New KLD Global Climate Index Promotes Clean Energy Solutions
On July 1, 2005, KLD launched the KLD Global Climate 100^SM Index to promote investment in publicly held companies leading the response to climate change. More...

KLD welcomes Research Product Manager
Graham Sinclair recently joined KLD's Research Products Department. More...

Reconstitution Adds Nike to the KLD BMS Index and KLD LCS Index
KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. announced on July 7, 2005 the annual reconstitution of its KLD Broad Market Social^SM Index and its KLD Large Cap Social^SM Index. The largest addition to the KLD BMSI and KLD LCSI this year is Nike, Inc. More...

KLD's New Global Climate 100 Index Utilizes Equal Weighting Strategy
KLD uses an equal weighting strategy in the Index to provide higher exposure to small-cap companies and lower exposure to large-cap companies than a cap-weighted index, helping to channel capital to small companies committed to preventing global climate change. More...

Latest EPA Toxic Emissions Data Added to Socrates profiles
KLD has updated its SOCRATES research tool with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2003 Toxic Release Inventory data, the most recent data available. As a result of the project, 105 of the companies covered in SOCRATES now have received a "concern" rating for Substantial Emissions. More...

Uniform Prudent Investor Act Restricts U.S. Managers from Taking
Longer View of Investing
Opportunity to Affect Legislative Change if We Act Now
A December 2004 survey by Mercer Investment Consultants revealed that 63% of the European and Asian managers surveyed believed that social and environmental criteria would be included in investment decisions in the next five years. Conversely, 63% of the U.S. managers believed it would never happen. More...

SIRAN's Global Reporting Inititative
In January 2005, SIRAN launched an initiative to evaluate the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting of America's largest companies, as part of an effort to urge companies to report publicly on social and environmental issues according to standards established by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). More...

Teaching Business Ethics Conference
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
July 22, 2005

Peter Kinder will be speaking on innovative methods for teaching business ethics. More...