Washington, D.C. - In response to increasing demand from investors undertaking corporate governance measures directed at companies with ties to Sudan, Conflict Securities Advisory Group, Inc. (CSAG) has launched a comprehensive and cost-effective database, the Sudan Corporate Monitor (SCM), that identifies and profiles U.S. and foreign publicly-traded companies with business ties to Sudan.

Companies active in Sudan have been sharply criticized for their business ties to that country due to the growing worldwide attention to Sudan's long and brutal civil war and associated human rights atrocities. In response, investors across the United States, ranging from university endowments to state legislatures, are calling upon their fund managers and plan sponsors to address the ethical and financial risks associated with investing in these companies. States such as Illinois and New Jersey, and universities including Harvard and Stanford, have even chosen to divest select or all portfolio companies active in Sudan.

The SCM is a user-friendly, impartial online database of companies that equips institutional and other investors to make more informed policy decisions by identifying U.S. and foreign companies that are active in Sudan and their specific direct or indirect activities in that country. Asset manager subscribers can utilize the SCM to comply with Sudan-related directives in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Each company profile includes: 1) an Operations section describing the specific details of the company's tie to Sudan; 2) a Revenues and Financials section breaking out the available financial details of each tie; 3) a Points of Interest section that includes any regulatory violations and other relevant developments; and 4) a Company Response section providing the company's feedback on their CSAG profile. The SCM also includes a Sudan Overview and features five search functions that allow the user to navigate the database and generate company lists based on specific criteria.

Research Methodology: The research underpinning the SCM is compiled by CSAG from numerous publicly available documents such as international newspapers, subscription databases and trade publications as well as company websites and public disclosures. Each profile is then shared with the company along with a questionnaire in order to ensure accuracy and obtain any response the company may wish to provide. Unlike competing products, the SCM identifies both U.S. and foreign publicly traded companies active in Sudan. The SCM is updated regularly in order to provide the most accurate information available.

About CSAG: Conflict Securities Advisory Group is a Washington, D.C.-based research and consulting firm that specializes in identifying and assessing global security risk factors in the capital markets. For more information visit: www.conflictsecurities.com.

Conflict Securities Advisory Group, Inc.

Conflict Securities Advisory Group, Inc.

CSAG is a Washington, D.C.-based impartial research provider that maintains the world's only comprehensive list of U.S. and foreign publicly traded companies with business ties to U.S State Department-designated terrorist-sponsoring states including Iran, Libya, Syria, Sudan and North Korea.

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