- September 9, 2008 - CSRwire: Innovest Strategic Value Advisors was honored last week for its innovative investment research in PLENTY Magazine's "PLENTY 20 Awards" for 2008. The awards named 20 individuals, 20 companies, and 10 ideas that will revolutionize the way we live.

Innovest Strategic Value Advisors is the #1 leading independent research provider of 'extra-financial research.1 'Innovest specializes 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 was chosen out of hundreds of entries and named as one of the top 20 companies pioneering sustainable business practices along with other leading global companies such as Google, Nike, and Swiss Re.

Providing research for clients with more than $7 trillion in assets under management in over 20 countries, Innovest's advisory services are changing the way we look at risk management. "By assessing differentials typically not identified by traditional securities analysis, Innovest's IVA ratings uncover hidden risks and value potential for investors," says Innovest CEO Matthew Kiernan.

Major investment institutions already incorporating the Innovest investment model into traditional financial research include Credit Suisse, UBS, AIG, State Street Global Advisors, and BNP Paribas.

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

1 For the second year in a row, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors has been ranked the #1 Leading Independent Research Provider of 'extra-financial research' by Thomson Extel. Innovest leads the ranking with 21.05% of the vote, up 5% from 2006.

Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc.

Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc.

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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