HOPE Hydration Named to Inc.’s 2025 Best in Business List in Best in Innovation 

HOPE Hydration Named to Inc.’s 2025 Best in Business List in Best in Innovation 

The annual list recognizes the industry-leading companies that are the best at what they do

[MIAMI, FLORIDA], December 2, 2025 -- HOPE Hydration is proud to announce its inclusion on the Inc. Best in Business list in the Best in Innovation category. Inc.’s annual Best in Business Awards celebrate the exceptional achievements and contributions of companies that have made a profound impact on their industries.

The recognition honors companies that, through exceptional execution, have achieved significant milestones and core business wins, like customer expansion, key product launches, increased market share, and industry-defining accomplishments. Companies from a wide range of industries – such as technology, health care, finance, and retail – have been recognized for their success and their positive influence on the business world.

HOPE Hydration is being recognized for providing access to filtered water through its HydroStation™, a smart refill fountain that helps cities, venues, and events offer free water while eliminating plastic waste. IoT technology allows each station to track real-time refills, bottles saved, CO₂ emissions avoided, and features a 55” LED screen that brands advertise on. This ad-supported model makes it free for venues to install, expanding access to clean water while creating a next-generation media platform. By 2028, HOPE is projected to hit 100 million total refills. These refills have eliminated 3.7 million plastic bottles, saved 34.2 million grams of plastic, and prevented 3.06 million KG of CO₂ emissions. 

The full list can be found on Inc.com and in the upcoming winter print edition of Inc. magazine.

“Each Best in Business honoree achieved a breakthrough moment this year. Some unveiled groundbreaking innovations while others launched savvy marketing campaigns or strategically implemented AI in their companies,” says Bonny Ghosh, editorial director at Inc. “No matter what their business win looked like, their projects and initiatives had a sizable impact on their company and even on their industry at large, making them worthy of this honor.”

Inc.’s Best in Business Awards are open to companies of all sizes and types, in all industries and locations. Public, private, nonprofit, subsidiary, U.S.-based, and international companies are all encouraged to apply. Inc. editors and reporters hand-review every application and select Best in Business honorees that, in each of the award categories, have had an outstanding influence on their communities, their industries, the environment, or society as a whole. 

“Being named to Inc.’s Best in Business list is a validating honor for HOPE Hydration and our mission to create the world’s largest free water network,” said HOPE Hydration Co-Founder, Cristina Gnecco. “This recognition reflects the hard work of our team and the power of innovation when sustainability, technology, and media come together. We’re thrilled to continue transforming public hydration into a force for both environmental impact and social good.”

For more information or to see the complete list, please visit inc.com/best-in-business.

About HOPE Hydration

HOPE Hydration is redefining how the world hydrates - one refill at a time. HOPE, an award-winning Certified B Corporation, builds smart, brand-sponsored hydration stations, HydroStations™, that dispense free, chilled water in the busiest places on Earth - from Times Square to the world’s top music festivals. Each station features a 55" digital screen, transforming hydration into a high-impact media moment for brands while eliminating single-use plastic. HOPE is on a mission to make clean water more accessible, more sustainable, and more visible - scaling toward a billion refills annually.

About Inc.  

Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

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