Calvert Social Index Actions

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Tue Apr 7, 2009 12:41pm EDT

BETHESDA, Md.--(Business Wire)--
The Calvert Social Research Department has submitted the following
recommendations regarding action within the Calvert Social Index. If approved,
the following recommendations will be effective when the Calvert Social Index
Committee convenes its quarterly meeting in June 2009. 

ADDITIONS:

None

DELETIONS:

Diebold, Inc. (NYSE:DBD),a company in the Calvert Social Index, has recently
been reviewed and no longer meets Calvert's standards for product quality. If
approved, the deletion will take place in June 2009. 

What is the Calvert Social Index?

Calvert, a leader in sustainable and responsible investing, has created the
Calvert Social Index, a broad-based, rigorously constructed benchmark for
measuring the performance of US-based sustainable and responsible companies. 

How is the Calvert Social Index constructed?

Calvert starts by taking the 1,000 largest companies in the US, based on total
market capitalization, included in the Dow Jones Total Market Index (the "Dow
Jones TMI"). The Dow Jones TMI represents the top 95% of U.S. companies based on
float-adjusted market capitalization, excluding the very smallest and
least-liquid stocks. Calvert's Social Research Department then analyzes each
company. A social audit is conducted in the following areas: governance and
ethics; environment; workplace; product safety and impact; community relations;
international operations and human rights; and indigenous peoples` rights. The
stocks that meet the Index`s sustainable and responsible criteria make up the
Calvert Social Index. 

For more information on any Calvert fund, please contact Calvert at 800.368.2748
for a free prospectus. An investor should consider the investment objectives,
risks, charges, and expenses of an investment carefully before investing. The
prospectus contains this and other information. Read it carefully before you
invest or send money.

Calvert mutual funds are underwritten and distributed by Calvert Distributors,
Inc., member FINRA, and a subsidiary of Calvert Group, Ltd. (4/09, 8896) 



Calvert
Melinda Lovins, 301-657-7089
Melinda.Lovins@Calvert.com



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