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☆ Workday tops Just Capital's list of greenest companies in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWorkday tops Just Capital's list of greenest companies in 2023CNBC's Diana Olick reports on Just Capital's Just 100 annual climate ranking.

NEW YORK, April 11 (Reuters) - Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc (KKR.N) has agreed to buy a significant stake in FGS Global in a deal that values the financial communications group at about $1.4 billion. As part of the deal, KKR will buy up a 30% stake from senior employees at FGS Global and its largest investors, including London-based advertising giant WPP Plc (WPP.L). WPP, which was founded by Martin Sorrell, will retain a majority stake in FGS Global. Existing investor Golden Gate Capital is selling its entire stake to KKR, which is investing in FGS Global through its $8-billion European Fund VI. FGS Global currently employs more than 1,200 people across 27 offices globally.

☆ The battle over ESG investing
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe battle over ESG investingMartin Whittaker of Just Capital and Strive Asset Management’s Vivek Ramaswamy join NBC’s Brian Sullivan and ‘Last Call’ to debate the value of ESG investing.

☆ Companies investing in diversity and wage equality outperform peers
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCompanies investing in diversity and wage equality outperform peersBrandon Gomez joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Just Capital.

☆ Just Capital: Companies investing in diversity are outperforming their peers
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailJust Capital: Companies investing in diversity are outperforming their peersAlison Omens, chief strategy officer at Just Capital, details new data on the increasing number of companies that are disclosing their workforce diversity demographics, and how investors play a key role in incentivizing more firms to do so.

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Just Capital's Paul Tudor Jones and T-Mobile's Mike Sievert
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Just Capital's Paul Tudor Jones and T-Mobile's Mike SievertJust Capital co-founder Paul Tudor Jones and T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the '2023 Just 100 rankings,' markets, and economy.

☆ Banks take No. 1 spot, tech loses a market crown: The 2023 Just 100 rankings
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

1 on the 2023 Just 100 list, and it's not alone among peers. On last year's list, the top four spots all went to tech companies. "Banks have been steadily improving their game and that's the standout," he said of this year's Just 100 list. 71, making the cut for the Just 100 list. This year's top 10 still included five tech companies: NVIDIA , Microsoft , Hewlett Packard Enterprise , Apple , and Intel .

☆ Bank of America grabs the top spot on the 2023 Just 100 list
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBank of America grabs the top spot on the 2023 Just 100 listCNBC's Brandon Gomez reports on the 2023 Just 100 rankings, Just Capital's annual analysis ranking of the largest public companies.

☆ America's Top 10 "Most Just" Companies — JUST Capital
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAmerica's Top 10 "Most Just" Companies — JUST CapitalCNBC partner JUST Capital announced its 2023 list of 100 "Most Just" companies. After looking at 20 'just' business behaviors identified by the American public as top priorities, here are this years top 10 performers.

☆ Paul Tudor Jones: Your company's stock performance will be rewarded if you do what Americans want
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPaul Tudor Jones: Your company's stock performance will be rewarded if you do what Americans wantJust Capital co-founder Paul Tudor Jones and T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the '2023 Just 100 rankings,' markets, and economy.

☆ The 2023 Just 100 rankings
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Just Capital's annual analysis ranks the largest public companies on issues the American public says in polling are the most important. Paying a fair, living wage (the No. 1 issue); creating jobs in the U.S.; workforce retention and training; ethical leadership; carbon reduction and pollution control, are among the environmental, social and governance factors that helped the nonprofit identify the 100 top-performing companies across all industries for 2023. The Just 100 methodology evaluates Russell 1000 companies across 20 core issues, five stakeholder groups, and 245 underlying data points. According to Just Capital, on average, companies that make the Just 100 list create more jobs, pay higher wages, provide more career development opportunities and workforce benefits, emit less carbon dioxide, and have higher profit margins and return on equity than their Russell 1000 peers.

☆ Tesla, Uber, Amazon, Starbucks: The 2023 Just 100 list biggest gainers, losers and surprises
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Where does it continue to post mixed performance: significantly lower worker scores than other companies, and importantly, than other auto companies. 505, well out of the Just 100 rankings. "We figured it out to our satisfaction this year ... and it wouldn't surprise you that the vast majority of gig workers did not receive benefits." "Market forces will drive them to offer gig workers more," he said, and in fact they already are. Starbucks and Amazon and unionization Amazon and Starbucks were both outside of the Just 100 rankings in 2022.

☆ Here's how to know if your company's layoff policy is a 'good' one
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Mikaela Cohen | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

1 piece of advice when given a layoff offer is to not sign any document on the spot when you're first notified. After you've had time to process the emotional, financial, and mental changes that a layoff brings, here's how to know whether your company's layoff offer is a good one or not, and if it's time to negotiate for a better one. "If it's paid out in a lump sum, sometimes it's nice to get your layoff money and find a new job," Bryan said. If you're still getting a check from the company, Bryan said you can still say you're employed at the company on your resume. "If you were valuable to the company, you might be able to get additional money, or ask for additional money," Bryan said.

☆ AMC Networks booted its CEO after only 3 months, gave her a $10 million payout, and cut about 20% of its staff. So much for workers being empowered.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Rebecca Knight | Marguerite Ward | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Former AMC CEO Christina Spade got a $10 million payout after only three months on the job. AMC's former CEO getting a massive payout for three months of work is not good for shareholder capitalism or stakeholder capitalism. "But AMC's former CEO getting a massive payout for three months of work is not good for shareholder capitalism or stakeholder capitalism. Ja_inter/Getty ImagesLayoffs vs. the golden parachuteResearch shows that CEO severance packages serve an important purpose in corporate America. And some investor groups have recently proposed votes to curb CEO pay.

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☆ Bob Iger signals support for LGBTQ rights on company call. Here's why that's so important for Disney's future.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Marguerite Ward | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

On a company call Monday, Disney CEO Bob Iger said inclusion is a "core value." Iger told employees that inclusion and acceptance are among the "core values" at the company, according to CNBC. Florida lawmakers voted to rescind the special tax status of Disney World in Orlando. Disney/PixarMost Americans support LGBTQ rightsFor Disney's leadership, losing the company's special tax status in the state carries financial repercussions. He's also bold and wildly empathetic," Don Hall, director of "Strange World," told Variety, speaking about the film's openly gay main character.

☆ Bob Iger has a lot to get right as he returns to Disney. One big challenge is repairing LGBTQ relations.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Marguerite Ward | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Disney's newly reappointed CEO, Bob Iger, could face further backlash against LGBTQ content. Iger needs to support LGBTQ rights or risk upsetting employees and millions of Americans. Florida lawmakers voted to rescind the special tax status of Disney World in Orlando. Disney/PixarIger needs to understand that most Americans support LGBTQ rightsFor Disney's leadership, losing the company's special tax status in the state carries financial repercussions. There is a slice of American conservatives who are against LGBTQ rights.

☆ Ranking America's Companies, One Data Point at a Time
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRanking America's Companies, One Data Point at a TimeJUST Capital is an independent non-profit that measures American corporate stakeholder performance across a range of issues and ranks companies accordingly. In this conversation, we'll talk with JUST Capital CEO Martin Whitaker about the firm's latest research and what it tells us about where work is headed.

☆ This CEO says companies investing in their workers are better off financially
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Companies that support their workers do better financially in the long run, according to Just Capital's CEO Martin Whittaker. Companies that do right by their stakeholders, do better financially." Those names tend to perform better financially, as evidenced by how they fared during the pandemic lockdowns and reopening. The backbone of the strategy starts with paying a fair and living wage, which can better engage workers and boost productivity, he said. Whittaker points to Alphabet , Microsoft , PayPal and Verizon as some of the companies aggressively investing in their stakeholders.

☆ Hispanic Americans prioritize workplace benefits that build long-term, generational wealth
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHispanic Americans prioritize workplace benefits that build long-term, generational wealthThere is a significant difference in opinion between how Hispanic Americans view the economy, workplace priorities and opportunities for financial advancement versus the total population. Brandon Gomez worked with CNBC partners JUST Capital to dig through their polling data to better understand the workplace and economic issues that matter most to Hispanics Americans.

☆ Heiress and shareholder Abigail Disney on how to bring magic back to capitalism
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Kaitlin Balasaygun | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 20: Abigail Disney speaks at Firehouse DCTV's Cinema For Documentary Film Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on September 20, 2022 in New York City. "How can you call a company successful when people are suffering?" Just Capital, the ESG research nonprofit that produces the polling of the American public on corporate issues of importance, ranks Disney No. According to a June article from entertainment publication The Wrap, Abigail Disney is gearing up for another shareholder fight next year against the pay of current Disney CEO Bob Chapek, whose compensation doubled last year to $32.5 million. Watch the ESG Impact video below for more of the Disney heiress and shareholder's views on CEO compensation and worker pay.

☆ Paul Tudor Jones believes we are in or near a recession and history shows stocks have more to fall
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones believes the U.S. economy is either near or already in the middle of a recession as the Federal Reserve rushed to tamp down soaring inflation with aggressive rate hikes. "I don't know whether it started now or it started two months ago," Jones said Monday on CNBC's "Squawk Box" when asked about recession risks. "The stock market is down, say, 10%. The first thing that will happen is short rates will stop going up and start going down before the stock market actually bottoms." Jones shot to fame after he predicted and profited from the 1987 stock market crash.

☆ There's an ESG backlash inside the executive ranks at top corporations
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Only 25% of CFOs surveyed by CNBC support the SEC's climate disclosure proposal, according to the survey. More than half (55%) of CFOs are opposed to the SEC climate rule, and 35% say they "strongly oppose" it. Proving climate materialityA critical issue for CFOs with the new SEC climate disclosure is the lack of a clear correlation between the climate data and financial statements. The first task for CFOs on climate disclosure, Clayton says, is to be candid with investors and stakeholders about this disconnect. "We are not blanket defenders of ESG," said Martin Whittaker, founding CEO of ESG research nonprofit Just Capital, which releases an influential ranking of top companies on ESG annually.

☆ Corporate climate commitments are improving, but the worst offenders are doing the least
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The vast majority of Americans support both corporate transparency on climate as well as federal requirements for corporations to disclose their climate data, from emissions to emission reductions to sustainability programs and climate commitments. But although many corporations are improving on their climate commitments, some sectors are still woefully behind, according to a new report from Just Capital, which tracks companies in the Russell 1000. The number of corporations pledging to emit net zero emissions by 2050 will more than double from this year to next year, from 102 to 238. On the most ambitious commitment, a verified SBTi 1.5-degree scenario, 83 companies will become verified, a 21% increase year over year. While net zero targets generally have a year as the finish line, they don't commit to a particular degree reduction of global warming.

☆ Leaders from Walmart, AB InBev, Honeywell, Carlyle, and more share advice for getting started — and sticking to — sustainability goals
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-22 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

Sustainability leaders from Walmart, JUST Capital, Dow, Honeywell, Cognizant, Deloitte, Bank of America, AB InBev, and Carlyle participated. If you're just looking for a science partner, you're going to go and get the science. So then we started building debriefs for our portfolio companies, actually making them sit down and have a conversation with us. Because as long as you do it with integrity, you're going to probably get to the right place. I remember him saying when we talked about the idea, "what you're trying to achieve with that, is somewhere between really, really, really, really hard and impossible."

☆ 6 takeaways from the massive debate about the SEC's proposed new climate rule
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-12 | by ( Drake Baer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Gary Gensler, the chair of the SEC, told Insider the proposed plan is to make environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, reporting more formalized. The most popular is TCFD, a set of letters you should get used to if you're interested in climate policy. The task force developed its own set of international recommendations for climate reporting, with "core recommendations" centered around governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets. How synced should ESG reporting be with preexisting quarterly and annual reports? "We believe ESG reporting will mature far more quickly but needs to follow a similar path."

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