A leader in the healthcare industry.
We apply our nearly 100 years of experience and expertise to reduce the total cost of healthcare and to improve the lives of patients. Through this work, we're proud to share some recent accolades we've earned to help establish Cardinal Health as a leader in the healthcare industry.
Our Awards and Recognition
Diversity and Inclusion
Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
Honors companies from banking to retail based on ratings in HRC's 2016 Corporate Equality Index.
100 Best Companies
2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
Flexible work, paid leave, support for women's advancement and more — these best companies are helping women thrive.
2015 Employer Support Freedom Award
2015
Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest honor the department gives to employers for support of National Guard and Reserve employees.
2015 Best Practices Company for Community Commitment
2015, 2011
Honor employers at the forefront of promoting and developing Asian Pacific American (APA) leaders and giving back to their community.
50 Out Front Best Places for Women & Diverse Managers To Work
2015
Showcases companies with accountability, succession planning, representation, recruitment, workplace inclusion and retention, and board diversity to advance women and people of color into senior leadership positions.
Corporate 101: America's Most Admired Corporations for Supplier Diversity
2016, 2015
Recognizes companies for a demonstrated commitment to growing and developing minority-owned enterprises.
Corporate Equality Index 100% score
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
National benchmarking tool on corporate policies and practices pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees.
Top 60 Company for Executive Women
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
Recognizes companies that recruit and hire women, offer advancement programs and flexible schedules to ensure they keep moving up the ladder while pursuing personal interests, and support their efforts to reach executive and profit-and-loss positions.
2020 Women on Boards
2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
A national campaign to increase the percentage of women on U.S. company boards to 20% or greater by the year 2020.
America’s Top 50 Inclusion Corporations
2017, 2016
Recognizes corporations' commitment to inclusion throughout the nation's business community and contributions to this growing economic sector.
America’s Best Employers
2017
Annual ranking of both best large and mid-sized employers in America based on their commitment to employee growth and satisfaction.
Business Innovation
Workforce 100
2016
The Workforce 100 recognizes excellence in multiple human resources-related areas such as recruiting, learning, leadership and diversity.
Best Companies for Leaders
2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
Chief Executive seeks to identify world-class companies that excel in leadership development.
Pillar Award for Community Service
2016, 2013
Honors businesses of all types and sizes that make outstanding contributions to their communities to encourage a charitable environment, recognize creative efforts that make a difference and demonstrate ties between for-profit and nonprofit worlds.
World's Most Admired Companies
2017, 2016, 2015
The Most Admired list is the definitive report card on corporate reputations.
Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyle Gold Award
2015, 2014
Recognizes the best workforce well-being programs in the US particularly those with a holistic approach to well-being, including financial, emotional, social, and community.
150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014
The list features U.S. healthcare provider organizations, as well as other types of healthcare-specific companies.
Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyle Platinum Award
2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
Recognizes the best workforce well-being programs in the US particularly those with a holistic approach to well-being, including financial, emotional, social, and community.
Most Honored Companies
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
Celebrates the U.S. companies who ranked at the top of their All America Executive Team ranking for their corporate leadership and investor relations expertise as voted on by the buy- and sell-side analyst community.
Distribution Management Award
2017
Awardees demonstrate the value of distribution by developing creative, results-oriented initiatives that set the standard for excellence in the healthcare industry.
BCA 10 Awards
2017
Honors 10 U.S. companies for exceptional commitment to the arts through grants, local partnerships, volunteer programs, matching gifts, sponsorships and board membership.
Supply Chain Logistics
Superior Supplier
Gold: 2016
Silver: 2017
The DLA is the Department of Defense's (DoD) largest logistics combat support agency, providing worldwide logistics support in both peacetime and wartime to the military services as well as several civilian agencies and foreign countries. The recognition is part of the DoD’s Superior Supplier Incentive Program, which recognizes the department’s top performing supply contractors.
America's Leading 3PLS
2017, 2016, 2015
Companies named are impressive in their scope, abilities and the value they bring to the U.S. shippers who read Global Trade magazine.
Top 100 3PL Provider
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
Honors the top 3PL companies, including well-known companies, a smattering of 3PL niche providers, and newer companies offering specialized logistics services.
Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 Ranking
No. 1 spot: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
No. 2 spot: 2016, 2015
Honors companies that best exemplify the demand-driven ideal for today's supply chain and document their best practices, which can help all companies move closer to their demand-driven goals.
Environmental Sustainability
Newsweek Green Rankings: Top Green Companies in the U.S.
2016, 2015, 2014
One of the world’s most recognized assessments of corporate environmental performance, and features eight indicators that are used to assess and measure the environmental performance of the world’s largest publicly traded companies.
Dow Jones Sustainability Index
2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
A family of indices evaluating the sustainability performance of the largest 2,500 companies listed on the Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market Index.
