Success Stories

Our impact continues even after our portfolio partners repay

Calvert Impact invests in sectors and geographies whose needs are not met by traditional capital markets. We work with the organizations who operate within these sectors and geographies to help them grow their operations and establish a positive record of performance, repayment, and returns. With a successful track record, they can prove their business models and ideally attract more capital from traditional capital providers to further scale their work. When organizations in our Community Investment Note portfolio can go directly to mainstream financiers, this sometimes means they do not need our capital anymore and they "graduate" out of our portfolio. We consider this a success!

We have created short case studies, available below, to share insights gleaned from our partners' successes. Scroll below to learn more.

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We lent capital to former portfolio partner MCE Social Capital for 15 years. Artemio Tello (pictured) works with Inka Moss, an MCE client, to source, process, and export 100% organic moss than grows naturally in the Peruvian Andes.

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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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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
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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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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We are promoting Success Stories as an Impact Principles best practice

Capturing lessons learned from our Community Investment Note portfolio is also a critical way that we align our impact management practices with the Operating Principles for Impact Management, specifically Principles 7 (conducting exits considering the effect on sustained impact) and 8 (improving decision making based on lessons learned). For more information on our impact management practice, see our latest Impact Disclosure.

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2024 Impact Principles Disclosure

Calvert Impact affirms alignment our with Impact Principles and received Advanced ratings in independent verification

06/12/24 | By Caitlin Rosser
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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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