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1. What is Just®
Operated by International Living Future Institute, whose HQ is in Seattle in the US, Just® is a nutrition label for socially Just® and equitable organizations. As a voluntary disclosure tool for organizations rather than a certification program, it is a transparency platform for organizations to disclose their operations, including how they treat their employees and where they make financial and community investments.
There are 187 active Just® organizations in the world as of June 2024.
Goals of the Just® program
- To elevate the discussion around social justice and equity;
- To create a common language and measurement framework for social justice issues pertinent to organizations;
- To improve employee and community-related policies, practices, and culture; and
- To make life better for all members of the workforce.
2. Eligible Projects
The Just® Program is for all organizations, including, but not limited to for-profit businesses; non-profits; government agencies; publicly traded companies; trade unions; educational institutions; cooperatives; and small businesses.
3. Evaluation Items
Just® consists of six categories, for a total of 21 items. Just® requires transparency for all indicators, and failure to develop and implement policies that meet the requirements of Indicator Level 1 will result in a Level 0 for that indicator on the label.
After the review is confirmed, the Just® label shows indicators that visually summarize the organization’s performance level of each category is published.
Six general categories which compose Just®
- Diversity
- Inclusion
- Compensation
- Health
- Benefits
- Stewardship
The following table shows the four types of levels of indicators on the label.
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- Indicates that the policy has not been developed or implemented.
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- Transparent (an organization has a policy that documents its commitment to the related topic)
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- Good (an organization has a policy that documents its commitment to the related topic, and it meets the Good level of performance)
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- Better (an organization has a policy that documents its commitment to the related topic, and it meets the Better level of performance)
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- Best(an organization has a policy that documents its commitment to the related topic, and it meets the Best level of performance)
4. Process
To register for the Just® program, at least one employee in your organization must join as a Living Future Member. The brief process follows below.
- Complete the label registration and upload all required data and policies on an online web platform.
- International Living Future Institute (ILFI) reviews the documents. Changes to the performance ratings or clarifications might be required during the review process.
- After the review is confirmed, the label is published on the ILFI website.
Just® Database：https://JUST.living-future.org/s/organizations
5. Fees
To register for the Just® program, at least one employee in your organization must join as a Living Future Member.
The program fee, due at the time of registration, is based on the number of full-time employees. It follows the formula:
Base Fee + (Employee Fee × Number of Employees).
The renewal of both labels, as well as membership, are required for a valid Just® label. The validity of Just® is two years and one year for Living Future membership.
Please refer to the link below for cost details.
https://living-future.org/JUST/basics
Note: ILFI does not endorse the Just® summary which is the sole creation of Woonerf. For more information about the Just® Standard, please visit https://living-future.org/just/