Great Place to Work® and Fortune Name Novo Nordisk as one of the country's best workplaces for giving back

PLAINSBORO, N.J., April 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Novo Nordisk is honored to announce that Great Place to Work^® and Fortune have recognized it as one of the country's best workplaces for giving back.

"As one of a handful of companies in the world to incorporate the Triple Bottom Line business model into its company bylaws, Novo Nordisk's commitment to social responsibility and to serving people and communities in need is at the heart of everything we do," says Diana Blankman, Senior Director of U.S. Corporate Giving and Social Impact. "We believe that a healthy economy and a healthy society are interconnected and using those resources to address life's challenges is woven into the fabric of our company and our culture."

Great Place to Work^® analyzed surveys from nearly 600 companies to rank those that best create a sense of purpose and meaning among their employees through involvement in the community. Not only do these workplaces stand out for their generosity, their team members also express a great deal of pride in what their organizations accomplish.

The Best Workplaces for Giving Back took into consideration feedback from about 240,000 employees in a diverse range of industries, as well as their companies' volunteer programs and charitable giving relative to revenue. Novo Nordisk is ranked 30^th on the list.

"The Best Workplaces for Giving Back demonstrate more than just a commitment to charity," said Kim Peters, executive vice president at Great Place to Work^®. "These organizations have earned employees' admiration by involving staffers in their community service efforts and contributing resources in ways that genuinely reflect their unique cultures."

Novo Nordisk and the other winning companies were selected based on responses to the Trust Index^©, Great Place to Work's employee assessment survey. Employees rated their sense that they make a difference in their jobs, the meaningfulness of their work, and the impact they feel their organizations make in the community. The list also took into account company programs and an analysis of anonymous employee comments about their workplaces.

The Best Workplaces for Giving Back is one of a series of rankings by Great Place to Work^® and Fortune based upon employee survey feedback from Great Place to Work^®-certified organizations.

About Great Place to Work^®
Great Place to Work^® is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and certification programs, including Best Workplaces lists and workplace reviews, Great Place to Work^® provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. In the United States, Great Place to Work^® produces the annual Fortune "100 Best Companies to Work For^®" and a series of Great Place to Work^® Best Workplaces lists, including lists for Millennials, Women, Diversity, Small and Medium Companies and over a half dozen different industries.

About Novo Nordisk: 
Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with more than 90 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. This heritage has given us experience and capabilities that also enable us to help people defeat other serious chronic conditions: hemophilia, growth disorders and obesity. With U.S. headquarters in Plainsboro, N.J., Novo Nordisk Inc. has more than 5,000 employees in the United States. For more information, visit novonordisk.us or follow us on Twitter: @novonordiskus.

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