Beyond Employment: Co-Creating the Conditions for Quality Jobs in America

Six in ten American workers don’t have quality jobs — but a shift is underway. For investors and board members, the stakes are clear: job quality is increasingly tied to performance, risk, and long-term value. As a result, businesses and policymakers are experimenting with new approaches to ownership, worker voice, and wages. What will it take to treat job quality not as CSR, but as a core investment strategy?
This session explores the evolving role of capital and governance in shaping job quality. Drawing on new research and real-world examples—from employee ownership to federal labor policy—we’ll examine where progress is real, where it’s overstated, and what’s needed to move from isolated gains to lasting change.