KLD provides indexes that are accepted as the standard for defining strategies and benchmarking investments that integrate environmental, social and governance factors. Investors, trustees, and consultants depend on the quality and integrity of KLD indexes, which are designed to be transparent, representative and investable.

Since launching the Domini 400 Social Index in 1990, the first SRI index, more than $11 billion is now invested in products based on KLD’s family of fourteen indexes including the Domini 400 Social Index, KLD Catholic Values 400 Index, KLD Broad Market Social Index, KLD Large Cap Social Index, KLD Dividend Achievers Social Index, KLD Select Social Index, KLD Global Climate 100 Index, KLD Global Sustainability Index, KLD Global Sustainability Index Ex-US, KLD Asia Pacific Sustainability Index, KLD Europe Sustainability Index, KLD Europe Asia Pacific Sustainability Index and KLD North America Sustainability Index.

Social Investment Research to top

KLD monitors the social records of corporations in the entire global investable universe. KLD's research is presented in the form of:

• In-depth Company Profiles
• Comprehensive Industry Involvement Reports
• Detailed Social Ratings

SOCRATES is KLD’s online research database containing social records on more than 3,000 US and international companies.

Company Profile coverage includes the areas of environment, employee relations, diversity, community, product quality, and non-US operations. Company Profiles also report any involvement in alcohol, adult entertainment, gambling, tobacco, military contracting, and nuclear power.

KLD SOCRATES also generates complete Industry Involvement Reports of domestic and international companies engaged in the businesses of alcohol, tobacco, nuclear power, firearms, adult entertainment, gambling, contraceptive products and abortion, and military
contracting.

Investment transactions with assurance. KLD’s Social Investment Compliance Service automates the process of performing trades with social restrictions. With the Social Investment Compliance Service, managers can easily audit and monitor portfolios in accordance with clients’ social mandates, eliminating the risk of costly errors.

Money mangers need a way to conduct social investment transactions with assurance. KLD’s Social Investment Compliance Service automates the process of performing trades with social restrictions. With the Social Investment Compliance Service, managers can easily audit and monitor portfolios in accordance with clients’ social mandates, eliminating the risk of costly errors.

Consulting to top

KLD provides consulting services to institutions with specific social investment needs. The firm brings to these relationships its extensive experience working with money managers and institutional investors.

KLD’s consulting services include:

• Social investment policies and guidelines
• Social audits of portfolios
• Customized research
• Social investment benchmarks
• Socially screened financial products