Initiatives
Beyond our portfolio’s impact sectors, initiatives like those below have helped build our portfolio, investor base, thought leadership, and industry collaboration efforts over the years.
Why Gender Equity?
Calvert Impact Capital considers gender across all of our investments. Why? Gender equity is not just good for women—it's good for investment, good for business, and good for society. In short—it’s good for us all. As a recognized leader in the gender lens investing field, Calvert Impact Capital works to move gender lens investing from a relatively niche practice to a standard part of all investing. When women are valued, they have more power and influence over the broader economy and when gender is paid attention to, better investments are made.
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Since Calvert Impact Capital first launched, investors have continuously expressed their interest in investing to support their local communities. The benefits of investing locally are clear - you can see real, tangible results, and fuel growth and prosperity in the communities you live in and love.
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Over the next 25 years, the number of Americans over 65 will double. This growing need urges us to invest in the enterprises that provide critical and support services that we all need to age strong.
In 2015 we joined forces with AARP, AARP Foundation, and Capital Impact Partners to launch Age Strong. Together we seek to channel $70 million to organizations across the U.S. that provide critical services for people over 50.
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Today the total immigrant population of the U.S. is over 40 million, representing about 14% of the total population. This figure does not include individuals who are second- or third-generation immigrants, who comprise closer to 37% of the total population. Many of these people come to the U.S. in search of greater economic opportunity for themselves and their families. They are taking on jobs, starting businesses, and building up their own wealth.
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