RBIJ is thrilled to announce that Maha Jweied will be joining Celia Ouellette as Co-CEO of RBIJ!

For our December Justice Champion Spotlight, we spoke with Social Profit Corrections’ Brian Koehn about building compassionate prisons and the future of corrections.

For our November Justice Champion Spotlight, we spoke with Small Business Majority Founder and CEO John Arensmeyer about how workforce expansion can benefit companies of all sizes.

U.S. businesses have come together to launch the Workforce and Justice Alliance (WJA), a groundbreaking coalition to help deliver criminal justice reform across the country.

Greyston Bakery is the newest employer joining Unlock Potential, expanding their existing Open Hiring model to create meaningful first-chances for at-risk youth.

For our October Justice Champion Spotlight, we spoke with Greyston Bakery’s Joe Kenner about Unlock Potential, Open Hiring, and baking with a purpose.

Business leaders across the country offered support for the Clean Slate Act, aligning with the vast majority of Americans who back meaningful second chances.

RBIJ wrote a statement in support of the federal Clean Slate Act, urging Congress to take action to create second chances.

A delegation from the European Union visited Ohio to call for the abolition to the death penalty — within the state and around the world.

For our August Justice Champion Spotlight, we spoke with I Have A Bean’s Pete Leonard about making great coffee and creating real second chances.

Sam’s Club is the newest company joining Unlock Potential, a groundbreaking first-chance hiring program designed to create meaningful career opportunities.

For our June Spotlight we sat down with Dr. Marvin Carr, Director of the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity. Click to read more about the most effective ways companies can fight for a fair and equal society, our incredible Unlock Potential partnership, and his storied opera career!

American Family Insurance and Delta Air Lines are the two newest businesses to join Unlock Potential.

On May 4-5, RBIJ were honoured to host the first ever American Workforce & Justice Summit in Atlanta GA!

For our May Spotlight, we sat down with some of our preeminent speakers to discuss the Summit - their impressions, key takeaways, and what they would most want to see from next year’s instalment!

Business leaders testified in the House Judiciary Committee in support of the Colorado Clean Slate Act (SB22-099), which will help provide access to employment, education, and housing for thousands of Coloradans.

For our Second Chance Month Spotlight, we sat down with a true Second Chance Champion - Drew Patterson, owner of Basic Industries. For years Drew and Basic have worked with the Colorado Department of Corrections to provide employment opportunities to formerly incarcerated individuals - and he knows firsthand the benefits to businesses, employees, and the communities they serve.

Joseph Kenner, President and CEO of Greyston (www.greyston.org), a leading bakery and pioneer of Open Hiring®, and David Levine, President of the American Sustainable Business Network (www.asbnetwork.org), on why Clean Slate New York is good for businesses.

For our March Spotlight we are honored to feature Jean Oelwang, President & CEO of Virgin Unite. Jean has helped corporations around the world put the wellbeing of people and the planet at their core, and has helped build several incredible initiatives, including The Elders, The B Team and The Carbon War Room. She has just published her first book, Partnering, in which she draws on her lifetime of experience to illuminate the core thread that weaves through sixty extraordinary partnerships and collaborations.

For RBIJ’s Black History Month Spotlight we sat down with our new Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Special Projects, Tiesa! Check our her interview, where we discuss college activism, the barriers facing Black women n America, running for office in Texas and reality TV.

To kick of 2022’s Spotlight series we’re profiling Kelly Services - a global workforce solutions provider that connects talented people to companies. They do this across 25 countries - placing around 370,000 people every year - and are committed to providing meaningful second chances for justice-impacted workers. We sat down with Keilon Ratliff, Professional and Industrial Global Vice President of Operations, to find out why.