- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Bath & Body Works Named One of the “Best Managed Companies” by the Wall Street Journal https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1244651?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1244651?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1244651?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Bath & Body Works Named One of the “Best Managed Companies” by the Wall Street Journal&body=ESG News from Bath & Body Works https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1244651?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Awards & Rankings](/categories/awards-rankings) # Bath & Body Works Named One of the “Best Managed Companies” by the Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2023 3:55 PM ET ![people in a Bath & Body Works store](https://3blcdn.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/2026-08/FieldStore_BathandBodyWorks_122023_1786544635.jpg "Today Bath & Body Works announces its inclusion on the Wall Street Journal’s ranking of the Best Managed Companies of 2023.") Today Bath & Body Works announces its inclusion on the Wall Street Journal’s ranking of the Best Managed Companies of 2023. December 20, 2023 /3BL/ - Today Bath & Body Works announces its inclusion on the Wall Street Journal’s ranking of the [Best Managed Companies of 2023.](https://www.wsj.com/rankings/management-250-rankings/best-managed-companies-us-2023?mod=ig_managementtop2502023) The publication partnered with the Drucker Institute for their annual ranking which includes 34 metrics in all. Companies represented on the list received top scores in five key categories: customer satisfaction, employee engagement and development, innovation, social responsibility and financial strength. In addition, they were evaluated on their overall effectiveness, which the Wall Street Journal defines as “doing the right things well.” “We’re honored to be represented on this list,“ says Bath & Body Works CEO Gina Boswell. “It’s a testament to our deep customer connections, our exceptional vertically integrated supply chain and our commitment to our associates and communities. In the year to come we look forward to advancing and growing our leadership position as a global, omnichannel, personal care and home fragrance brand.” In addition to making the Wall Street Journal’s ranking of Best Managed Companies, Bath & Body Works recently has been recognized in several other ways including: - America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek - America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek - America’s Greatest Workplaces for Veterans by Newsweek - America’s Greenest Companies by Newsweek - World’s Most Trustworthy Companies by Newsweek - America's Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek - America’s Best Workplaces for Women by Newsweek - America’s Greatest Workplaces for LGBTQ+ individuals by Newsweek - Most Trustworthy Companies in America by Newsweek - Diversity in Business Award by Columbus Business First - Forbes List of America’s Best Large Employers - Forbes List of America's Best Employers for Women - A Diversity First Top 50 Company by the Diversity Research Institute For more information about Bath & Body Works, visit [bbwinc.com/about-us.](https://www.bbwinc.com/about-us) **ABOUT BATH & BODY WORKS** Home of America’s Favorite Fragrances®, Bath & Body Works is a global leader in personal care and home fragrance, including top-selling collections for fine fragrance mist, body lotion and body cream, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand soap. Powered by agility and innovation, the company’s predominantly U.S.-based supply chain enables the company to deliver quality, on-trend luxuries at affordable prices. Bath & Body Works serves and delights customers however and wherever they want to shop, from welcoming, in-store experiences at more than 1,840 company-operated Bath & Body Works locations in the U.S. and Canada and more than 450 international franchised locations to an online storefront at [BathandBodyWorks.com](https://www.bathandbodyworks.com/). For more information, please contact: Bath & Body Works, Inc.: Media Relations Emmy Beach ### Additional Media #### Images [ ![person working in a factory](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/ESG__BathandBodyWorks_122023.jpg?h=1c9b88c9) Companies represented on the list received top scores in five key categories: customer satisfaction, employee engagement and development, innovation, social responsibility and financial strength. ](/sites/default/files/images/ESG__BathandBodyWorks_122023.jpg "Companies represented on the list received top scores in five key categories: customer satisfaction, employee engagement and development, innovation, social responsibility and financial strength.") [ ![Gina Boswell talking to another person in Bath & Body Works store](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Gina_BathandBodyWorks_122023.jpg?h=1c9b88c9) “We’re honored to be represented on this list,“ says Bath & Body Works CEO Gina Boswell. “It’s a testament to our deep customer connections, our exceptional vertically integrated supply chain and our commitment to our associates and communities.” ](/sites/default/files/images/Gina_BathandBodyWorks_122023.jpg "“We’re honored to be represented on this list,“ says Bath & Body Works CEO Gina Boswell. “It’s a testament to our deep customer connections, our exceptional vertically integrated supply chain and our commitment to our associates and communities.”") [![Bath & Body Works](/sites/default/files/Clients/Bath_Body_Works_Logo_One_Line_Blue.jpg)](/profiles/bath-body-works) ### More from Bath & Body Works ###### [Bath & Body Works Donates Detergent Products for National Laundry Day](/news/bath-body-works-donates-detergent-products-national-laundry-day) Apr 15, 2026 12:15 PM ET ###### [Waste Reduction Through Donation at Bath & Body Works](/news/waste-reduction-through-donation-bath-body-works) Mar 26, 2026 11:10 AM ET ###### [Spreading Joy and Relief in Times of Need](/news/spreading-joy-and-relief-times-need) Feb 6, 2026 4:45 PM ET ###### [Redesigning a Fan Favorite: How Bath & Body Works Revamped Wallflower Packaging](/news/redesigning-fan-favorite-how-bath-body-works-revamped-wallflower-packaging) Sep 2, 2025 9:00 AM ET ###### [Bath & Body Works Strengthens Climate Commitment with Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Validation](/news/bath-body-works-strengthens-climate-commitment-science-based-targets-initiative-sbti) Aug 4, 2025 11:50 AM ET ###### [Bath & Body Works Supports Local Vanilla Farmers in Madagascar ](/news/bath-body-works-supports-local-vanilla-farmers-madagascar) Jun 2, 2025 1:30 PM ET ###### [Bath & Body Works Recognized for Donation Partnership With Good360](/news/bath-body-works-recognized-donation-partnership-good360) May 13, 2025 3:35 PM ET ###### [Bath & Body Works Donates 200,000 Loads of Laundry for National Laundry Day](/news/bath-body-works-donates-200000-loads-laundry-national-laundry-day) Apr 15, 2025 11:25 AM ET