Ranking Recognizes U.S. Companies Cutting
Their Emissions to Fight Climate Change
CHARLESTON, S.C., May 31, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of
software for powering social impact, has been named to the
USA Today list of America's
Climate Leaders 2024, ranking fourth out of 450 companies based on
its emissions reduction.
"Blackbaud has a long-standing commitment to sustainability,"
said Mike Gianoni, president, CEO
and vice chairman of the board of directors, Blackbaud. "That
commitment encompasses both support for our customers in their
sustainability journey, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
within our own operations, including through our remote-first
workforce approach, which has helped us minimize our impact on the
environment. We are proud to be ranked so prominently on this list
and appreciate this recognition of our progress."
USA Today partnered with
Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry
ranking provider, to put together the ranking of U.S. companies
that demonstrated the greatest reduction in emissions between 2020
and 2022.
America's Climate Leaders 2024 were selected based on a two-step
process with an application and research phase, followed by a data
analysis and scoring phase. For all companies meeting the inclusion
criteria, the year-over-year reduction in emissions intensity
(compound annual reduction rate) was calculated. Statista reviewed
companies headquartered in the U.S. that had revenue of at least
$50 million in 2022 and that achieved
the greatest reduction in their emissions intensity – Scope 1 and 2
greenhouse gas emissions relative to revenue – between 2020 and
2022.
There was a 16% increase in companies meeting the inclusion
criteria this year with more than 2,000 companies evaluated.
Blackbaud ranked fourth out of the 450 companies selected with a
70.30% core emissions reduction year-over-year and a core GHG
reduction of 89.80%.
Blackbaud participates in CDP's public disclosure and aligns its
reporting with TCFD recommendations. In 2023, Blackbaud achieved
100% carbon neutrality and has had a 92% reduction in global GHG
emissions since 2019.
To learn more about how Blackbaud is fueling change through its
practices, commitments and technology, view the 2023 Blackbaud
Impact Report here.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the
leading software provider exclusively dedicated to powering social
impact. Serving the nonprofit and education sectors, companies
committed to social responsibility and individual change makers,
Blackbaud's essential software is built to accelerate impact in
fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving,
grantmaking, corporate social responsibility and education
management. With millions of users and over $100 billion raised, granted or managed through
Blackbaud platforms every year, Blackbaud's solutions are
unleashing the potential of the people and organizations who change
the world. Blackbaud has been named to Newsweek's list of America's
Most Responsible Companies, Quartz's list of Best Companies for
Remote Workers, and Forbes' list of America's Best Employers. A
remote-first company, Blackbaud has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa
Rica and the United
Kingdom, supporting users in 100+ countries. Learn more at
www.blackbaud.com or follow us on X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram
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contained in this news release are forward-looking statements that
involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including statements
regarding expected benefits of products and product features.
Although Blackbaud attempts to be accurate in making these
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circumstances might differ from the assumptions on which such
statements are based. In addition, other important factors that
could cause results to differ materially include the following:
general economic risks; uncertainty regarding increased business
and renewals from existing customers; continued success in sales
growth; management of integration of acquired companies and other
risks associated with acquisitions; risks associated with
successful implementation of multiple integrated software products;
the ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks associated
with management of growth; lengthy sales and implementation cycles,
particularly in larger organization; technological changes that
make our products and services less competitive; and the other risk
factors set forth from time to time in the SEC filings for
Blackbaud, copies of which are available free of charge at the
SEC's website at www.sec.gov or upon request from Blackbaud's
investor relations department. All Blackbaud product names
appearing herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Blackbaud, Inc.
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