“Your organization can contribute to the creation of a more equitable world. It’s time to make social justice your business”—enticing words from the International Living Future Institute’s (ILFI) social equity certification program JUST. Over the past decade, there has been growing awareness around corporate responsibility and transparency. For example, B Corporation, (B Corp), a program that measures social and environmental performance and transparency exclusively for for-profit companies, is one certifying body rewarding corporations for accountability.
The ILFI developed its own voluntary disclosure program for organizations of all types and sizes. It differs from B Corp in that beyond a verification or certification program, it was designed as a platform for organizations to voluntarily disclose operations around employee welfare and community investment. According to its website, “The JUST program acts somewhat as a ‘nutrition label’ for socially just and equitable organizations.”