Toronto, ON -- April 5, 2011 -- Jantzi-Sustainalytics reported that the Jantzi Social Index® (JSI) increased in value by 0.44 per cent during the month of March. During the same period, the S&P/TSX Composite Index increased by 0.12 per cent and the S&P/TSX 60 Index decreased by 0.25 per cent. Since inception on January 1, 2000 through March 31, 2011, the JSI has achieved an annualized return of 6.78 per cent, while the S&P/TSX Composite and the S&P/TSX 60 had annualized returns of 7.01 per cent and 6.67 per cent respectively, over the same period.

 * Cumulative since 01/01/2000

• In the month of March 2011, the sector that made the largest positive contribution to the performance of the JSI was the Financials Sector. Of the overall return of the JSI, 126.67 basis points were attributed to the Financials Sector.
• The sector that made the largest negative contribution to the performance of the JSI was the Materials Sector. This sector can be attributed with -57.81 basis points of the overall return of the JSI.