Vale was ranked sixth in the Best Innovator Awards’ top 10 ranking, compiled by consultancy A.T. Kearney in partnership with Época Negócios magazine. The awards, which have covered companies in 15 European countries and the United States since 2002, were extended to Brazil for the first time this year.
The consultancy firm sent questionnaires featuring 48 questions with different weightings to 120 companies. Of the 70 that returned the questionnaires, 25 were selected and visited by the consultancy’s team to check and supplement the information submitted. Six different aspects of innovation were analyzed: innovation strategy; organization and culture; innovation process; innovation structure and support; sustainability; and innovation results.