Aarti Industries Limited (AIL) has secured a major global endorsement of its workplace culture, winning the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for Employee Engagement—an accolade reserved for organisations that set the benchmark in aligning people, performance and purpose.

 

The award places the speciality chemicals major among an elite global cohort recognised for turning workplace culture into measurable business advantage. Gallup’s assessment highlights Aarti’s ability to foster a high-performance environment grounded in trust, accountability and continuous development—despite ongoing disruption across global workplaces.

 

In an industry defined by complexity and safety-critical operations, the recognition underscores the strength of Aarti’s people-first systems. Gallup noted that the company continues to create an environment where employees feel “valued, heard and equipped to do their best work,” even amid uncertainty.

 

Commenting on the milestone, Manoj Sharma, President & CHRO of Aarti Industries, said,

"At Aarti Industries, this recognition from Gallup is deeply meaningful because it reflects the voice of our people. We have consciously built a culture where performance excellence and human connection go hand in hand. Our engagement practices ensure that every individual feels valued, heard, and empowered to contribute. 

 

"Our sustained investment in building Aarti Engaging Leaders (AEL) has created a shared leadership language across the organisation, where every manager champions engagement as a core responsibility. This journey has been anchored in strengthening manager capability, fostering trust-led leadership, and creating an environment of continuous growth and belonging. 

 

"This award validates a core belief that consistent investment in people builds a resilient, purpose-driven, and high-performing organisation. As we move forward, we remain committed to shaping a workplace where engagement and employee well-being are a way of life."

 

Gallup’s findings reinforce the broader significance of the win. Its research—spanning more than 3.3 million employees across 347 organisations in 90 countries—shows that highly engaged workplaces consistently outperform peers across key metrics, from profitability and productivity to safety, retention and well-being.

 

For Aarti Industries, the GEWA recognition is more than a trophy—it is a validation of strategy. The company’s continued focus on linking culture, capability and commercial outcomes is positioning it as a resilient, purpose-driven organisation in an increasingly volatile global landscape.