The Estée Lauder Companies and its brands are recognized around the world for excellence and innovation. Between 2006 and 2007, both the parent company and its brands have been privileged to be the recipients of numerous global awards from our peers, our stakeholders, our consumers and the media.

HIGHLIGHTS:
Citizenship and excellence have long been a hallmark of The Estée Lauder Companies. Estée Lauder herself was post-humously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award. While it would be impossible to list all of our awards on a global basis, following is a short selection of awards we have won for our commitment to excellence, innovation and community support.

Fortune magazine's Most Admired Companies
Criteria included: Innovation, People Management, Use of Corporate Assets, Social Responsibility, Quality of Management, Financial Soundness and Product Quality.

Marie Claire Prixe D'Excellence
Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Concentrate won the First Annual Marie Claire U.K. Prixe D'Excellence jury prize-one of the industry's most coveted awards for product excellence and achievement.

Editors' Choice Awards: Cosmetics/Personal Care Packaging magazine
Each year, the editors of CPC Packaging review hundreds of product launches from the previous year in order to choose packaging winners in color cosmetics, fragrance, personal care and sampling. In 2007, Donna Karan Gold, Aveda Scalp Remedy and Clinique Derma White C-10 Anti-Aging Clarity Formula received top awards in their respective areas.

Origins' Dr. Weil for Origins Plantitude Collection won in sustainable packaging. This new category recognizes the efforts and progress being made by beauty companies to reduce the impact of packaging on the environment.

Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index for GLBT Employees
We received a perfect score and were named one of the Best Places to Work for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees for two consecutive years.

AmeriStar Packaging Awards
Estée Lauder, Aveda, Clinique and Donna Karan won five of eight awards in the Health and Beauty Aids category at AmeriStar Awards. The honor, given by the Institute of Packaging Professionals, is based on innovation, protection, economics, performance, marketing and environmental impact.

Specific product winners included: Estée Lauder Perfectionist Correcting Concentrate, Aveda Scalp Remedy, Aveda Earth Month Limited Edition Candle 2006, Clinique Derma White Powder Makeup and Donna Karan Eau de Parfum.

The 3M Integrity Award
The Aveda Earth Month Limited Edition Candle 2006 also received the 3M Integrity Award for its environmentally friendly packaging design, based on having the highest scores in economics, environmental impact, product protection and marketing.

Minnesota Safety Council Governor's Award for Safety
Our commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of our employees led to our two Minnesota facilities receiving this award.

British Safety Council Award
Our United Kingdom manufacturing facility was recognized with the British Safety Council award for the 19th consecutive year in Fiscal Year 2006.

Lighthouse International Volunteer Recognition Awards
In April 2007, The Estée Lauder Companies was honored with The Corporate Partnership Award in recognition of our consistent commitment to volunteer service within our community, and in particular to the Lighthouse International.

amfAR Award of Courage
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, honored John Demsey, Chairman, M·A·C AIDS Fund, and Group President, The Estée Lauder Companies, for his role in leading the M·A·C AIDS Fund in its vital and distinctive contribution to the global struggle against AIDS and HIV.

We will continue our commitment to corporate philanthropy, providing generous support to health initiatives, research, education, environmental causes and the arts.