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April 30, 2020  |  JUST Capital

A Harvard Professor Calling for Us to ‘Reimagine Capitalism’ Says COVID-19 Has Revealed 3 Fault Lines in Our Economy

It “lays out the limits of thinking of people as solely interchangeable units and not as human beings,” said Rebecca Henderson.

April 29, 2020  |  JUST Capital

JUST Chart of the Week: Companies Prioritizing Workers and Customers in Coronavirus Crisis Are Outperforming Peers

A look at how companies that prioritize their workers and customers perform in the market during the coronavirus crisis.

April 24, 2020  |  JUST Capital

Workers Are Pushing for PPE. Are Companies Delivering?

Survey respondents want to see companies provide PPE to frontline workers – but few are doing so.

April 24, 2020  |  JUST Capital

The Head of the National Urban League Is Calling for Big Banks to Address Racial Inequality During the Coronavirus

Marc Morial wants banks to help guide stimulus funds to communities that need it most.

April 23, 2020  |  JUST Capital

JUST Chart of the Week: The Companies That Prioritize Workers Have Been Significantly Outperforming Their Peers During the Coronavirus Crisis

There’s a strong correlation between companies prioritizing their workers during the COVID-19 crisis and higher financial returns

April 23, 2020  |  JUST Capital

Policy Changes: How Corporations Have Evolved Their Responses to Coronavirus Over The Last Month

Since we’ve been tracking corporate responses to coronavirus, companies have continued to alter their policies over time. Here’s what’s changed.

April 23, 2020  |  JUST Capital

Capitalism Meets Coronavirus: Additional Company Policies

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be tracking the corporate response to the coronavirus, highlighting examples of just business behavior as corporate America grapples with how to support their stakeholders.

April 17, 2020  |  JUST Capital

Venture Capitalist Nick Hanauer Says the Coronavirus Crisis Has Made It Clearer Than Ever That Shareholder Primacy Is a ‘Scam’

The outspoken host of “Pitchfork Economics” says shortchanging workers is hurting all Americans.

April 15, 2020  |  JUST Capital

Business Roundtable CEOs Created Guidelines for Reopening the Economy – We’ll be Tracking Which Companies Prioritize a Stakeholder Approach to the Recovery

How will businesses continue to support their workers and customers after restrictions are lifted?

April 9, 2020  |  JUST Capital

Here’s How Companies Are Approaching Paid Sick Leave During the Coronavirus Crisis – and What Good Looks Like

The majority of Americans want companies to provide paid sick leave.

April 8, 2020  |  JUST Capital

A Wishlist for the Post-COVID Economy: Introducing New JUST Board Member Xavier de Souza Briggs

Briggs says this is a moment to turn rhetoric around stakeholder capitalism into real policy.

April 7, 2020  |  JUST Capital

Listen to Martin Whittaker on Fortune’s Leadership Next Podcast Discuss Company Responses to COVID-19

What is the “new normal” we want to create?

April 3, 2020  |  JUST Capital

COVID-19 Is Changing How Businesses Behave. Will They Keep it Up?

Will companies continue to compensate their workers at the level they have been through this crisis?

April 2, 2020  |  JUST Capital

PwC’s U.S. Chairman Shares His Guidelines for Leadership Through the Coronavirus Crisis – Including Putting Workers First

PwC’s U.S. head Tim Ryan said that leaders need to be absorbing stress, not creating it.

March 31, 2020  |  JUST Capital

Martin Talks Coronavirus Company Leadership on Yahoo Finance

March 30, 2020  |  The Wall Street Journal

Logistics Firms Endeavor to Keep Goods Moving as Much of Economy Shuts Down

Warehouse operators across the U.S. are sanitizing workplaces, providing protective gear to workers and separating staff as they try to keep supply chains running while much of the country’s economy shuts down amid the coronavirus pandemic.

March 30, 2020  |  Forbes

In The Covid Crisis, The Common Worker Is Our Hero

As the country mobilizes to fight Covid-19, wage workers are now the heroes who keep us alive. The C suite should wake up now and act, once the crisis has passed, on their need for a living wage.

March 30, 2020  |  JUST Capital

JUST Jobs Analysis: Why Pay Equity Is Still Critically Important in the Time of Coronavirus

Those who face the greatest wage inequities are also those most vulnerable to layoffs and unemployment: women and people of color.

March 27, 2020  |  JUST Capital

Mark Cuban: ‘Shareholders Come Last’ in the Coronavirus Crisis

The NBA owner and investor tells us what he wants America’s largest employers to prioritize.

March 26, 2020  |  JUST Capital

The Public’s Views on Corporate America’s Response to COVID-19

We’re asking the American public on a regular basis what businesses should do in the coronavirus crisis.

March 26, 2020  |  JUST Capital

Just Principles to Help Guide Corporate America During the Coronavirus Crisis

In these trying times, as business leaders are struggling to understand what is “just,” we’ve created the following guiding principles.

March 24, 2020  |  JUST Capital

Here’s How Companies Are Serving Their Stakeholders During the Coronavirus Crisis

Elevating best practices to share what good looks like in this rapidly shifting landscape.

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March 4, 2020  |  JUST Capital

What Makes a Great Career Development Policy? These 7 Essentials

Successful career development programs can not only help workers achieve their career goals, but they also pay off significantly for the companies that offer them.

February 26, 2020  |  JUST Capital

Ways Companies Can Hire, Support, and Hold Onto Black Workers

For Black History Month 2020, here are steps companies can take to better support their Black workers.

February 26, 2020  |  JUST Capital

4 Ways a Good Jobs Strategy Leads to Better Business Outcomes

Check out four key takeaways from our call with the Good Jobs Institute.

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