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Boston,
MA -- April 27, 2006 -- For
the seventh straight year, KLD Research & Analytics, Inc.'s
SOCRATES database has served as the research basis for
the social, environmental, and governance criteria used
for Business Ethics magazine's annual list of the
"100 Best Corporate Citizens" in America.
"KLD
has provided research for Business Ethics since
the inception of its '100 Best Corporate Citizens' list,"
said Eric Fernald, KLD’s Director of Research. "We
are pleased to be recognized as the source for the most
comprehensive social, environmental, and governance data
on public companies in the United States."
The
firms on the Business Ethics 100 list are ranked
on both financial information and on their performance
in eight categories: shareholders, community, governance,
diversity, employees, environment, human rights, and product.
The universe of companies covered encompasses firms on
the Russell 1000, S&P 500 and the Domini Social Index
400.
This
year, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters of Waterbury, VT
(NASDAQ: GMCR) tops the list. It is the fourth year Green
Mountain has been among the top 10 companies on the Business
Ethics list.
Rounding
out the top ten are: Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ)
at number two, Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) at number
three, Motorola (NYSE: MOT) at number four, Agilent Technologies
(NYSE: A) is number five, The Timberland Company (NYSE:
TBL) at number six, Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE: CRM) is
in seventh position, Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO)
at number eight, Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is number nine,
and Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) is number
ten. More details about the 100 Best Corporate Citizens
is available at: www.business-ethics.com/whats_new/100best.html.
What's
striking about the 2006 list is the strong showing by
the technology sector.
According
to Marjorie Kelly, Editor of Business Ethics, most top
technology companies score well on environmental issues,
and tend to have employee-friendly work environments.
"Technology firms know that to attract and retain
talent, it pays to be socially enlightened," Kelly
said.
About Business
Ethics
Founded
in 1987, Business Ethics magazine is the only US-based
business magazine focusing on ethics and corporate social
responsibility. Published four times a year with a total
distribution to approximately 10,000 readers, it has a
unique position and a unique readership of thought leaders
in business, investing, academia, government and civil
society organizations interested in corporate social responsibility
issues.
Business
Ethics is owned by New York City-based New Mountain
Media. In addition to the magazine, the company sponsors
conferences and seminars and produces a one-hour weekly
radio program, Good Company, on LIME/Sirius Satellite
Radio.
About KLD Research
& Analytics, Inc.
KLD
Research & Analytics, Inc. is an independent investment
research firm providing investment management tools used
by professionals to serve clients requiring investment
strategies based on social and environmental responsibility.
KLD products and services, including SOCRATES (a web-based,
company research tool) are used for screening, compliance
and asset gathering.
Since
1988, institutional investors, managers, trustees, consultants
and advisors have depended on the quality and expertise
of KLD. Institutional money managers worldwide use KLD's
research to integrate environmental, social and governance
factors into their investment decisions.
For
more information about KLD or KLD's new corporate governance
and community screens, please see KLD’s website (www.kld.com)
or contact Karen Agredo
by phone (617.426.5270) or via e-mail (kagredo@kld.com).
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