Gender equity is good for investment, good for business, and good for society
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. We know that women are good investments for their families, communities, and for society at large. And from our own Community Investment Note portfolio analysis, we know that organizations with greater gender diversity at the governance and leadership level outperform those with less.
As a recognized leader in this field, Calvert Impact shares our lessons learned and resources with the field.
Check out our gender lens investing resources below.
Our 2024 Community Investment Note® Impact Report, "Taking Action for Communities & Climate"
Calvert Impact's 2024 impact report, including new impact data, stories, and photos from their Community Investment Note portfolio.
2023 Year in Review
After sharing our 2023-2025 Strategic Plan in January, Calvert Impact executed on its strategy to bring new products to market to increase connectivity between the capital markets and communities.
The Future of the Small Business Finance Industry Webinar
The Future of the Small Business Finance Industry Calvert Impact’s new report, Small Business Community Finance: Scaling with Integrity
Calvert Impact releases 2023 Impact Report: 'Demonstrate, Educate, Transform'
Report shows cumulative impact of Community Investment Note® and new products
Our 2023 Impact Report, "Demonstrate, Educate, Transform"
Our 2023 Impact Report features the impact we and our portfolio partners have had on markets, the environment, and communities around the world throughout 2022 and 2023.
A Theory of Change for the Small Business Finance Sector
Calvert Impact, Ascendus, and NDC share the co-created Theory of Change for the Small Business finance sector and how they have tested and implemented this theory of change in their own work.
Learning from the Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund - Webinar Recording
60 Decibels, Calvert Impact, Community Reinvestment Fund, USA, and LISC share insights from new research on the small business recovery programs launched in response to the pandemic.
Southern Opportunity And Resilience (SOAR) Fund Insights
60 Decibels partnered with CRF USA and Calvert Impact to understand the impact of the Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund on small businesses in 16 partner states.
Our 2022 Impact Report, "Responding to the Need for Transformative Change"
Our 2022 Impact Report features the impact we and our portfolio partners have had on markets, the environment, and communities around the world throughout 2021 and 2022.
Heeding the Call: Investing in Justice and a Livable Future
Faith-based asset owners are leading the way, not only for their peers, but also for secular values-based investors; demanding investment products and services to address urgent challenges.
Our Gender Lens Strategy
Calvert Impact uses gender as a lens to see risk and opportunity more clearly. Gender is nuanced and contextual; there is no one way to incorporate gender into a strategy and our borrowers’ diverse approaches demonstrate this. Check out our Portfolio List to learn more about our borrowers with gender equity strategies.
Spotlight on Gender Equity in Renewable Energy
Investing with a gender lens has the potential for outsized impact, particularly in the renewable energy sector internationally. Energy poverty disproportionately affects women and girls; over 789 million people around the world lack access to electricity, concentrated heavily in Sub-Saharan Africa. Access to clean energy can improve women’s health by reducing indoor air pollution and can enable more opportunities for education and entrepreneurship. By strengthening the gender lens approach in this relatively young sector, we can ensure that as it grows, its consideration of gender grows with it.
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