All stories by Alison Omens

Hi – it’s Alison Omens, President of JUST Capital, filling in for Martin with a dispatch this week from Washington D.C., where JUST Capital’s media partner, CNBC, hosted their second annual CEO Council Summit. Given our location and the upcoming election, much of the conversation centered on how CEOs can navigate the political environment to lead in transitional and turbulent times.

By leveraging the vast resources of the private sector, transformational philanthropy can address the root causes of our most pressing social challenges.

Our latest survey research – in collaboration with Omidyar Network and The Ford Foundation – asks Americans if and how companies should align with the core principles of stakeholder capitalism.

Our Chief Strategy Officer, Alison Omens, writes on the signal Walmart’s move to raise wages for its frontline workers sends to corporate America.

Our Chief Strategy Officer Alison Omens lays out a framework companies can use to invest in workers right now, shares what some of the largest U.S. employers we’ve spoken to think of it, and how we’re helping them take action.

More than a million women have yet to return to the workforce, and we discussed what needs to change to create more inclusive workforces.

Financial security, safety, fair treatment, opportunity, and purpose are key to retaining and engaging workers in the Great Resignation.

In a tight labor market, investors, companies, and policy makers are turning their attention to the “S” in ESG.

The pandemic has made the scale of the child care crisis in the U.S. clear. Corporate leaders have a significant role to play in backing holistic solutions to support workers and their families.

Good jobs – created by investing in workers’ financial health, career development, and overall well-being – must be central to the conversation around wages.

The EEO-1 form has rapidly become the gold standard of disclosure, and the numbers and metrics within it reveal a picture of the state of gender and racial diversity at America’s largest companies

At the start of the pandemic, Microsoft committed to continue paying its contractor workers – and reaped the benefits. Here’s why companies to need make sure they’re not overlooking this section of their workforce.

Will companies empower their workers to help define the future of work in America?

Will companies continue to compensate their workers at the level they have been through this crisis?

The world is gripped by fear. The market is plunging. Governments are locking down cities. What should companies be doing to help their stakeholders?

Check out four key takeaways from our call with the Good Jobs Institute.

CEOs : Perform a financial distress test of your workforce to really understand what percentage of workers aren’t making enough to cover their bills. 

A new initiative from JUST Capital dedicated to increasing the prevalence of quality jobs in America

A look at how U.S. companies today can tackle the growing issue of workplace burnout.

Companies have a big role to play in creating economic opportunity for more Americans.

How is corporate America doing on gender pay equity?

We’re highlighting the top ten from our list of 100 U.S. Companies Supporting Communities and Families and some recent initiatives.

Transparency is the lynchpin to addressing the pay gap, and without the rigor and pressure of reporting requirements, there’s little hope for closing the gender pay gap in the United States.