Perspectives

This paper outlines a promising path for understanding and quantifying corporate ESG impact through impact-weighted accounts — line items on financial statements designed to supplement traditional financial reporting.

Calvert has tested the relationship between the ethnic diversity of corporate boards and equity performance using data from 2012-2020.

Timber real estate investment trusts (REITs) enable investors to access diversified timberland holdings and operations in their portfolios.

Washington — Calvert has advocated for greater corporate workforce diversity for decades, and increasingly investors and corporate leaders are recognizing the value of diversity as a driver of financial performance over the long term. Recent events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and visible examples of police violence against Black people, have heightened public concern about racial equity, especially among young workers.