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Business and politics collided this past week – here is what the American people thought of it.

Despite some expected partisan splits, Republicans and Democrats alike look to CEOs for leadership and want corporate political spending reined in.

The majority of Americans believe that business and government should join forces to address racial inequality, business/jobs recovery, climate crisis, economic inequality, and the public health crises.

After a group of Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol to stop the certification of Biden’s victory, leaders of the country’s largest companies and trade groups responded.

We take a look at our 2021 ranked companies that had controversies across all of our various stakeholders to show that, unsurprisingly, companies with fewer controversies slightly outperform those with more.

Here are five of our most viewed ESG-focused features from 2020.

As we kick off the new year, we revisit our most popular features from 2020.

We take a look at improvements to corporate disclosure over the course of 2020.

Explore what steps companies in the Russell 1000 have taken to support this contract workers, and which companies are leading the way.

At the end of August 2020, we fielded a voluntary demographic survey of our workforce, which included questions about age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, disability, and veteran status. Now we’re unpacking the results.

Will the social element of ESG remain on both the American public’s and professional investors’ minds as we enter 2021

Will business leaders continue to take a stand on the critical social issues of our time?

Both workers and shareholders benefit from a company’s focus on paying a living wage.

To expand our work, we’ve recently established JUSTGen –  a community of concerned, creative, industrious, and ethical individuals dedicated to making an impact through JUST Capital.

This past year has shown more than ever the impact that JUST Capital’s work can have on the lives of Americans, especially in their roles as workers.

Jennifer Tonti, our Managing Director of Survey Research, summarizes here what went wrong (and what went right) with this election cycle’s political polling, and how JUST’s approach differs.

It’s time that the priorities of Black Americans, who have been disproportionately affected by the crises and challenges of 2020, take center stage.

As political polling comes under fire after another year of unexpected election results, it’s worth noting how JUST Capital’s surveys differ.

Out-of-work Americans are less likely than their employed peers to see the social impacts of companies as positive.

Companies with overall lower environmental impacts outperform their peers.

84% of Americans believe worker health and safety is more important this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public and private sectors are locked in a constant struggle, with the pendulum swinging between regulation and taxation on the one side, and free enterprise and profits on the other. For the good of the country, this has to change.

Worker financial wellness must be a priority for corporate leaders, now more than ever.

How companies and investors can lead in building a more just and inclusive economy that works for all Americans.

Companies increasingly face the prospect of needing to incorporate carbon emissions and emission reductions when doing internal cost-benefit analysis for new projects. The chart from Bloomberg Green goes deeper.