Despite the United States’ reputation for financial innovation, impact investing seems to be leaving us behind.  We need a renewed commitment to catalyzing a greater domestic impact investment industry in order to fix some of the most pressing problems we face. The following three steps are critical to advancing this agenda.

Calvert Foundation has sought to “democratize” the world of social investment capital—enabling underserved communities to gain access to financial products and services, and making it easier for individual investors to participate in financing community development. Put another way, we are empowering investors to empower communities.