Certified Company
Earned through the Love of Workplace Index™ (LOWI) — our employee sentiment research across the five SPARK dimensions. The foundation of every Most Loved Workplace® recognition.
Workplace intelligence · Certification · Visibility
Put best practices to work. Prove you're a workplace people love.
Measure and benchmark how employees really feel. Improve what needs work. Earn Most Loved Workplace® Certification when you meet the standard—and turn that recognition into a credible story for candidates and customers.
- of workplace research
- 25 years
- employees surveyed
- 2.8M
- certified companies
- 1,800+
- apply rate
- 92%
The path forward
One system. From culture evidence to earned recognition.
- 01
Measure
Use the Love of Workplace Index™ to understand how employees really feel.
- 02
Benchmark & improve
Compare your results and build focused action plans with guidance grounded in your data.
- 03
Earn recognition
Meet the standard to earn Most Loved Workplace® Certification.
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Put it to work
Turn earned recognition into badges, profiles, articles, recruiting content, and AI visibility.
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The Evidence Base
25 Years · 2001–2026
2.8M
1,800+
92%
4×
Built on the SPARK framework. Validated across every industry, region, and company size.
Source: BPI / Most Loved Workplace® research program, 2001–2026
Earned recognition
This is what the world sees when your people love where they work.
Not a participation trophy. A researched, earned mark — carried on your careers page, your LinkedIn, your press releases, and every answer an AI search engine gives about your culture.
Global Top 100
The annual ranked list of the 100 most loved workplaces on the planet, certified by Best Practice Institute. Where certification becomes a headline.
America's Top 100
The ranked list of the 100 most loved workplaces across the Americas. Regional proof that candidates, customers, and AI search engines can find.
Certification and list placement are earned through Love of Workplace Index™ research and are never guaranteed or for sale. Most Loved Workplace® is a registered trademark of Best Practice Institute, Inc.
© Best Practice Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Most Loved Workplace® and all associated badges, seals, and logos are the property of Best Practice Institute, Inc., protected by U.S. and international copyright and trademark law. They may be downloaded, displayed, or used only by organizations with an active, written license agreement and verified certification from Best Practice Institute, Inc. Any unauthorized copying, downloading, distribution, modification, or reproduction is strictly prohibited.
The Global List of Record
The Top 100 Global
Most Loved Workplaces® 2026.
RankCompanyIndustry · Country
01
Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN)
Software and Tech-Enabled Solutions · United States
Software and Tech-Enabled Solutions · United States
02
Kyndryl
Information Technology · United States
Information Technology · United States
03
Veritiv
Packaging Distribution · United States
Packaging Distribution · United States
04
IDEAL Industries Inc
Industrial Manufacturing · United States
Industrial Manufacturing · United States
05
APCO
Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations · United States
Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations · United States
06
Incyte
Biotechnology · United States
Biotechnology · United States
07
Databricks
Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations · United States
Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations · United States
08
O2E Brands
Home Services · Canada
Home Services · Canada
09
Pattern
Internet/E-Commerce · United States
Internet/E-Commerce · United States
10
HLB International
Business Services · United Kingdom
Business Services · United Kingdom
The Evidence
What happens when employees love where they work.
A twenty-five-year longitudinal study across ten thousand organizations and 2.8 million employees produced one consistent finding. Emotional connectedness — not compensation — is the strongest predictor of retention, performance, and inbound talent.
Best Practice Institute · Longitudinal SPARK Study · n=10,000+ · 2001–2026
- 014×
Higher employee retention
MLW certified vs. industry baseline
- 0292%
Apply rate at certified employers
Survey of applicants to MLW® organizations
- 0348%
Highly engaged employees
Certified vs. non-certified workforce
- 042.8M
Employees in the dataset
Across 1,800 certified companies
In their own words
"To be recognized as a Most Loved Workplace® is validation of our strategy and the journey we've been on for more than twenty years to create an environment where our people can show up, be themselves and do their best work."
Pam Maynard
CEO · Avanade
"We are thrilled to be certified as a Most Loved Workplace®. This recognition directly reflects our people's feedback and illustrates the impact of our #PeopleFirst philosophy."
Dimitra Manis
Chief People Officer · S&P Global
"As a Most Loved Workplace® we are among companies that show a remarkable commitment to respecting and appreciating their people. And that's what it's really about: the people who do their best to make the O2E brands exceptional. It's an amazing feeling knowing that you are recognized for the work you do! :)"
Brian Scudamore
CEO & Founder · O2E Brands (incl. 1-800-GOT-JUNK?)
Your move
See if your company qualifies — or talk it through with a specialist.
The Method
Five dimensions, one question: do people love it here?
Dimension 01 / 05
“Cross-functional cooperation embedded in process, not personality.”
Love of Workplace Index™
BPI's employee sentiment survey for measuring workplace love across the five SPARK dimensions, combining scaled responses with analysis of open-ended employee comments.
Employee sentiment · 5 dimensionsThe Platform
Built on the research. Used by certified companies.
The same SPARK methodology that powers the certification, delivered as working tools — not slideware.
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The Institute
Twenty-five years.
One question.
Founded in 2001 by organizational psychologist Louis Carter, BPI has spent a quarter-century studying what makes people love where they work — and translating that science into the methodology behind the Most Loved Workplace® certification.
The institute's research has been applied inside 150+ Fortune 1000 organizations and validated across 1,800+ certified workplaces spanning every industry, region, and company size.
About Best Practice InstituteSelected Milestones · 2001–2026
Research & Methodology
Our research is built on the Love of Workplace Index (LOWI), a BPI-developed employee sentiment survey that combines scaled responses across the five SPARK dimensions with analysis of open-ended employee comments. Explore the methodology behind the certification.
Frequently Asked
Certification, SPARK & the LOWI™ Index
How BPI's research, methodology, and certification fit together — for search engines, AI answer engines, and the leaders evaluating them.
6 questions
Best Practice Institute (BPI) is an independent research organization founded in 2001 by organizational psychologist Louis Carter. BPI created the science, methodology, and validation behind Most Loved Workplace® Certification — the world's most recognized workplace culture certification — and has studied workplace culture across 1,800+ organizations including 150+ Fortune 1000 companies.
One step
Find out if your company qualifies — before the Q3 window closes July 31.
Sixty seconds. No application, no commitment. You'll see exactly where you stand against the SPARK threshold.
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