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September 6, 2024  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: Is Warren Buffett a Stakeholder Capitalist?

Analysis released by Bain this week, which notes that his portfolio companies are predominantly in the top half of a global universe of 1,300 companies measured on employee, community and customer performance criteria, with one-third in the top quartile. I

August 27, 2024  |  JUST Capital

The Top 10 Companies That Treat Employees Best

These companies lead in our 2024 Rankings on the core worker issues that matter most to the American public.

August 23, 2024  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: Five Years On, BRT’s Restatement Matters More Than Ever

Hardened by a cycle of embrace and backlash that continues to evolve, the stakeholder approach – in which the overarching goal is doing right by workers, communities, customers, suppliers, the planet and, yes, shareholders too – offers a clear blueprint for action which benefits everyone. 

Americans Say Just Companies Should Focus on Issues Relating to:

August 19, 2024  |  JUST Capital

A Guide for Corporate Leaders on Paid Leave Policies

In collaboration with Dayforce, this paid leave policy benchmarking toolkit connects corporate performance with evidence-based leading practice to help companies smartly invest in worker well-being.

August 9, 2024  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: Should America Be Run Like JPMorgan?

on Post Op-Ed this week, JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon laid bare the challenges facing the country but also offered a persuasive leadership vision for meeting them. If the way Dimon has built JPMC is anything to go by, it could be a powerful template for a more just society.

August 8, 2024  |  JUST Capital

JPMorgan Chase Leads in Investment In Workers, Demonstrating The Value of Prioritizing Key Stakeholders

As businesses continue to navigate the challenges of attracting and retaining top talent, offering quality jobs is one way for companies to maintain a competitive edge in the labor market. JPMorgan Chase is a leader in this category – here’s why.

August 2, 2024  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: Will Gen Z Become The Engine of a Just Economy?

Recent research from Sift, the AI-based fraud prevention platform, has revealed what it calls a “surprising generational divide”. It seems that Gen Zers – those born between 1997 and 2012 – express a significantly higher willingness to engage in online payment fraud compared to other generations Why?

July 26, 2024  |  JUST Capital

Navigating Business Conduct Risks: Insights from JUST Capital Companies

JUST Capital and RepRisk analyzed trends in risk incidents among companies in the Russell 1000, and whether disclosure of policies to mitigate these risks influenced their incidence. Here’s what we found:

July 26, 2024  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: Living Wage Analysis Spotlights A Key Election Issue

One thing we know from our polling is that Republicans and Democrats agree that companies paying workers fairly and offering a living wage – meaning, enough to afford basic necessities at the local level – is essential to just business performance. 

July 19, 2024  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: Latest Returns Data Make Powerful Case For Just Investing

This week, we saw some powerful numbers that support the investment case for just business leadership. 

July 18, 2024  |  JUST Capital

JUST Capital’s Quarterly Review of Stakeholder Performance – Q2 2024

As of June 30, 2024, our flagship index – the JUST U.S. Large Cap Diversified Index (JULCD) – has out-performed the Russell 1000 (Cap-Weighted) benchmark by 1.51% year-to-date and by 13.78% since its inception. Learn more.

July 12, 2024  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: It’s Time For A Real Debate On The Future Of American Capitalism

“America’s political class was in the final stages of self-righteous detachment from the economic and social conditions of the nation it ruled.” So writes Oren Cass, Chief Economist at American Compass, in a NYT op-ed this week.

July 5, 2024  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: A Mid-Year Check on The Corporate Stakeholder Landscape

Americans’ chief priorities remain firmly centered on pay, jobs, and economic security. The debates and discussions around corporations’ role in society continue, but have become markedly less heated and divisive, and more private, measured and–dare I say–meaningful

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