The JUST Report: Raising Wages Doesn’t Destroy Value – Here’s Why
Last year, before COVID-19 rocked our world, we looked at three myths of sustainable – or “just” – investing. Myth #3 was that raising wages will kill share price and destroy value for investors (spoiler alert: this is not true).
Announcing the 2021 Rankings of America’s Most JUST Companies
These are the corporations at the forefront of stakeholder-driven leadership.
More Than Half of the Companies in This Year’s JUST 100 Are Business Roundtable Signatories
Last year, the BRT released a commitment to all stakeholders over shareholder primacy. We take a look at how the companies performed against our annual Rankings metrics.
Why Facebook Is “Under Review” and Not Awarded a JUST Seal in the 2021 Rankings
Until we better understand Facebook’s performance and alleged shortfalls, we are withholding JUST’s highest honor.
This week saw the release of our new annual rankings of America’s Most JUST Companies and our celebration with Forbes of the new JUST 100 list.The event did not disappoint.
JUST Capital in the News
The JUST Report: Making Worker Financial Wellness a C-Suite Priority
Investing in workers is a strategic investment to your bottom line, and a down payment on future growth.
JUST Capital and The Harris Poll asked Americans how they view corporations’ role in our democracy.
JUST Capital and PayPal have teamed up with the Financial Health Network and the Good Jobs Institute to make businesses stronger and more resilient.
Amidst Crisis, What Americans Want from Corporate America: JUST Capital’s 2020 Survey Results
It has never been more urgent or more important for corporate America to listen and respond to what the American public prioritizes.
Chart of the Week: JUST Industry Leaders Maintain Their Performance Upside Through the Recovery
In this week’s Chart of the Week, we take a look at the JUST Industry leaders across our universe to examine their strong outperformance in this economic recovery.
We take a closer look at a key point from the CEO Blueprint for Achieving Racial Equity, which we developed with FSG and PolicyLink.
Have Business Roundtable Companies Really Underperformed on Stakeholder Promises This Year?
What we measure for stakeholder capitalism is as important as how we measure it.
Chart of the (Climate) Week: Low Carbon Intensity Is Correlated With Higher Returns
Companies should use the opportunity that climate week represents to consider extending their engagement on limiting their carbon emissions across their whole value chain.
50 Years After the Introduction of the ‘Friedman Doctrine,’ It’s Time to Create a New Capitalism
Milton Friedman and his peers set America on the course of shareholder primacy. Business leaders and academics are considering what must be done for a stakeholder-driven alternative.
Companies that support customers by producing non-harmful and quality products, emphasizing privacy, using fair pricing, offering equal treatment, and more, outperform their competitors by 20.7% .
Introducing the Imperative 21 Campaign to RESET Capitalism
JUST Capital is joining with Imperative 21 coalition partners B Lab, The B Team, CECP, and Conscious Capitalism, to call for a reset of our economic system.
The JUST Report: An Unprecedented Back to School Season Is Revealing a Child Care Crisis
Whether they are working from home full time or part time, or are on the frontline, they have to – in an unprecedented way – find a balance between supporting their families and ensuring their kids are learning.
As back-to-school season begins, companies must support working parents with expanded child care benefits to fill new, critical gaps in a child care system that’s already been in crisis for years.
As Americans Embrace ESG Investing, the Challenges Against It Feel Less Valid Than Ever
Arguments in support of shareholder primacy and against stakeholder capitalism are out of sync with the voice of the American public, institutional investors, shareholders, and corporations themselves.
Chart of The Week: Companies That Prioritize Their Workers Continue to Outperform the Market
In light of Labor Day this past Monday, we revisit a chart from early June to evaluate how companies’ treatment of their workers continues to affect financial performance throughout 2020.
