Community Capital Management To Invest $50 Million In Fixed Income Investments Financing Sustainable Agriculture

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Oct 01, 2014, 02:18 ET

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Capital Management, Inc. (CCM), a leading fixed income impact investing manager, today announced that it will invest $50 million over the next couple of years in fixed income investments financing sustainable agriculture. A new report on the initiative is available for download at no charge on CCM's website at www.ccmfixedincome.com.

The 5-page report covers:

What is sustainable agriculture and how it benefits the environment and community health;
Types of fixed income securities that may finance sustainable agricultural-related initiatives; and
Examples of CCM's investments supporting sustainable agriculture.

"The sustainable agriculture movement is growing and as a result, impact investors are increasingly able to add it to a menu of mission choices that align with their social and financial objectives," said Barbara VanScoy, chief impact investment officer at CCM. "While still relatively new, there are opportunities for market-rate investors to direct capital to opportunities that support and nurture a local, sustainable agricultural economy."

To date, CCM has invested over $6.3 billion in community development initiatives nationwide on behalf of its clients that include foundations, banks, religious organizations, pension funds, and high net worth investors.

About Community Capital Management, Inc.

Community Capital Management, Inc. (CCM) is an independently-owned investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with offices in Charlotte, North Carolina and Boston, Massachusetts, the firm was founded in 1998 and currently manages approximately $2 billion in assets as of 6/30/14. CCM's flagship intermediate fixed impact investing strategy is available as a separate account or via a mutual fund. Other products managed by CCM include an alternative income mutual fund and separate account strategies in tax-exempt fixed income impact investing and short duration. For more information, please visit www.ccmfixedincome.com.

Community Capital Management, Inc. is a Florida-based investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

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