Awards and recognitions

Below are some of the accolades we received in 2006 and 2007 for our contributions to corporate citizenship.

• Novartis awarded Gold Class Distinction, Sustainability Asset Management, January 2008
• 2007 World's Most Ethical Companies, top three, Ethisphere, May 2007
• Best places to work in industry, Novartis US no. 2, The Scientist, April 2007
• Most admired pharmaceutical company, 'World's most admired companies', Fortune, March 2007
• Most socially responsible enterprise, Novartis China, 2006 China Enterprises' Corporate Social Responsibility survey, China Central TV Station (CCTV) and the Institute for Civilian Economic Research at Peking University, December 2006
• Best CSR program, SCRIP Awards, November 2006
• Top sustainability performer, Novartis #4 out of 44 pharmaceutical companies, with an AAA score, 2006 Global pharmaceutical sector report, Innovest, November 2006
• Top 100 family-friendly companies, Novartis US, Working Mother, September 2006
• World's 100 Most Respected Companies, Novartis #2 in healthcare sector and #23 across all industries, Barron, September 2006
• Inclusion in FTSE4Good Index, September 2006
• Healthcare Sector Leader, Dow Jones Sustainability Index, September 2006
• Best Corporate Citizens 2006, Novartis Taiwan, Common Wealth Magazine, June 2006
• Best places to work in industry, Novartis US #6, The Scientist, April 2006
• World's most admired companies, Novartis #47, Fortune Magazine, March 2006
• Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world, Corporate Knights and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, January 2006
• Business Ethics Prize 2006, German Business Ethics Network, December 2006