Awards and Recognition
In 2012, HUL was recognised as one of the world's most innovative companies by Forbes. With a ranking of number 6, it was the highest ranked FMCG company.
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) won the first prize at FICCI Water Awards 2012 under the category of ‘community initiatives by industry’ for Gundar Basin Project, a water conservation initiative.
Hindustan Unilever Limited won 13 awards at the Emvies 2012 Media Awards organized by the Advertising Club Bombay in September 2012.
The company bagged four awards at the Spikes Asia Awards 2012, held in September. The awards included one Grand Prix one Gold Award and two Silver Awards.
HUL’s Chhindwara Unit won the National Safety Award for outstanding performance in Industrial Safety. These awards were instituted by the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment in 1965.
HUL was one of the eight Indian companies to be featured on the Forbes list of World’s Most Reputed companies in 2007.
In July, 2012 Hindustan Unilever Limited won the Golden Peacock Occupational Health and Safety Award for 2012 in the FMCG category for its safety and health initiatives and continuous improvement on key metrics.
Pond’s Talcum Powder’s packaging innovation has bagged a Silver Award at the prestigious 24th DuPont Global Packaging Award, in May 2012.The brand was recognised for cost and waste reduction.
In May 2012, HUL & Star Bazaar bagged the silver award for ‘Creating Consumer Value through Joint Promotional and Event Forecasting’ at the 13th ECR Efficient Consumer Response Asia Pacific Conference.
In 2011, HUL was named the most innovative company in India by Forbes and ranked 6th in the top 10 list of most innovative companies in the world.
Hindustan Unilever Ltd received the National Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance 2011 of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) for excellence in corporate governance
In 2012, Hindustan Unilever emerged as the No. 1 employer of choice for B-School students who will graduate in 2012. In addition, HUL also retained the 'Dream Employer' status for the 3rd year running
Hindustan Unilever ranked No. 2 in Fortune India's Most Admired Companies list, which was released by Fortune India in partnership with the Hay Group. The company received the highest scores for endurance and financial soundness
HUL was ranked 39th in The Brand Trust Report (2011) published by Trust Research Advisory. Seven HUL brands also featured in the list: Lux, Pond’s, Dove, Lakme, Axe, Sunsilk and Pepsodent.
HUL emerged as the top ‘Dream Employer’ as well as the top company considered for application in the annual B-School Survey conducted by Nielsen in November 2010. This was the second successive year that HUL has been rated as the top ‘Dream Employer’ in India. HUL has also emerged as the top employer of choice among the top six Indian Institutes of Management (IIM C, A, B, L, K and I).
HUL won three awards at the 'CNBC Awaaz Storyboard Consumer Awards’ in 2011 - Most Recommended FMCG Company of the Year; Most Consumer Conscious Company of the Year and Digital Marketer of the Year.
The company was felicitated in April 2010 for receiving the highest number of patents in the year 2009 at Annual Intellectual Property Awards 2010.
In 2007, Hindustan Unilever was rated as the most respected company in India for the past 25 years by Businessworld, one of India’s leading business magazines. The rating was based on a compilation of the magazine's annual survey of India’s most reputed companies over the past 25 years.
HUL is one of the country's largest exporters; it has been recognised as a Golden Super Star Trading House by the Government of India.
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