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Investors today don’t want to choose between doing good and doing well financially. Investors want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. When it comes to the big issues like access to clean water, quality education, and affordable healthcare investors may find themselves asking, what can I do? How can we change this?

Impact investing allows you to invest in solutions that help solve these problems while generating market returns. With opportunities to invest in people, prosperity, and planet, investors can have a positive impact in their communities and beyond.

Impact investing

Investing with the goal of having a positive environmental or social impact while generating a financial return.

Increased focus on societal benefit or outcome.

SRI

Socially responsible investing (SRI) seeks to generate a financial return and pursue social goals by avoiding certain sectors.

Results in a constrained universe of investment options.

ESG integration

Incorporates environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into portfolios while seeking to generate a financial return.

More robust risk assessment used to improve long-term risk-adjusted returns.

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“In 2025, mission-driven lenders face increased challenges given the economic uncertainties surrounding interest rates, inflation, federal funding, and the possibility of an overall economic contraction. CDFIs and the communities they serve will most likely be the hardest hit if these uncertainties develop into realities with certain negative impacts.”

Learn about our Impact Investing efforts in our annual report

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Impact investing: the intersection of financial returns and positive impact

Our approach to impact investing is focused on advancing social, environmental, and economic sustainability by investing in the planet, people and prosperity. Our rigorous impact measurement framework adds transparency and ensures accountability.

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  • Granular impact research process applied to all holdings
  • High degree of alignment with, and direct attachment to UN SDGs
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  • Invest to reduce inequalities
  • BIPOC and thematic targeting1
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  • Strategic partnerships for change
  • Highly customizable portfolio construction1
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BIPOC is an acronym that stands for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
1Targeting and customization options are only available in certain vehicles and are subject to investment minimums.

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Impact investment themes

People, prosperity & planet

Our approach to impact investing seeks to build a sustainable ecosystem by investing in People, Prosperity, and Planet. To that end, we’ve identified seven key themes that we target with our investments.

Using these themes we’re able to build portfolios designed to deliver competitive financial returns while also driving targeted, measurable impact.

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Impact examples

People

Education

Increased access to education for people most in need

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Health & wellness

Investing in hospitals, vaccines, medication, medical devices and nutrition

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Multi-family affordable rental housing

Safe affordable housing for low-income families that are predominantly BIPOC or women-
headed households

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Prosperity

Affordable homeownership

Dedicated to helping low-and-moderate income families build wealth

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Small business

Financing small business growth & job creation in underserved communities with a focus on essential services

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Planet

Clean water & sanitation

Water infrastructure projects, expanded access to water, and wastewater treatment

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Investing in climate change solutions and mitigation

Focused on financing wind, solar, mass transit and electric vehicles

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Various entities have created investing collaboratives in their regions to pool their resources and scale their impact:

Minnesota Impact Investing Initiative
Minnesota Impact Investing Initiative

MI3 is a collaboration of investors led by the Minnesota Council on Foundations, created with strategic support from Cogent Consulting. MI3 is dedicated to building support for impact investment strategy targeting communities in need in Minnesota.

Learn more
LIFT NM
LIFT NM

LIFT NM provides mission-driven investors a coordinated approach to support high-impact projects through scaled investment in New Mexico. These projects support home ownership, job creation, small business growth, increased access to rental housing, healthcare, and education in New Mexico.

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Impact strategies

Our impact team

Partnering with our clients for 25 years to support positive social outcomes for underserved individuals and communities through impact investing.

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Brian Svendahl, CFA

Managing Director & Senior Portfolio Manager, BlueBay Fixed Income, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. View profile

Ron Homer

Chief Strategist, U.S. Impact Investing, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. View profile

Mindy Gudmundson

Institutional Portfolio Manager, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. View profile

Eric Hathaway, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager, U.S. Fixed Income, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. View profile

Valinie Dayaljee

Portfolio Manager, U.S. Fixed Income, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. View profile

Teri Savage

Senior Trader, U.S. Fixed Income, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. View profile

Karen Ly

Analyst, U.S. Fixed Income, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. View profile

Ao Vang

Client Service Analyst, Impact Investing, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. View profile
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