SEPTEMBER 2005  
     
What's New in KLD INDEXES

KLD's Domini 400 Social Index At 15: A Risk and Return Analysis
In May 2005, KLD celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Domini 400 SocialSM Index (DSI). As the first benchmark for equity portfolios subject to multiple social screens, the DSI provides the most complete and definitive data available on the financial performance of socially screened portfolios. While the performance of the Index has varied with market cycles, returns over the past 15 years show that it has outperformed the S&P 500® (S&P), a widely accepted benchmark for the overall U.S. market. More...

 
What's New in RESEARCH

Updated Revenue and Ownership Data Added to Socrates Involvement Reports
KLD has added updated ownership information for the tobacco, alcohol, nuclear power, adult entertainment, gambling, abortion and contraception involvement reports. KLD has also updated revenue information where applicable for the alcohol, tobacco and gambling reports in SOCRATES. More...

 
From the Desk of Peter Kinder

Teaching Business Ethics – and Governance
July 2005 saw former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers sentenced, more Enron suits settled, and the pork-packed federal energy bill greased toward passage. So, a conference on "Teaching Business Ethics" seemed a likely place to gain insights into today’s moral climate. And indeed it was.
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Industry Insights

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) to Release the Results of Third Carbon Disclosure Report
On September 14, 2005, the Carbon Disclosure Project will release the results of their third carbon disclosure report at an event in New York City.
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KLD Speaking Engagements and Other KLD Sponsored Events

SRI in the Rockies
Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort, Snowbird, Utah
September 25-28, 2005

SRI in the Rockies is open to any institutional investor or investment professional who wants to benefit from an outstanding series of educational sessions and from a focused opportunity to network with hundreds of other like-minded individuals, organizations and leaders in the socially responsible investment field.

If you plan on attending the conference and would like to schedule a meeting with a KLD representative, please email us at info@kld.com. Alternately, please stop by our booth or one of the 3 sessions where KLD executives will participate. More...

 
KLD Press Releases
KLD Launches Global Climate 100 Index More...
KLD Announces The Reconstitution Of Its KLD BMSI And
Its KLD LCSI Indexes
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June 2005 Social Index Returns. More...
 
 
 
 
 

INDUSTRY
EVENTS

September 25-28, 2005
SRI in the Rockies
Snowbird, Utah

September 25-28, 2005
SRI in the Rockies
Keystone, CO

November 2-4, 2005
TBLI 2005
Frankfurt, Germany

December 4-7, 2005
Super Bowl of Indexing Phoenix, AZ