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Back in the 70s, Marty Lipton was a lone voice crying out in the wilderness. Now he’s joined by many others: Klaus Schwab, Just Capital, and the Business Roundtable. They’re all urging a shift from shareholder primacy to a new model of stakeholder capitalism.

The New York State Common Retirement Fund put $800 million in sustainable fixed-income strategies this year, including sustainable private credit and green bonds, a rare big bet on debt in the equity-dominated market for responsible investing.

These notable podcasts all offer regular episodes that inform, inspire, and energize business leaders in their daily quest to do right by their stakeholders.

Many executives may overlook some of the most fundamental aspects of what really drives customer satisfaction. Here’s how to make sure you’re not one of them.

We’ve rounded up some of the most powerful statements on stakeholder capitalism from this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos and from the writing that the conference has inspired.

We need less talk, more action – but the clear question is, where do we begin?

Yahoo highlights William Towers Watson’s 2019 Workplace Dignity Survey. One insight? 8% of employers believe their workforce is treated with dignity and respect, but only 65% of employees feel the same.

Catalyst offers up 10 reasons why companies should offer paternity leave. One? Nearly two-thirds of men would change jobs to have more time to spend with their kids.

Academics writing for Harvard Business Review shine a light on the challenges around operationalizing stakeholder capitalism, including the need for “integrated reporting.”

HPE CEO Anthony Neri shares powerful insights into the role businesses can play in creating a more just and equitable economy.

Every company produces different kinds of waste, so strategies to reduce your environmental impact vary widely. Here are a few methods gaining traction — and why they might make sense for your company.

Looking back on 2019 and laying groundwork for the year ahead.

No matter how much work you’ve done in this area in the past, it’s something that requires constant effort. Here are four crucial steps for building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Today, State Street CEO Cyrus Taraporevala announced that they would be using their proxy voting power to ensure companies were identifying material ESG issues.

Much of the conversation around finding work-life balance revolves around how individual workers can better juggle their careers with their personal lives, but employers and corporate leaders play a crucial role in making that juggle possible.

Working with Commonwealth to build solutions to make people more financially secure, and advise companies on best practices for structuring effective emergency savings vehicles.

Americans agree that communities – local and global – represent one of business’ core stakeholders, and that companies should make concerted efforts to give back. But there are some things corporate leaders need to consider before taking any action.

EPFR, Informa Financial Intelligence, released a staggering chart this week, showing that as wider equity markets have lost investment, ESG funds have only seen their investment levels increase.

The American public believes environmental issues are important, but they also increasingly feel that large companies tend to have a more negative than positive impact. These 10 companies are helping change that, leading the way in minimizing pollution, reducing waste, and implementing robust environmental management systems.

The New York Times writes that despite the energy around climate change, few business leaders at Davos gave specific details on how they’d actually improve their environmental practices.

Bloomberg launches a live Climate Scorecard for the world, tracking everything from total global emissions to the most polluted place on earth each day.

The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer is out and it paints a stark view, with 56% of respondents believing that capitalism as it stands now does more harm than good in the world.

JUST was as a key voice at WEF this week, advancing the core theme of Stakeholder Capitalism. Here are 5 top takeaways.

How JUST Capital’s work answers the question of “what’s next” for stakeholder capitalism.