KLD, Ryan ALM and Mergent Launch Family of U.S. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Corporate Bond Indexes

BY: KLD

Boston, MA and New York, NY, – KLD Research & Analytics, Inc, Ryan ALM, Inc. and Mergent, Inc. announced today the August 1, 2008 launch of the KLD U.S. Corporate Bond (USCB) Index series. These investable indexes are the first to apply environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance factors to a U.S. fixed income asset class. The KLD 1-3 Year U.S. Corporate Bond Index (USCB3), KLD 1-5 Year U.S. Corporate Bond Index (USCB5), and KLD 1-10 Year U.S. Corporate Bond Index (USCB10) are available for licensing.

The KLD USCB series is the product of collaboration by three firms: KLD Research & Analytics, the leading ESG research and index provider since 1988; fixed income index architect Ryan ALM; and Mergent, the fixed income data and calculation agent.

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