ESG News For Calvert Group

Today, Greenspace Health, North America’s leader in advancing behavioral healthcare through Measurement-Based Care (MBC), and Upper Bay Counseling & Support Services, Inc., in collaboration with Cecil County Public Schools, are thrilled to announce their strategic partnership to enhance student mental health across Cecil County through the launch of BrightPath—a digital student wellbeing hub. BrightPath provides students and their parents or guardians with seamless access to a comprehensive libr

Educators at Calvert County Public Schools in Prince Frederick, Maryland, are the grand prize winners of Voya's 2024 Unsung Heroes awards competition.

Calvert Research and Management (Calvert) announced today the first contribution in the amount of $25,000 from Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (MSIM) to America Needs You (ANY), an organization focused on driving economic mobility for first-generation college students. The contribution is part of MSIM’s effort to donate annually to diversity, equity and inclusion-related organizations from its own resources in connection with the Calvert US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Ind

Supported by the Urban Investment Group at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Access by Calvert Impact focuses on increasing access to credit for small businesses

Aptar Named One of Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies for the Sixth Consecutive Year

Recognized for excellence in governance and sustainability metrics and diversity, equity and inclusion practicesFirst time Barron’s has recognized Avangrid as a sustainable leader

Seventh annual ranking of companies selected by Calvert on a variety of sustainability measures featured in Barron’s

Waters Corporation’s (NYSE:WAT) companywide commitment to “leaving the world better than we found it” has earned it the number five ranking on the Barron’s 2023 100 Most Sustainable Companies U.S. list – its third consecutive year on the list, and its second time amongst the top ten.Waters has a strong focus on making progress against a set of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. At the highest level, these reflect Waters’ efforts to reduce its environmental footprint, develop a wo

“Agilent’s focus on sustainability is good for our company, our products, our customers and the environment. Sustainability has always been central to who we are and what we do as a company.”

Aptar is named one of Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive year.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) rose to #4 on the Barron’s list of the 100 most sustainable U.S.-based companies for 2023 – up from #11 last year.The independent analysis by Barron’s and Calvert Research and Management scored companies on more than 230 Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) performance metrics. The 1,000 largest U.S.-based publicly traded companies are evaluated under the Barron’s program and 2023 is the sixth consecutive year that CBRE has made the prestigious list.“CBRE is work

Dunkin' of DMV regional scholarship program is accepting applications through April 13

Anchor investors Microsoft, Truist tap firms to invest in MDI and CDFI banks

Climate change cited as leading ESG criteria for both money managers and institutional asset ownersHIGHLIGHTSBoth money managers and institutional asset owners cited climate change/carbon emissions as the top issue they addressed in ESG incorporation, with each group saying it applied to more than $3 trillion of the assets under their purview.Additionally, money managers reported applying fossil fuel divestment policies across $1.2 trillion in their assets under management, putting it in fourth place among all the ESG criteria they address. Avoidance of military/weapons related investments and tobacco-related investments ranked second and third for money managers, affecting $1.8 trillion and $1.7 trillion in assets, respectively.For institutional asset owners, the second most important ESG issue factored into investment decision-making was avoidance of companies doing business in countries of high conflict risk, affecting $3.3 trillion in assets. Board issues and sustainable natural resources/agriculture were the third and fourth most important ESG issues for institutional investors in asset-weighted terms, affecting $2.9 trillion and $2.8 trillion, respectively.From 2020 through the first half of 2022, 154 institutional investors and 70 investment managers controlling $3 trillion in AUM led or co-led shareholder resolutions on ESG issues.The leading ESG issue raised in shareholder proposals was on ensuring fair workplace practices, and particularly on ending de facto discrimination based on ethnicity and sex. Close behind in the numbers of proposals filed were concerns about corporate political activity and climate change.Community investing experienced rapid growth, with assets under management increasing 72 percent to $458 billion over the past two years and increasing more than 600 percent in the last decade.

Loomis, Sayles & Company announced today that Colleen Denzler, CFA, has been named the firm’s head of ESG (environmental, social and governance). Colleen, who is based in Boston, will report to David Waldman, chief investment officer.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220503005416/en/Colleen Denzler, CFA, Joins Loomis Sayles as New Head of ESG (Photo: Business Wire)As head of ESG, Colleen – who brings significant ESG, inve

$70M+ Disbursed; Keeping $800M+ of Impact on Track.Impact Investing Veteran Caroline Bressan Promoted to CEO to Drive Next Phase of Growth

Insight stands out among peers through its ongoing prioritization of workplace diversity, holistic solutions to help organizations securely transform to digital and optimize IT resources

Placement pushes financial services company atop industry peers on 2022 list

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE: ATR), a global leader in drug delivery, consumer product dispensing and active material solutions, has again been named one of Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies. Aptar is ranked number 76 for 2021 and this marks the third consecutive year Aptar has been included on Barron’s esteemed list.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210224006026/en/Photo: Aptar“We are honored to once again be included in

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) has been ranked #22 out of 1,000 companies evaluated by Barron’s for its 2021 list of the 100 Most Sustainable U.S.-based Companies. CBRE was the top-ranked real estate company on the 2021 Barron’s list and has earned a place on this prestigious list for four straight years.“CBRE is proud of our strong commitment to best-in-class ESG practices in our own operations and our work in helping clients implement sustainability programs. Despite the challenges from COVID-19

Media call scheduled for 10:30am EST todayHighlightsThe Trends report counts two main strategies as sustainable investing: ESG incorporation—applying various environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in investment analysis and portfolio selection—and filing shareholder resolutions on ESG issues.The total US-domiciled assets under management using sustainable investing strategies grew from $12.0 trillion at the start of 2018 to $17.1 trillion at the start of 2020, an increase of 42 percent.This is 33 percent – or 1 in 3 dollars – of the total US assets under professional management.The top three specific issues for money managers and their institutional investor clients are climate change/carbon emissions, sustainable natural resources/agriculture and board issues.From 2018 through the first half of 2020, 149 institutional investors and 56 investment managers controlling $1.98 trillion in AUM led or co-led shareholder resolutions on ESG issues. 

The scholarship recipients were announced at the 22nd Annual Niman Ranch Hog Farmer Appreciation Award Ceremony, concluding a six-week series of events

Chipotle Chairman and CEO to keynote 22nd Annual Niman Ranch Hog Farmer Appreciation Ceremony

Program will target small businesses, non-profits and small landlords that did not receive federal COVID-19 assistance

Dow Jones’ Barron’s magazine ranks the supply chain logistics company as worldwide leader

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR), a global leader in consumer dispensing, active packaging and drug delivery solutions, has again been named one of Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies in America. Aptar is number 48 on the top 100 list for 2020 and this marks the second time Aptar has been included on the esteemed list.“We are honored to be among the top 50 of Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies recognizing our commitment to creating a more sustainable future,” said Stephan Tanda, Aptar Presid

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) has been ranked #13 on the Barron’s 2020 list of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies in the U.S., up from #33 in 2019. The list was based on an independent analysis of the 1,000 largest publicly held companies by market value with headquarters in the U.S., and reflects performance across the spectrum of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) metrics. This is the third consecutive year that CBRE has been named a Barron’s Most Sustainable Company, and #13 is the highe

Niman Ranch's Next Generation Foundation awards 39 scholarships to support the next generation of sustainable farmers and agriculture leaders.

Church Pension Group will host a series of expert panel discussions that will examine current trends in shareholder engagement.

Oshkosh Corporation has been named one of Barron's Top 100 Most Sustainable Companies for the second consecutive year.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) was ranked #33 on Barron’s list of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies in the U.S. The list was based on analysis of the 1,000 largest publicly held companies by market value with headquarters in the U.S. “CBRE’s recognition by Barron’s for the second year in a row demonstrates our commitment to sustainable business practices, as well as the success of our environmental stewardship programs,” said Alison Caplan, S

Agilent ranked No.3 on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies list

In honor of the National Day of Giving (#givingtuesday), PATRIOT is pleased to announce the donation of $100,000 to Calvert Family Advocates (CFA).

The House of Representatives' Appropriations Committee, which oversees EPA funding, yesterday outlined its support of the EPA’s WaterSense program.

@oshkoshcorp receives sustainability honors from @Barrons and @RobecoSAM

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) has been recognized as one of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies in the U.S. by Barron’s. The list was based on analysis of the 1,000 largest publicly held companies by market value, with headquarters in the U.S. “CBRE’s recognition as one of the country’s Most Sustainable companies dramatically underscores how good corporate citizenship and good business go hand-in-hand,” said David Pogue, Senior Vice President, Global

Medidata (NASDAQ:MDSO) has been named to Barron’s first annual list of the “100 Most Sustainable Companies” in the U.S., demonstrating the company's positive impact in five categories: shareholders, employees, customers, community and planet. The magazine’s ranking was determined in partnership with the Calvert Research and Management arm of Eaton Vance (EV). Calvert Research and Management analyzed 1,000 of the largest publicly traded companies

Barron's ranks Xylem #10 among 100 Most Sustainable Companies; Xylem ranked #2 among Most Sustainable Industrials