Teaneck, NJ, April 28, 2022 – Cognizant today was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award for Most Valuable Corporate Response for Operation C3: Cognizant Combats COVID-19 as part of The 20^th Annual American Business Awards® competition. 

Honoring organizations of all types and sizes, and the people behind them, the Stevies are named for the Greek word meaning “crowned,” and recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. They are awarded across eight programs, including the American Business Awards. 

Cognizant’s Gold Stevie recognizes the company’s swift, aggressive response to supporting its 240,000 employees in India, their dependents, and their communities during the COVID 19 pandemic, and the company’s efforts overall in helping the country overcome the humanitarian crisis.

Cognizant dedicated its efforts around three primary areas during the pandemic crisis in India: supporting COVID care facilities, supplementing oxygen supplies to address the acute shortage and providing access to vaccinations. Cognizant provided $1.5 million (approximately INR 10 Crores) through the Cognizant Foundation to operationalize response efforts with partners across the country. We also provided $2 million (approximately INR 15 Crores) in emergency funding to UNICEF in India to help address acute shortages in life-saving oxygen and to deploy medical and testing supplies.

Overall, the eight Stevie programs worldwide - The American Business Awards®, The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service - receive more than 12,000 entries annually. The 2021 American Business Awards® will be presented to winners at a ceremony in New York City on June 13.

For more information about The American Business Awards and the full list of 2022 Stevie winners, click here.