Awards & Recognition
Universal Display Corporation has been recognized for the Company’s innovation, customer relationships, corporate responsibility, leadership and growth.
The following list displays some of UDC’s recent awards and honors by announcement date.
2024
Newsweek: America's Most Responsible Companies
Newsweek recognized UDC, for the fourth time, on its 2025 list of the 600 most responsible companies in the United States, which recognizes businesses based on thirty key performance indicators.
EcoVadis: Silver Medal
EcoVadis, a provider of holistic sustainability ratings, recognized UDC with a Silver Sustainability Rating in 2024, placing UDC among the top 15% of companies that undergo the annual assessment. EcoVadis issues ratings after analyzing companies across four categories: environment, ethics, labor and human rights, and sustainable procurement.
The Forum of Executive Women: Champion of Board Diversity
The Forum of Executive Women recognized UDC as a “Champion of Board Diversity” in The Forum’s Women in Leadership 2024 report. Since 2017, The Forum of Executive Women has been celebrating public companies in the Philadelphia region with 30% or more women on their boards.
Fast Company: Best Workplaces for Innovators List, Science & Technology
Fast Company recognized UDC on the sixth annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list, which honors organizations and businesses that demonstrate an inspiring commitment to encourage and develop innovation at all levels. UDC was listed in the Science and Technology category.
BOE: Outstanding Strategic Partner
BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. (京东方), a leading IoT innovation company providing intelligent interface products and services for information interaction and human health, recognized UDC with its 2024 Outstanding Strategic Partner Award (杰出战略伙伴奖).
2023
The Wall Street Journal: The 250 Best-Managed Companies
The Wall Street Journal recognized UDC on its list of The 250 Best-Managed Companies of 2023. The ranking is based on a holistic measure of corporate effectiveness that was developed by the Drucker Institute and examines five dimensions of corporate performance: customer satisfaction, employee engagement and development, innovation, social responsibility and financial strength.
The Forum of Executive Women: Champion of Board Diversity
The Forum of Executive Women recognized UDC as a “Champion of Board Diversity” in The Forum’s Women in Leadership 2023 report. Since 2017, The Forum of Executive Women has been celebrating public companies in the Philadelphia region with 30% or more women on their boards.
Newsweek: America’s Greenest Companies
Newsweek recognized UDC on its list of America’s Greenest Companies 2024, which places UDC among the top 300 companies in the United States for its commitment to being good stewards of the environment.
EcoVadis: Silver Medal
EcoVadis, a provider of holistic sustainability ratings, recognized UDC with a Silver Sustainability Medal in 2023, placing UDC among the top 25% of companies that undergo the annual assessment. EcoVadis issues ratings after analyzing companies across four categories: environment, ethics, labor and human rights, and sustainable procurement.
TCL CSOT: Hand in Hand Strategic Partner Award
TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology (TCL CSOT) recognized UDC with the 2022 Hand in Hand Strategic Partner Award during the TCL Global Ecosystem Partner Conference.
BOE Technology: Diamond Award
BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. recognized UDC with its prestigious top honor, the 2023 Diamond Award, during its Innovation Partner Conference.
The Society for Information Display: People’s Choice Award
Attendees of The Society for Information Display (SID) Display Week 2023 recognized UDC with the People’s Choice Award for Best Small Booth. UDC’s 2023 booth at the annual SID exhibition showcased the Company’s latest advances in phosphorescent OLED (PHOLED) and organic vapor jet printing (OVJP).
Bloomberg: 50 Companies to Watch
Bloomberg Intelligence named Universal Display Corporation as one of the top companies to watch in 2023.
2022
ICDT: Excellent Paper Honor
The technical committee of the International Conference on Display Technology (ICDT) selected Universal Display Corporation’s paper on “Highly Efficient Near-Infrared Phosphorescent OLEDs” as the winner of the Excellent Paper Award of ICDT 2022.
Newsweek: America's Most Responsible Companies
Newsweek recognized UDC for the third consecutive year on its 2023 list of the 500 most responsible companies in the United States, which recognizes businesses across fourteen industries.
LG Display: Technology Innovation Award
LG Display recognized UDC with the Technology Innovation Award during its Tech Forum event.
The Forum of Executive Women: Champion of Board Diversity
The Forum of Executive Women recognized UDC as a “Champion of Board Diversity” in The Forum’s Women in Leadership 2022 report. Since 2017, The Forum of Executive Women has been celebrating public companies in the Philadelphia region with 30% or more women on their boards.
EcoVadis: Silver Medal
EcoVadis, a provider of holistic sustainability ratings, recognized UDC with a Silver Sustainability Medal in 2022, placing UDC among the top 25% of companies that undergo the annual assessment. EcoVadis issues ratings after analyzing companies across four categories: environment, ethics, labor and human rights, and sustainable procurement.
Forbes: America's Best Mid-Sized Companies
Forbes named UDC one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies of 2022. The annual Forbes list ranks the top 100 public companies with market capitalizations between $2 billion and $10 billion.
2021
Newsweek: America's Most Responsible Companies
Newsweek recognized UDC for the second consecutive year on its 2022 list of the 500 most responsible companies in the United States, which recognizes businesses across fourteen industries.
The Forum of Executive Women: Champion of Board Diversity
The Forum of Executive Women recognized UDC as a “Champion of Board Diversity” in The Forum’s Women in Leadership 2021 report. Since 2017, The Forum of Executive Women has been celebrating public companies in the Philadelphia region with 30% or more women on their boards.
ISO 45001:2018 Certification
UDC achieved ISO 45001:2018 certification for its Occupational Health and Safety Management System. ISO 45001 is the world’s first International Standard for occupational health and safety (OH&S). The certification provides a framework to increase safety, reduce workplace risks and enhance health and well-being at work, enabling an organization to proactively improve its OH&S performance.
EcoVadis: Silver Medal
EcoVadis, a provider of holistic sustainability ratings, recognized UDC with a Silver Sustainability Rating in 2021, placing UDC among the top 25% of companies that undergo the annual assessment. EcoVadis issues ratings after analyzing companies across four categories: environment, ethics, labor and human rights, and sustainable procurement.
2020
Newsweek: America's Most Responsible Companies
Newsweek recognized UDC on its 2021 list of the 400 most responsible companies in the United States, which recognizes businesses across fourteen industries.
The Forum of Executive Women: Champion of Board Diversity
The Forum of Executive Women recognized UDC as a “Champion of Board Diversity” in The Forum’s Women in Leadership 2020 report. Since 2017, The Forum of Executive Women has been celebrating public companies in the Philadelphia region with 30% or more women on their boards.
Fortune: 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
Fortune recognized UDC for the fourth time as one of the fastest-growing companies based on three-year performance in revenues, profits, and stock returns.
2019
Forbes: 100 Most Innovative Leaders
Forbes named Steve Abramson, UDC’s President and CEO, as one of America’s 100 Most Innovative Leaders.
2018
Fortune: 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
Fortune recognized UDC for the third time as one of the fastest-growing companies based on three-year performance in revenues, profits, and stock returns.
BOE: Supplier Award for Outstanding Strategic Partner
BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd recognized UDC as a supplier demonstrating outstanding performance, technology innovation, collaboration and supply chain excellence.
Governor's Annual Occupational Safety & Health Award
The 90th Annual Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health Awards Program of New Jersey recognized UDC with the Citation of Merit Certificate for achievement in the prevention of occupational injuries during calendar year 2017. The Citation of Merit Certificate is awarded to a company, facility, or department for working throughout the calendar year without lost time from a work-related injury or illness.
ISO 14001:2015 Certification
UDC achieved certification under ISO 14001:2015, an internationally agreed standard that sets out the requirements for an environmental management system. It provides a framework to protect the environment via minimizing environmental impacts, fulfilling compliance obligations, using a cradle-to-grave approach to product life cycle, and building trust with stakeholders through communication.
2016
Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500™
Universal Display Corporation ranked 474th on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America. 2016 was the twelfth year ranking as a Technology Fast 500™ award winner and ninth year consecutively.
2016 BOE Technology Supplier Award For Collaborative Innovation
Universal Display Corporation received the 2016 Supplier Award for Collaborative Innovation from BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. The technology award recognizes the supplier for superior performance, collaboration and innovation in providing technology solutions that ensure BOE’s competitive advantage.
2015
Deloitte: Technology Fast 500™
Deloitte recognized UDC as part of the Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America based on its fiscal year revenue growth from 2011 to 2014.
Fortune: 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
Fortune Magazine recognized UDC in the magazine’s list of 100 Fastest-Growing Public Companies. which marks the second consecutive year that Universal Display has ranked on the publication’s annual listing.
2014
Deloitte: Technology Fast 500™
Deloitte recognized UDC as part of the Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America based on its fiscal year revenue growth from 2009 to 2013.
Barron’s: 400 Index
Barron‘s named UDC to the publication’s 400 Index, a measure of the most promising companies in America. The Index is based on companies that perform exceptionally in 24 fundamental areas of fundamental performance.
Fortune: 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
Fortune Magazine recognized UDC in the magazine’s list of 100 Fastest-Growing Public Companies.
The Society for Information Display: Display Component of the Year Gold Honor
The Society for Information Display (SID) recognized UDC with the prestigious Display Component of the Year Gold Award for the Company’s proprietary UniversalPHOLED green phosphorescent OLED emitter material at the 2014 Society for Information Display (SID) International Symposium, Seminar, and Exhibition.
2013
Deloitte: Technology Fast 500™
Deloitte recognized UDC as part of the Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America based on its fiscal year revenue growth from 2008 to 2012.
New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC): Technology Company of the Year
The New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC) named UDC Master Technology Company of the Year for UDC’s long-term financial performance, innovation and successful commercialization of OLED technologies and materials.
Ernst & Young: Entrepreneur of The Year® New Jersey Award
Ernst & Young LLP recognized UDC’s President and Chief Executive Officer Steven V. Abramson with the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2013 New Jersey Award in the technology category.
2012
Deloitte: Technology Fast 500™
Deloitte recognized UDC as part of the Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America based on its fiscal year revenue growth from 2007 to 2011.
2011
Deloitte: Technology Fast 500™
Deloitte recognized UDC as part of the Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America based on its fiscal year revenue growth from 2006 to 2010.
New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC): Public CEO of the Year
The New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC) recognized UDC’s Chief Executive Officer Steven V. Abramson as the 2011 Public CEO of the Year.
U.S. Department of Energy Award for Advances in Efficient White OLED Lighting
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized UDC’s significant achievements in solid-state lighting R&D and its advances in white OLED lighting performance using its high-efficiency PHOLED technology and materials.