Handyman Insurance, New Just Label Aims for Social Equity
Building product manufacturers and other organizations can now declare their performance on metrics like worker safety, diversity, and happiness. The Just manual sets out criteria for each area addressed in the program:
• Gender and ethnic diversity
• Equity, including union friendliness, wages, and family friendliness
• Safety for workers, including proper management of toxic chemicals
• Worker benefits, including health insurance, worker happiness, and continuing education opportunities
• Benefit to the local economy
• Social and environmental stewardship, including responsible investing, “positive products,” and animal welfare