HARTSVILLE, S.C., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonoco (NYSE: SON), the
global packaging company, has again been listed on KLD Indexes' Domini 400
Social(SM) Index (DSI) for the twelfth consecutive year. DSI is a float-
adjusted market capitalization weighted common stock index consisting of 400
U.S. companies that demonstrate leadership in corporate and social
responsibility.
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According to Peter D. Kinder, president of KLD Research & Analytics, Inc.,
KLD selects companies for the DSI that have positive social and environmental
records based on the following issues: community relations, diversity,
employee relations, human rights, product quality and safety, environment and
corporate governance. In selecting companies for the DSI, KLD seeks to
maintain the composition of index holding at approximately 250 S&P 500(R)
Index companies, 100 non-S&P companies chosen for sector diversification and
market capitalization and 50 additional companies with exemplary social and
environmental records.
Launched in 1990, DSI is the first benchmark for equity portfolios subject
to social and environmental screens. The index is widely used to evaluate the
impact of social screening on financial returns and to measure the performance
of socially screened portfolios. As of January 2006, $2 billion in assets are
invested in funds based on the index. The index is listed under the Bloomberg
ticker symbol: KLDDSI, and under the Reuters ticker symbol: KLDDSI.
"We are pleased to again be listed on the Domini 400 Social Index," said
Harris E. DeLoach Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer. "We
believe the listing reflects the culture and values of Sonoco. Building a
successful global packaging company is compatible with making a significant
contribution to the economic, social and environmental well-being of the
communities in which Sonoco operates."
About Sonoco
Sonoco, founded in 1899, is a $3.5 billion manufacturer of industrial and
consumer packaging products and provider of packaging services, with
approximately 300 operations in 35 countries serving customers in 85 nations.
For more information on the Company, visit http://www.sonoco.com
About KLD Indexes
KLD Indexes is a division of KLD Research & Analytics Inc., a Boston,
Mass., independent investment research firm providing investment management
tools used by professionals to serve clients with investment strategies based
on corporate social and environmental performance.
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CONTACT:
Roger Schrum, Sonoco, +1-843-339-6018, or
roger.schrum@sonoco.com
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