John Streur, President and CEO of Calvert Research and management for an engaging discussion on growing your businesses with Responsible Investing. John will share his insights on integrating Responsible Investing into your practice.

Discussion topics will include:

• The link between ESG performance and financial performance
• Applying ESG research across global capital markets
• Engaging with companies to help drive performance and social value
• Impact metrics and portfolio construction ideas

John Streur is president and chief executive officer for Calvert Research and Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management specializing in responsible and sustainable investing across global capital markets. John is also president and a trustee of the Calvert Funds as well as a director of Calvert Impact Capital and member of its Risk Management Committee.  He guided the creation of the Calvert Principles for Responsible Investment, the Calvert Research System and the Calvert Indices, and has placed focus on investment research and emphasis on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors integrated with investment decisions. He joined Calvert Research and Management in 2016.  John began his career in the investment management industry in 1987. Before joining Calvert Research and Management, he was president and chief executive officer with Calvert Investments. He has managed socially responsible investments at the request of institutional clients, including public funds, religious institutions, and college and university endowments since 1991.  Previously, he was president, director and principal of Portfolio 21, a boutique firm specializing in global environmental investing,and spent 20 years at AMG Funds (and its predecessors), a firm he co-founded and where he served as president, CEO and chair of the Investment Committee. John is a Founding Member of the Investor Advisory Group of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board and serves as a director on the board of the Environmental Media Association, whose mission it is to motivate the entertainment industry to educate the public about environmental issues and sustainability through all forms of media. He is a member of the FMC Corporation Sustainability Advisory Council.  

John earned a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.