Awards and Recognition
Awards and Recognition

2009 Awards and  Recognition  

  • Ranked sixth on FORTUNE magazine’s "World’s Most Admired Companies" in the electronics industry list.
  • Named one of the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" by Chief Responsibility Officer magazine. 
  • Recognized with fourth consecutive ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year award for Sustained Excellence, the company’s 10th ENERGY STAR® award.
  • Named one of the Top 10 Most Respected U.S. Companies by the Reputation Institute and Forbes.com. 
  • Named one of the Greenest Big Companies in America by Newsweek magazine.
  • Whirlpool Corporation was named one of the top 50 U.S. companies for Social Responsibility by the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship and Reputation Institute. Based on a recent survey of U.S. consumers conducted by the Reputation Institute, Whirlpool earned a rating of 72.24, ranking it 23rd on the 2009 Boston College Corporate Social Responsibility Index (CSRI). The company ranked 32nd on the 2008 list.
  • Named to the 2009/2010 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), an international stock portfolio that evaluates corporate performance using economic, environmental, and social criteria. This is the fifth year in a row that Whirlpool has been named to a Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
  • Whirlpool Corporation announced its commitment to make all electronically-controlled appliances it produces – everywhere in the world – smart grid compatible by 2015.
  • Whirlpool Canada was named an ENERGY STAR(R) 2009 Market Transformation award winner in the category of "Manufacturer of the Year." This marks Whirlpool Canada's sixth ENERGY STAR award in seven years.
  • Whirlpool Europe received Italy's top innovation award from President Giorgio Napolitano.  The Imprese per l'Innovazione award is organized by Confindustria, the Confederation of Italian industries, and represents the interests of Italian companies to leading political and administrative institutions, including parliament, the government, trade unions and other social partners.
  • Whirlpool India was named one of the Top 25 Best Employers in India 2009 in a recent Hewitt survey.
  • Whirlpool India was rated among the Top 20 Best Companies to Work For in India by Mercer.

2008 Awards and Recognition

  • Named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere magazine.
  • Named to the 2008/2009 Dow Jones Sustainability North American and FTSE4Good Indexes, two international investment analysis tools that evaluate corporate performance using economic, environmental and social criteria. 
  • Named one of the Top 50 Most Respected U.S. Companies by the Reputation Institute and Forbes magazine.
  • Named one of the Best Places to Launch a Career by BusinessWeek magazine.
  • Named one of the best companies to work for in Brazil by Exame magazine, in partnership with Foundation Institute of Administration / Economy and Administration College of the University of São Paulo; Whirlpool Corporation is one of only three other companies in Brazil to be named to the list for 12 consecutive years.
  • Received a score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index for six consecutive years (2004-2009).
  • Recognized with third consecutive ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy in honor of outstanding contribution to providing innovative products that help consumers reduce their utility bills and contribute to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. This award is given to a select group of organizations that have exhibited outstanding environmental leadership year after year, while sustaining product and marketing excellence. This unique honor represents Whirlpool Corporation's ninth consecutive ENERGY STAR® Award.
  • The Consumer Electronics Association named the Whirlpool brand refrigerator with the centralpark connection as an Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Award Honoree.
  • Whirlpool Corporation’s GREENKITCHEN design concept received a Gold Design Award from the Sparks International Design Competition.
  • Named best company in the Brazilian home appliance and electronic goods segments by Isto E Dinheiro magazine.
  • Honored as the most admired home appliance company in Brazil, for the 10th consecutive time, by Carta Capital magazine.
  • Named the most innovative company in Brazil's Champions of Innovation ranking, promoted by Amanha magazine and Edusys consulting.
  • Named the best innovative brand in Brazil by Consumidor Moderno magazine.
  • Recognized as the best financially managed company in the home appliance segment in Brazil by Financial Officer magazine.
  • Ranked No. 1 as the most trusted brand (Brastemp) by Brazilian consumers in a survey conducted by Forbes magazine and Young & Rubicam.
  • Whirlpool India was awarded the NDTV Profit Business and Leadership Award 2008 for the Best Consumer Durables Company. The Business and Leadership Award was instituted in 2006 by NDTV (India's most respected business TV channel) to recognize organizational excellence.

2007 Awards and Recognition

  • Named to the 2007/2008 Dow Jones Sustainability North American, KLD Global Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indexes, three international investment analysis tools that evaluate corporate performance using economic, environmental and social criteria.
  • Named one of the best companies to work for in Brazil by Exame magazine, in partnership with Foundation Institute of Administration / Economy and Administration College of the University of São Paulo. This is the 11th consecutive time Whirlpool has been named to the list.
  • Recognized as one of the 100 Most Improved Companies in the United States by DeMarche Associates, Inc., a leading U.S. investment research firm. The 100 companies named to the list were recognized for achieving performance within the top three percent of all major corporations.
  • Ranked among the top 20 innovators in the consumer products segment by The Patent Board, the leading independent provider of best practices research, tools and metrics for patent analysis and intellectual property investment.
  • Honored with the 2007 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award for Sustained Excellence from the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This award is given to a select group of organizations that have exhibited outstanding environmental leadership year after year, while sustaining product and marketing excellence. This unique honor represents Whirlpool Corporation's eighth consecutive ENERGY STAR® Award.
  • Named one of the Top 20 Global Companies for Leaders by Hewitt Associates, FORTUNE magazine and The RBL Group, in acknowledgement for our focus on developing leaders within the company.
  • Whirlpool Chairman and CEO Jeff M. Fettig received the 2007 Hunt-Scanlon Human Capital Advantage Award, which recognizes a leading chief executive who has displayed excellence in human capital management while increasing shareholder value.
  • Recognized by DiversityInc. magazine for diversity and inclusion initiatives.
  • Named one of the Top 100 Best Places to Work in Mexico by The Best Places to Work Institute in Mexico.
  • Received the Companies that Most Respect Consumers award in the appliance category by Brazil’s Modern Consumer magazine.
  • The Whirlpool Duet laundry pair was awarded a Silver Design Award from the Sparks International Design Competition.
  • Received the Cause Marketing Golden Halo Award for Business, America's highest honor for companies and organizations that give back to the community through creative and effective cause marketing campaigns. The award recognized Whirlpool Corporation and the Whirlpool and KitchenAid brands for long-term, successful partnerships with Habitat for Humanity International and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
  • Named one of the Top 100 companies for corporate giving based on a survey of FORTUNE 500 companies by The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

2006 Awards and Recognition

  • Named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by Business Ethics magazine. The company is one of only 16 other companies named to the list each year since its inception seven years ago.
  • Named one of the World’s 100 most innovative companies by Business Week magazine and the Boston Consulting Group.
     
  • Received the inaugural ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence 2006 Award from the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This special award is given to a select group of organizations that have exhibited outstanding environmental leadership year after year, while sustaining product and marketing excellence. This unique honor represents Whirlpool’s seventh ENERGY STAR® Award win.
  • Named one of the Top 50 companies for African-American MBAs to work by Black MBA magazine; Whirlpool ranked 12th on the list for its diverse workforce.
  • Acknowledged for the 10th consecutive year as one of The Best Companies to Work For in Brazil by Guia Exame/Voce S.A.
  • Named Appliance Vendor of the Year by Lowe's Companies, Inc., the second largest appliance retailer in the United States.
  • Named Sears Holdings Corporation’s Hardlines Supplier of the Year as part of Sears' Partners in Progress Awards.
  • Received the coveted Best Buy 2006 Bravo Award in the Home Life category.

2005 Awards and Recognition

  • Named to the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes. Only the top 10 percent of the 2,500 largest companies are selected as components of the DJSI World based on their sustainability performance.
  • Again included on the KLD Domini 400 Social Index, as it has been since the list's inception in 1990. The index is the first benchmark for equity portfolios subject to social and environment screens and consists of 400 U.S. companies that demonstrate leadership in corporate social responsibility.
  • Named to Global Finance magazine’s list of the World's Most Socially Responsible companies. Winners were selected by a panel of leading Corporate Social Responsibility experts with representatives from Good Corporation, CSR Global and the Institute of Business Ethics, among others.
  • Received the 2005 American Business Ethics Award from the Society of Financial Service Professionals. The Society, an organization of 20,000 members who are the top credentialed financial advisers in the nation, established the award in 1994 to honor companies that exemplify high standards of ethical behavior in their everyday business conduct.
  • Acknowledged for the ninth consecutive year as one of The Best Companies to Work For in Brazil by Guia Exame/Voce S.A and as one of The Best Companies to Work For in Latin America for the second year in a row.
  • Named one of 25 Noteworthy Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc magazine. Whirlpool was recognized for its excellent community philanthropy, employee-resource groups and measurement of diversity success.
  • Received a CEO Leadership Award from Diversity Best Practices and the Women’s Network, an honor given to leaders who champion the creation of inclusive, respectful and diverse corporate cultures.
  • Ranked one of the 50 best companies for workers older than 50 by the AARP.