Awards and achievements Prize-winning sustainable value creation

ABB continues to be recognized around the globe for its work towards a more productive, sustainable future

External accreditation

ABB Smart Buildings won three prestigious Red Dot Awards for outstanding design: for the RoomTouch^® device, the IP touch 7” visualization panel, and the ABB-free@home^® app
ABB Smart Buildings won a prestigious German Design Award for the IP touch 7” visualization panel
ABB’s Baldor-Reliance EC Titanium motors won a Silver in the HVAC/R Systems & Equipment category of Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine’s Products of the Year awards
ABB Electrification was presented with four prizes at the 2020 China Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing Market Seminar
The new all-electric Maid of the Mist vessels for touring Niagara Falls, which run on a comprehensive integrated power and propulsion solution supplied by ABB Marine & Ports, were named “Boat of the Year” by the American Ship Review
ABB was included in the Clarivate list of Top 100 Global Innovators™ 2020, which recognizes companies and institutions that contribute new ideas, solve problems and create new economic value.
ABB was presented with seven awards in five different categories at the China Automation Industry Annual Conference 2020
ABB’s Large Motors division’s wind generator technology won Technology of the Year Award in the generator category at the 2020 India Wind Energy Forum

ABB received an "A-" at the Leadership Level for its 2020 CDP Climate Change disclosure
ABB ranked No. 4 in the most sustainable Swiss companies ranking 2020 in Handelszeitung newspaper
ABB was selected as a member of the FTSE4Good Index Series, marking the 20th consecutive year of recognition for its sustainability performance
ABB’s Office of Finance won a Vetana Research Digital Leadership Award
ABB India’s power distribution products factory in Nashik received Gold certification from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)
At the Elmässan trade show in Sweden, ABB Electrification won the Best Electricity News award for its use of recycled plastic packing for the manufacture of electrical installation boxes
ABB Electrification in China won the 2020 China Finance Summit Corporate Social Responsibility Model award
In the United States, ABB received the South Carolina 2020 Safety Award from the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
ABB’s site in Nogales, Mexico, received a state-level Green Industry certification and a federal Clean Industry certification
65% of our manufacturing and service sites are covered by a certified environmental management system (ISO 14001 or equivalent)
74% of our employees at manufacturing or service sites are covered by a certified occupational health and safety management system (OHSAS 18000 or equivalent)

ABB Finland named as second-most attractive employer by engineering students in Finland’s Most Attractive Employers Report 2020, released by Universum
ABB named as second-most attractive employer by engineering students in Switzerland’s Most Attractive Employers Report 2020, released by Universum
ABB ranked in the Top 20 US Talent Communications Rankings for 2020
ABB Canada was recognized by The Electro-Federation Canada for its commitment to the Young Professionals Network
ABB India won three different awards from Working Mother & Avtar and People Konnect for its diversity and inclusion initiatives
ABB Italy was ranked among the best employers in Italy by Corriere della Sera
ABB Estonia named a Family-friendly Employer by the Ministry of Social Affairs
In Mexico, ABB’s Nogales site received a federal Inclusive Company certification and its Matamoros site received a federal Family-responsible Company certification