NOVEMBER 2005  
     
What's New in KLD INDEXES

KLD Global Climate 100 Index: A Closer Look at Methodology
The KLD Global Climate 100 Index (GC 100), launched in July 2005, is a specialty index designed to promote investment in global companies whose activities demonstrate the greatest potential for mitigating immediate and long-term causes of climate change. More...

 
From the Desk of Peter Kinder

Political Accountability and Corporate Donations
There is no more important issue today in American society than the role of corporate money in politics. None. More...

 
Industry Insights

A Fiduciary Duty to Consider ESG Issues? New Study Indicates "Yes"
Do fiduciaries - especially pension fund trustees - have a duty to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in their investment decision-making process? More...

Mercer Investment Consulting Releases SRI Survey
In October 2005 Mercer Investment Consulting sent out a survey on socially responsible investing aimed at the US investment community. Mercer hopes to complete the survey by the end of the month. More...

Senior Analyst Updates
Nike recently made a big decision to disclose its factory base. Five months later, Levis followed suit, with a soon-to-be-named company making a similar announcement any day (that company's CSR report is imminent but the information is not public yet, so I won't name names). That's a big shift in transparency in a short time. More...

 
KLD Speaking Engagements and Other KLD Sponsored Events

Habitat JAM: The World Urban Forum Invites Your Participation in a Global Internet Dialogue on Urban Sustainability, December 1-3, 2005

The World Urban Forum (WUF) is convened by UN-HABITAT every two years to discuss urban issues for the purposes of developing action-oriented proposals to advance urban sustainability. The Government of Canada will host the next WUF in Vancouver in June 2006. It is expected to bring together a many as ten thousand people to debate ideas and issues about sustainable urban development.More...

 
KLD Press Releases

KLD Introduces New Sudan Compliance Service More...
KLD Reports October 2005 Social Index Returns
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KLD Rebalances Global Climate 100 Index: Five Companies Added
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Molina Healthcare, Inc. Added to KLD's Domini 400 Social Index More...
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. Added to KLD's Domini 400 Social Index More...
KLD and Sunrise Advisors to Market KLD Global Climate 100 Index in Japan More...
KLD Releases New Research Paper: "SRI: An Evolving Concept in a Changing World" More...

 
 
 
 
 

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