Corporate Governance Screen Updates
Last month, KLD changed the scope and presentation of its Corporate Governance research by creating separate ratings for Transparency, Accounting, and Political Accountability. More...

NEW! Diversity Trends Within the S&P 500
A quick look at diversity trends within the S&P 500 over the past decade More...

Customizing Social & Environmental Restrictions to Meet Your Exact Needs
Applying social restrictions, and how you can work proactively with clients
to minimize portfolio impact. More...

The KLD Broad Market and Large Cap Social Indexes at Five Years: A Risk and Return Analysis
The risk and return analysis in this article offers new information about the KLD BMSI and LCSI approach to social investing for the first five years of operation. More...

KLD Indexes Welcomes Chris McKnett as Its Index Project Manager
Chris McKnett has replaced Priya Khetarpal as Index Project Manager for KLD Indexes. Chris supports various components of new index projects, including index operations, product creation and product marketing, in addition to ongoing index maintenance and client services responsibilities. More...

SRI Performance: The Means and Ends
The phrase "socially responsible investment" is unloved even by those who advocate it. But, it has a virtue. It highlights the poles of the concept's dual nature: One should be socially responsible and one should be a responsible investor. More...

KLD to Assist Northern Trust in Helping Institutional Clients Comply
With Sudan Divestment Mandates
Northern Trust Global Investments (NTGI) announced the creation of seven new index funds to help state pensions in Illinois to meet their investment objectives while complying with recent Sudan divestment mandates. More...

Internet Censorship - Complicity is No Longer An Option
Recent revelations have sparked a major debate about the use of technology to suppress internationally protected rights like freedom of expression, and the role of corporations in these violations. More...

Mercer Investment Consulting's Survey of US Institutional Investors on Responsible Investment Released
According to the survey, 75 percent of the respondents believe that environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors can be material to investment performance. Survey findings and full report available at www.mercerIC.com/usrisurvey

KLD Expands Corporate Governance Screens to Track Political Accountability, Transparency, and Accounting Controversies of U.S. Companies More...
KLD Indexes Announces Changes to KLD's Domini 400 Social Index More...
January 2006 Social Index Returns. More...