The JUST Report: Bank of America Lifts Wages…And Its Shares Rise
An unusual thing happened this week: a company was rewarded, not punished, by the market for raising wages.
6 Steps Elon Musk Can Take to Improve Tesla’s ESG Profile
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.
The JUST Report: Americans Not Divided on Addressing the CEO to Worker Pay Gap
An eye-popping 87% of Americans across all political, age, geographic, gender, and racial lines agree that the growing gap between CEO pay and median worker pay is a problem in this country today.
The JUST Report: Reproductive Rights and Antitrust Enter the Stakeholder Debate
The leaked Supreme Court majority opinion draft on potentially overturning Roe v. Wade lit a fire under companies to be clear where they stand on the issue of reproductive rights.
The JUST Report: Disney, Exxon, and Twitter Show Why Stakeholders Matter
This past week saw three high-profile examples of why it’s so important for corporate leaders to understand what makes their stakeholders tick when making decisions involving complex societal issues.
The JUST Report: The Companies Leading on Environmental Performance
We‘ve been sharing insights and data on the state of corporate environmental leadership in America and how things are trending, including the Top 10 Companies for Environmental Performance list shared with our media partner, CNBC.
The JUST Report: How Inflation Is Affecting Key ESG Issues
Inflation hit its highest level since 1981 in March (8.5%). Its causes and effects are starting to force some difficult conversations on core ESG and stakeholder priorities.
The JUST Report: Ringing the Bell for a JUST Economy
Monday was a monumental day for JUST and our mission
The JUST Report: Carl Icahn Gets Active On Worker Pay
When it comes to stakeholder capitalism, we don’t often think of activist investors as major protagonists. This appears to be changing.
The JUST Report: SEC Climate Rule Puts Energy Transition into Spotlight
On the face of it, the SEC’s proposed rule requiring companies to disclose emissions and other climate information, announced Monday, gives the market exactly what it’s been asking for.
The JUST Report: Why Inflation is the Enemy of a JUST Economy
Inflation is one of the more insidious enemies of a just economy. Fed chairman Jerome Powell said as much on Wednesday, when announcing the first rate hike since 2018.
The JUST Report: Is War Reshaping How We Think About ESG?
The JUST Report: Is War Reshaping How We Think About ESG?
The JUST Report: Defining Days for Democracy and Capitalism
What does it mean for companies to support countries committed to democracy? What is the role of corporations in upholding the core tenets of a healthy free market society and the rule of law?
The JUST Report: Investors Need ESG Disclosure – And the Public Wants It Too
SEC Chair Gary Gensler has made it clear that the commission is prioritizing ESG with an immediate focus on the “E”. As he wrote in a Twitter thread earlier this week, “Why is the SEC looking at climate risk disclosure? Simple: Because investors need it.”
The JUST Report: How Are Companies Actually Doing on DEI?
February being Black History Month, it’s a great time for business leaders to take stock of their progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) commitments.
The JUST Report: Disney, Wall Street, and the American Worker
Film producer and JUST board member Abigail Disney’s new documentary, “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales,” spotlights the struggle of low-wage Disneyland workers to make ends meet and in doing so, establishes a narrative about workers all around the country.
The JUST Report: Larry Fink, Marc Benioff and the Death Grip of Mistrust
“It is capitalism, driven by mutually beneficial relationships between you and the employees, customers, suppliers, and communities your company relies on to prosper.”
The JUST Report: Meet the 2022 JUST 100 Leaders
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).
The JUST Report: What Americans Need From Business
Each year’s rankings has its own unique context, and right now my sense is that trust and accountability are the watchwords.
How Does Inflation Affect Corporate Justness?
How does inflation impact corporate justness? With inflationary pressures set to continue well into next year, it’s a key question.
The JUST Report: Survey – Americans Are United on Wages, Jobs, and Accountability
The headline that we shared on CNBC’s Power Lunch yesterday is that Americans are united in wanting good jobs and accountability from the country’s largest companies. “Pays a fair, living wage” was (once again) the public’s top priority.
The JUST Report: A New Era of JUST with CNBC
We’re thrilled to announce our new expansive media partnership with CNBC. You’ll soon be seeing more of our data and insights across its broadcast, digital, and event platforms. Learn more inside.
The JUST Report: After COP, Companies Need To Prioritize Building ESG Trust
The stakeholder lens for corporate risk and value creation is vital to addressing climate and other systemic societal challenges, but can companies get the job done?
The JUST Report: Business is Failing on The Promise of a ‘Great Reset’
Yesterday we released our sixth annual Americans’ Views on Business Survey, and it is clear that confidence is waning.
The JUST Report: ‘The Private Sector Needs to Play a Bigger Role’
As COP26 draws to a close, it’s becoming clear how much the conversation has shifted to incorporate the financial and corporate worlds.
