Calvert’s Paul Hilton named to Social Investment Forum Board
11/4/2009
November 5, 2009 ...Bethesda, MD Calvert, an investment firm and known leader in sustainable and responsible investing, announced today that Paul Hilton, Director of Advanced Equities Research at Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc., will be joining the board of the Social Investment Forum (SIF).
Hilton has worked in sustainable and responsible investing for his entire career, first at the non-profit Council on Economic Priorities, later at Wall Street investment firm Smith Barney and Dreyfus, and most recently at Calvert. He has been a leader in the sustainable investment community and an active member of the Social Investment Forum. In 2004, he co-founded the Sustainable Investment Research Analyst Network (SIRAN), a working group of SIF, and has worked on the SIF Trends Report, the Indigenous Peoples Working Group, and the SRI in the Rockies Agenda Committee.
In joining the board, Hilton said, “Our work has never been more important, as we face issues ranging from the current global financial crisis to the upcoming green resources crisis. This is an extraordinary opportunity to work with the board to leverage our collective voices to create truly sustainable global capital markets.”
"I look forward to continuing Calvert's commitment to developing the Social Investment Forum as the premier industry network to promote sustainable and responsible investing,” added Mr. Hilton.
At Calvert, Hilton’s main focus is on integrating environmental, social and governance factors into traditional financial analysis. He is also a Treasurer of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI) and a former co-chair of its Asset Management Working Group. Hilton serves on the board of Communities in Schools of the Nation’s Capital. A CFA charterholder, Hilton has master’s degrees in anthropology and education. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife Morgan and son Fenwyck.
About the Social Investment Forum
The Social Investment Forum (http://www.socialinvest.org) is the U.S. national nonprofit membership association for professionals, firms and organizations dedicated to advancing the practice and growth of socially responsible investing (SRI). Critical to responsible investment practice is the consideration of environmental, social and corporate governance criteria in addition to standard financial analysis. Nearly 400 SIF members support SRI through portfolio selection analysis, shareholder advocacy and community investing.
About Calvert
Calvert Investments is an investment management company that offers mutual funds and separate accounts to institutional investors, retirement plans, financial intermediaries and their clients. By combining rigorous analysis with independent thinking, our disciplined approach to money management goes beyond traditional factors in order to manage risk and to identify investment opportunities with greater long-term potential. We offer more than 50 equity, bond, cash, and asset allocation investment strategies, many of which feature integrated corporate sustainability and responsibility research. Founded in 1976 and based in Bethesda, Maryland, Calvert Investments managed assets of more than $14 billion as of November 2, 2009.
A leader in Sustainable and Responsible Investments (SRI), Calvert Investments offers investors among the widest choice of SRI strategies of any investment management company in the United States. Each SRI strategy employs one of three proprietary approaches. Calvert Signature™ Strategies integrate two distinct research frameworks: a rigorous review of financial performance plus a thorough assessment of environmental, social and governance performance. Only when a company meets Calvert standards for both frameworks will we consider investing. Calvert Solution™ Strategies selectively invest in companies that produce products and services designed to solve some of today's most pressing sustainability challenges. Calvert SAGE™ Strategies emphasize strategic engagement to advance environmental, social and governance performance in companies that may not meet Calvert standards today, but have the potential to improve.
More information on Calvert SRI strategies is available here.
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