Case Award in 2011 from the School of Social Development and Public Policy at Beijing Normal University.

Denmark

• Abbott received the STAR Award for top patient education program in 2011, sponsored by the international patient organizations PTO, IFPA, EPCCA, ASIF and HIV.

Ireland

• Abbott receives a European Employee Volunteering Award supported by the European Commission to mark the European Year of Volunteering (2011).
• Abbott was name the Overall Winner and Best Newcomer at the Irish Employee Volunteering Awards 2011, sponsored by Business in the Community Ireland.
• Abbott received the Good Neighbour Award at the Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2010 by Chambers Ireland.
• Abbott was named the Marketplace Category Winner at the Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2011 by Chambers Ireland.
• Abbott was honored for the Best International CSR Program at the Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2011 by Chambers Ireland.
• Abbott received the Irish Business and Employers Confederation's Environmental Management Award 2010.

Italy

• Abbott received the Premio Impresa Ambiente 2011, or Business Award for the Environment, a prestigious recognition for organizations engaged in sustainable environmental management and social responsibility from UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization), the Italian Ministry of the Environment and the Italian Ministry of Economic Development.
• 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 (2009-2011).

Korea

• Abbott received the Best Company Giving and Volunteerism Award 2010 organized from the National Council of Non-Profit Organizations and Hankookilbo and sponsored by Ministry of Health and Welfare.
• Abbott received the Asian CSR Award for Educational Improvement in 2011 for advancing science education in Korea and other countries at the 10th Asian Forum on Corporate Responsibility in 2011.

Mexico

• Abbott received one of the most prestigious awards in Mexico for corporate citizenship, the Corporate Social Responsibility Distinction 2011 award from the Mexican Center for Philanthropy (Centro Mexicano para la Filantropía), in recognition of the company’s economic, social and environmental performance.

Singapore

• Abbott received the Asian CSR Award for Educational Improvement in 2011 for advancing science education in Singapore and other countries at the 10th Asian Forum on Corporate Responsibility in 2011.

Taiwan

• Abbott was ranked No. 4 Best Foreign Company as part of the 2010 Taiwan Top 50 CSR Awards by Common Wealth Magazine

Tanzania

• Abbott and the Abbott Fund were honored with the 2011 Scrip Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in recognition of the significant results seen through a decade-long, $90 million partnership with the Government of Tanzania to strengthen the country's health care system and train health workers.

United States

• Abbott was named one of America’s most community-minded companies in "The Civic 50" ­survey, which recognizes companies that best use their time, talent and resources to improve the quality of life in the communities where they do business.
• Abbott was named one of the Top 10 most generous companies in the U.S. by The Chronicle of Philanthropy in 2012.
• Abbott was named to the Maplecroft Climate Innovation Index 2011, a list of top-performing U.S. companies demonstrating excellence in climate-related innovation and carbon management.
• Abbott's operations in north suburban Chicago were honored with Illinois Pollution Prevention Awards for the ninth time in 2010.

For more information on Abbott's approach to responsible global citizenship, visit www.abbott.com/citizenship