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August 27, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: Communities Are A Stakeholder, Not A Box To Check  

Some companies have been used to “checking the box” of DEI with philanthropic donations and community investment, but that isn’t where real change happens.

August 20, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: It’s Been Two Years Since the BRT Statement, How Are Things Going?  

Yesterday was the two-year anniversary of the Business Roundtable’s embrace of a stakeholder approach in its revised Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation. The question everyone is wondering is – has it just been for show?

August 16, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: How Americans Feel About Corporate Vaccine Mandates 

This week we and our partner The Harris Poll fielded an update to the question on vaccine mandates in the private sector that we first asked Americans back in mid-June – here are the results.

August 6, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: Reality Hits ESG

How do you know an ESG fund is really making an impact? How can you be sure a company is doing what it says it’s doing, and truly delivering stakeholder value?

August 4, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: Special Forces

How can companies do better for women and people of color?

July 27, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: “The Clock is Ticking”  

A deadly heat wave in the Pacific Northwest, fatal flooding in western Europe and China, and more have brought fresh urgency to tackling the climate crisis.

July 20, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: ‘The Only Sustainable Competitive Advantage’

PayPal CEO Dan Schulman and Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box to explain what they see as the most important step for attracting and retaining talent post-pandemic.

July 11, 2021  |  JUST Capital

“The Earth’s Best Employer”?  

Amazon has a new CEO, Andy Jassy, as of July 5, and top of his agenda is to “Strive to be Earth’s Best Employer.” That’s a big statement – lets unpack it.

June 29, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The New Blueprint for Business

The majority of Americans believe in capitalism but want to see it improved, especially through treating workers with respect and equal opportunity.

June 21, 2021  |  JUST Capital

Humanity At Work

As shareholder demand for action on human capital and DEI metrics rises, we may be entering a new worker paradigm.

June 11, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: We Need To Talk About Wages  

As the debate rages over why millions of jobs, especially low-wage ones, have been left unfilled, the idea of lifting wages and providing good jobs has gotten relatively little attention.

June 1, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: Healthy Workers = Healthy Returns  

Don’t be fooled. Long-term value creation for all stakeholders is best for shareholders too.

May 25, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The Just Report: No Turning Back  

On Wednesday, an investor firm owning 0.02% of ExxonMobil stock gathered enough support to win at least two seats on the oil and gas giant’s board. The shockwaves of this outcome will reverberate throughout every boardroom in America.

May 14, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: It Starts And Ends With Authenticity

PolicyLink hosted an event this week that shed light on a critical lesson that all C-suite executives need for leading through this era of stakeholder capitalism: authenticity is everything.

May 6, 2021  |  JUST Capital

Can The Stakeholder Model Give American Business a Global Competitive Advantage?  

“How can the stakeholder model lend American corporations a competitive advantage on the world stage?” The more I ponder this, the more I realize it is in fact a defining proposition.

April 30, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: Can Two New Corporate Alliances Deliver Real Solutions?  

Companies are starting to hold each other accountable for their actions, and many of the underlying issues have distinctly bipartisan support. Take a look at two important corporate alliances coming out this week.

April 17, 2021  |  JUST Capital

Corporate Climate Pledges Proliferate  

For corporations, bold action on climate is already a must. Net-zero commitments – essentially, a promise to balance GHGs emitted with GHGs removed and/or avoided – are everywhere.

April 14, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: Why Corporate Action on Racial Equity Matters  

The role of business in advancing racial equity isn’t about politics. It’s about building a bridge to a better economy and a more just society.

April 9, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: Silence Is Not An Option

“The problems that are tearing at the fabric of American society require all of us – government, business and civic society – to work together with a common purpose.”

April 2, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: Georgia On My Mind 

CEOs of some of America’s largest corporations have begun to voice their opposition to what they say is restrictive legislation that makes it harder for Americans to vote.

March 29, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: These Are The Companies That Are Best For Women

Pay equity mattered a lot to the public before the pandemic, and it matters even more now.

March 23, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The JUST Report: Did Stakeholder Capitalism Get the Pink Slip? 

This week, Emmanuel Faber, one of the world’s foremost proponents of stakeholder capitalism, lost his job as CEO and chairman of Danone. The easy reaction would be to see this as a blow for proponents of the stakeholder cause. That would be a mistake.

March 12, 2021  |  JUST Capital

A Year Into the Pandemic, Hope in the C-Suite and Concern on the Frontlines

CEOs are a notoriously optimistic bunch. But even so, their views contrast sharply with those of their workers, who have a decidedly different take on the situation.

March 5, 2021  |  JUST Capital

The ESG Enforcers Come to Town

Yesterday, acting SEC Chair Allison Herren Lee – who at the beginning of the week had said at a conference that voluntary ESG disclosure wasn’t cutting it – announced the creation of a Climate and ESG Task Force in the Enforcement division

February 26, 2021  |  JUST Capital

Walmart Takes a Short-Term Hit to Deliver Long-Term Value

Walmart has seen both sides of the stakeholder vs shareholder debate over the last seven days, losing $25 billion off its market cap after a mixed earnings call.

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