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October 3, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

Driving Impact: Reflections on «Ӱҵ Capital’s Summit on Workforce Innovation and Well-Being

Two weeks ago marked significant milestones for «Ӱҵ Capital: we hosted a week-long Workforce Innovation and Well-being Summit for executives driving vital initiatives at some of America’s largest companies. Here is what happened.

September 19, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

«Ӱҵ Capital Welcomes Former PayPal CEO Dan Schulman as New Board Chair

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.

September 16, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

The Top 10 Companies That Treat Employees Best

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

September 13, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

The «Ӱҵ Report: CEO Confidence and Stakeholder Value Creation Go Hand In Hand

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. 

September 6, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

The «Ӱҵ Report: Is Warren Buffett a Stakeholder Capitalist?

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

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September 5, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

High Cost-of-Living Areas and Entry Level Jobs Can Provide Financial Security: Key Insights From our Wage Analysis

To understand the financial security of employees across America’s largest publicly traded companies, «Ӱҵ 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.

August 23, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

The «Ӱҵ Report: Five Years On, BRT’s Restatement Matters More Than Ever

Hardened by a cycle of embrace and backlash that continues to evolve, the stakeholder approach – in which the overarching goal is doing right by workers, communities, customers, suppliers, the planet and, yes, shareholders too – offers a clear blueprint for action which benefits everyone. 

August 19, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

A Guide for Corporate Leaders on Paid Leave Policies

In collaboration with Dayforce, this paid leave policy benchmarking toolkit connects corporate performance with evidence-based leading practice to help companies smartly invest in worker well-being.

August 9, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

The «Ӱҵ Report: Should America Be Run Like JPMorgan?

on Post Op-Ed this week, JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon laid bare the challenges facing the country but also offered a persuasive leadership vision for meeting them. If the way Dimon has built JPMC is anything to go by, it could be a powerful template for a more just society.

August 8, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

JPMorgan Chase Leads in Investment In Workers, Demonstrating The Value of Prioritizing Key Stakeholders

As businesses continue to navigate the challenges of attracting and retaining top talent, offering quality jobs is one way for companies to maintain a competitive edge in the labor market. JPMorgan Chase is a leader in this category – here’s why.

August 2, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

The «Ӱҵ Report: Will Gen Z Become The Engine of a Just Economy?

Recent research from Sift, the AI-based fraud prevention platform, has revealed what it calls a “surprising generational divide”. It seems that Gen Zers – those born between 1997 and 2012 – express a significantly higher willingness to engage in online payment fraud compared to other generations Why?

July 26, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

Navigating Business Conduct Risks: Insights from «Ӱҵ Capital Companies

«Ӱҵ Capital and RepRisk analyzed trends in risk incidents among companies in the Russell 1000, and whether disclosure of policies to mitigate these risks influenced their incidence. Here’s what we found:

July 26, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

The «Ӱҵ Report: Living Wage Analysis Spotlights A Key Election Issue

One thing we know from our polling is that Republicans and Democrats agree that companies paying workers fairly and offering a living wage – meaning, enough to afford basic necessities at the local level – is essential to just business performance. 

July 19, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

The «Ӱҵ Report: Latest Returns Data Make Powerful Case For Just Investing

This week, we saw some powerful numbers that support the investment case for just business leadership. 

July 18, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

«Ӱҵ Capital’s Quarterly Review of Stakeholder Performance – Q2 2024

As of June 30, 2024, our flagship index – the «Ӱҵ U.S. Large Cap Diversified Index (JULCD) – has out-performed the Russell 1000 (Cap-Weighted) benchmark by 1.51% year-to-date and by 13.78% since its inception. Learn more.

July 12, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

The «Ӱҵ Report: It’s Time For A Real Debate On The Future Of American Capitalism

“America’s political class was in the final stages of self-righteous detachment from the economic and social conditions of the nation it ruled.” So writes Oren Cass, Chief Economist at American Compass, in a NYT op-ed this week.

July 5, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

The «Ӱҵ Report: A Mid-Year Check on The Corporate Stakeholder Landscape

Americans’ chief priorities remain firmly centered on pay, jobs, and economic security. The debates and discussions around corporations’ role in society continue, but have become markedly less heated and divisive, and more private, measured and–dare I say–meaningful

June 28, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

The «Ӱҵ Report: Climate Risks Create Big Opportunities for Corporate Leadership

According to researchers, “under current climate conditions, lost labor productivity due to heat in the U.S. could reach $100 billion a year [and] that loss could reach $200 billion by 2030 and $500 billion by 2050.”  

June 21, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

The «Ӱҵ Report: The Big Question Facing Social Media

This week’s call by the U.S. Surgeon General for tobacco-style warning labels on social media products is the latest chapter in one of the defining corporate justness narratives of our time: the impact of social media on the mental health of children and teens. 

June 19, 2024  |  «Ӱҵ Capital

From Bereavement Leave to Sabbaticals, Emerging Worker Well-Being Trends from Leading Companies

Nine years of polling has shown that paid leave policies are a key way for companies to differentiate themselves as a «Ӱҵ employer. Here are some of the most unique paid leave policies companies are implementing, and the results for their employees and their business.

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