The Bristol-Myers Squibb (E.R. Squibb & Sons, LLC) U.S. Distribution Center in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, has received accreditation by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP®) as a verified-accredited wholesale distributor (VAWD®) for prescription drugs.

The National Association for Female Executives selected Bristol-Myers Squibb as a Top 50 Company for Executive Women in 2010. This marks the eighth straight year the company earned this honor. To make the list, companies must have at least two women on the board and track gender in executive-level jobs, including the percentage of women who are direct reports to CEOs, running major divisions or managing country operations.

Bristol-Myers Squibb was rated in the top ten of Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2010. Criteria for the ranking include the environment, climate change, human rights, philanthropy, employee relations, financial performance and governance.

According to a report released by the Roberts Environmental Center at Claremont McKenna College, Bristol-Myers Squibb earned the highest score in the pharmaceutical sector for sustainability reporting. The report compiled Pacific Sustainability Index scores evaluating the environmental and social reporting of the 26 largest pharmaceutical companies worldwide.

For the fourth year in a row, Bristol-Myers Squibb received the top rating of 100 percent in the Corporate Equality Index for 2010. The report, released annually by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, provides an in-depth analysis and rating of large U.S. employers and their policies and practices. This year’s index rated 509 businesses.

Bristol-Myers Squibb was recognized as the 2009 Trailblazer Company of the Year by PM360 magazine. Among the criteria for selection were civic involvement, patient access, environmental consciousness, employee development and innovation.

Bristol-Myers Squibb was recognized as 8th among 500 of America’s largest corporations in Newsweek’s 2009 Green Ranking.

For the 12th consecutive year, Bristol-Myers Squibb was included among Working Mother Magazine’s 100 Best Companies.

Our corporate website was recognized with the Best in Class award for a pharmaceutical company in 2009 by the Interactive Media Awards.

Bristol-Myers Squibb was recently recognized in the 2009 Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index of leading sustainability-driven companies.

Bristol-Myers Squibb's Investor Relations department was rated the best in the pharmaceutical business by investors polled by Institutional Investor magazine, a leading international business-to-business publisher focused primarily on international finance.

Bristol-Myers Squibb awarded the Allicense 2009 Breakthrough Alliance Award for collaboration with Exelixis. This is the second year in a row that the company has been presented with this prestigious recognition, which honors the world's best and most innovative partnerships between biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.

FORTUNE China named Bristol-Myers Squibb China a Top Ten Green Company for 2009 in recognition of Bristol-Myers Squibb's hepatitis awareness, prevention and care efforts in Asia. Since 2002, Bristol-Myers Squibb China has partnered with the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation and local non-profit organizations on 11 hepatitis prevention and control projects that have directly benefited seven million people.

Barron’s 2009 Most Respected Companies Survey includes Bristol-Myers Squibb as the world’s 40th most respected company. The survey reflects opinions of money managers for the 100 largest public companies in the world based on stock market capitalization. A variety of attributes contribute to the overall score, including strong management, sound business strategy, ethical practices and financial performance.

Calvert, a leader in socially responsible investing, has created the Calvert Social Index®, a broad-based, rigorously constructed benchmark for measuring the performance of socially responsible companies. Calvert’s Social Research Department analyzes the top 1,000 largest U.S. companies annually. Bristol-Myers Squibb has been on its Social Index of companies since 2003.

DiversityBusiness.com has named Bristol-Myers Squibb as a Top 50 Organization for Multicultural Business Opportunities for 2009, which marks the ninth year in a row that the company has earned this distinction. Known as The Div50, the ranking has become the most recognized and respected ranking of companies that differentiate themselves in the marketplace through their relationships with diverse businesses.

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund honored Sandra Leung, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, as a recipient of its 2009 Justice in Action Award. The award, which recognizes exceptional individuals for their outstanding achievements and contributions in advancing justice and equality, was presented in March in New York.

The Division of Medicinal Chemistry of the American Chemical Society will present John E. Macor, executive director, Neuroscience Discovery Chemistry, Research and Development, with the 2009 Robert M. Scarborough Memorial Award. This prestigious achievement recognizes scientists under the age of 50 who have documented success in the discovery of pharmaceutical compounds and who have made significant research contributions in medicinal chemistry. Macor was cited for the discovery of an anti-migraine medicine as well as a number of other clinical discoveries. The society will bestow the award at its annual meeting later this year.

Bristol-Myers Squibb is profiled as one of “50 Green, Profitable Companies” in Green Biz, published by American Benchmark Press in 2008. “Saving Lives and Spotted Owls” is the title of the Bristol-Myers Squibb chapter, which highlights the company’s sponsorship of local endangered species in the countries and states where it operates. The illustrated, art-quality book was compiled with the help of Ceres, a leading coalition of investors and environmental leaders in Boston.