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Ethical Index Raises the Bar for Corporate Inclusion
Some high profile firms such as Goldman Sachs have been excluded from the [FTSE4Good] Index in recent years for not meeting ever-stricter criteria on environmental and human rights policy development. Other firms exluded within the last year include Carlsberg, Rank Group, Anheuser-Busch, Nortel, Skandia, Hutchison Whampoa and Avon Products. But now FTSE wants to further raise the bar for companies to enter or stay on the index.