The Hartford ranks highest among insurance companies on Forbes
and JUST Capital’s list of America’s Most “JUST” Companies for
2020. The Hartford ranked in the top 25 overall out of 100
companies, outperforming its peers in the Russell 1000.
“We are proud to be recognized as one of America’s Most ‘Just’
Companies,” said The Hartford’s Head of Corporate Sustainability
Diane Cantello. “At The Hartford, we believe that making a positive
difference in the world is the right thing to do and a business
imperative for our customers, business partners and shareholders.
Our focus and impact extends beyond the quality of our products and
services to encompass our responsibilities as an employer,
neighbor, member of the global community and steward of the
planet’s natural resources.”
For the second consecutive year The Hartford is included on the
JUST 100 list, surpassing many other companies on issues such as
fair pay and employee benefits, customer treatment and privacy,
environmental impact, community support as well as ethical
leadership and long-term financial growth. JUST Capital evaluates
the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies on a range of
factors determined through one of the most comprehensive survey
processes ever conducted measuring public perception of corporate
behavior by engaging 9,000 American respondents in 2019 and 96,000
total participants over the past six years.
“The JUST 100 companies demonstrate what good looks like in
delivering value to all stakeholders – employees, customers,
communities, as well as shareholders,” said Forbes Chief Content
Officer Randall Lane. “These companies are leading the way in
building long-term value.”
All of America’s Most JUST Companies will be included in Goldman
Sachs Asset Management’s JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (Ticker:
JUST) – the first ever exchange-traded fund based on just business
behavior, constructed from JUST Capital’s annual rankings, which
will rebalance in December 2019.
“America’s Most JUST Companies are measurably outperforming
their peers on the key Issues Americans care about most: taking
care of employees by paying a fair and living wage, providing good
benefits, as well as equal opportunity and career development,”
said Martin Whittaker, CEO of JUST Capital. “Creating value for
shareholders and stakeholders is not a zero sum game, with JUST
companies earning 6% higher Return-on-Equity than their peers.”
The Hartford’s sustainability strategy is built on measurable
goals intended to both create long-term shareholder value and
contribute positively to society at large, as outlined in the most
recent Sustainability Highlight Report. Earlier this year, The
Hartford was recognized as a sustainability leader by being named
to the 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for the eighth time.
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices are the standard for assessing
a company’s environmental, social and governance performance. The
indices are maintained collaboratively by S&P Dow Jones Indices
and RobecoSAM. The Hartford was also included in the FTSE4Good
Index Series, a Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) series
designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating
strong environmental, social and governance practices, for a second
consecutive year in 2019.
About the Methodology
JUST Capital conducted its 2019 Survey, which included 9,000
respondents, in partnership with NORC at the University of Chicago
and YouGov. The survey work consists of both qualitative focus
groups and quantitative surveys, as described in the Rankings
methodology. JUST Capital then tracks and evaluates corporate
performance against the people’s priorities across 380,000 data
points, and creates the ranking model that drives America’s Most
JUST Companies, including the JUST 100 and Industry Leader lists.
The selection of companies draws from the Russell 1000 Index, which
represents over 90 percent of the U.S. stock market value.
About The Hartford
The Hartford is a leader in property and casualty insurance,
group benefits and mutual funds. With more than 200 years of
expertise, The Hartford is widely recognized for its service
excellence, sustainability practices, trust and integrity. More
information on the company and its financial performance is
available at https://www.thehartford.com. Follow us on Twitter at
@TheHartford_PR.
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., (NYSE: HIG)
operates through its subsidiaries under the brand name, The
Hartford, and is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. For
additional details, please read The Hartford’s legal notice.
About JUST Capital
JUST Capital, an independent, nonprofit organization, aligns
business practices with the priorities of the American people to
ensure capitalism works for all. Our research, rankings, indexes,
and data-driven tools help people make more informed decisions
about where to invest, work, and buy to direct capital toward
companies advancing a more just future.
About Forbes Media
Forbes Media is a global media, branding and technology company,
with a focus on news and information about business, investing,
technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and affluent lifestyles.
The company publishes Forbes and Forbes Asia magazines, as well as
Forbes.com. The Forbes brand today reaches more than 117 million
people worldwide with its business message each month through its
magazines and 38 licensed local editions around the globe,
Forbes.com, TV, conferences, research, social and mobile platforms.
Forbes Media’s brand extensions include conferences, education,
financial services and brand licensing.
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Some of the statements in this release may be considered
forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution investors that these
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance, and actual results may differ materially. Investors
should consider the important risks and uncertainties that may
cause actual results to differ. These important risks and
uncertainties include those discussed in our 2018 Annual Report on
Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q, and the
other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We assume no obligation to update this release, which speaks as of
the date issued.
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