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The '''Calvert Social Index''' is a [[stock market index]] created by [[Calvert Investments]] as a benchmark of large companies that are considered [[socially responsible]] or [[ethical investing|ethical]]. It currently consists of 680 companies, weighted by [[market capitalization]], selected from approximately 1,000 of the largest publicly traded companies in the [[United States]] using Calvert's social criteria. These criteria relate to the [[List of environmental issues|environment]], [[labor rights|workplace issues]], [[Consumer protection|product safety]], community relations, [[Defense contractor|weapons contracting]], international operations, and [[human rights]].
The '''Calvert Social Index''' is a [[stock market index]] created by [[Calvert Investments]] as a benchmark of large companies that are considered [[socially responsible]] or [[ethical investing|ethical]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Clarke|first=Thomas|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=B8v_hDJTDOYC&pg=PA300&dq=Calvert+Social+Index&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwifw9vWx-znAhVu1qYKHSvABtgQ6AEINDAB#v=onepage&q=Calvert%20Social%20Index&f=false|title=International Corporate Governance: A Comparative Approach|date=|publisher=Routledge|year=2007|isbn=978-1-134-35088-9|location=London and New York|pages=300|language=en}}</ref> It currently consists of 680 companies, weighted by [[market capitalization]], selected from approximately 1,000 of the largest publicly traded companies in the [[United States]] using Calvert's social criteria.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Little|first=Ken|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yQ0N59fv38gC&pg=PA216&dq=Calvert+Social+Index&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwifw9vWx-znAhVu1qYKHSvABtgQ6AEIXTAG#v=onepage&q=Calvert%20Social%20Index&f=false|title=The Complete Idiot's Guide to Socially Responsible Investing: Put Your Money Where Your Values Are|date=|publisher=Penguin|year=2008|isbn=978-1-4406-3650-9|location=New York|pages=216|language=en}}</ref> These criteria relate to the [[List of environmental issues|environment]], [[labor rights|workplace issues]], [[Consumer protection|product safety]], community relations, [[Defense contractor|weapons contracting]], international operations, and [[human rights]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ali|first=Paul A. U.|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KbWMN4pnyzMC&pg=PA152&dq=Calvert+Social+Index&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwifw9vWx-znAhVu1qYKHSvABtgQ6AEIPTAC#v=onepage&q=Calvert%20Social%20Index&f=false|title=Eco-finance: The Legal Design and Regulation of Market-based Environmental Instruments|last2=Yano|first2=Kanako|date=|publisher=Kluwer Law International B.V.|year=2004|isbn=978-90-411-2310-7|location=The Hague, Netherlands|pages=152|language=en}}</ref>


This index was created following the success of the [[FTSE KLD 400 Social Index|Domini 400 Social Index]] by KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. The Calvert index is used by many so-called socially responsible [[mutual funds]] as a benchmark for their performance.
This index was created following the success of the [[FTSE KLD 400 Social Index|Domini 400 Social Index]] by KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. The Calvert index is used by many so-called socially responsible [[mutual funds]] as a benchmark for their performance.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Keinert|first=Christina|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=de0o4XkPIYYC&pg=PA52&dq=Calvert+Social+Index&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwifw9vWx-znAhVu1qYKHSvABtgQ6AEIVDAF#v=onepage&q=Calvert%20Social%20Index&f=false|title=Corporate Social Responsibility as an International Strategy|date=|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|year=2008|isbn=978-3-7908-2024-9|location=Heidelberg, Germany|pages=52|language=en}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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*[[FTSE4Good Index]]
*[[FTSE4Good Index]]


== References ==
== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091008102030/http://www.calvert.com/sri-index.html Calvert Investments: The Calvert Social Index]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091008102030/http://www.calvert.com/sri-index.html Calvert Investments: The Calvert Social Index]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061106110113/http://www.greenbiz.com/reference/webguide_record.cfm?LinkAdvID=6707 GreenBiz: Calvert Social Index]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061106110113/http://www.greenbiz.com/reference/webguide_record.cfm?LinkAdvID=6707 GreenBiz: Calvert Social Index]


== References ==
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[[Category:American stock market indices]]
[[Category:American stock market indices]]
[[Category:Ethical investment stock market indices]]
[[Category:Ethical investment stock market indices]]

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The Calvert Social Index is a stock market index created by Calvert Investments as a benchmark of large companies that are considered socially responsible or ethical.[1] It currently consists of 680 companies, weighted by market capitalization, selected from approximately 1,000 of the largest publicly traded companies in the United States using Calvert's social criteria.[2] These criteria relate to the environment, workplace issues, product safety, community relations, weapons contracting, international operations, and human rights.[3]

This index was created following the success of the Domini 400 Social Index by KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. The Calvert index is used by many so-called socially responsible mutual funds as a benchmark for their performance.[4]

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ Clarke, Thomas (2007). International Corporate Governance: A Comparative Approach. London and New York: Routledge. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-134-35088-9.
  2. ^ Little, Ken (2008). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Socially Responsible Investing: Put Your Money Where Your Values Are. New York: Penguin. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-4406-3650-9.
  3. ^ Ali, Paul A. U.; Yano, Kanako (2004). Eco-finance: The Legal Design and Regulation of Market-based Environmental Instruments. The Hague, Netherlands: Kluwer Law International B.V. p. 152. ISBN 978-90-411-2310-7.
  4. ^ Keinert, Christina (2008). Corporate Social Responsibility as an International Strategy. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 52. ISBN 978-3-7908-2024-9.