We take great pride in what we do and how we do it, and we are grateful for the recognition we have received, including:
100% Score on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) For the 11th consecutive year, we received a perfect score of 100% on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national review of workplace equality conducted annually by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
Ranked 2018 Top-Scoring Company of the Disability Equality Index.
Dow Jones’ 2018 North American Index of Leading Sustainable Companies We are recognized as one of Dow Jones’ 2018 North America Index of Leading Sustainable Companies. Our efforts to promote economic, social and environmental sustainability are core to our company’s mission and reflect our ongoing commitment to patients, our employees and partners, the environment and communities around the world.
CareerBliss Happiest Companies in America for 2018 For the second year in a row, we ranked as one of the top 10 happiest companies in America. This award recognizes the top companies from around the nation that are succeeding in building a happier culture for employees.
2018 Working Mother 100 Best Companies We are one of the 2018 Working Mother 100 Best Companies — marking the 20th consecutive year that our company has made the list.
2018 Best-of-the-Best Corporations for Inclusion by National Business Inclusion Consortium For the third consecutive year, we were honored as part of the Best-of-the-Best list of corporations in America committed to diversity and inclusion by the National LGBT Chamber of Com- merce (NGLCC), in collaboration with its partners in the National Business Inclusion Consortium (NBIC).
Military Friendly Company Bristol-Myers Squibb is recognized as a Military Friendly Company by Victory Media, showcasing the most powerful and effective military programs in the workplace.
100 Best Corporate Citizens 2018 For the 9th con- secutive year, ranked in the top 20 of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens, a leading benchmark for socially responsible investors and other stakeholders published by Corporate Responsibility magazine.
Forbes and JUST Capital’s 100 Most JUST Companies We were recognized as one of the 100 Most JUST Companies in America by Forbes and JUST Capital, based on a survey of Americans that measured worker pay and treatment, job creation, healthy products and communities, environmental impact and more.
2018 Energy Star Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence Award We were recognized as a 2018 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award by the U.S. EPA and U.S. Department of Energy.
World’s Most Admired Companies We were named to Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies list as part of the magazine’s annual rankings. The company was fifth in the Pharmaceuticals category and ranked among the top three pharmaceutical companies for innovation and quality of management.
2018 NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women Named one of the 2018 NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women, Bristol-Myers Squibb was recognized for prioritizing a diverse workplace, including the development and advancement of female employees.
The patient stories shared in this Annual Report depict individual patient responses to our medicines or investigational compounds and are not representative of all patient responses. In addition, there is no guarantee that potential drugs or indications still in development will receive regulatory approval. This Annual Report contains statements about the company’s future plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ from those indicated as a result of various important factors, including those discussed in the company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. These documents are available from the SEC, the Bristol-Myers Squibb website or from Bristol-Myers Squibb Investor Relations. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent our estimates only as of the date hereof and should not be relied upon as representing our estimates as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our estimates change. This Annual Report also contains certain non-GAAP financial measures, adjusted to include certain costs, expenses, gains and losses and other specified items. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures are available on the company’s website at www.bms.com.