Ethical Leadership

Regardless of how the market rollercoaster we’re on plays out, the global economy is clearly being fundamentally reshaped.

Perhaps the most surprising result from our most recent survey was the rise in importance of ethical leadership. The American people, it seems, are craving more morality from their leaders.

“Doing the right thing by our customers, employees, and communities isn’t just a responsibility – it’s how we succeed.”

We celebrated our 10-year anniversary this week by hosting a fantastic celebration and fundraising gala at Nasdaq Marketsite in Times Square.

Today, JUST Capital, in partnership with CNBC, is proud to announce the JUST 100 list as part of the 2025 Rankings of America’s Most JUST Companies.

As part of its 2025 Rankings, JUST Capital is proud to present its list of Industry leaders, or companies that receive the highest overall rank within each of our 36 industries.

We recognize the importance of addressing the whole of each stakeholder, which in a practical application can mean the entirety of a company’s workforce – including workers who aren’t legally or technically considered employees.

Each year, we factor into our Rankings a variety of events deemed materially detrimental to a company’s just business behavior.

Edelman’s latest trust barometer shows important work ahead for business leaders.

Number 1: The ROI of stakeholder performance will dominate. Here’s why:

Here’s what businesses are doing in the wake of California’s devastating fires. Updated daily.

During a time of political division, the public is aligned that workers and wages should continue to be companies’ top priority. Additionally, addressing consumer issues is increasingly important to all Americans.

This report explores how investors approach HCM data, the challenges posed by limited disclosure, their view on the materiality of HCM data, and how they navigate these barriers in their stewardship and engagement practices.

Extraordinary leadership by companies on issues the American people prioritize is something we love to see.  Yes, we know there is a strong business case for this, as our investment indices evidence. But sometimes they’re just great to highlight out of pure gratification. 

Although the dust is still settling from this week’s historic election, two things are becoming apparent.  

Belief in the full faith and credit of the United States government, and the health of the economic system underpinning it, is what holds everything together. History teaches us what happens when that unravels – from the third century Roman Empire to imperial Spain to pre-revolution France. It must not be taken for granted. 

Americans’ Views on Business Survey, released this week, carries extra significance. Our longest running survey, it has captured how Americans – on a fully representative basis – feel about capitalism, business and society since 2015.

A new study from our friends at the Brookings Institute finds that more than 30% of all workers could see at least half of their occupation’s tasks disrupted by generative AI, and that the disruptions will be felt across “cognitive” and “nonroutine” tasks, especially in middle- to higher-paid professions. What can businesses do to prepare?

As the saying goes, crisis doesn’t create character, it reveals it. For many business leaders, Hurricane Helene has given them the chance to show what they’re made of.  

Are we actually on track to combat climate change? Who’s moving the needle? Who is holding everyone to account? And who, ultimately, will foot the bill for whatever future we have in store? 

Schulman was the CEO of PayPal for more than nine years and previously held leadership roles at American Express, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Priceline Group, and AT&T. He is a board member of Verizon, Cisco, Lazard, and the Cleveland Clinic.

These companies lead in our 2024 Rankings on the core worker issues that matter most to the American public.

A major survey on Global CEO Confidence released by EY last week provides some fascinating insights into the way corporate leaders around the world view the competitive and economic landscape right now. 

Analysis released by Bain this week, which notes that his portfolio companies are predominantly in the top half of a global universe of 1,300 companies measured on employee, community and customer performance criteria, with one-third in the top quartile. I

To understand the financial security of employees across America’s largest publicly traded companies, JUST Capital and Revelio Labs analyzed the amount employees’ wages exceed the local living wage necessary to cover basic budgetary needs. Here’s what we found.