Recognition Underscores People-First Culture, Innovation, Leadership, Flexibility, Employee Well-Being, and Professional Development

August 4, 2026 – Danvers, Mass. – CCC (Copyright Clearance Center), a pioneer in voluntary collective licensing, announced today that it has earned seven 2026 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards from Energage LLC for Innovation, Work-Life Flexibility, Leadership, Purpose & Values, Employee Appreciation, Employee Well-Being, and Professional Development.

The Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards recognize organizations that prioritize people-first cultures and create workplace experiences where employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to contribute. The awards are based on employee feedback captured by the research-backed Energage Workplace Survey, which benchmarks participating companies against the industry’s most comprehensive data.

The 2026 Culture Excellence Awards earned by CCC include:

• Innovation – recognizes a culture where new ideas are encouraged, which helps employees to reach their full potential and benefits performance.
• Work-Life Flexibility – companies where a culture that enables employees to meet the demands of their personal lives while maintaining high performance.
• Leadership – honors leaders who inspire confidence in their employees and in the direction of the company.
• Purpose & Values – recognizes organizations that successfully communicate the company’s mission and integrate those aspirations into the culture.
• Employee Appreciation – where self-sustaining performance and positivity result from genuine employee appreciation.
• Employee Well-Being – companies that put health and wellness at the center of their workplace culture.
• Professional Development – honors companies who place a special focus on developing their employees’ careers and enabling their people to grow professionally.

“Putting people first is the foundation of our culture,” said Tracey Armstrong, President and CEO, CCC. “This recognition reflects the dedication of our global team towards the culture that we continue to build together; a culture that supports innovation, flexibility, professional growth, and a shared commitment to serving our customers and partners.”

This recognition builds on CCC’s broader commitment to workplace excellence. Earlier this year, CCC was named a USA TODAY Top Workplace for the fifth year in a row, and in December 2025, a Top Place to Work in Massachusetts by The Boston Globe, also for the fifth consecutive year. The Women’s Edge and The Boston Globe recently honored CCC as a Top Women-led Business in Massachusetts.

CCC advocates for copyright worldwide by engaging governments, stakeholders, and individuals through educational programming and thought leadership resources. Recognizing the rapid evolution of AI, the organization also maintains an online hub, AI, Copyright & Licensing, which features informational resources for creators, publishers, rightsholders, technologists, media representatives, policymakers, intellectual property attorneys, and others. To learn more about CCC and to view available job openings, visit https://www.copyright.com/company-careers/.