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December 28, 2023  |  JUST Capital

Bank of America CHRO Explains the Bank’s Industry-Leading Minimum Wage Increase, Leading Worker Strategy, and More in Video Interview

Bank of America CHRO Sheri Bronstein explains what’s behind the company’s leading performance for Workers in our 2023 Rankings of America’s Most JUST Companies.

December 13, 2023  |  JUST Capital

VIDEO: Working Mom Shares How Prudential Financial’s Investment in Her Financial Wellness Enables Her to Be a ‘Better Parent’ and a ‘Better Worker’

As a member of The Worker Financial Wellness Initiative, Prudential Financial is investing in its workers, like Shanelle Forde, and seeing their engagement boost in return.

December 7, 2023  |  JUST Capital

How Corporate America Can Work With HBCUs to Boost Economic Mobility and Build Diverse Talent Pipelines

Of the 951 companies we ranked in 2023, 80 disclosed that they financially supported HBCUs. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action, more should join them.

December 4, 2023  |  JUST Capital

ANNUAL SURVEY: In a Year of Strikes, Worker Issues Like Wages and Mobility Top the American Public’s Priorities for Companies

Workers and wages remain the American public’s top priority for companies, with a bump in importance for workforce advancement amid AI and job security fears.

November 13, 2023  |  JUST Capital

JUST Capital’s 2023 Americans’ Views on Business Survey: Americans Want More Action From Corporate America as Talk Dwindles Following ESG and ‘Woke Business’ Backlash

Americans don’t think companies are making progress on their commitments to their stakeholders. And, beyond that, they want to see action from America’s largest companies on what matters most – workers.

October 19, 2023  |  JUST Capital

A Leading Expert in Supply Chain Management Says The Supreme Court’s Decision Could Pose New Challenges for Black and Women-Led Suppliers

The exec credited with coining the phrase ‘supplier diversity’ explains why efforts need to remain a core business priority for companies.

October 19, 2023  |  JUST Capital

53% of America’s Largest Public Companies Have a Diverse Supplier Policy, But Only 22% Share How Much They Actually Spend With Them

While research shows that disclosing spend with minority-owned suppliers boosts trust and can improve supply chain resiliency, less than a quarter of the Russell 1000 do so.

August 2, 2023  |  JUST Capital

Former Sprint CEO Dan Hesse Explains How Companies Can Approach ‘Purpose-Driven’ Culture to Drive Shareholder Returns

Akamai Technologies Chairman Dan Hesse shares with JUST why culture is the most important element of corporate success.

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July 19, 2023  |  JUST Capital

Zeynep Ton on Investing in Workers: ‘Paying Workers Low Wages is Actually Very Expensive’

“Investing in workers isn’t about being nice. You’re doing this because this is how you win with customers. This is how you win as a business.”

June 15, 2023  |  JUST Capital

Goldman Sachs, Intuit, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America Are the Leading Companies for Working Fathers in 2023

While 41% of companies offer paid parental leave for working dads, they receive, on average, three weeks fewer than mothers.

May 2, 2023  |  JUST Capital

Calls for Transparency Around Corporate Political Spend Are Growing Louder. Just 31% of America’s Largest Companies Currently Disclose.

Americans across party lines want greater transparency from companies on political spend. But only 31% of the Russell 1000 currently disclose lobbying and political contributions.

March 30, 2023  |  JUST Capital

As ESG Divisions Heighten, Deloitte’s U.S. Sustainability Lead Recommends Companies Build Data Rigor and ‘Lean Into’ the Business Case

Deloitte’s U.S. Sustainability and ESG Services Lead speaks to how the political and regulatory environment can be a catalyst for companies to focus on rigor and discipline in data.

March 23, 2023  |  JUST Capital

Leaders From Two Sigma, Verizon, Mastercard, and Hershey Explain How They’re Building JUST Jobs and Business Resilience

JUST 100 leaders share how they’re prioritizing JUST jobs as economic uncertainty continues and JUST, and Two Sigma Impact speak to how a focus on job quality is helping build better companies.

March 16, 2023  |  JUST Capital

These 3 Companies Are Leading on Diversity Disclosure in 2023

Accenture, Intel, and Starbucks are leading the Russell 1000 on key diversity disclosures on metrics including pay gap analyses and ratios and workforce demographics.

March 16, 2023  |  JUST Capital

KKR’s Co-Head of Global Private Equity Shares How Employee Ownership Drives Long-Term Business Value

Speaking with CNBC’s Dominic Chu, KKR’s Pete Stavros dives into what’s behind the success of the firm’s and his nonprofit Ownership Works’ employee stock ownership programs.

March 14, 2023  |  JUST Capital

Despite an Uptick in 2023, Only 32% of the Largest U.S. Companies Analyze Their Gender Pay Gaps

After years of stalled progress, we found 32% of the largest U.S. companies report conducting gender pay gap analyses – but only disclose results when at or near parity.

February 23, 2023  |  JUST Capital

Only Transformational Philanthropy Can Tackle Our Greatest Challenges

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

September 21, 2022  |  JUST Capital

Corporate Climate Commitments Are on The Rise, Largely in Less Ambitious Categories and Low Intensive Industries

Our latest analysis finds an increase in the number of climate commitments from Russell 1000 companies alongside a dichotomy between emissions and ambition levels within industries.

September 8, 2022  |  JUST Capital

JUST Capital Has Most Corporate Engagement Yet With Its Rankings Data Review

Our Data review period with corporate representatives is an essential aspect of our annual Rankings, and this year participation is up 373% over 2017.

August 25, 2022  |  JUST Capital

Mastercard’s Chief Inclusion Officer Shares How Data, Employee Input, and Customization Drive Its Diversity Strategy

We heard from Mastercard Chief Inclusion Officer, Randall Tucker, on how the company made diversity a priority for its 25,000 global employees.

August 20, 2022  |  JUST Capital

JUST Capital’s 2022 Workforce Equity and Mobility Ranking

With support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, JUST Capital has highlighted the top 100 companies in the Russell 1000 prioritizing DEI, career development, local employee pipelines, fair pay, and quality worker benefits.

August 11, 2022  |  JUST Capital

Bank of America’s Head of Diversity & Inclusion Explains How Its Hiring and Retention Practices Prioritize Equity and Upward Mobility for Workers

Bank of America Chief Diversity & Inclusion and Talent Acquisition Officer, Cynthia Bowman, shares how the company’s taking a data-driven DEI approach to tackle systemic barriers to hiring and mobility.

August 11, 2022  |  JUST Capital

How Employers Are Using Practices Like Fair Chance Hiring and Apprenticeships to Increase Equity and Upward Mobility in the Workplace

The companies topping our 2022 Workforce Equity and Mobility Ranking outpace the Russell 1000 in setting specific DEI targets, implementing fair chance hiring, cultivating apprenticeships, and offering paid training and tuition reimbursement.

July 26, 2022  |  JUST Capital

The 2022 Top 100 U.S. Companies Supporting Healthy Families and Communities

Amid new and compounding challenges to Americans’ health and well-being, we’re highlighting the top 100 companies that are stepping up for workers and their families, and communities across the U.S.

July 14, 2022  |  JUST Capital

JUST Capital Joined the U.S. Department of Labor and Families and Workers Fund to Better Understand the State of Job Quality in America

We’ve collected key takeaways from the U.S. Department of Labor and Families and Workers Fund’s Good Jobs Summit, where public and private sector leaders discussed how job quality needs to be paramount in this tight labor market.

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