The leading continuous improvement distinction

Global KAIZEN™ Award

Celebrate innovation, meet the winners, and discover what drives excellence in continuous improvement.

The Global KAIZEN™ Awards program aims to annually recognize organizations leading in applying KAIZEN™ principles and practices, and to inspire the KAIZEN™ community. The seventh edition of the Global KAIZEN™ Award was hosted on November 11th in Madrid at the Palacio de Cibeles.

The nominees were celebrated for their significant, innovative, and effective implementation of KAIZEN™ principles and practices. During the Award ceremony, KION Polska (Poland), was awarded 1st place, Raizen Energia (Brazil) 2nd place, and Bosch Car Multimedia (Portugal), AviusULD (Thailand), and Watt´s (Chile), 3rd place. Bosch (Germany) was awarded 1st place, category MNC.

The KAIZEN™ Awards

Global KAIZEN™ Award 7th Edition

GLOBAL KAIZEN™ award criteria

What the best have in common

Each Kaizen Institute business unit will nominate the winner of one of its local KAIZEN™ Award categories for the Global KAIZEN™ Award. The nominee is evaluated on its KAIZEN™ maturity.

The assessment is observation-based, conducted by experienced assessors at the client premises, evaluating the application of the five KAIZEN™ principles:

Timeline

Relevant Deadlines

1

31.08.2026

Submission of nominee data by Kaizen Institute business units

2

15.09.2026

Preliminary analysis completed

3

30.09.2026

Evaluation of client.

4

15.10.2026

Global KAIZEN™ Award decision

5

11.2026

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Global KAIZEN™ Award 7th Edition Recipients

1st Place

Kion Group

2nd & 3rd Places

Raizen
Bosch
AviusULD
Watts
Awards

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This award means a lot to ASML. It shows that we are working on the right topics, and it is an extra motivation for our teams and stakeholders to continue this way of working for the future.

Mark Immers Lean Deployment Manager, ASML

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