Calvert Social Index Actions.BETHESDA, Md. -- The Calvert Social Research Department has submitted the following recommendation regarding action within the Calvert Social Index The Calvert Social Index is a stock market index created by the Calvert Group as a benchmark of large companies that are considered socially responsible or ethical. It currently consists of 468 companies, weighted by market capitalization, selected from approximately 1,000 of the [R]. If approved, the following recommendation will be effective when the Calvert Social Index Committee convenes its quarterly meeting in September 2007. ADDITION: Thermo Fisher Scientific Fisher Scientific, formally Fisher Scientific International, Inc. and colloquially Fisher was a biotechnology company that provided products and services to the global scientific research and United States clinical laboratory markets. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : TMO TMO T-Mobile TMO The Mac Observer (website) TMO Timeout (Hekimian) TMO Tenant Management Organisation (UK) TMO Toprak Mahsulleri Ofisi ), a company in the Calvert Social Index Universe, has recently been reviewed and now meets Calvert's standards regarding weapons. If approved, the inclusion will take place in September 2007. DELETIONS: None What is the Calvert Social Index? Calvert, a leader in socially responsible investing Socially responsible investing describes an investment strategy which combines the intentions to maximize both financial return and social good. In general, socially responsible investors favor corporate practices which are environmentally responsible, support workplace diversity, , has created the Calvert Social Index[R], as a broad-based, rigorously constructed benchmark for measuring the performance of US-based socially responsible companies. How is the Calvert Social Index constructed? Calvert starts by taking the 1,000 largest companies in the US, represented by stocks listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ-AMEX (not including closed-end mutual funds, ADRs, REITS REITS Real Estate Investors of the Tri-States (Harrison, TN) and non-common shares). Calvert's Social Research Department then analyzes each company. A social audit is conducted in the following areas: governance and ethics; environment; workplace; product safety and impact; community relations; international operations and human rights; and indigenous peoples' rights. The stocks that meet Calvert's social criteria make up the Calvert Social Index. For more information on any Calvert fund, please contact Calvert at 800.368.2748 for a free prospectus. An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of an investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information. Read it carefully before you invest or send money. Calvert mutual funds are underwritten and distributed by Calvert Distributors Inc., member NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). , a subsidiary of Calvert Group, Ltd. #7291 (8/07) |
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