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Corporate Social Responsibility
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12.10.2003 ET
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Calvert Social Index Pending Actions
(CSRwire) BETHESDA, MD -- The Calvert Social Research Department has submitted
the following recommendations regarding actions within the Calvert Social
Index. If approved, the following recommendations will be effective when
the Calvert Social Index Committee convenes its quarterly meeting in
December 2003.
ADDITIONS:
Liberty Media Corporation, a member of the Calvert Social Index
Universe, has recently been reviewed and now meets Calvert's standards for
corporate social responsibility. Having been spun-off from AT&T Corp. in
2001, Liberty Media has established a record that meets Calvert's criteria
for corporate governance and business practices. If approved, the inclusion
will take place in December 2003.
DELETIONS:
J. C. Penney Company, Inc., a member of the Calvert Social Index,
has recently been reviewed and no longer meets Calvert's standards for
human rights and business practices. If approved, this deletion will take
place in December 2003.
Calvert Social Index Construction
The Calvert Social Index(TM) is created by taking the 1,000 largest
companies in the U.S., representing stocks listed on the NYSE and
NASDAQ-AMEX (not including closed-end mutual funds, ADRs, REITS, and
non-common shares) and ranks them in descending order based on their
market capitalization.
Calvert's Social Research Department analyzes each company in the base of
1,000 companies. A social audit is conducted in the following areas:
environment, workplace issues, product safety, community relations,
military weapons contracting, international operations and human rights,
and respecting the rights of indigenous peoples. The stocks that meet
Calvert's social criteria make up the Calvert Social Index.
For more complete information about any Calvert mutual fund, call
800.368.2748 for a free prospectus or go to our Web site at
www.calvert.com. Read it carefully before you invest.
Calvert mutual funds are underwritten and distributed by Calvert
Distributors Inc., member NASD, a subsidiary of Calvert Group, Ltd. #3178
rev. (12/03)
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