BENTON HARBOR, Mich.,
Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Whirlpool Corporation has once again been recognized by
FORTUNE Magazine as one of the World's Most Admired Companies. This
marks the company's eighth consecutive appearance on this
prestigious list, which features the most respected and reputable
companies around the world as ranked by peers within their
respective industries. Whirlpool Corporation was specifically
recognized as the leader in the Home Equipment, Furnishings
category, earning high remarks across scored attributes including
people management and social responsibility.
"It's truly an honor to be recognized on FORTUNE Magazine's list
once again," said Marc Bitzer, chief
executive officer of Whirlpool Corporation. "For more than a
century, Whirlpool Corporation has strived to improve consumers
lives. This recognition is a testament to our people and
principles and has proven Whirlpool Corporation to be an industry
leader."
Since its creation more than a century ago, Whirlpool
Corporation has continually endeavored toward ideals that align
with these categories to ultimately benefit consumers and the
company alike. In addition to this recognition from FORTUNE,
Whirlpool Corporation has most recently been honored as a
top-ranked company in the 2017 Newsweek Green Rankings, included on
the 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, and earned
its 15th consecutive perfect score on the Corporate Equality Index.
Whirlpool Corporation also continues to innovate and introduce new
and compelling features in its products. Earlier this month, the
company announced it will be the first appliance maker to activate
Apple Watch functionality in its suite of connected products.
FORTUNE's annual list is based on a survey of corporate
reputation that takes into account the observations and opinions of
3,900 industry executives. The survey consists of nine different
categories: innovation, people management, use of corporate assets,
social responsibility, quality of management, long-term investment,
financial soundness, quality of products and services, and global
competitiveness.
Click here to see the full list of World's Most Admired
Companies.
About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the number one major
appliance manufacturer in the world, with approximately
$21 billion in annual sales, 93,000
employees and 70 manufacturing and technology research centers in
2016. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid,
Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana,
Bauknecht, Jenn-Air, Indesit and other major
brand names in nearly every country throughout the world.
Additional information about the company can be found at
WhirlpoolCorp.com, or find us on Twitter at @WhirlpoolCorp.
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