Rubicon® announced that it has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2021. The list honors the businesses that have not only found a way to be resilient in the past year, but also turned those challenges into impact-making processes. These companies did more than survive, they thrived—making an impact on their industries and culture as a whole.
Rubicon was named number six in the Enterprise category. This year’s Most Innovative Companies list features 463 businesses from 29 countries. “Innovation drives everything we do at Rubicon,” said Nate Morris, Founder and CEO of Rubicon. “I am thrilled that Fast Company has recognized our team’s work in developing a market-leading software platform that is transforming the waste and recycling industry. We have only scratched the surface as to what is possible, and we look forward to building on our track record of leadership to reinvent this industry.”
Rubicon is a software platform that provides smart waste and recycling solutions for businesses and governments worldwide. Using technology to drive environmental innovation, the company helps turn businesses into more sustainable enterprises, and neighborhoods into greener and smarter places to live and work.
“We are thrilled to be honoring Rubicon in the Enterprise category for its continued and tireless work on furthering environmental innovation,” said Fast CompanyDeputy Editor David Lidsky, who oversaw the issue with Senior Editor Amy Farley. “In a year of unprecedented challenges, the companies on this list exhibit fearlessness, ingenuity, and creativity in the face of crisis.”