{"id":4909,"date":"2015-08-24T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T17:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=4909"},"modified":"2023-10-18T17:36:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T17:36:02","slug":"forbes-salesforce-most-innovative-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ca\/blog\/forbes-salesforce-most-innovative-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Forbes Named Salesforce One of the World&#8217;s Most Innovative Companies for the Fifth Year in a Row"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the fifth year in a row, Salesforce has been named by Forbes as one of the World\u2019s Most Innovative companies.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Forbes recognized Salesforce\u2019s innovative approach to advancing women in the workplace and closing the gender pay gap. A diverse and equitable workplace fosters innovation and creativity, and our goal is to ensure that Salesforce is a place where all people can do their best work. We recognize that in order to continue to succeed and innovate, it\u2019s important for Salesforce to recruit, develop and retain a diverse employee population.<\/p>\n<p>Forbes spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2015\/07\/29\/cindy-robbins-success-quality\/\">Cindy Robbins<\/a>, Executive Vice President of Employee Success, and <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@salesforce\/a-silicon-valley-exec-shares-her-8-best-tips-for-women-s-success-c79ea8ee26c6\">Leyla Seka<\/a>, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Desk.com, about how Salesforce is empowering everyone at the company to drive towards a fully inclusive, diverse culture.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the <a adhocenable=\"false\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/video\/4430662899001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video interview here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To that end, Salesforce has supported programs including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/parker-harris-lets-lean-in-for-more-diversity-in-tech.html\">#LeanInTogether Initiative<\/a>, which is designed to give men a role in empowering women in workplace, and this year was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/salesforce-leading-way-technical-women.html\">named one of the top 13 companies for women technologists<\/a> by the Anita Borg Institute. We\u2019re continuing the energy next month at Dreamforce, where we\u2019ll be hosting our first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/dreamforce-15\/introducing-the-dreamforce-women-s-leadership-track-5d342e4f3673\">Women\u2019s Leadership Summit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Companies are ranked by their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/innovatorsdna\/2015\/08\/19\/how-we-rank-the-worlds-most-innovative-companies-2015\/\">innovation premium<\/a>: the difference between their market capitalization and a net present value of cash flows from existing businesses (based on a proprietary formula from Credit Suisse HOLT). With Forbes\u2019 data-driven approach to the ranking, we\u2019re so proud to have been once again named among the most innovative companies. <\/p>\n<p>Interested in a career at one of the most innovative companies in the world? Check out our careers page. 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