MicroVest Capital Management (PRIVATE.MICROVEST)

Overall impact
B (60)

Commentary

MicroVest Capital Management is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 60.4 for overall impact (63rd percentile compared to all companies), MicroVest Capital Management ranks 77th out of 190 industry peers, behind CM Finance, Logan Ridge Finance Corporation, Manning and Napier and 73 others, and ahead of Encore Capital, Hennessy Advisors, Golub Capital and 110 others. On top material causes for MicroVest Capital Management's industry (Financial Services), MicroVest Capital Management performs well in No Poverty (95.2 score), Improved Mental Health (95.2), Affordable, Safe Housing (95.3) and 2 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Decent, Safe Work Opportunities (28.1 score), Accountable Institutions (37.5), Reduced Waste (35.2) and 4 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Company
Founded
2003
Employees
27
Sector
Financials
Industry
Banks
Sub-industry
Regional Banks
SASB industry
Asset Management & Custody Activities
Headquarters
Maryland, United States
Share classes
PRIVATE.MICROVEST
Description
Established in 2003, MicroVest is an asset manager that specializes in allocating private debt capital to responsible microfinance and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) finance institutions serving unbanked and underbanked microentrepreneurs and small businesses in emerging markets. As one of the first U.S.-based microfinance investors, it has built a track record since 2003 of investing in institutions whose interests are aligned with the borrowers and communities they serve. By catalyzing the availability of credit to responsible MFIs and SME Finance Institutions, many of which serve as the first provider of formal credit to underserved microentrepreneurs and small businesses, they have facilitated financial inclusion, supported job creation, promoted gender equality, and reduced poverty. Since its founding, it is a registered investment adviser, Certified B Corporation, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of MicroVest General Partner Holding LLC. MicroVest General Partner Holding LLC is a Delaware statutory PBLLC whose public benefit purpose is to create scalable investment opportunities that support enterprising ventures and projects in underserved or underfinanced sectors and communities worldwide.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for MicroVest Capital Management, based on its industry sub-industry Regional Banks. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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