JUST is partnering with the Schultz Family Foundation and the American Opportunity Index to connect the dots between corporate policies and real-world outcomes for workers.
Americans don’t think companies are making progress on their commitments to their stakeholders. And, beyond that, they want to see action from America’s largest companies on what matters most – workers.
Guiding Corporate Responsibility in the Age of Algorithms
As companies increasingly adopt AI tools, how can they ensure these technologies align with the priorities of the public and benefit all stakeholders? The Just AI Initiative aims to shed light on this critical question.
TIAA’s Sastry Durvasula explained how artificial intelligence will help cut business inefficiencies, change its financial products, and help reduce inequality in the workforce and economy.
The JUST Report: Can “The Atlanta Way” Reinvigorate Corporate Community Investment?
“In Atlanta, we learned that despite the gleaming new office buildings in downtown Buckhead, economic mobility is low, deep inequality persists, and talent goes untapped.”
The JUST Report: UAW and the Complicated Dynamics of Worker Engagement
The dispute between the United Auto Workers and Detroit’s so-called “Big Three” – Ford, GM, and Stellantis – has once again thrust the topic of employer-employee dynamics into the headlines. Some view it as a test case with wider repercussions for American industry.
The JUST Report: In the Fog of the ESG War, Companies Continue to Drive Change
Amidst all the confusion, misinformation, and political wrangling over corporate ESG, stakeholder capitalism, and social responsibility, it is easy to lose sight of two basic questions. What are companies actually doing, and why?
The JUST Report: The Top 10 Companies for Workers
The American worker takes center stage yet again.
While millions of American workers do not currently have access to paid sick leave, multiple studies show that it provides tangible benefits to companies – reducing absenteeism, the number of employees working while sick, and reducing turnover.
The Corporate Guide to Human Capital Disclosure
Providing a framework for how corporate leaders can improve both transparency and performance on the worker issues that matter most to Americans.
Top 10 Companies That Treat Employees Best
These companies lead in our 2023 Rankings on the core worker issues that matter most to the American public.
Banks are the leading industry when it comes to fair chance disclosure, with five companies disclosing a policy for hiring formerly incarcerated individuals.
The JUST Report: Dan Schulman’s Lasting Impact on the American Worker
One of the most just CEOs of the last several years, PayPal’s Dan Schulman, will step down toward the end of September. His legacy for workers will endure.
The JUST Report: From UAW to Return-to-Work, American Worker Issues Are Heating Up
Make no mistake: Regardless of industry, workers are asking more of their employers in a way that hasn’t been seen in a long time.
“Folks realize there’s no going back to the old way. This generation of employees expects companies to pay equitably,” the Syndio CEO said.
Akamai Technologies Chairman Dan Hesse shares with JUST why culture is the most important element of corporate success.
The JUST Report: UPS Deal Puts The American Worker Front and Center
What could have been a highly disruptive strike was avoided on Tuesday when UPS and the Teamsters – which represents more than half of the company’s workforce – reached an agreement on wages and benefits just days before their current contract expired.
The JUST Report: Are We Making Progress on Income Inequality?
While it’s true many Americans still face severe financial difficulties, it’s also true that things do seem to be finally trending in the right direction.
“Enhancing parental leave has a significant impact in terms of improving productivity, retention, and employee morale,” Morgan Stanley’s David Stark tells JUST Capital.
Zeynep Ton on Investing in Workers: ‘Paying Workers Low Wages is Actually Very Expensive’
“Investing in workers isn’t about being nice. You’re doing this because this is how you win with customers. This is how you win as a business.”
The JUST Report: Our ETF Shows That Public Interest, Returns, and Impact Can Align
This week we marked the five-year anniversary of the JUST ETF. Launched in partnership with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, the fund has delivered exactly what we expected: solid financial return and measurable positive change on just business behavior.
The JUST Report: Is A New Republican Vision for American Capitalism Emerging?
For the first time in a long while, a right-of-center economic policy thinker questioned the virtues of untrammeled free market capitalism.
While 41% of companies offer paid parental leave for working dads, they receive, on average, three weeks fewer than mothers.
The JUST Report: Verizon, Chipotle, and Others Invest in American Workers
This week, we released a powerful video and article series documenting how the lives and livelihoods of workers at Verizon, Chipotle, PayPal, and Prudential Financial have changed because of these investments. I invite you to take a look.
Verizon exec Kevin Cammarata says being part of The Worker Financial Wellness Initiative is delivering business results and changing the lives of employees like Eddie Ervin.
