Our Calvert Impact Capital , August 2018 update

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

 

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Highlights: The history of the impact investing movement, two affordable housing updates, and a new SDGs webpage.

 

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In her latest Forbes post, our CEO Jenn Pryce explores the history and growth of the socially responsible and impact investing movement. Responding to news of the recently-launched SRI JUST exchange traded fund, Jenn looks at the roots of our growing movement and recounts some of the history of Calvert Impact Capital as a part of that movement.

 

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Our colleagues Caitlin Rosser and Katherine St. Onge provide a recap of their trip to Raleigh last week. They visited several properties managed by DHIC, a nonprofit developer that works with our borrower Community Housing Capital to preserve affordable housing in the region.

 

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Jacqueline Westley, a member of our investments team, announces our investment in the Enterprise Multifamily Opportunity Fund II, and goes deeper on our commitment to preserving affordable housing in the U.S.

 

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For investors and advisors trying to navigate through the often confusing impact investing landscape, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a common framework and set of impact indicators. We’re often asked how our own portfolio aligns with the SDGs, so we recently added a page on our website with all the details.