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Calvert
Calvert Research and Management, a subsidiary of US-based Eaton Vance, has launched a think tank to explore responsible investing. 

The Calvert Institute for Responsible Investing will start in North America, Eaton Vance said in a statement today. 

Asset owners and investors in Europe and Asia will be able to learn about the institute’s work by connecting to its online hub hosting latest research and client events and webinars. 

“Through research, education and collective action, the Calvert Institute seeks to direct the power of the financial markets increasingly to addressing the leading global challenges of our time, including environmental degradation, climate change, racial inequality and social injustice,” Eaton Vance said. 

The organization will also partner with academic bodies, industry groups and other like-minded investors to create and sponsor third-party research focused on environmental, social and governance issues of concern to responsible investors.

Current research projects include exploring and assessing forms of corporate governance, human capital management, inequality and the financial materiality of gender and racial diversity, ESG integration, public finance, sustainable practices and the global energy transition.