News by subject: SRI

On Friday, WeatherFlow-Tempest, Inc. announced the close of its popular campaign on the equity crowdfunding platform StartEngine. The company raised $2.5mm in investment capital to help fuel growth while gaining valuable exposure for the company and...

While 2021 was a record-breaking year for investment in startups with over $137 billion invested in the first quarter of the year, the disturbing news is that only 1.2% of that total went to black entrepreneurs, and only 2% went to women-founded...

Magnify Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in visionary founders leading the digital transformation of how we live, work and care for one another, today announced a $52 million fund. The firm will invest in early-stage technology...

Coretrust Capital Partners, a privately owned national real estate investment, development, and operating company based in Los Angeles, has signed the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investing (UN PRI), strengthening its...

Saad AlSogair, angel investor, mentor, and advisor has released a new book, published by Austin Macauley Publishers LLC, "Your Idea. Their Money: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Closing Rounds." This work aims to serve as a guide for startup founders...

American Skin Association has announced the names of the two awardees receiving the coveted research grant under the ASA Milstein Research Scholar Awards program. This year Angel Byrd, MD, PhD of the Howard University College of Medicine, and...

Graceada Partners, a California-based real estate private equity firm, has become a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). They join an exclusive group of corporations from more than 130 countries...

DALLAS, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Uplift Education, the largest group of free public charter schools in North Texas, was recently recognized by Jay Mathews Challenge Index as having some of the top high schools in the nation. The Jay Mathews...

Everyone deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and...

The Medical Laboratory Professionals' Association (MLPAO) has been awarded funding to train 50 Internationally Educated Medical Laboratory Technologists (MLTs), who will attend Anderson College's Medical Laboratory Technology Bridging Program....

From roads and buildings to water treatment systems and community centres, infrastructure is key to building stronger communities. Investments in community infrastructure help residents socialize, stay active and adopt healthy lifestyles....

Seeking to bolster its development of a biocompatible graft that promises to reshape the future of cardiac bypass surgery, Medical 21, a medtech device company, today announced it has filed a Form 1-A preliminary offering circular...

Technological innovations have contributed enormously to the transformation of Canada's agriculture sector and strengthened its competitiveness internationally. To help sustain today's evolving global trade environment, the Government of Canada is...

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, on behalf of the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of...

Steven Del Duca announced today that an Ontario Liberal government will bring sweeping changes to the province's approach to seniors' health care, helping ensure that our parents and grandparents are comfortable, healthy and safe - and most...

Sterling Investment Partners ("Sterling"), a leading middle market private equity firm, invested in W.A. Kendall and Company, LLC ("Kendall" or the "Company") in partnership with the Company's CEO, Robert Williams, and other members of management. ...

Next Wave Impact, a global impact investor syndicate with more than 200 investors, is proud to announce the 16 BIPOC-led startups selected as semifinalists for its third annual Founders of Color Showcase. Up to seven semifinalists will advance to...

HONG KONG and LOS ANGELES, April  22, 2022 /PRNewswire/  --This Earth Day, global lifestyle brand CASETiFY is highlighting its commitment to invest in our planet with the latest from its global impact report. Among an exciting collection of...

Water is one of the essentials of life, and a safe and secure water supply is critical for human health, the environment and the economy. The Government of Canada is protecting freshwater across the country, including the Great Lakes, by...

Water is one of the essentials of life, and a safe and secure water supply is critical for human health, the environment and the economy. The Government of Canada is protecting freshwater across the country, including the Great Lakes, by...

The Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will be joined by Fin Donnelly, Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture for the Government of British Columbia, to make an...

The governments of Canada and Quebec are proud to mark the start of construction on the Défi-Logis housing project, an eight-unit building for people living with an intellectual disability in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. This project, which is an...

Canadian Hydrogen Convention (CHC) is launching its inaugural show in Edmonton from Tuesday, April 26 to Thursday, April 28 at the Edmonton Convention Centre (9797 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB T5J 1N9). CHC will be the largest hydrogen show to take place...

TAKE YOUR SEAT (TYS) the public benefit corporation committed to increasing the number of Black professionals in America's boardrooms, announced today the launch of Cohort II of THE INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP SERIES (TILS), a first of its kind program...

Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will make an announcement regarding the launch of a new national program to support biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation. The Honourable...

Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will make an announcement regarding the launch of a new national program to support biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation. The Honourable...

Robert J Alvine, President of Premier Subaru, presented Shawn Heffernan, CEO of Camp Rising Sun, with a check for $45850 at the dealership's facility in Branford, CT. The donation represented the proceeds from the annual "Share the Love" event, in...

The Dufferin-Dovercourt Village neighbourhood on the west side of Toronto was the fastest-growing area in Canada for new music creators in 2021, according to data collected by SOCAN. While Toronto's music-rich...

Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national mortgage lender and servicer, has renewed for a fourth year its partnership with the National Forest Foundation (NFF), the official nonprofit partner of the U.S. Forest Service. Through the partnership, Planet...

The Government of Canada will be making a major announcement related to housing. Media are invited to join the Honourable Ahmed...

Leading private forestry management company, Agroforestry Group has seen record success in the first quarter of 2022 including; on boarding several new partners, continued research and development with Ori Oud Asia, over 100 trees planted since the...

LIVSN Designs, maker of sustainable outdoor apparel, today announced the launch of its equity crowdfunding campaign in partnership with Wefunder, the nation's leading investment crowdfunding platform. Through Wefunder, both accredited and...

Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Bill Blair, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, for a media availability to speak about Budget 2022 investments to make life more affordable...

Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Bill Blair, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, for a media availability to speak about Budget 2022 investments to make life more affordable...

The Government of Canada will be making a major announcement related to housing. Media are invited to join the Honourable Ahmed...

Certified organic bed-in-a-box, Happsy honors Earth Day with $250 off their certified organic mattress sold online, starting today, Friday, April 15th. No code necessary, and the discount will be applied at checkout....

Royal House Partners ("RHP") a leading provider of residential and commercial HVAC, plumbing and electrical services in Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma welcomes the addition of Action Heating & Cooling based in Crossville, Tennessee to their family of...

WHAT In anticipation of Earth Day and Arbor Day, local volunteers, along with one world-famous gardener?Snoopy!?will work together to plant fifteen 6- to 10-foot tall trees, providing vibrant green space a newly developed community garden where once...

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Today, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, highlighted the housing investments and measures proposed in Budget 2022, including introducing the Tax-Free First Home...

The MindFuel Foundation's online Founders Fundamentals program is returning to engage and inspire youth to bring their innovative entrepreneurial ideas to life. Alberta youth aged 18 - 30 are encouraged to sign up for virtual workshops occurring...

AT Research Partners has been granted US patent #11,298,375, Brady, et.al. for a contraceptive breakthrough targeting spermatozoa, the "weakest link" in reproduction. The patent was pro se filed and granted in 6 months at a fraught family planning...

Bridgelink Power, a leading developer, constructor, and operator of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects, today announced that it has closed a senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Facility") for up to $200 million with Crayhill...

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) today released its Sustainable Investing Report for the year ended December 31, 2021. The report sets out CDPQ's tangible results obtained during the past year. Here are some highlights: Environment In...

HCAP Partners, a California-based private equity firm and nationally recognized impact investor, today announced that Tom Woelfel has joined the firm as Senior Director of Impact. Tom joined HCAP Partners to lead the Gainful Jobs Approachtm and...

VR Capital Group ("VR Capital") expresses its solidarity with the people of Ukraine in the wake of Russia's attack on their country. Since the beginning of the conflict, VR Capital, its employees and Ukrainian affiliates, have committed over US$1...

Tourism is essential to the vitality of local businesses and communities across southern Ontario, bringing millions of visitors to the region each year. Indigenous tourism offers unique opportunities for Indigenous cultural expression and...

It's not every day that you hear about a business practicing what they preach, but Tampa-based medical device company, PainTEQ, does just that. Their newly patented LinQ SI Joint Stabilization System was designed to alleviate chronic pain associated...

Four years ago, childhood friends Nico Estrella and Juan Giraldo put a modern twist on a centuries-old "wellness tea" from Ecuador creating Waku (means "together) a deliciously replenishing herbal tea with prebiotic powers and gut-health benefits....

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Member of Parliament for Compton?Stanstead, and Geneviève Hébert, Member of the National Assembly for Saint-François, are proud to announce an investment of more than...

Oxydus, an innovator in patented water solutions, launched its crowdfunding campaign on Wefunder.com. The company's unique approach aims to solve the contamination problem in (AWG) atmospheric water generators. Oxydus is motivated to tackle this...