10.31.2007 - 12:01pm ET

(CSRwire) October 31, 2007 - Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc., in response to strong client demand, today announced a new screening tool to track the ever-increasing risk for corporate operations in Burma. Recent events of the last six weeks have brought to public attention the human rights record of the Burmese Government, which for the last 20 years has been implicated in a litany of abuses, including murder, torture, rape, detention without trial, massive forced relocations, and forced labor. Companies operating in Burma, in turn, are also facing additional criticism from NGOs and pressure groups over their roles in the country.

Operations in Burma could lead to reputational damage for companies as well as financial consequences in the form of lawsuits, boycotts, and losses from both divestments as well as sanctions or restrictions currently being discussed by the United Nations, the European Union and others. From its universe of over 2000 global publicly traded companies, Innovest's Burma Screen has identified 138 companies, a number significantly higher than similar screens offered by other, more traditional sources.

Ratings and research reports from Innovest Strategic Advisors analyzing the environmental, social and governance performance of over 1,750 companies and their industries, including the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations, is available through Innovest's partner CSRwire at http://www.csrwire.com/reports/independent

About Innovest

Innovest Strategic Value Advisors is an internationally recognized investment research and advisory firm specializing in analyzing companies' performance on environmental, social, and strategic governance issues, with a particular focus on their impact on competitiveness, profitability, and share price performance.

Innovest currently has offices in New York City, Toronto, San Francisco, London, Paris, Sydney, and Tokyo.

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