Awards

World Star Award 2013

In December 2012 the World Packaging Organisation presented Mibelle AG with the 2013 World Star Award for its refillable jar. The World Packaging Organisation promotes the development of sustainable packaging technologies and international cooperation in this field. This was already the second award received by the refillable jar for the «I am» Q10+ Day Cream (see below).

2012 Swiss Logistics Award

In November 2012 the Shared Services of the FMC and Cantaluppi & Hug AG won the 2012 Swiss Logistics Award for the joint development of an innovative logistics software program. The program uses findings from the movements of ants to determine optimal transport routes. This «ant software» helps to save fuel, time and money. The GS1 Switzerland association – a platform for sustainable flows of goods and information – handed out the award for the seventeenth time.

Swiss Star Easyfairs Green Packaging Award

In October 2012 the Swiss Packaging Institute presented the Swiss Star Easyfairs Green Packaging Award for innovative and sustainable packaging solutions to the refillable jar of Mibelle AG. The inner container for the «I am» Q10+ Day Cream can be repurchased separately, while the outer container can be reused several times.

Most innovative retailer

According to a survey by the University of St. Gallen and its consultancy firm htp, Migros is the most innovative retailer in Switzerland. Migros lies in fourth place in the overall ranking, behind Swatch, Nestlé and Novartis. The study, published in October 2012, underlines Migros' innovative spirit in the area of sustainability as well as in the online sales channel LeShop.ch.

Friendly employer

According to a survey by the business magazine «Bilanz» in June 2012, the Migros Cooperative Geneva is one of the friendliest employers in the Romandie. With around 3,500 employees, Migros is the largest private employer in the canton of Geneva and the only company in the Romandie to carry the «Friendly Work Space» label.

Most trusted brand

When it comes to environmental protection, Migros continues to be Switzerland's most trusted brand. That is the conclusion of the magazine «Reader’s Digest» in its consumer survey from July 2012. Around 1500 people took part in the Europe-wide survey and, as in previous years, awarded Migros the distinction of «Most Trusted Brand» in the environment category.

Migros is the most valuable Swiss brand

According to a study by the market research company Millward Brown from May 2012, Migros is the most valuable Swiss brand, ahead of Coop and Swisscom. Migros is only surpassed by the American company Google, which occupies first place in Switzerland.

Landscape of the year

In May 2012 Landschaftsschutz Schweiz, the Swiss landscape protection foundation, chose Birspark in the canton of Basel-Landschaft as its landscape of the year. Amidst this award-winning landscape lies Migros' Park «im Grünen» Münchenstein. The Migros Cooperative Basel has been looking after the park for more than 30 years: in 1980, after the Swiss garden and landscape exhibition «Grün 80», it committed itself to maintaining the grounds for 100 years.

Best reputation

In March last year, the «GfK BusinessReflector» named Migros as the Swiss company with the best reputation. Migros has thereby regained top spot among the 50 assessed companies after last holding it in 2010. The GfK BusinessReflector takes into account aspects such as brand image and awareness, quality, innovation, emotional components and sustainability.

European AEPS health prize

In January 2012 the Migros Cooperative Waadt won the 15'000 franc prize of the European health association AEPS (Association européenne pour la promotion de la santé) for its health project «Santé: Wir stärken uns den Rücken». With this three-year project, Migros Waadt is raising awareness of back strengthening among its employees.