Workers Expect Companies
to Live Their Values

In this year-long investigation fueled by proprietary data, we’re exploring how teams can better connect and thrive in today’s age of evolving work.

80%

About 80% of U.S. workers want their companies to take action on societal issues, according to Atlassian’s Return on Action Report 2021, which surveyed 2,391 U.S. workers.

Making a difference in the larger world promotes employee pride, engagement with their work, and ultimately, better teamwork.

These are the issues that the most employees want companies to address:

Data privacy	78%
Waste and pollution	75%
Unemployment	74%
Access to healthcare	72%
Disability / accessibility	72%

On these issues, the fewest employees thought employers should seek change:

Immigration	45%
Animal welfare	42%
Gun control/ gun rights	36%
Overpopulation	30%
Abortion	28%

67%

67% of workers say companies should be equally concerned with their social impact and financial performance.

Businesses can’t disconnect from the people, customers, communities, and planet that support them. They are inextricably linked.

Find the issues most relevant to your business and stakeholders. Decide where you can have the most impact and make the investments now. The opportunities are there. And the financial and brand risks of inaction are only increasing.