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Systems, Methods, and Media for Evaluating Companies Based On Social Performance

  • US 20110047035A1
  • Filed: 08/18/2010
  • Published: 02/24/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for evaluating companies based on social performance, comprising:

  • at least one processor that;

    receives data regarding a plurality of companies from a plurality of data sources, wherein a first portion of the data received from at least one of the plurality of data sources includes score values regarding the social performance of the plurality of companies that use a different scoring system than score values included in a second portion of the data received from at least one other of the plurality of data sources;

    converts the score values included in the first portion of the data and the score values included in the second portion of the data into uniform score values in a single scoring system;

    calculates category scores for each of the plurality of companies in each of a plurality of categories based on the uniform score values;

    receives a first plurality of weights selected by a user, wherein each of the first plurality of weights corresponds to a unique one of the plurality of categories;

    calculates a first combined score for each of the plurality of companies based on a weighting of the category scores using the first plurality of weights;

    causes a first list of the plurality of companies and the corresponding first combined score for each of the plurality of companies to be presented to the user;

    receives a second plurality of weights selected by the user, wherein each of the second plurality of weights corresponds to a unique one of the plurality of categories;

    calculates a second combined score for each of the plurality of companies based on a weighting of the category scores using the second plurality of weights; and

    causes a second list of the plurality of companies and the corresponding second combined score for each of the plurality of companies to be presented to the user.

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