Saturday, February 18, 2006
Calvert Rates Environmental, Social and Governance Practices of 100 Largest US Companies
The move increases transparency of socially responsible investing research while maintaining the proprietary nature of the Calvert investment process.
Investors looking for insight on evaluating the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of large U.S. companies just received some help from the Calvert Group . Calvert, a socially responsible investing (SRI) firm based in Bethesda, Maryland, recently released ratings evaluating the ESG performance of the 100 largest US companies by market capitalization. The Calvert Ratings disclose how the Calvert Social Research team ranks these companies on a scale from one (worst) to five (best) in five categories--environment, workplace, business practices, human rights, and community relations.
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