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| | KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. -- Socially Responsible Investing and Research |
 | | The list constitutes the 100 companies with the highest Intangible Values Assessment (IVA) scores from Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, a socially responsible investment (SRI) research firm. |
 | | "How companies perform on environmental, social, and strategic governance issues is having a rapidly-growing impact on their competitiveness, profitability, and share price performance, said Dr. Matthew Kiernan, founder and CEO of Innovest, which rates the sustainability performance of 2,000 companies from such indexes as the S&P 500, MCSI World, FTSE 350, and Eurostoxx. |
 | | The Global 100 list, which covers five percent of Innovest's universe and hence draws on the top five percent of sectors rated by Innovest, does however highlight three companies for farsighted sustainability practice: UK-based BP (ticker: BP), US-based Alcoa (AA), and Japan-based Toyota (TM). |
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