Autodesk, Inc has been named as one of the Worldâ+™s Best Multinational Workplaces by the Great Place to Work Institute. A leader in professional and personal 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, Autodesk first appeared on the Great Place to Work list in 1999 and this year is highlighted for its unique six-week sabbatical program.

“There are many reasons why Autodesk is a great place to work,” said Jan Becker, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Real Estate at Autodesk. “At the top of that list is our culture, which is grounded in the role our products play in helping our customers to imagine, design and create a better world.”

This award builds on Autodesk’s worldwide momentum as a “Best Place to Work,” having been recognized by the Great Place to Work Institute in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Canada and the United States in 2012. In addition, Autodesk was named as one of China’s Top Employers by the CRF Institute in 2012.

“The companies listed on the second-annual World’s Best Multinational Workplaces List are creating workplaces dedicated to fostering trust, pride and camaraderie amongst their employees,” said Susan Lucas-Conwell, Global CEO of Great Place to Work. “Their inclusion on this prestigious list demonstrates their commitment to continually improving the lives of their employees and setting innovative new standards for workplaces of the future.”

Since launching the first best workplaces lists in partnership with FORTUNE magazine in the United States and Exame in Brazil in 1997, Great Place to Work now recognizes leading workplaces in some 45 countries.