Based on a combination of environmental, social and governance ratings and strong fundamental and technical stock performance, global data analytics provider Verisk and pharmaceutical giant Merck secured high scores.

This year, 19 organizations from the Garden State earned the distinction.

Four dozen firms worldwide were recognized for enacting business strategies that have had a positive impact in the world to address social or environmental issues through profit-making operations. See which Garden State organizations made the cut.

The crypto services provider didn't just rank first place in the Garden State, it was No. 1 overall, growing by 245,616% over the past three years.

The annual recognition highlights top hospitals for labor and delivery and gynecologic procedures across a trio of award categories. Nationwide, just 17 facilities earned all three, including one from the Garden State.

Measures used to rate the facilities include survival rates, patient experience, level of nursing care and how successfully each facility helps patients get back home.

The Garden State increased its presence on this year's list, which recognizes the top 250 facilities nationwide.

Four other Garden State higher-education institutions also made the ranking from The Princeton Review. Find out which ones made the cut.

About 20% of all professional jobs were remote as of the beginning of 2022, according to personal finance publication WalletHub. Find out what makes the Garden State No. 1 for this setup.

The 2023 Best Graduate Schools listings find the university tying for first place in mathematics with MIT, while two Rutgers tracts also made the cut.

Among those included in the inaugural list, three that took home the No. 1 spot in their respective industries.

The annual list represents 27 countries this year, with the highest ranking facility from the Garden State cracking the top 50.