News by subject: SRI

J.P. Morgan Asset Management today announced a new sustainability-focused growth private equity investment team. The team will launch its first private equity strategy focused on investing in growth-stage private companies that drive resource...

PCL Construction is pleased to announce the centennial anniversary of its Edmonton Buildings and Civil district ? 100 years of building in Edmonton, Northern Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut....

The Warner Music Group / Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund (WMG/BFF SJF) today announced its third set of grantee partners ? further advancing its vision of addressing systemic racism and making real change in the lives of historically...

Today, Tangerine Investment Management Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tangerine Bank, announces a new addition to its investment fund offering with the launch of Tangerine Socially Responsible Global Portfolios. The new Portfolios will hold a...

Everyone in Canada deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. Affordable housing is key to Canada's pandemic recovery, especially for communities across the country, including in Yellowknife....

SoLa Impact, a leading minority-led housing developer, today announced a $25 million investment from PayPal for its fourth fund, the Black Impact Fund.  The investment further scales SoLa's production of high-quality affordable housing in...

The health of the communities we live in relies on well functioning ecosystems that provide clean air, fresh water, medicines and food security. They also limit disease and help stabilize the climate. Typically, the greater variety or the more...

Transparency Technologies LLC ("Transparency®"), a company with a mission to accelerate the world's adoption of transparency, today announced the top 100 transparent companies in the world, tracked by the Transparency Indextm. The Transparency...

Shady Grove Fertility (SGF), in partnership with the Tinina Q. Cade Foundation, is offering families seeking assistance to build their families the opportunity to apply for family-building grants of up to $10,000 each. Interested applicants are...

Grafine Partners and Stanley Capital are pleased to announce the formation of a significant strategic partnership. Stanley's research and technology-driven approach to private equity will be combined with Grafine's ability to meet the evolving needs...

Gender Equality in Tech (GET) Cities opened applications today for the inaugural GET Champions Fellowship program, designed for forward-thinking tech leaders seeking to increase and deepen support for women, trans, and nonbinary employees in their...

Aeroflow Urology, a nationwide provider of continence care supplies through insurance, today announced a $10,000 sponsorship to support the Tribal Adaptive organization, a non-profit whose mission is to use sports as a tool to improve the health and...

Disney Dreamers Academy, an educational mentorship program created and hosted by Walt Disney World Resort, plans to return with a reimagined approach, March 3-6, marking its 15th year of broadening career awareness and creating exclusive...

In the news release, Color Street Foundation Pledges $1M to March of Dimes to Improve Maternal and Infant Health, issued 11-Jan-2022 by Color Street over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the "Color Street Foundation" hyperlink in...

OFFSITEK, a Charlotte-based integrated construction company, is using robots, steel and offsite manufacturing to give first-time homebuyers options that work within their budgets, are high quality, and are better for the environment. Utilizing...

The United Church of Canada is making funds available to support the work of Indigenous communities in the identification of unmarked graves, knowledge gathering, and ceremony to honour the children who died in its care at 15 residential schools. ...

This January, the Color Street Foundation, the charitable arm of Color Street, is honored to announce a year-long partnership with March of Dimes to support families affected by birth defects and promote maternal and infant health....

Digitunity today announced a $2.5 million contribution from AT&T to help bridge the digital divide for underserved students and their families in 10 U.S. cities. Over two years, 20,000 K-12 aged students and their families who lack devices to...

Everyone in Canada deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for affordable housing. The Government of Canada created a national strategy to build and renovate hundreds of thousands of...

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada As Canada works to finish the fight against COVID-19, the Government of Canada is committed to driving a strong, inclusive and sustainable economic recovery that addresses systemic gaps and empowers...

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society has championed exploration since its inception more than 90 years ago. In 2021, its production arm Canadian Geographic Films debuted its first feature documentary, Returning Home, directed by Secwépemc...

The William, Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation, the charity founded by renowned asset manager Bill Gross and his son and daughter, announced today that it donated a total of $17,100,000 to 45 local and global non-profits in 2022, including...

Ken Klein of QKapital Group is celebrating a landmark 20th anniversary as a successful and iconic leader in the real estate market in Florida. At the height of his career, he is now launching a new commercial real estate division with Berk Ocal. As a...

The Trendlines Group Ltd. ("Trendlines") , is pleased to announce that its fund, The Trendlines Agrifood Fund Pte. Ltd., has invested in AgriG8 Pte Ltd. ("AgriG8") as its first foray into the thriving agri-fintech space. Co-created in Q3 2021 with...

The Government of Canada is committed to restoring market access for PEI fresh potatoes to the United States and supporting PEI farmers impacted by trade disruptions. To that end, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and...

Global Innovative Solutions, has formulated one of the most revolutionary green crypto projects which will come to market early in 2022. GSI was born with a promise: "Reduce pollution around the world by leveraging the use of blockchain."...

Cantor Fitzgerald filed an initial SEC registration statement for Cantor Fitzgerald Sustainable Infrastructure Fund, an interval fund that will seek to generate attractive, risk-adjusted returns with an emphasis on current income. The fund will...

Vertical Bridge REIT, LLC ("Vertical Bridge"), the largest private owner and operator of communications infrastructure in the United States, today announced that it has surpassed $8 million in cash donations and 4,000 hours of volunteer time since...

An investment group, led by Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, Dikembe Mutombo, has finalized an investment in the SPIRE Institute & Academy in Geneva, Ohio. Mutombo will join the team as a strategic partner in helping SPIRE continue its growth and...

BRANDED Group, the leading operator of digital-first consumer brands globally, today announced the acquisition of Fresh Heritage, a men's personal care company solving modern-day grooming problems for men of color. With founder Gamal Codner staying...

Next PR, a national public relations firm, highlights the results of its pro bono services for Mother Superior, a venture and social purpose foundry. The agency partnered with Mother Superior because of its mission to provide access to entrepreneurs...

VegTechtm Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF (Ticker: EATV), a global ETF of publicly-traded plant-based innovation companies, has launched on the New York Stock Exchange.  The first financial product from the VegTechtm Invest advisory, the...

The Government of Canada is working with partners to protect the health and safety of Canadians and to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and its variants in Canada. Self-isolation is one of the most effective ways to help stop the spread of COVID-19....

The 2022 Private Equity and Venture Capital Compensation Report shows that private equity and venture capital compensation is up again this year, marking the eighth straight year of compensation gains. The percentage of respondents earning $150,000...

McDonald's recently announced it would pledge $250 million over five years to help franchise candidates who may face economic obstacles. This five-year pledge is to be split between historically underrepresented groups. Meaningful change and progress...

Freshlocal Solutions Inc.  ("Freshlocal" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has secured an additional $800,000 investment from the Digital  Supercluster (the "Supercluster") to further enhance its FoodX eGrocery Management Solution (eGMS),...

Crowley recently awarded cadets Justin Kern and Ryan Tobin of SUNY Maritime College with its Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships in recognition of their success and pursuit of maritime careers. A senior from East Islip, N.Y., Justin Kern is...

Brewbike, an Austin-based startup venture empowering the next generation of leaders through entrepreneurial experience, is pleased to announce the coffee company has recently raised $3,000,000+ in its latest bridge fund round. Funds from the bridge...

Real estate developer and leading outdoor hospitality specialist Blue Water announced that they have donated $75,000 to the Northampton County YMCA in Cape Charles, Va., as part of a new holiday season initiative to give back to the communities that...

Online tech sales academy Uvaro and its partners BWOSS and Garage Capital are pleased to announce the first two recipients of the Impact Scholarship Fund. Becky Benson of Quincy Illinois is the proud recipient of the Garage Capital Women in Tech...

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) at last night's Executive Board meeting approved the Final Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area, 2023-2031. The state Housing and Community Development Department...

GameChange Solar Holdings Corp. ("GameChange Solar", or "GameChange"), a leading provider of racking and tracker systems for utility scale solar power plants, announced today that Koch Strategic Platforms ("KSP"), a subsidiary of Koch Investments...

Frost and Sullivan Institute's Enlightened Growth Leadership Best Practices Recognition honors organizations that have demonstrated through their solutions and customer focus, a deep commitment to moving the world in the right direction. In...

Everyone in Canada deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. The pandemic has made it clear that affordable housing is key to Canada's recovery, as communities across the country, including Brantford, are dealing with the devastating impacts...

SK Inc., the strategic investment arm of South Korea's SK Group, announced today that is was part of a $50 million investment in Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc., a U.S.-based waste-to-fuels company. SK Inc. was joined in the investment with a Korean private...

THINKMD, a Vermont-based healthcare technology company, has been awarded a $2.3 million technology development grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and has closed a $4 million financing round led by health technology investors. THINKMD is a...

Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey's largest and most comprehensive health network, is proud to announce its support of the clinical development of a highly-differentiated immuno-oncology platform by Boston-based Alloplex Biotherapeutics, Inc....

Carrier Global Corporation , a leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions today announced its state-of-the-art global headquarters, the Center for Intelligent Buildings in Palm Beach...

The Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing (TPF), a donor collaborative committed to creating and supporting public goods that are critical to the continued growth and fidelity of the impact investing market, today announced that it will award...

Chaffey College students received some holiday cheer this month with the distribution of $18 million in grants and vaccine incentive funds to help them through the ongoing challenges of the pandemic. The funding ? distributed in early December ?...