WTR Industry Awards 2026 Nominees and Winners

Asia-Pacific Team of the Year 

  • Bandai Namco Entertainment 
  • Godrej Industries Group 
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Luckin Coffee Group 
  • The LEGO Group

Europe, Middle East and Africa Team of the Year 

  • Games Workshop
  • Johnson Controls International
  • Playtika
  • Puma 
  • Virgin Group

Latin America Team of the Year  

  • Alpargatas SA
  • Coffee Mais
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Grupo AlEn
  • TelevisaUnivision 

North America Team of the Year  

  • Aritzia
  • Axon Enterprise
  • GE Aerospace
  • Google
  • Lockheed Martin

Automotive & Vehicles Team of the Year 

  • BMW 
  • Ferrari 
  • Ford Motor Company
  • Mercedes-Benz 
  • Škoda

Cosmetics & Luxury Goods Team of the Year 

  • Burberry 
  • Chanel 
  • L'Oréal
  • Louis Vuitton 
  • MF Brands Group 

Entertainment & Media Team of the Year 

  • BBC Studios 
  • Fox Corporation
  • NBCUniversal
  • Netflix
  • Warner Bros Discovery 

Fashion & Apparel Team of the Year 

  • Canada Goose 
  • Crocs
  • Lululemon Athletica
  • Nike 
  • On AG

Financial & Professional Services Team of the Year 

  • American Express
  • Circle Internet Group 
  • Global Payments (formerly Worldpay)
  • MetLife 
  • PNC Financial Services Group

Food & Beverage Team of the Year 

  • Jack Daniel’s Properties 
  • Mahou San Miguel 
  • Mars 
  • Nestlé
  • PepsiCo 

Hospitality & Travel Team of the Year 

  • Accor Group
  • Airbnb
  • Hilton Worldwide
  • Marriott International
  • MGM Resorts International

Household & Consumer Goods Team of the Year 

  • Pop Mart 
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Reckitt
  • SC Johnson & Son 
  • Unilever

Not-For-Profit & Education Team of the Year 

  • APAL Group 
  • Rotary International 
  • Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry 
  • International Olympic Committee 
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities

Online Platforms & Software Team of the Year  

  • Atlassian
  • eBay
  • Epic Games 
  • OpenAI
  • Spotify 

Pharma & Healthcare Team of the Year 

  • Bristol Myers Squibb 
  • Gilead Sciences 
  • Moderna 
  • Novartis
  • Pfizer 

Retail & Restaurants Team of the Year 

  • Abercrombie & Fitch
  • Chick-fil-A 
  • CKE Restaurants
  • H&M
  • Starbucks

Sports & Live Events Team of the Year

  • Aristocrat Technologies
  • Fanatics 
  • Major League Baseball
  • Selkirk Sport
  • Tao Group

Technology & Consumer Electronics Team of the Year 

  • HDMI Licensing Administrator
  • LG Electronics
  • Nintendo of America 
  • SanDisk
  • Sony Interactive Entertainment 

Telecoms & IT Services Team of the Yea

  • Ericsson 
  • Huawei
  • MTN Nigeria
  • O2 Worldwide
  • Verizon

In-house Leader of the Year 

  • Ali Buttars, OpenAI
  • Michael Kelly, Amazon
  • Christopher Parent, GE Aerospace
  • Itai Sela Saldinger, Playtika
  • Elisabeth Stewart Bradley, Bristol Myers Squibb

Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Tove Graulund