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Methodology
About
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Methodology
What
is the Business Ethics magazine's 100 Best Corporate
Citizens list?
Business Ethics magazine's 100 Best Corporate
Citizens ranks companies that score best overall across
eight social, environmental, and financial metrics that
measure a company's performance in relation to all of
its stakeholders.
How
does a company become eligible for consideration for
inclusion on Business Ethics magazine's 100 Best
Corporate Citizens list?
Companies that are constituents of the Domini Social
400 Index, S&P 500, or Russell 1000 are eligible for
inclusion on the Business Ethics magazine's 100
Best Corporate Citizens list.
How
does a company apply for the Business Ethics
magazine's 100 Best Corporate Citizens list?
There is no formal application process for the 100 Best
Corporate Citizens list. Companies that are constituents
of the Domini Social 400, S&P 500, or Russell 1000 are
eligible for inclusion on the Business Ethics
magazine's 100 Best Corporate Citizens list. Non-financial
ratings used by Business Ethics magazine to create
the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list are determined
by KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. If your company is
a member of one or more of the above indices, and you
are interested in reviewing KLD's analysis of your firm,
then please contact Camille Aylmer at BusinessEthics100@kld.com.
What
firm provides the data to Business Ethics magazine
for the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list?
KLD Research and Analytics, Inc., through SOCRATES -
KLD’s comprehensive online social research database,
provides the social and environmental performance data
for the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list. KLD uses financial
data from Bloomberg and Factset to measure total return
performance.
How
are the companies eligible for Business Ethics
magazine's 100 Best Corporate Citizens list ranked?
Business Ethics magazine ranks firms based on
how well they score across eight social, environmental,
and financial metrics that measure a company's performance
in relation to all of its stakeholders. For a more detailed
discussion of the methodology behind the list, please
go to the Business Ethics magazine website, http://www.business-ethics.com/whats_new/100best.html.
How
are the eight scoring variables weighted?
The eight scoring variables - shareholders, community,
governance, diversity, employees, environment, human
rights, and product- are given equal weight.
How
does KLD gather the data necessary to analyze a company?
KLD continuously updates company information in SOCRATES
using data from public documents, non-governmental agencies,
government agencies, press searches, trade journals,
industry and regional publications, and direct contact
with the companies. Rigorous internal quality assurance
and editing processes ensure consistent coverage across
companies and issues.
Is
KLD's analysis of each firm dependent upon company self
-reporting?
No. Data in KLD's SOCRATES is derived from multiple
sources. If you are interested in reviewing KLD's analysis
of your firm, then please contact Camille Aylmer at
BusinessEthics100@kld.com.
How
does KLD analyze a company across the seven social and
environmental criteria used for Business Ethics
magazine's 100 Best Corporate Citizens list?
KLD has over 65 indicators to measure company performance
across these variables. Within each indicator, KLD scoring
methodology adopts a sophisticated proprietary scaling
approach to capture the relative impact of the indicator.
For more details about KLD's ratings, please go to KLD's
website, www.KLD.com.
Where
can I find more information about KLD's rating system?
For more information concerning the ratings criteria
used by KLD, see http://web.kld.com/Socrates/
Reports/ RatingsDefinitions.pdf
How
can I review KLD's analysis of my company?
For a copy of your firm's profile and information on
updating it, contact Camille Aylmer at BusinessEthics100@kld.com.
Can
I review KLD's analysis of other firms, including those
in my company's own industry?
Additional profiles are available for a fee. For
pricing information, please contact Randy O’Neil at
BusinessEthics100@kld.com.
About
the List
When
was Business Ethics magazine's 100 Best Corporate
Citizens list first published? Business Ethics
magazine's 100 Best Corporate Citizens has been published
annually since Spring, 2000.
Are
companies aware of the Business Ethics magazine's
100 Best Corporate Citizens list?
Among CEO’s, Business Ethics magazine's 100 Best
Corporate Citizens list is regarded as the third most
influential corporate ranking, behind Fortune magazine’s
“Most Admired Companies” and “100 Best Companies to
Work For”, according to a PRWeek/Burson-Marsteller
CEO Survey.
Has
Business Ethics magazine's 100 Best Corporate
Citizens list been cited in academic articles?
KLD collects papers from academics around the world
that have used KLD data and/or Business Ethic magazine’s
100 Best Corporate Citizens list as a basis for studying
corporate social responsibility and socially responsible
investment. For a sample list of research papers, please
contact BusinessEthics100@kld.com.
Where
can I find the Business Ethics Magazine's 2006
100 Best Corporate Citizens list?
To access the Business Ethics Magazin's 2006
100 Best Corporate Citizens list, please go to the Business
Ethics magazine website: http://www.business-ethics.com/whats_new/100best.html.
Where
can I get more details regarding Business Ethics
magazine's 2006 100 Best Corporate Citizens list?
More details regarding the 100 Best Corporate Citizens
list are available on the Business Ethics web
site at http://www.business-ethics.com/whats_new/100best.html.
How
can I order a copy of Business Ethics magazine's
2006 100 Best Corporate Citizens magazine issue?
To order a copy of the 2006 100 Best Corporate Citizens
Issue, please go to the Business Ethics Magazine
website: http://www.business-ethics.com/whats_new/100best.html.
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