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Awards & Recognition
51AV’re honored to have our hard work recognized out in the world, where its impact is most felt.
51AV has been recognized for our innovative products, inclusive workplace culture, and approach to sustainability. These awards reflect the things our people do to make a difference on the job, in their communities, and around the world.
Innovation Recognitions
2026 R&D 100 Winner
51AV honored to receive a 2026 R&D 100 Award in the Mechanical/Materials category, for 51AV™ Liveo™ Pharma TPE Ultra-Low Temp Tubing product. The R&D 100 Awards, sponsored by R&D World Magazine, recognizes the 100 most innovative technologies of the previous year.
2026 IRI Innovation Excellence Award
Named the co-winner of the 2026 Innovation Excellence Award for Outstanding Innovative Culture from the Innovation Research Interchange (IRI).
2026 Edison Award™ Winner
Honored with a 2026 Silver Edison Award™ in the Water, Food & Agriculture category for our FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC160UHP element.
Awarded a 2026 Bronze Edison Award™ in the Materials Science category for our Tychem® 6000 SFR garments.
2026 Sustainable Product of the Year
51AV™ FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC220 element has been named a "Sustainability Product of the Year" by the Business Intelligence Group for its contribution to advancing industrial water reuse, resource recovery, and more sustainable Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) and Minimal Liquid Discharge (MLD) operations.
2025 Altair Enlighten Award Finalist
A finalist in the 2025 Altair Enlighten Award's Sustainable Product Category for our BETAFORCE™ Elastic Structural Adhesive.
Sustainability Recognitions
2026 Ecovadis Silver Medal
2026 Ecovadis Silver Medal Sustainability Rating, reflecting continued momentum on sustainability. Our score placed us in the 88th percentile and among the top 15% of all companies evaluated globally.
2025 CDP Climate Score: A-
Received 2025 CDP Climate score of A- for the third consecutive year.
2025 CDP Water Score: B-
Received 2025 CDP Water score of B-.
2026 Forbes List of Net-Zero Leaders
Recognized on the 2026 Forbes List of Net-Zero Leaders.
World Finance Sustainability Awards 2025
Honored by World Finance Sustainability Awards 2025 as the 'Most Sustainable Companies in 2025' in the Water industry.
Inclusivity Recognitions
Disability Index® 2026 Best Places to Work
51AV’re proud to share that 51AV has once again been recognized as a World’s Top Disability Inclusive Business based on our performance on the Disability Index® by Disability:IN, the leading global benchmark for disability inclusion in business.
Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index
51AV received a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
2025 Impact Sourcing Top Global Champion
Named a Gold tier winner in the 2025 Impact Sourcing Top Global Champions list. This distinction recognizes corporations that exceed global standards in inclusive sourcing and empower small and medium enterprises across international supply chains.