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December 11, 2019  |  JUST Capital

SmartTrust® and Argus Research Are Now Leveraging JUST Capital Data for their Sustainable Impact Investing Trust

December 11, 2019  |  The Washington Post

Wall Street says it cares about diversity. But most big banks won’t share complete workforce data.

The Washington Post asked the 15 largest U.S. banks to share workforce race and gender data — data they already report to the federal government on a two-page form. Only two shared the full numbers.

December 11, 2019  |  The Wall Street Journal

This Has Been a Good Year for Many U.S. Sustainable Funds

These funds are often overweight tech stocks and less invested in energy, which is giving them a boost.

December 9, 2019  |  JUST Capital

How Edwards Lifesciences Manages to Treat Patients, Employees, and Shareholders Equally

Our CEO Martin Whittaker joined Edwards Lifesciences CEO Mike Mussallem on Yahoo Finance for a deeper look at the policies and beliefs that have made it such a successful organization for workers, customers, communities, the environment, and it’s shareholders.

December 5, 2019  |  JUST Capital

JUST at the Bloomberg Global Responsible Investing Forum

On Tuesday December 5th, JUST CEO Martin Whittaker sat down with Carol Massar at Bloomberg’s Responsible Investing Forum to discuss what it means to build a purpose-driven company.

December 4, 2019  |  New York Times

Prime Mover: How Amazon Wove Itself Into the Life of an American City

For most people, it’s the click that brings a package to their door. But a look at Baltimore shows how Amazon may now reach into Americans’ daily existence in more ways than any corporation in history.

December 4, 2019  |  Axios

Job loss predictions over rising minimum wages haven’t come true

Eighteen states rang in 2019 with minimum wage increases — some that will ultimately rise as high as $15 an hour — and so far, opponents’ dire predictions of job losses have not come true.

December 4, 2019  |  The New York Times

Watch 4 Decades of Inequality Drive American Cities Apart

Economic inequality has been rising everywhere in the United States. But it has been rising much more in the booming places that promise hefty incomes to engineers, lawyers and innovators.

December 2, 2019  |  JUST Capital

Our December Quarterly JUST Call

On Friday, December 13, we’re proud to announce our December Quarterly JUST Call featuring featuring Dr. Tom Leighton, co-founder and CEO of Akamai Technology, and our CEO Martin Whittaker.

December 2, 2019  |  JUST Capital

Spotlight on P&G at the 2020 Forbes JUST 100 Event

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November 22, 2019  |  JUST Capital

Are You Being Paid Fairly? Here’s How to Find Out

If you’re not quite ready to ask your colleagues how much they make, you’re not alone. The good news is that you can research pay fairness yourself by delving into large and growing databases of salary information. Start here.

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November 21, 2019  |  JUST Capital

5 Striking Takeaways from Our 2020 Rankings Release

Here are some of the most interesting trends we uncovered after tracking, analyzing, and ranking 922 companies from the Russell 1000 across five stakeholder groups, including Workers, Customers, Communities, the Environment, and Shareholders.

November 20, 2019  |  Wall Street Journal

The Boardroom Sage Who Was Into Good Governance Before It Was Cool

Corporate-governance guru Ira Millstein has long promoted the view that companies have broader obligations than turning profits. Lately, some of America’s most influential CEOs have been taking a fresh look at that idea.

November 20, 2019  |  Ceres

New Ceres report calls on corporate boards to oversee sustainability risks as global climate and water crises worsen

A new report released today by the nonprofit organization Ceres calls on corporate boards to systematically and explicitly oversee ESG risks as global climate and water crises worsen.

November 20, 2019  |  Wall Street Journal

Innovation Should Be Made in the U.S.A.

Offshoring by American companies has destroyed our manufacturing base and our capacity to develop new products and processes. It’s time for a national industrial policy.

November 20, 2019  |  JUST Capital

Here Are 6 Creative Ways Companies Celebrated Their Inclusion in the JUST 100

Six creative standouts celebrating the 2020 Rankings.

November 14, 2019  |  JUST Capital

5 Insights from Our Quarterly JUST Call with PayPal

If you want to know what changing the narrative on stakeholder capitalism looks like in action, watch our first Quarterly JUST Call.

November 14, 2019  |  JUST Capital

Top 5 Most JUST Companies in America

These five companies are leading the way on the issues that matter most in the stakeholder economy. Here’s why they performed so well.

November 12, 2019  |  JUST Capital

Here’s How the Business Roundtable Stacks Up on Serving its Stakeholders

November 12, 2019  |  JUST Capital

Announcing the 2020 Rankings of America’s Most JUST Companies

The Leading Measure of Corporate Performance in the Stakeholder Economy

November 8, 2019  |  The Atlantic

The Inflation Gap

A new analysis indicates that rising prices have been quietly taxing low-income families more heavily than rich ones.

November 8, 2019  |  Medium

The SEC will move to limit shareholder democracy this week

One of the advantages of owning sustainable funds is that many of them actively engage, as shareholders, with the companies in their…

November 8, 2019  |  Fast Company

“Decency quotient”: How this CEO frames inclusive capitalism for his company

Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga says “DQ” is as important as IQ or EQ.

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November 8, 2019  |  JUST Capital

Is Your Privacy Protected? Here’s How to Find Out

It’s not really feasible to totally disconnect from the world and stop sharing any information. But it is feasible to find out which companies you can safely entrust your information to. Here’s how.

November 7, 2019  |  JUST Capital

3 Ways Corporations Are Stepping Up on Climate

Even with the absence of federal leadership on climate change and key environmental issues, many in corporate America are stepping up to drive change. Here are three encouraging ways companies are taking responsibility for mitigating climate change.

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