CSRHub Partner The Analyst Desk Issued its Semi-annual Changes to the Nasdaq CRD Global Sustainability Index

NEW YORK,  May 26, 2016 /3BL Media/ — CSRHub’s newest business partner, The Analyst Desk announced the results of the semi-annual re-ranking of the Nasdaq CRD Global Sustainability Index (Nasdaq: QCRD), which became effective Monday, May 23, 2016.

The following twelve securities will be added to the Index: Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL); BorgWarner, Inc. (NYSE: BWA); Deere & Co. (Nasdaq: DE); Delphi Automotive (NYSE: DLPH); Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NYSE:GILD); Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR); NVIDIA Corp. (NYSE:NVDA); Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK); Sealed Air Corp. (NYSE: SEE); Stericycle Inc. (Nasdaq: SRCL) and Sunlife Financial (NYSE: SLF).

The Nasdaq CRD Global Sustainability Index (Nasdaq: QCRD) is an equally weighted equity index that serves as a benchmark for stocks of companies taking a leadership role in measuring, managing and communicating the impacts and ROI of their investments in sustainable development and shared value creation.  The Index is made up of companies traded on a major US stock exchange who voluntarily disclose their current environmental, social and governance risks as well as their revenue opportunities and forward look on future performance.  The QCRD methodology incorporates lagging indicators in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative G4 Guidelines, and leading indicators from public and proprietary frameworks to measure impact and shared value creation.  The securities must also meet other eligibility criteria which include minimum requirements for market value, average daily share volume, and price. The Index is evaluated on a semi-annual basis in May and November. For more information about the Nasdaq CRD Global Sustainability Index, including detailed eligibility criteria, visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/.

As a result of the Index reconstitution, the following twelve securities will be removed from the Index: Albermarle Corp. (NYSE: ALB); AngloGold Ashanti Limited (NYSE: AU); Arcelormittal (NYSE: MT); BHP Billiton PLC (NYSE: BHP); Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW); EI Du Pont Nemours (NYSE: DD); Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX); Spectra Energy Corp. (NYSE:SE); Sasol Limited (NYSE: SSL); Suncor Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SU); Syngenta AG (NYSE: SYT); and Verizon Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VZ).

Contact Information:

• Media Contacts:  Joseph Christinat, Nasdaq, +1.646.441.5121, Josh Machiz, Nasdaq, +1.212.231.5614
• Issuer & Investor Contact: Natasha Selzer, Nasdaq, +1.301.978.8623
• Analyst Desk / CRD Analytics Contact:  Michael Muyot, +1.347.415.6243, mmuyot@crdanalytics.com
• Analyst Desk / MetaVu Contact: Mark A. Serwinowski, +1.303.475.7426,  mas@metavu.com
• CSRHub Contact: Cynthia Figge, Cynthia@csrhub.com

About CSRHub
CSRHub® provides access to the world’s largest corporate social responsibility and sustainability ratings and information service, covering 16,000+ companies in 132 countries. By aggregating and normalizing the information from 400+ data sources, CSRHub has created a broad, consistent rating system and a searchable database that links millions of rating elements back to their source. Managers, professionals, and academics use CSRHub to benchmark company and supply chain performance, learn how stakeholders evaluate company CSR practices, and seek ways to improve corporate sustainability performance. Subscribers can access 12 indicators and millions of detailed data points on employee, environment, community and governance performance. CSRHub is a B Corporation. For more information about CSRHub, visit www.csrhub.com or contact sales@csrhub.com.

About The Analyst Desk
The Analyst DeskSM is a strategic partnership between award-winning business advisory firm MetaVu, and Wall Street investment analytics firm CRD Analytics, whose SmartView® 360 platform powers the Nasdaq CRD Global Sustainability Index, SeaCrest Global Clean Energy Portfolio and other international standards in sustainability rankings, portfolios and indexes.  The Analyst Desk provides intelligence, analytics and advisory services to help companies measure, manage and communicate their return on investment in sustainable development (SDROI).  For more information about The Analyst Desk, go to www.AnalystDesk.com.

About Nasdaq Global Indexes
Nasdaq Global Indexes has been creating innovative, market-leading, transparent indexes since 1971. Today, their index offering spans geographies and asset classes and includes diverse families such as the Dividend Achievers, Global, Nordic, Green Economy, Sharia and Commodity Indexes. They continuously offer new opportunities for financial product sponsors across a wide-spectrum of investable products and for asset managers to measure risk and performance. Nasdaq Global Indexes also provides custom index services and design solutions to selected financial organizations. For more information about Nasdaq Global Indexes, visit indexes.nasdaqomx.com.

Daily index values, weightings and historical data for Nasdaq indexes are available via Nasdaq Global Index Watch and Nasdaq Global Index Data Service.

The information contained above is provided for informational and educational purposes only, and nothing contained herein should be construed as investment advice, either on behalf of a particular financial product or an overall investment strategy. Neither The Nasdaq Group, Inc. nor any of its affiliates makes any recommendation to buy or sell any financial product or any representation about the financial condition of any company or fund. Statements regarding Nasdaq’s proprietary indexes are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investors should undertake their own due diligence and carefully evaluate companies before investing. ADVICE FROM A SECURITIES PROFESSIONAL IS STRONGLY ADVISED.