JUST Companies Exhibit Lower Investment Risk

In this report, we examine whether companies that behave more justly are also more resilient to market and earnings risks. We found significant evidence that stocks in the top quintile of JUST scores carry less investment risk than those with lower JUST scores. For instance, top-quintile ranked JUST companies have 18% – 22% lower volatility, 6% lower beta, 5% shallower drawdowns, near-half the quarterly earnings-per-share volatility, and 4.5% higher ROIC than bottom-quintile companies. These findings are consistent, though more pronounced in magnitude, than other research from the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investment community.

Read the full report here. Or, for a quick snapshot and company profiles on AT&T, Microsoft, and Colgate-Palmolive, check out our blog post here.