Borrower Spotlight

Our borrowers create positive impact for people and the planet

The borrowers in Calvert Impact Capital’s portfolio work to strengthen communities, increase access to capital, and develop solutions to climate change across 100+ countries and nine sectors. Our "Borrower Spotlight" series is intended to highlight the critical work of our partners and enable investors to get a closer look at some of the 100+ organizations in our portfolio.

Learn more about them in the Borrower Spotlights below, as well as on our Portfolio List.

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Our borrowers include organizations like Greenline Ventures, which provided financing to Everytable (pictured). Everytable is a B Corp-certified social enterprise with a mission to make nutritious, fresh food affordable and accessible to all.

Borrower Spotlight

Borrower Spotlight: Clean energy lending and technical assistance supported by Partner Community Capital

Calvert Impact and Partner Community Capital (PCAP) have a longstanding relationship that spans over two decades. After making our first loan to PCAP in 2007 – only $25,000 – we have seen them grow

12/13/23 | By Annette Vogel

Success Stories

Impact Management

Success Story: Eureka Recycling

In 2016, Calvert Impact provided financing to Eureka Recycling, a zero-waste nonprofit based in Minneapolis, Minnesota dedicated to demonstrating that waste is preventable – not inevitable.

09/20/23 | By Caitlin Rosser

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Borrower Spotlight: Small Businesses Supported by Advance Global Capital

The eco.business Fund supports biodiversity conservation, sustainable use of natural resources, and climate change mitigation and adaptation in Latin America, the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa.

07/21/23 | By Annette Vogel

Financial Advisors

The Impact of Investing in Puerto Rico

Calvert Impact staff visit two portfolio partners in Puerto Rico to learn about impact on the ground

03/28/23 | By Caitlin Rosser

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Borrower Spotlight: Sustainable Companies Supported by eco.business Fund

The eco.business Fund supports biodiversity conservation, sustainable use of natural resources, and climate change mitigation and adaptation in Latin America, the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa.

01/11/23 | By Annette Vogel

Success Stories

Impact Management

Success Story: Community Housing Capital

Community Housing Capital (CHC) is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) with a mission to finance the creation and preservation of affordable housing across the United States.

11/30/22 | By Caitlin Rosser

Success Stories

Impact Management

Success Story: New Hampshire Community Loan Fund

In 1997, in our second year of lending operations, Calvert Impact made a $150,000 loan to New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, a community lender that transforms New Hampshire communities.

10/26/22 | By Caitlin Rosser

Climate

What does Community-Based Solar Look Like?

How does the clean power, financial savings, and job creation provided by solar energy benefit our under-served communities? Impact Analyst Annette Vogel visits our partner Sunwealth to find out.

10/25/22 | By Annette Vogel

Climate

Site Visit: Forest Resilience Bond

Investment Analyst Helen Zhang visits Yuba and Sierra Counties in California and meets with the team behind the project in the heart of the forest where our capital is hard at work.

09/30/22 | By Helen Zhang

Success Stories

Impact Management

Success Story: Remington Row

Impact investors were critical to Seawall’s growth, helping them build their track record, and create positive outcomes for the Remington Row community in Baltimore, MD.

06/21/22 | By Caitlin Rosser

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Success Story: DC Water

In September 2016, the District of Columbia’s water municipality – DC Water – issued the nation’s first Environmental Impact Bond (EIB).

04/22/22 | By Caitlin Rosser

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Borrower Spotlight: PACE Equity funds greener commercial buildings in the US

Our borrower, PACE Equity, is the market leader in C-PACE financing, a program designed to encourage developers to make their buildings greener by providing a source of inexpensive private capital.

04/11/22 | By Lucas Pappas

Get to Know our Staff

Capital Can Create Meaningful Change: Our summer internship experience

As their internships end, our summer interns discuss their work at Calvert Impact Capital and their impressions of the broader impact investing industry through the lens of their main projects.

11/30/21 | By Mary Hayford & Angelie Miranda

Racial Equity

Getting Money off the Sidelines: A Starting List to Invest for Racial Equity

As more investors seek to direct capital toward racial equity, here’s a starter list to help.

11/08/21

Borrower Spotlight

Lendable to Launch $100 million Emerging Market Fintech Fund with Leading Impact and DFI Investors (PRNewsfoto/Lendable)

Lendable Inc., a leading emerging market fintech credit provider, is targeting a ground-breaking $100 million closed-ended fund focused on emerging and frontier market fintech investments.

10/12/21

Borrower Spotlight

Borrower Spotlight: eco.business Fund and sustainable shrimp farming in Ecuador

Our borrower, the eco.business Fund, is leading the way in helping Ecuadorian shrimp producers implement practices that protect the environment

09/07/21 | By Christian Choconta

Success Stories

Impact Management

Success Story: Equal Exchange

In 2003, Calvert Impact Capital made its first loan of $200,000 to Equal Exchange, a pioneering Fair Trade cooperative that partners with small-farmer coops and institutions in over 20 countries.

08/31/21 | By Caitlin Rosser

Success Stories

Impact Management

Success Story: Oikocredit

Calvert Impact Capital made our first loan to Oikocredit, a social impact investor and worldwide cooperative, in 1999.

07/15/21 | By Caitlin Rosser

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Borrower Spotlight: Community Reinvestment Fund (CRF)

When the PPP loan was announced by Congress, many businesses found themselves shut out of the process due to a lack of information and access to the program through traditional financial institutions

07/06/21 | By Caitlin Rosser

Climate

Forest Resilience Bond Webinar

EPA hosted two webinars on April 29, 2021 and May 6, 2021 to discuss the recently published technical report on the first Forest Resilience Bond

06/14/21

Climate

Calvert Impact Capital Invests $2.9 Million in Sunwealth

Clean energy investment firm Sunwealth today announced a $2.9 million loan from Calvert Impact Capital to support Sunwealth’s solar access work.

05/18/21

Borrower Spotlight

Borrower Spotlight: Azure Source Capital

Azure Source Capital (ASC) mobilizes capital and technical expertise to upgrade and expand water services for under-served urban and peri-urban communities of El Salvador.

05/04/21 | By Leigh Pomerantz

Success Stories

Impact Management

Success Story: MyStrongHome

In December 2016, Calvert Impact Capital made a loan to MyStrongHome, an innovative new social enterprise working to fortify coastal communities against climate change impacts.

04/06/21 | By Caitlin Rosser

Success Stories

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Success Story: MCE Social Capital

In 2006, Calvert Impact Capital made its first loan to MCE Social Capital (MCE), that works to generate economic opportunities for women and families in underserved communities across the globe.

04/06/21 | By Caitlin Rosser

Success Stories

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Success Story: BlueHub Capital

In August 1998, Calvert Impact Capital made a $25,000 loan to the BlueHub Loan Fund (then “Boston Community Loan Fund”), managed by BlueHub Capital.

04/06/21 | By Caitlin Rosser

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Borrower Spotlight: Medical Credit Fund

Our borrower, The Medical Credit Fund (MCF), is a non-profit health investment fund that supports private healthcare clinics and businesses in Africa.

02/08/21 | By Leigh Pomerantz

Borrower Spotlight

Calvert Impact Capital expands relationship with eco.business Fund to increase financing for biodiversity conservation

Calvert Impact Capital is excited to announce a further commitment to the eco.business Fund

10/26/20

Borrower Spotlight

The Forest Resilience Bond: An Innovative Financial Tool Used to Fight Fires in California

In the face of climate change, catastrophic wildfires increasingly blaze across the country, threatening forests, communities, and livelihoods

09/02/20 | By Leigh Pomerantz

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Borrower Spotlight: MCE Social Capital

Our borrower, MCE Social Capital (MCE), is a nonprofit impact investing firm that aims to generate economic opportunities for women and families living in poverty in the developing world

08/31/20 | By Leigh Pomerantz

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Borrower Spotlight: ECLOF International

Our borrower, ECLOF International, is a faith-based organization founded in 1946 with a mission is to promote social justice and human dignity through microfinance

03/13/20 | By Leigh Pomerantz

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Borrower Spotlight: Wildflower Schools

Wildflower is an ecosystem of decentralized Montessori micro-schools which are teacher-led and offer child-centered learning environments to support children and families from diverse backgrounds

02/25/20 | By Leigh Pomerantz

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Lending Partner Spotlight: Low-Income Investment Fund (LIIF)

In participation with lead lender and CDFI funding partner, Calvert Impact Capital provided financing that enabled Affirmed Housing Group to purchase a Motel-6 and redevelop it into “Zephyr”

01/31/20 | By Leigh Pomerantz

Borrower Spotlight

Borrower Spotlight: Grameen America

Grameen America is a nonprofit microfinance organization dedicated to helping women who live in poverty build small businesses to create better lives for their families

01/17/20 | By Leigh Pomerantz

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