Semi-Annual Changes to the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index

New York, NY, December 03, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The following eight securities have been added to the Index: AT&T (NYSE: T); Exelon Corp. (NYSE: XYL); Flowserve Corp. (NYSE: FLS); Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE: MTD); St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ); Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (NYSE: TMO); Waters Corp. (NYSE: WAT) and Xylem, Inc. (NYSE: XYL).

The NASDAQ OMX 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 how it will affect future performance according to the Global Reporting Initiative G3.1/G4 Guidelines. 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 semiannual basis in May and November. Please contact Michael Muyot of CRD Analytics for more information about the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index, including detailed eligibility criteria.

As a result of the Index reconstitution, the following eight securities will be removed from the Index: Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX); Consolidated Edison Inc. (NYSE: ED); CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS); General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS); Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM); Proctor & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG); Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM); and Total, SA (NYSE: TOT).

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About CRD Analytics
CRD Analytics is a leading provider of independent sustainability investment analytics. Using its proprietary SmartViewTM 360 Platform, CRD Analytics empowers its clients with actionable and performance-driven information distilled from large sets of complex data including financial, environmental, social, and governance information. CRD Analytics partners with its clients to construct proprietary index-based products – Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), separately-managed accounts, mutual funds and Unit Investment Trusts (UITs). For more information about CRD Analytics, please contact Michael Muyot.

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