Socially Responsible Investment

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is an international, not-for-profit organization providing the only global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and share vital environmental information. The CDLI recognizes companies and organizations for their approach to disclosing climate change strategies, while the CPLI recognizes only the companies that are taking positive measures to mitigate the effects their operations have on climate change.

Website: www.cdproject.net

The Ethibel Investment Register is used as the basis for Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) products for a growing number of European banks, fund managers and institutional investors.

Website: www.ethibel.org

Jantzi Social Index® is a market capitalization-weighted common stock index consisting of 60 Canadian companies that pass a set of broadly based social and environmental screens.

Website: www.jantzisocialindex.com

The Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI North America) comprises the top companies from North America in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria, and provides a benchmark for sustainability-driven North American equity portfolios.

Website: www.sustainability-index.com

The Ethical Funds Company offers a family of socially responsible mutual funds, with more than $2.4 billion in assets under management, which are also distributed through qualified investment professionals, discount brokers, life insurers and other institutional partners.

Website: www.ethicalfunds.com

FTSE4Good Index is a financial index series that is designed by the Financial Times Stock Exchange to identify and facilitate investment in companies that meet globally recognized corporate responsibility standards.

Website: www.ftse.com