Businesss Ethics magazine has released its annual survey of the “100 Best Corporate Citizens.” The closely-watched survey has gained national recognition as an indicator of best practices in the area of corporate social responsibility.
The 100 Best Corporate Citizens survey is based on a database maintained by KLD Research & Analytics, a Boston-based social research firm. All companies listed on the Russell 1000 Index — the 1000 largest publicly-traded companies in the United States — are considered. The KLD data is then statistically analyzed by Sandra Waddock and Samuel Graves of Boston College, and companies receive rankings in eight different categories: total return to stockholders, community, governance, diversity, employees, environment, human rights and product. Each company then receives an overall score based on their scores in the eight different issue areas.
Authors: Samuel Graves, Sandra Waddock
Sources: Businesss Ethics, KLD Research & Analytics
Subject: Social Responsibility (ESG)
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