KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. is the leading authority on social research and indexes for institutional investors. Featuring one of the largest independent corporate research staffs in the world, KLD provides performance benchmarks, corporate accountability research and consulting services analogous to those provided by financial research service firms.

KLD’s research is designed for investors and money managers who integrate environmental, social and governance factors into their investment process.  KLD’s research can be used for screening, company analysis, or fund creation. Today over 400 money managers and institutional investors use KLD’s research products.
KLD Indexes is a unit of KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. In 1990, KLD launched the Domini 400 Social Index - the first socially responsible index.KLD’s indexes are designed to be transparent, representative and investable. Today, more than $11 billion is invested in funds based on KLD indexes.

KLD Compliance provides accurate, seamless integration of investment restrictions to separately managed account programs. KLD Research & Analytics is trusted by the world’s three largest money managers and five of the top 10 Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) programs.

KLD evaluates over 3,000 U.S. corporations for social and environmental performance on more than 280 data points using a proprietary ratings process covering community relations, corporate governance, diversity, employee relations, human rights, products, and the environment.

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