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Companies that pay fair wages weather downturn better
By Rick Spence
Just Capital research finds that firms that pay employees living wages performed 12.3% better than their peers

	2020 Education and Youth Issue Companies that pay fair wages weather downturn better Just Capital research finds that firms that pay employees living wages performed 12.3% better than their peers By Rick Spence

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	Workplace Pandemic should force corporate boards to think beyond the bottom line Maybe this crisis is, when it comes to corporate governance, a blessing in disguise By Peter Dey and Sarah Kaplan

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	Workplace How slowing down corporate culture can help the planet Meditating companies may be called out for "McMindfulness" but balanced workplaces can help people, planet and profits By Kate Petriw

	Workplace Women in leadership: Frances Edmonds on the end of the ‘take, make and dispose’ economy How one 'eco babe' helped HP close the waste loop years before other companies were thinking about it By Sheima Benembarek

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	Workplace Better corporate governance can end slavery in supply chains As governments pass new regulations to protect workers, corporate leaders are creating innovative solutions of their own. By Joanna Radeke and Tammi L. Coles

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	2018 Global 100 New Year’s resolution Multinational firms are grappling with the challenges and opportunities presented by the Sustainable Development Goals. By Sophia Grene

	Workplace Soil sequestration How carbon farming can help solve climate change By David Burton

	Workplace Fossil flight Danish firms sell off oil and gas businesses By CK Staff

	Workplace Heroes & zeros: Kenneth Frazier and Eskom Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier stands against hate, while South African utility Eskom is mired in scandal. By Bernard Simon

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