Community Capital Management Impact Investment Chosen as Sustainability Bond of the Year by Environmental Finance

Ft. Lauderdale, FL, June 15, 2023: Community Capital Management, LLC (CCM), a leading impact and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing manager, is excited to announce one of its impact investments, Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH), is the recipient of the 2023 Sustainability Bond of the Year – US Muni by Environmental Finance. Environmental Finance is an online news and analysis service established in 1999 to report on sustainable investment, green finance, and the people and companies active in environmental markets.

POAH is a Boston-based nonprofit organization that preserves, creates, and sustains affordable rental homes for low- and moderate-income families, seniors, and individuals. It is one of the largest nonprofit affordable housing developers and owners in the country. In 2022, POAH issued a $75 million sustainability bond to further its mission to provide affordable, healthy homes that support economic security, racial equity, and access to opportunity for all. This transaction represents the first time POAH has accessed the public capital markets with bond proceeds being used to finance and refinance mission-aligned affordable housing projects that incorporate resident services as well as energy and water efficiency or renewable energy features.

“The bond proceeds have quickly expanded POAH’s mission impact – they represent more resources to advance our work as well as flexibility in a challenging economic environment,” said Allison Adduci, POAH’s chief financial officer.

“We are so pleased that POAH received this well-deserved award and to see nonprofit organizations tapping new pools of capital in the public market for mission-aligned community activities and programs,” said Alyssa Greenspan, chief executive officer and president of CCM. “CCM purchased $5.8 million of the issue, which we earmarked to multiple impact investor advisors and clients in our flagship mutual fund and in separately managed accounts.”

“As an impact wealth manager, we work with clients to build customized, well-diversified portfolios with a focus on four thematic areas that allow clients to have impact with their wealth,” said Lori Choi, CFA®, a partner and senior wealth manager at Veris Wealth Partners. “We are excited this investment has been earmarked by CCM in some of our client portfolios and that it has received this well-earned recognition for sustainability bond of the year.”

“With much media attention over the last year on anti-ESG and greenwashing, this is a great example of how CCM’s impact and ESG research methodology centers around transparency and reporting,” said Jessica Botelho, CCM’s director of impact and CRA research. “We have a well-defined definition of our impact and ESG policies and processes, which for fixed income is primarily based on our use of proceeds analysis. Additionally, the issuer must be clear on the intent of bond proceeds and the project selection criteria as well as the process, future metrics, and/or reporting. Finally, every investment must align with one or more of our impact themes. Ongoing monitoring is critical, and we have created a proprietary internal impact model and reporting system where we track and monitor the positive impact and ESG attributes of our investments and report back to clients on these metrics and outcomes.”

Community Capital Management, LLC

Community Capital Management, LLC (CCM) is an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CCM was founded in 1998 and manages $4 billion in assets. The firm’s mission seeks to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns through investment strategies that contribute to positive environmental and social outcomes. For more information, please visit: www.ccminvests.com.

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