3.13.2008 - 10:36am ET

(CSRwire) BETHESDA, Md., March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Calvert President and CEO, Barbara J. Krumsiek, was honored by the Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit group focused on helping Latinos manage the conditions that impact their financial stability.

In addition to Calvert's reputation as a respected leader in providing investors with sustainable and responsible investment strategies, LEDC also considered Krumsiek's service on the Board of the Calvert Social Investment Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that focuses on increasing the flow of capital to underserved communities in order to foster an equitable and sustainable society.

Martin Mayorga, president and founder of Mayorga Coffee, was also a recipient of LEDC's Latino Economic Development Award. Mayorga was awarded for founding Mayorga Coffee, a local company which only sells products that meet the highest environmental-safety standards and which supports the local communities with which it works around the world.

Ms. Krumsiek said: "I am honored to receive this award from the Latino Economic Development Corporation. LEDC is an important force in the local community in Washington, D.C. and in Maryland where Calvert is headquartered. LEDC's Small Business Development Program provides a fantastic service to small business owners and entrepreneurs."

The awards will be presented at LEDC's annual gala, to be held on May 1.

ABOUT CALVERT

Calvert is an investment management firm with over $15 billion in assets under management. Calvert is a leader in sustainable and responsible investing and manages approximately $6.9 billion in sustainable and responsible assets for institutional and individual investors. Calvert Funds' SRI offerings have grown to 21, with a recent addition being the Calvert Global Alternative Energy Fund (CGAEX) in May 2007. Over the years, the Funds have built a core line-up of mutual funds ranging from equity to fixed income, large-cap to small-cap, and domestic to international.

CALVERT FOUNDATION

The Calvert Social Investment Foundation (http://www.calvertfoundation.org) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, legally distinct from the Calvert Funds and Calvert Group, Ltd., that uses the power of investment to channel affordable credit to underserved communities, working to end poverty by creating hope and economic opportunity where it is needed most. Individuals and institutions provide investment capital to the Calvert Social Investment Foundation, which utilizes industry-leading due diligence to actively manage a diversified portfolio of high social impact investments in the U.S. and abroad. You can find more information about the Calvert Foundation at http://www.calvertfoundation.org.

ABOUT LEDC

LEDC is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in Washington, DC in 1991. LEDC's mission is to improve the wealth-building capacity of low to moderate income Latinos and other underserved communities in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

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