Awards

Honors and Accolades

Organizations around the world consistently recognize Microsoft as one of the leading global corporate citizens.

Argentina

  • 2008 Top 20 Great Places to Work
  • 2008 #1 Best Companies with less than 200 employees - Ranking Apertura Magazine

Australia

  • 2009 Best Workplace Diversity Strategy 2009 – Australian HR Industry Awards
  • 2009 #1 Women in Leadership Award – Diversity at Work
  • 2009 #2 Work/Life Balance Award, Runner Up – Diversity at Work
  • 2009 #1 Australian “Employer of Choice for Women,” #1 – Federal Government EOWA
  • 2008 #2 Great Places to Work (250+ employees)

Austria

  • 2009 #4 Great Places to Work

Belgium

  • 2009 #1 Great Places to Work

Brazil

  • 2009 Top 25 Great Places to Work
  • 2009 100 Best Companies to Work for in Latin America
  • 2008 #3 Great Places to Work
  • 2008 #1 Great Places to Work – Best Place to Work for Women in IT and Telecom
  • 2008 ECO Award for corporate citizenship initiatives

Canada

  • 2009 Top 25 Great Places to Work
  • 2008 Canada's Top 10 Employers for Young People
  • 2008 Canada's Top 100 Employers

Chile

  • 2008 Top 20 Great Places to Work
  • 2008 #1 Best Corporate Social Responsibility (IT company category) and #3 overall - National Confederation of Business Associations
  • 2008 Top 20 PW y Diario Financiero

China

  • 2009 Red Cross Society Charity Award for disaster response and humanitarian aid
  • 2008 CBN Corporate Social Responsibility Award

Columbia

  • 2009 100 Great Places to Work in Latin America
  • 2008 Top 10 Great Places to Work

Czech Republic

  • 2009 #1 Hewitt Associates Best Employers in Europe
  • 2008 Top Corporate Philanthropist Award - Donors Forum

Denmark

  • 2009 #2 Great Places to Work

Egypt

  • 2009 Hewitt Best Employers in the Middle East

Europe

  • 2009 #1 - Great Places to Work, Europe

Finland

  • 2009 #2 Great Places to Work
  • 2008 #4 Great Places to Work

France

  • 2009 #3 Great Places to Work
  • 2008 #5 Great Places to Work

Germany

  • 2009 #4 Great Places to Work
  • 2008 #7 Great Places to Work

Gulf - Dubai

  • 2009 Hewitt Best Employers in the Middle East

Iceland

  • 2009 VR Company of the Year

India

  • 2008 #1 Best Companies to Work for in India - Business Today
  • 2008 #1 Most Preferred Employers in the Top 50 India Engineering Colleges - Economic Times/AC Nielsen

Indonesia

  • 2009 Winner of HR Excellence - SWAnetwork Corporate Activities Management

Ireland

  • 2009 #1 Great Places to Work

Italy

  • 2009 #2 Great Places to Work

Japan

  • 2009 #3 Great Places to Work
  • 2008 #1 Great Places to Work

Mexico

  • 2009 Empresa Familiarmente Responsable
  • 2009 Empresa Socialmente Responsable

Netherlands

  • 2009 #1 Great Places to Work

Norway

  • 2009 #1 Great Places to Work
  • 2008 #1 Great Places to Work

Philippines

  • 2008 Best Workplace Practice - Asian CSR Awards

Peru

  • 2008 #4 Best Places to Work

Portugal

  • 2009 #1 Great Places to Work
  • 2008 #1 Great Places to Work
  • 2008 #1 Best Company for Women (Great Places to Work)

Spain

  • 2009 #1 Great Places to Work

Sweden

  • 2009 #2 Great Places to Work

Switzerland

  • 2009 #3 Great Places to Work

Turkey

  • 2009 Hewitt Best Employers in the Middle East

United Kingdom

  • 2009 Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For

United States

  • 2009 Top Corporate Philanthropist - Puget Sound Business Journal
  • 2009 Top 50 Best Corporate Citizens - CRO Magazine
  • 2008 Top 100 Best Companies to Work For
  • 2008 #1 Corporate Media Reputation Index
  • 2008 #1 Company investing in the communities in which they operate - US Chamber
  • 2008 Top 125 Training Organizations - Training Magazine
  • 2007 100 Best Companies to Work, Fortune and Great Place to Work Institute
  • 2007 America's Most Admired Companies, Fortune
  • 2007 Best Workplaces for Commuters, United States Environmental Protection Agency and United States Department of Transportation
  • 2007 Corporate Equality Index, 100% rating for third consecutive year, Human Rights Campaign Foundation
  • 2007 Human Rights Campaign Foundation's list of 2007 Best Companies for GLBT Equality and 2007 Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality
  • 2007 Ideal Employer - American MBA Edition, Universum Survey
  • 2007 Ideal Employer - American Undergraduate Edition, Universum Survey
  • 2007 Ideal Employer - American Diversity Edition, Universum Survey
  • 2007 Top 50 Employers, Careers & the Disabled
  • 2007 Top Employers, The Black Collegian Online
  • 2007 U.S. Chamber's Business Civic Leadership Center's (BCLC) Corporate Stewardship Award
  • 2006 100 Best Companies, Working Mother
  • 100 Best Corporate Citizens, The CRO
  • 100 Top MBA Employers, Fortune
  • Done Deals, Women's Business Enterprise National Council (Northwest)
  • Summit Award, United Way Spirit of America
  • Ernest P. Bicknell Award, American Red Cross
  • Excellence in Workplace Volunteer Programs, National Points of Light Award
Back to Top
Microsoft Local Impact

The Local Impact Map shows how Microsoft and its partners enable social and economic opportunity in communities everywhere.