2023
SXSW Innovation At Work Awards
Enterprise DEI Workplace
Fast Company World Changing Ideas
Mitigate Racial Bias in Retail Charter – Honorable Mention in General Excellence and Social Justice
2022
Human Rights Campaign 2022 Corporate Equality Index
Sephora scored 100%
Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity
Sephora ranks #49 out of 500
Forbes America’s Best Employers for Women
Sephora ranks #44 out of 500
North America SABRE Awards
Consumer Services/Retail Category: Sephora is shortlisted for the Black-Owned Brands Campaign
PRWeek U.S. Awards
Best in Multicultural Marketing: Sephora is shortlisted for the Black-Owned Brands Campaign
Tribeca X
Winner in Feature Film Category: The Beauty of Blackness
Fast Company World Changing Ideas
Sephora is named a finalist for the Black-Owned Brands Beauty Campaign and Black Beauty Is Beauty Film
Fast Company World Changing Ideas
Sephora is named a finalist for Color iQ
Clio Award
Bronze Award: Digital/Mobile for Black Beauty is Beauty and the Google Hack
Clio Award
Bronze Award: Fashion/Beauty for Black Beauty is Beauty and the Google Hack
Clio Award
Bronze Award: Public Relations for Multicultural Products/Service for Black Beauty is Beauty and the Google Hack
Clio Award
Bronze Award: Film for Products/Service for “The Beauty of Blackness” documentary by Sephora, Digitals and Vox
Webby Awards
Advertising, Media & PR: Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign for Sephora – Black Beauty is Beauty – Winner
Webby Awards
Advertising, Media & PR: Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign for Sephora – Black Beauty is Beauty – Winner, People’s Voice
Cannes Lion Award
Silver Lion Award in the Public Relations / Retail category for the “Black Beauty is Beauty” campaign
Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards
Sephora is named a winner for the “Black Beauty is Beauty” campaign
Fortune Change The World
Sephora named #46 of 50 for 15 Percent Pledge, Racial Bias in Retail Study, Accelerator Program and internal training
2021
Human Rights Campaign 2021 Corporate Equality Index
Sephora scored 100%
LVMH Ideal Awards
15 Percent Pledge & The Racial Bias in Retail Study
Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies
Sephora ranks #7 on the Honorees by Beauty Sector
Forbes America’s Best Large Employers
Sephora ranks #76 out of 500
Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity Award 2021
Sephora ranks #52 out of 500
Webby Awards
We Belong to Something Beautiful is a Webby Winner in Social: Diversity & Inclusion
Webby Awards
We Belong to Something Beautiful is a Webby Winner in Social: Best Social Video Series
Forbes Best Employers for New Graduates
Sephora ranks #31 out of 250
Forbes America’s Best Large Employers
Sephora ranks #76 out of 500
Telly Awards
Bronze Telly Winner: Social Video Series-Series: D&I: We Belong to Something Beautiful
Telly Awards
Silver Telly Winner: Social Video Series-Series: Beauty, Fashion & Lifestyle: We Belong to Something Beautiful
Telly Awards
Bronze Telly Winner: Social Video Series-Series: D&I: We Belong to Something Beautiful
Forbes Best Employers for Women
Sephora ranks #2 out of 300
2020
- Human Rights Campaign 2020 Corporate Equality Index – Sephora scored 100%
- Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies – Sephora ranks #6 on the Honorees by Beauty Sector
- Forbes Best Employers for Women 2020 – Sephora ranks 116 out of 300
- Forbes America’s Best-in-State Employers – Sephora ranks #36 out of 100 on the list for Florida
- Forbes America’s Best Employees for New Grads – Sephora ranks #7 out of 250
- Digiday Resilience Awards – Sephora awarded for Modern Retail in the ‘Team’ category
- Diversity Journal Innovations in Diversity Awards – Sephora awarded for our submission: “We Belong to Something Beautiful” – Leading the Way in Beauty and Retail DEI.”
2019
- CEW Top Talent Awards – Jennifer Cohen, Senior Director of Merchandising, Makeup, Sephora
- Clio Awards – Brave Beauty
- CommerceNexty Award: Most Effective Social Strategy – #SephoraSquad
- Digiday Content Marketing Awards: Best Experiential Marketing Campaign – SEPHORiA
- Event Marketer EX Awards: Best Production of an Event (Silver Award) – SEPHORiA
- Fast Company 50 best workplaces for Innovators – Sephora inclusion
- Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies – Sephora ranks #2 on the Honorees by Beauty Sector
- Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity – Sephora ranks #164 out of 500 companies on the total list and #6 among retailers
- Forbes Best Employers for Women – Sephora Ranks #20 out of #300
- Forbes Best Employers in America – Sephora ranks #61
- Forbes Best Employers for New Grads – Sephora ranks #34
- Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2019 Corporate Equality Index – Sephora received 100%
- Indeed Top-Rated Workplace: Best Retailers – Sephora
- Newsweek: America’s Best Companies for Customer Service List – Sephora ranks 2 in Perfume and Cosmetics
- Webby Awards:
- Bold Beauty: Bold Beauty for The Transgender Community
- Enabling A Workforce with Disabilities
- Peoples’ Choice: Sephora Saved My Son
- WWD Beauty Inc Awards – Corporate Citizenship – Sephora
2018
- Brand Innovators “Top 100 Women in Brand Marketing” – Deborah Yeh, CMO, Sephora
- CEW Top Talent Awards – Brooke Banwart, VP of Merchandising (Fragrance), Sephora
- CLIO Fashion & Beauty Awards: Silver Award – Beauty Insider Community (Digital/Mobile Website)
- Fast Company World’s Most Innovative Companies: SEPHORA #36 in total, and #3 in Retail
- Forbes America’s Best Employers: Sephora ranked #104
- Forbes Best Employers for Diversity: Sephora ranked #145
- Forbes Best Employers for New Graduates – Sephora ranked 198 out of 250
- Forbes Best Employers for Women – Sephora ranked 15 out of 300
- Glossy Awards: Best Campaign by a Traditional Beauty Brand – Sephora (Holiday 2017)
- Glossy Awards: Innovation Team of the Year – Sephora Innovation Lab
- L2 Digital IQ Index: Specialty Retail US 2017 #1 – Sephora
- Loyalty 360: Customer Experience Team Award -Sephora’s Beauty Insider program
- Loyalty 360: Customer Focus Award – Sephora’s Beauty Insider program
- National Mother’s Day Committee: Outstanding Mother of the Year Award – Artemis Patrick, Chief Merchant, Sephora
- Retail Design Institute Excellence in Design and Execution Awards – Sephora Studio
- World Retail Congress Retailer of the Year – Sephora
- World’s Simplest Brands Index: Top Performing Brands List – Sephora
2017
- BrandSpark Most Trusted E-Commerce Winner, Beauty – Sephora Canada
- CLIO Fashion & Beauty Awards: Silver Award – Sephora Virtual Artist
- Conde Nast and Goldman Sachs 2017 Love List Brand Affinity Index, #2 – Sephora
- Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards: Honorable Mention – Sephora Reservation Assistant
- Fortune 100 Best Workplaces for Women #29 – Sephora
- Glassdoor.com Highest Rated CEOs 2017, Rank #45 – Calvin McDonald, President & CEO, Sephora
- Glossy 50: New Face of Beauty- Lucinda Newcomb, VP Digital, Sephora
- Internet Retailer’s The Hot 100: The Year’s Most Innovative E-Retailers – Sephora
- L2 Digital IQ Index – Specialty Retail US 2017 #1 – Sephora
- Luxury Daily: Women to Watch 2018: Johnna Marcus, Snr Director Innovation Lab, Sephora
- Retail Dive 2017 Dive Awards: Store Concept of the Year – Sephora
- The Glossy Awards: Best Use of VR/AR By a Beauty Brand – Sephora Virtual Artist
- Top Bots 100 Best Bots for Brands & Businesses – Sephora Messenger
- Webby Award: People’s Voice – Sephora App
- Yahoo Diversity Award: Beauty Award for Best App – Sephora App
2016
- Essence 2016 Best in Black Beauty Awards: “Fave E-Commerce Beauty Site” – Sephora.com
- Forbes Best Employers 2016: Rank #158 – Sephora
- Glassdoor.com Highest Rated CEOs 2016, Rank #50 – Calvin McDonald, President & CEO, Sephora
- Internet Retailer Excellence Awards: Mobile Commerce Award – Sephora
- L2: Digital IQ Index (Specialty Retail) Genius, Rank #1 – Sephora
- WWD Visionary of the Year – Sephora
2015
- Forbes Best Employers 2015 (Retail & Wholesale), Rank #26 – Sephora
- Glassdoor.com Highest Rated CEOs 2015, Rank #17 – Calvin McDonald, President & CEO, Sephora
- innoCos Digital #beauty20 Awards: Best App & Best eCommerce – Sephora To Go & Sephora.com
- L2: Digital IQ Index (Specialty Retail) Genius, Rank #1 – Sephora
- Marie Claire Most Wanted Beauty Awards: Best Beauty App – Sephora To Go
- Mobile Commerce Awards: Mobile Merchandiser of the Year – Sephora
- NRF Foundation: Inaugural Gala: The List of People Shaping Retails Future (The Power Players) – Margarita Arriagada, Chief Merchant,Sephora
- Real Simple 15 Years of Beauty Breakthroughs: Online Beauty – Sephora.com
- Retail Council of Canada: Excellence in Retailing (In-Store Experience and Design) – Sephora Robson
2014
- Allure Readers’ Choice Awards: Best Specialty Store – Sephora
- Allure Beauty Breakthroughs: SEPHORA + PANTONE Color IQ
- Beauty Inc. The 50 Most Influential People in Beauty: Christopher de Lapuente, Global CEO, Sephora
- Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards: Retailer with Best Exclusive Buys – Sephora
- 30th Annual DreamBall: Outstanding Leaders in Beauty and Wellness – Margarita Arriagada, Chief Merchant, Sephora
- Emerging Payment Awards: Best Digital Gifting Program – Sephora and CashStar
- Entrepreneur 120 Most Trusted Brand, Rank #1 – Sephora
- InStyle 15 Best Beauty Apps – Sephora To Go
- L2: Digital IQ Index (Specialty Retail) Genius, Rank #1 – Sephora
- Marie Claire Most Wanted Beauty Awards: Most Amazing E-Commerce Experience – Sephora.com
- WWD Beauty Inc Awards: Digital Innovator of the Year (Prestige) – Sephora Beauty Board
2013
- InStyle #BestOfDigi: Pre-Shop Prep – Sephora To Go App
- L2: Digital IQ Index (Specialty Retail) Genius, Rank #1 – Sephora
- Marie Claire Most Wanted Beauty Awards: Most Amazing E-Commerce Experience – Sephora.com
- National Mother’s Day Committee: Outstanding Mother Awards – Margarita Arriagada, Chief Merchant, Sephora
2012
- InStyle Best of the Web: Top Notch Previews – Sephora.com
- L2: Digital IQ Index (Specialty Retail) Gifted, Rank #4 – Sephora
- Stores Magazine Employee’s Choice Awards: Best Companies to work for in 2012, Rank #39– Sephora
- Stores Magazine Hot 100 Retailers – Sephora (Rank #50)
- WWD Beauty Inc Awards: Digital Innovator of the Year (Prestige) – Sephora
2011
- InStyle Best of the Web: Trendsetters’ Web Faves (Emily Weiss) – Sephora.com
- L2: Digital IQ Index (Specialty Retail) Gifted, Rank #4 – Sephora
- L2: Digital IQ Index (Beauty) Gifted, Rank #6 – Sephora
- WWD Beauty Inc Awards: Retailer of the Year (Prestige) – Sephora
2010
- FiFi Awards: Top Scorer in the Fragrance Foundation’s Fall 2009-Spring 2010 Certification Program for Fragrance Sales Specialists – Sephora Prudential Center Cast Member, Amy Cuadra
- Teen Vogue Readers’ Choice Beauty Awards: Best Beauty Store – Sephora
2009
- Allure A-List: Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Miami, Chicago
- Brides Beauty Awards: Readers’ Choice Best Brushes – Sephora Brand Makeup Brushes
- Disability Matters Conference: Award for Marketing – Sephora Store Marketing
- Lucky Readers’ Choice: Best Website (Beauty) – Sephora
- WWD Beauty Biz Awards: Specialty Retailer of the Year
2008
- Allure A-List: Best Beauty Boutique in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Miami, Washington, DC, Seattle
- Cosmetic Executive Women: Achiever Awards – Betsy Olum, SVP Marketing, Sephora
- Lucky Readers’ Choice: Best Website (Beauty) – Sephora
- Skin Cancer Foundation: Skin Sense Awards – David Suliteanu, President & CEO, Sephora
2007
- Allure A-List: Best Beauty Boutique in New York City, Boston, Miami and Chicago
- FiFis: Retailer of the Year (joint award winner with Macy’s)
- Lucky Readers’ Choice: Best Website (Beauty) – Sephora
- Lucky Editors’ and Readers’ Choice: Best Chain Store (Beauty) – Sephora
- NPD: Prestige Beauty Impact Award – Sephora
2006
- WWD Beauty Biz Awards: Retailer of the Year Specialty – Sephora inside JCPenney
- Zagat Survey: 2006 New York City Shopping, Most Popular (Chains) – Sephora
2005:
- Internet Retailer: Best of the Web Top 50 (Beauty and Personal Care) – Sephora.com
- SHOP Etc: Best Beauty Department or Specialty Store and Best Beauty Web Site – Sephora
- WWD Beauty Biz Awards: Retailer of the Year (Prestige) – Sephora
2001:
- Lucky Readers’ Choice: Best Beauty Stores and Brands (Best Selection and Best Color Cosmetics Products) – Sephora