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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 concerns in all organizations,
- to create a common language and measurement framework for social justice issues,
- help create more impact for people and organizations who are leading on those social Justice issues
- to improve the H.R. policies and practices of thousands of organizations worldwide,
- to make life better for workers from all walks of life.
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/