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Genentech Makes Corporate Equality Index's 2012 "Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality" List In December 2011, Genentech was included on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's 2012 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the sixth consecutive year. Genentech has received a perfect score of 100 five times. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the HRC Foundation Corporate Equality Index has served as a road map and progress report for major U.S. businesses’ adoption of inclusive policies, practices and benefits for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

Genentech Makes FORTUNE's 2012 "100 Best Companies to Work For" List In January 2012, Genentech was included on FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list for the 14th consecutive year.

Genentech was also recognized on the "Top Companies" list for Most Women and Most Diverse, the "Big Pay" list for both Salaried Employees and Hourly Employees, and the "Best Benefits" list for Sabbaticals.

To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work For, FORTUNE partners with the Great Place to Work Institute (GPTWI) to conduct an employee survey of corporate America. Two-thirds of a company's score is based on the results of the institute's Trust Index survey, which is sent to a random sample of employees from each company. The survey asks questions related to their attitudes about management's credibility, job satisfaction, and camaraderie. The other third is based on responses to the institute's Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about pay and benefit programs and a series of open-ended questions about hiring practices, methods of internal communication, training, recognition programs, and diversity efforts.



Genentech Makes Working Mother's 2011 "100 Best Companies to Work For" List In October 2011, Working Mother magazine named Genentech one of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers." The list ranks companies based on their workforce representation, childcare, flexibility programs, leave policies and more. For this year’s list, particular weight was given to workforce profile, paid time off and company culture. This is the 18th year Genentech has appeared on the list.

Genentech Named to San Francisco Business Times’ 2011 “Top Employer” List In April 2011, the San Francisco Business Times named Genentech number four on its list of the "Best Places to Work in the Bay Area." The ranking was decided largely on the basis of employee feedback via an online survey. Genentech was in the "giant companies" category, defined as having more than 1,501 employees. This is the eighth year that Genentech employees have participated in the survey, and the company has placed among the top five in the "giant companies" category each time.

Ian Clark Named as the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association's 2011 Honorable Mentor On February 11, 2011, Ian Clark, Chief Executive Officer, Genentech and Head of North American Commercial Operations for Roche was named by the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA) as its 2011 Honorable Mentor.  Ian was recognized for “his dedication to enhancing and accelerating the stature and accomplishments of women in healthcare.” The HBA created the Honorable Mentor award eleven years ago to recognize one individual each year who demonstrates long-term support of the advancement of women in the healthcare industry, has a personal dedication to developing, mentoring and promoting women in the industry, and who has been supportive of the HBA.

Genentech Named 2009 "Best of the Best" Pharmaceutical and Biotech Company by Olive Tree Publishing, Inc. On November 25, 2009, Olive Tree Publishing, Inc., publishers of the Black EOE Journal, Hispanic Network Magazine and Professional Woman's Magazine, announced that Genentech has been selected and will be recognized in the publication's 2009 "Best of the Best" Annual Review Series. The annual evaluation, now in its 18th year, sets the standard for identifying corporations that are providing the best career opportunities for minorities.

Genentech Named to the 2007 Top 50 Companies List for Black MBA Magazine Genentech was recognized in the 2007 Winter/Spring Career issue of Black MBA Magazine as the number 17 top company for African-American MBAs to work for. The Black MBA Magazine ranking identifies companies that seek to hire African-American MBAs as a valuable part of their business environment. Genentech ranked among a list of companies that make a concerted effort to recruit, develop and retain African-American MBAs.

Genentech Named Top Employer by ESSENCE Magazine In April 2007, Genentech was listed by ESSENCE magazine as among the top "25 Great Places to Work" for the fourth year in a row for its commitment to diversity in career advancement, work-life balance, representation in the workforce, and community support and involvement. Companies were asked to provide actual data on their practices in three key areas: the number of African-American women employed in all positions at all levels, the amount of money spent with minority vendors, and the amount in contributions given to organizations of interest to African-American women.

Genentech Honored With PBWC Pacesetter Honorable Mention Award At the 2007 conference in San Francisco, the Professional Business Women of California (PBWC) recognized Genentech as one of the top Bay Area companies that work to advance women in the workplace on an ongoing basis. The 2007 Pacesetter Award winners were selected based on the following criteria: percentage of women executives in the Bay Area defined as vice president or equivalent and above; percentage of women corporate officers; percentage of women directors on the board; percentage of women employees in the Bay Area; and development and continuing support of programs that benefit women in the workplace.