VF Corporation Named One of America’s Most Just Companies by Forbes and Just Capital
December 12 2017 - 9:45AM
Business Wire
The JUST 100 List tracks the largest
corporations in the U.S. on the issues Americans care about
most
VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), a global leader in branded lifestyle
apparel, footwear and accessories, today announced that it was
named one of America’s Most JUST Companies, according to Forbes and
JUST Capital, a nonprofit that ranks the U.S.’s largest publicly
traded corporations on the issues Americans care about most. The
second annual JUST 100 ranking compares America’s companies
head-to-head, based on the priorities of the American people.
“VF is honored to be recognized as one of America’s Most JUST
Companies,” said Steve Rendle, VF’s Chairman, President and CEO.
“However, recognition is never our end goal. As one of the world’s
largest apparel and footwear companies, we clearly understand our
responsibility to operate with the highest environmental, social
and ethical standards to ensure that we lead by example and serve
as a catalyst for continual improvements across our global
industry. VF is and will always remain committed to actions that
lessen our impact on the planet and enhance the lives of people
worldwide.”
VF outperformed its peers on the criteria deemed to be most
important, including worker pay and treatment, job creation,
healthy products and communities, environmental impact and other
key areas.
The rankings are based on one of the most comprehensive surveys
ever conducted on public attitudes towards corporate behavior,
involving 10,000 American respondents in 2017 and more than 72,000
over the past three years. The rankings encompass the 1,000 largest
publicly-traded companies in the U.S.
“Business can and should be a unifying force for good in America
today, but what it needs is a new North Star,” said Martin
Whittaker, CEO of JUST Capital. “That is what these rankings
represent. By trusting in the American people to define what really
matters when it comes to measuring business performance, we think
we can help breathe life into the vision of a more just economy
that better serves the broader best interests of society.”
“The second annual JUST 100 list serves as a report card for
corporate America, providing unbiased data about how corporations
are performing on the issues Americans care most about,” said
Forbes editor Randall Lane. “At a time when corporate America, as a
whole, faces low public approval, the companies in the JUST 100
provide an example for their peers on how to win back the trust of
the American people.”
The complete 2017 JUST 100 list is available here.
About VF
VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) outfits consumers around the world
with its diverse portfolio of iconic lifestyle brands, including
Vans®, The North Face®, Timberland®, Wrangler® and Lee®.
Founded in 1899, VF is one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear
and accessories companies with socially and environmentally
responsible operations spanning numerous geographies, product
categories and distribution channels. VF is committed to delivering
innovative products to consumers and creating long-term value for
its customers and shareholders. For more information,
visit www.vfc.com.
About the Methodology
JUST Capital’s rankings are the culmination of over three years
of market research (encompassing over 72,000 respondents mapped to
the U.S. Census population) on what the American people prioritize
regarding corporate behavior today. JUST Capital conducted its 2017
survey of the American public, which included 10,000 respondents,
in partnership with NORC at the University of Chicago. The survey
results found that Americans, when asked to identify what is most
important for companies to prioritize, ranked the following in
order of importance: workers, customers, products, the environment,
communities, jobs, and finally, management & shareholders. JUST
Capital then tracked and evaluated the performance of companies
against these priorities and created the ranking model that drives
America’s Most JUST Companies, including the JUST 100 absolute
ranking and industry leader rankings. The selection of companies
draws from the Russell 1000 Index, which represents over 90 percent
of the U.S. stock market value.
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