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Republicans, Independents, and Democrats alike agree that it’s a company’s responsibility to pay its frontline workers enough to make ends meet.

Despite widespread support for increased disclosure, when we analyzed the state of human capital disclosure among America’s 1000 largest public companies, we found that overall they are currently lagging.

On Friday, the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade – a decision that will demand critical leadership not only from the public sector, but from the private sector as well. To understand how the landscape will shift for the American workforce, we will be tracking how America’s largest companies respond to the ruling.

On June 13, JUST Capital convened corporate and nonprofit leaders for a virtual event – Moving the Needle: Tracking Corporate Progress on Racial Equity. 

The Corporate Racial Equity Tracker offers an in-depth accounting of DEI disclosures from the 100 largest U.S. employers, through 23 metrics across six specific dimensions of racial equity.

S&P revealed this week it dropped Tesla from its flagship ESG index. We take a closer look at why, and how Elon could improve Tesla’s ESG profile.

Monday was a monumental day for JUST and our mission

Merck & Co, Synchrony Financial, and Etsy rise above their peers when it comes to supporting women in their workforces.

How are companies stepping up to support the Ukraine? Here’s our running tally:

JUST’s Ashley Marchand Orme joined Andrew Ross Sorkin to discuss how Russell 1000 companies are disclosing workforce diversity data.

Inspired by JUST’s efforts on fair wages and workers, LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman is making a $1 million gift.

2021 was a monumental year for JUST, with both our organization, and our broader mission hitting prime time.

Executives from JUST 100 companies like Delta, IBM, and UPS, join CNBC to talk about leading the 2022 Rankings of America’s Most JUST Companies.

With our media partner, CNBC, we’ve showcased a week’s worth of interviews with CEOs in the JUST 100 (and we’ve got several more to go).

These are the companies that led the way in accountability, transparency, and stakeholder performance. Alphabet is America’s Most JUST Company for the first time.

Due to the lack of transparency around the independent contractors central to their business models, the ride sharing giants Uber and Lyft and delivery service DoorDash appear in our Rankings as “Under Review.”

We’ve determined through survey research and investigations that the tobacco manufacturer, Facebook’s parent company, and the California utilities company will receive unique event treatments in the model impacting their overall JUST Ranking.

Participant’s Holly Gordon brings her experience and expertise at the intersection of art and activism to our Board.

Read our public comment on the Department of Labor’s proposal to make ESG more accessible in retirement plans.

JUST CEO Martin Whittaker joins CNBC’s Power Lunch to discuss our latest Issues report, outlining the American public’s top priorities for U.S. companies.

For Veterans Day, we analyzed veterans policies of America’s largest companies and found that about half disclose on specific veterans initiatives, while also making strides in other areas of worker equity.

We surveyed American workers and employers to determine how effectively diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are going after more than a year of bold commitments.

Dr. Wingard brings with him extensive expertise in the areas of organizational strategy, leadership development, and the future of work.

The Department of Labor’s new proposal, alongside a focus on mandated disclosure at the SEC, places added pressure on companies to get their ESG strategies right.

A new proposal from the Department of Labor marks an important step in ensuring fair and full access to ESG investment options in retirement plans.