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Category: Impact Investing
One of the questions we often hear from financial advisors who are considering adding impact/ESG investing strategies into client portfolios is, “Where do I start?” Where to start might seem like the most difficult stage but there are a multitude of resources and products in impact/ESG investing to make the […]
During our Annual Impact Report Webinar on March 7, CCM’s Chief Impact Strategist, David Sand and Director of CRA & Impact Research, Jessica Botelho, discussed what makes the firm tick. The discussion included impact stories, case studies, and trends in impact investing. Below we highlight a question asked during the […]
On International Women’s Day, CCM is excited to share it has added yet another positive gender lens component to its fixed income impact investing strategy through customized mortgage pools that are providing capital exclusively to low- and moderate-income women AND minority borrowers. The fourteen loans span 11 states allowing minority […]
Racial inequalities in the housing market are still quite deep. In the decade from 2006 – 2016, African-American homeownership declined nearly 6 percentage points which is more than any other racial group and is double the decline among whites. African-Americans began that 10-year period with the lowest homeownership rate and […]
In a positive step for social justice, the employment gap between black workers and white workers has reached a historic low. In honor of Black History Month, the impact investment team at Community Capital Management is increasingly (albeit it cautiously) optimistic about the forward progress toward racial equality in America.
When it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, Europe has been light years ahead of North America. The 2014 Global Sustainable Investment Review noted that 58.8% of European invested assets at the time were invested in a sustainable way, compared to 31.1% in Canada and 17.9% in the […]
Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe another year is in the books. Below we highlight our most popular blog posts from 2017. We hope you have enjoyed reading our blogs as much as we have enjoyed writing them for you. Warm wishes, -The CCM Team
In 1977, Congress enacted the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), a law intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income (LMI) neighborhoods, consistent with safe and sound banking operations. In 1989, Congress passed the Financial Institutions Reform, […]
It’s the season of giving and of honoring those who work diligently to make a positive impact on others. In that spirit, Community Capital Management recently announced that Barrier Free Living Apartments is the winner of its first annual impact awards for 2017 and will receive a $10,000 donation. CCM’s […]