JLL Tops Inaugural "JUST 100" List for the Real Estate Industry

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Dec 1, 2016) - JLL (NYSE: JLL) today was named America's Most JUST Company in the real estate industry, according to JUST Capital and Forbes magazine's inaugural "JUST 100 List." The list ranks U.S. publicly traded companies that perform best on workplace and ethics issues that Americans care most about. The results of a survey of 50,000 Americans over the last 18 months, one of the largest surveys conducted on attitudes toward corporate behavior, ranked U.S. companies against their peers in 32 major industries.

"JLL's recognition as America's Most JUST Company in the real estate industry validates our commitment to ethics, excellence, and an inclusive environment where our employees can thrive and help our clients succeed," said Greg O'Brien, CEO Americas. "We are honored to be recognized for embracing the responsibilities of corporate citizenship and supporting the communities where we live and do business."

JUST Capital conducted its survey in partnership with NORC at the University of Chicago, an independent research institution that delivers data and rigorous analysis to guide programmatic, business, and policy decisions. JUST then evaluated the performance of over 890 publicly traded companies against the priorities that emerged in the survey and created a ranking model to develop the JUST 100. This selection of companies draws from the Russell 1000 Index, which represents over 90 percent of the U.S. stock market value.

The top six issues ranked highest by the public, in order, were: providing a fair pay for industry and job level; non-discrimination in hiring, firing and promotion practices; providing a safe workplace; following laws and regulations; respecting workers; and creating jobs in the U.S. JUST's scoring system is weighted to reflect the relative importance of the public's stated priorities. JUST Capital's full methodology is available online at justcapital.com/methodology as both an interactive guide and a comprehensive report.

Clients and third-party organizations continue to recognize JLL for its ethics, corporate citizenship and commitment to being an employer of choice. JLL has been honored with the following U.S. and global awards since 2015:

• A "World's Most Ethical Company" by Ethisphere (ninth consecutive year)
• Forbes - America's Best Employers 2016
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation - 2015 Corporate Equality Index (perfect score)
• LinkedIn Top Attractors 2016
• Diversity MBA Magazine - 50 Out Front for Diversity Leadership: Best Places for Women & Diverse Managers to Work (2015, 2016)
• National Association for Female Executives - 2016 Top 60 Companies for Executive Women
• Hispanic Network Magazine - Best of the Best: Top Diversity Employer and Top Supplier Diversity Programs (2015)
• Affinity Inc. Magazine's Top Corporations for LGBT Economic Empowerment 2016
• Black Enterprise 50 Best Companies for Diversity (2016)

"The JUST 100 celebrates the best of American business," said Martin Whittaker, CEO of JUST Capital. "These amazing companies show that in America today the best companies do right by all their stakeholders -- and by listening to the voice of the American people. We salute all of the JUST 100 companies and look forward to working with them to help more companies understand that JUST behavior and commercial success can go hand-in-hand."