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Sun is a Great Place to Work
2005
  • Most Admired Companies List - US Black Engineer Magazine
  • Sun Microsystems recognized for increasing our Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equality Index - Reaching Out MBA, Inc.
  • Sun wins Workforce's Optimas Awards for Global Outlook for 2005:
      With a program that has been implemented throughout the world, Sun wins the 2005 Optimas Award for Global Outlook. The program has boosted employee satisfaction, reduced turnover and saved the company $255 million on real estate over the past four years.
  • Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index rating of 100%
  • 50 Best Companies for Women to Work for in Brazil - Revista Exame/Voc S/A
  • Best Companies to Work for in Brazil - Revista Exame/Voc S/A
  • Hispanic Magazine's Top 100 Companies for Hispanics
2004
  • Great Place to Work - Institute Espana, Best Workplaces 2004
  • Hispanic Magazine's Top 100 Companies for Hispanics
  • Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index rating of 86%
  • Professional Business Women of CA (PBWC) Pacesetter Award
  • Top Companies for Gay & Lesbian Employees - The Advocate Magazine (Oct 12, 2004)
  • 2004 Employer of Choice Award (Sun Legal) - Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA)
2003
  • The Advocate Magazine, "Best Companies for Gay & Lesbian Employees"
  • Resista Exame - 100 Best Companies to Work for in Brazil
  • Professional Business Women of CA (PBWC) Pacesetter Award
  • Included in the Top 50 Best Workplaces in the UK (based on employee surveys)
  • Financial Times list of 50 Best Places to Work in the UK
  • Included in NSBE 50 - National Society of Black Engineers' Top 50 Companies to work for (based on members' votes).
  • Sun was awarded the INROADS Champion Award for the Bay Area and Supervisor of the Year Award for the Denver area.
  • CoreNet's Global Innovator's Award
  • Australia Employer of Choice Award
  • Fortune List of 100 Best Companies to Work For
  • Professional Business Women of CA (PBWC) Pacesetter Award
2002
  • GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Fairness Award
  • Hispanic Magazine's Top 100 Companies for Hispanics
  • Included in Fortune's Top Gay-Friendly Companies
  • Formalized a company-wide diversity intern program
2001
  • Included in Fortune's 50 Best Companies for Minorities
  • Minority Engineer Magazine's Top 50 Companies for hiring minority engineers
  • Equal Opportunity's Magazine's Top 50 Companies for hiring members of minority groups (based on readers' votes)
  • Women Engineer Magazine's Top 50 Companies for Women (based on readers' votes)
  • Hispanic Magazine's Top 100 Companies for Hispanics
  • Included in NSBE 50 - National Society of Black Engineers' Top 50 Companies to work for (based on members' votes)
  • Increased Sun's partnership with INROADS to an all-time high
2000
  • Included on Fortune's 50 Best Companies for Minorities
  • Asian Enterprise Magazine's Top 10 Companies for Asians
  • Hispanic Magazine's Top 100 Companies for Hispanics
  • Women Engineer Magazine's Top 50 Companies for Women
  • Centurion of Diversity Award for 50 Best Diversity Managers in the U.S.
  • National Business and Disability Silver Awards for Employer of the Year and Valued Customer of the Year
  • Women of Color Technology Awards (2 Sun employees honored)
  • Major equipment donation to the United Negro College Fund which represents over 100 Historic Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
  • Launched a formal relationship with INROADS, which was the catalyst to the nationwide diversity intern program.
1999
  • Received Project HIRED Top 20 Team Historical Supporters
  • Award for "exceptional effort to have disabled job seekers compete for positions in our workforce"
  • Received Disability Rights Advocates' annual Eagle Award for advancing the rights of individuals with disabilities
  • Included in Fortune's 50 Best Companies for Minorities
  • Formalized recruitment efforts at Historically Black Colleges and Universities