8/1/22, 9:59 AM The No. 1 ESG issue for Americans isn't climate change
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In the annual ranking of top U.S. companies on ESG metrics conducted by research nonprofit
Just Capital, there were some major moves in 2022, both up and down the list. Meta Platforms
dropped 691 spots due to concerns about spread of misinformation on Facebook and
Instagram's negative social influence, while Uber Technologies rose 825 places, to No. 41. Both
were unusual circumstances, but Uber's ranking may say more about the most important issue to
the American public when it comes to environmental, social and governance issues: treatment of
workers.
It is the No. 1 issue, but that's not revealed in the fact that Uber vaulted into the JUST 100 — it's
because Just Capital took the unusual step of denying Uber the "seal" that the top 100
companies usually get.
The 2022 JUST 100 ranking: The full list of companies
Uber, along with Lyft and DoorDash — though neither made the top 100 overall like Uber —
were placed "under review" by the ESG research firm in this year's rankings because the data
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