The Women’s Edge and The Boston Globe Again Name CCC to Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts List

CCC Earns Top 20 Ranking in the Annual Award Celebrating the State’s Leading Companies and Nonprofits Run by Women

The Women’s Edge and its partner, The Boston Globe, announced that CCC (Copyright Clearance Center), a pioneer in voluntary collective licensing, was again named to its annual Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts list, ranking #19 overall. The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts list is ranked through an algorithm that factors in revenue, as well as workplace diversity, innovation, and customer benefits.

“We are so proud to celebrate 25 years of honoring women leaders who are shaping the Massachusetts economy and paving the way for future generations,” said Elizabeth L. Hailer, Chief Executive Officer of The Women’s Edge. “This year’s honorees collectively employ hundreds of thousands and lead with courage, innovation, and purpose. Their leadership is not only transforming organizations but helping to build stronger, more equitable communities.”

This represents the 25^th year that The Women’s Edge has created the list and the 13^th year that the Globe Magazine has partnered with the group. The Globe Magazine Women & Power issue published the complete list, which featured companies including Fresenius Medical Care, Fidelity Investments, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, M&T Bank, Citizens Financial Group, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, and Takeda. The companies on the 25^th anniversary list represent a total revenue and operating budget of $141 billion.

“CCC is thrilled to be recognized once again amongst the standout list of women-led companies operating in our state,” said Tracey Armstrong, President and CEO, CCC. “Being part of The Women’s Edge community of leaders is important to us, and we value the leadership and development opportunities available to the women within our company, who comprise more than 50% of the workforce and the executive team at CCC today.”

CCC advocates for copyright worldwide by engaging governments, stakeholders, and individuals with educational programming, thought leadership resources, and through its online hub, AI, Copyright & Licensing. Since 1978, CCC has supported content users by providing efficient licensing solutions for their content use. CCC’s non-exclusive voluntary collective rights licensing solutions include ACL for Business, Multinational Copyright License (MCL) for Business, ACL for Higher Education, and ACL for Student Assessments. In addition to licensing solutions, CCC provides software solutions with integrated one-stop access for users to request, receive, and pay for full-text content and permissions to re-use content.

To learn more about CCC and to view available job openings, visit https://www.copyright.com/company-careers/.

About CCC (Copyright Clearance Center)

A pioneer in voluntary collective licensing, CCC has been dedicated to advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation since its inception in 1978. Today, CCC supports a thriving knowledge economy as a trusted intermediary, providing licensing solutions that make copyright work, including collective licensing solutions for the use of copyrighted materials with AI systems. CCC also offers a portfolio of innovative and complementary software solutions, as well as high-quality content, data, and information services.

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