Awards Received by Limited Brands

2007 Awards

·EPA award: Environmental Excellence Award

· Canadian Boreal Institute: Boreal Award

· National Black MBA Association: Corporate Partner of the Year

· Investor Relations Magazine: Best Investor Relations Officers, Grad Prix Best Overall Investor Relations

2006 Awards

· Investor Relations Magazine: Best Investor Relations Officers

2005 Awards

· EPA Gold Achievement Awards: Unique Packaging Reduction Program, Waste Wise Program

· International ARC Awards: Silver Winner Overall Annual Report

· Investor Relations Magazine: Grand Prix Best Overall Investor Relations, Best Investor Relations Officers, Best Investment Community Meetings, Best Senior Management Communications, Best Use of Technology, Honorable Mention: Best Annual Report, Honorable Mention: Best Investor Relations Website

2004 Awards

· International ARC Awards: Gold Winner: Overall Annual Report

· Investor Relations Magazine: Grand Prix Best Overall Investor Relations, Best Investor Relations Officers, Best Senior Management Communications, Best Disclosure Policy, Best Use of Technology, Best Investor Relations Website, Honorable Mention for Best Investment Community Meetings, Honorable Mention for Best Annual Report

2003 awards

· Investor Relations Magazine: Grand Prix Best Overall Investor Relations, Best Investor Relations Officers, Best Senior Management Communications, Best Use of Technology, Best Corporate Governance, Best Investor Relations Website, Honorable Mention for Best Investment Community Meetings, Honorable Mention for Best Investor Relations Website, Honorable Mention for Best Corporate Advertising

· Limited Brands Named World’s Most Admired Specialty Retailer by FORTUNE Magazine: Limited Brands, Inc, has been named the world’s most admired specialty retailer by FORTUNE magazine in its annual compilation of outstanding companies in the world.

· Victoria’s Secret Direct Receives 2002 Enterprise Spirit Award: Victoria’s Secret’s Kettering, Ohio Call Center recognized by local Chamber of Commerce for community contributions

· Electronic Media; Web Sites Masters Award: Limited Brands Website

2002 awards

· Limited Brands Given Special Recognition by Africa-America Institute (AAI): Due to its leadership role in helping expand garment production in the Sub Saharan Africa Region to more than $1 billion in 2002.

· Limited Brands Named “Silver Ribbon” Company by Catalyst Magazine: Limited Brands has been selected by Catalyst as a recipient of its “Silver Ribbon” award, which recognizes Fortune 500 Companies with 25 percent or more women corporate officers. Limited Brands was one of only 60 companies to receive the award for 2002.

· Reuters II Investor Relations Ranking

· The Fashion Group International 19th Annual Night of Stars: Corporate Stargazer Award Victoria’s Secret

· Ohio 200 Awards: Ohio Business magazine awards its top ranked Ohio 200 companies

· Visual Merchandise & Store Design Magazine Awards Limited Brands the Peter Glenn Retailer of the Year for Retail Design and Store Display Excellence

· 2002 Nicholson Awards Competition: 2001 Annual Report “Best In Industry” Retail Specialty Lines

· William D. Littleford Award for Corporate Community Service: Limited Brands & Executive Technology

· 2002 American Society of Professional Communicators Annual Report: Awards Competition has been named a winner of the Colonial Award for Excellence in the “Front Cover” category

· Executive Technology Magazine Community Service Award

· Investor Relations Magazine: Best Senior Management Communications, Honarable Mention for Grand Prix, Best Overall Investor Relations, Best Use of Technology, Best Website

· Victoria’s Secret Beauty Awarded the FIFI Award for VERY SEXY FOR HIM and PINK Fragrance by the Fragrance Foundation (NYC)

2001 awards

· TriVersity 2001 Top 100 Retailers: Outstanding Achievement in Retail Excellence

·Victoria’s Secret Beauty Awarded the FIFI Award for Dream Angels Heavenly Fragrance by the Fragrance Foundation (NYC)

2000 awards

·2000 Nicholson Awards Competition: 1999 Annual Report “Best In Industry” Retail Specialty Lines

·A Better Chance Corporation Recognition Award: A Better Chance, the national resource for identifying, recruiting and developing leaders among academically gifted students of color

1998 awards

·1998 Nicholson Awards Competition: 1997 Annual Report “Best In Industry” Retail Specialty Lines

 

Adapted from: Awards and Recognition

 

I think the goal of the company is not to flaunt its awards received, but to seek them for its own corporate satisfaction. The awards do aid in their becoming a Fortune 500 company, but they do not use these awards in promotion campaigns.