Rankings & awards
From certification to benchmarking.
Certification indicates that an organisation has met the applicable certification requirements. Rankings compare eligible organisations using a separately published methodology.
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Boundary
Rankings and awards are separate from WWEC certification.
WWEC certification determines whether an organisation meets the applicable certification requirements within an approved scope. Rankings and awards compare or recognise eligible organisations under separately published eligibility, methodology and decision rules.
Participation in a ranking or award does not grant, replace or imply WWEC certification.
Published recognition categories
Benchmarks by theme, region and industry.
Industry Rankings
Regional Rankings
Women-Centred Startup Rankings
Industry Rankings
Cycle status — not yet open
Eligibility rules, comparison group and methodology are published before nominations open. No placements have been published for this category yet.
Regional Rankings
Cycle status — not yet open
Eligibility rules, comparison group and methodology are published before nominations open. No placements have been published for this category yet.
Women-Centred Startup Rankings
Cycle status — not yet open
Eligibility rules, comparison group and methodology are published before nominations open. No placements have been published for this category yet.
Awards
Celebrating workplaces that move the standard forward.
Awards, where offered, are separate from certification and rankings. Any award programme will have its own published eligibility, methodology and cycle before participation opens.
Ranking integrity rules
Published before, documented after.
Half of the integrity rules apply before a cycle opens. The other half apply once results exist. Both halves are published.
- Publish eligibility rules before nominations or applications open.
- Publish the high-level methodology.
- Keep certification and ranking decisions separate.
- Document conflicts of interest.
- Maintain evidence supporting ranking decisions.
- Do not sell a ranking position.
- Clearly label commercial or sponsored content.
- Publish corrections for material errors.
Benchmarking
Comparison only means something when the rules are public.
Every WWEC ranking publishes its methodology and eligibility before nominations open, and retains the evidence behind every placement.
A ranking position or award is not a certification and must never be presented as one.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions.
Common questions about WWEC rankings, awards and how they differ from certification.
Rankings
Recognition on published criteria.
Rankings are separate from certification and are compiled against their own published criteria.