News by subject: SRI

Flooding is Canada's costliest and most frequent natural disaster, and it can have devastating impacts on people's homes, businesses and daily lives. Supporting communities as they pull together to recover from natural disasters is a priority for the...

The Honourable Paul Merriman, Minister of Social Services and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, along with His Worship Ron Woytowich, Mayor of the Town of La Ronge, a representative of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation...

The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources, and Randy Boissonnault, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will highlight the...

More than three decades after being created by Pizza Hut, the now iconic BOOK IT! Program is kicking off its 35th year by introducing its newest author partner, Tom Angleberger, author of the New York Times bestselling Origami Yoda series....

The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources, and Randy Boissonnault, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will highlight the...

The Honourable Paul Merriman, Minister of Social Services and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, along with His Worship Ron Woytowich, Mayor of the Town of La Ronge, a representative of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation...

On April 8, Colorado Technical University (CTU) and McDonald's celebrated the graduation of Kay-Cee Antill, a second-generation McDonald's student and recipient of Archways to Opportunity tuition assistance. Kay-Cee utilized her McDonald's funding...

Ecolectro, Inc., innovator of high-durability alkaline exchange membranes (AEM) for use in electrolyzers and fuel cells, announced the recent funding of a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the US Department of Energy Office...

The "Long Fiber Thermoplastics Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The future of the global long fiber reinforced thermoplastics market looks promising with...

The Atlantic Council today announced a $25-million gift from business leader and philanthropist Adrienne Arsht to endow the Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience. The Center, which recently received a $30-million grant from The Rockefeller Foundation,...

A survey conducted on behalf of Desjardins shows that Canadians are increasingly interested in responsible investments (RI). However, this choice isn't always available to investors who want to take concrete action that aligns with their values. The...

Harris Teeter announced today the launch of its Support Our Troops point-of-sale campaign to benefit the USO. Now through July 9, Harris Teeter shoppers are invited to round up their transaction to the nearest whole dollar at checkout; 100 percent of...

National Bank is proud to support the Raoul Dandurand Chair in Strategic and Diplomatic Studies (French only) at UQÀM by donating $250,000 to create a research center to improve our understanding of multidimensional conflicts....

BDC Capital's Women in Technology (WIT) Venture Fund has completed its first year of investments since the size of the fund almost tripled to $200 million, making it the largest venture fund of its kind.  In a building year where the team updated the...

In the news release, Media Advisory - Announcing The First Recipients of the New Creative Export Canada Program, issued April 23, 2019 by Canadian Heritage over CNW, we are advised by the organization that multiple changes has been made throughout...

CEIPAL, a market-leading SaaS platform that automates both the front and back-office business operations of staffing companies, today announced it has raised a $7.5 million growth equity investment from Resolve Growth Partners, along with returning...

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures today announced the closing of its third venture capital fund, Cultivian Sandbox Food & Agriculture Fund III. The $135 million fund invests in food and agriculture technology companies that address global megatrends,...

Tomorrow, Hydro Ottawa and CHEO will announce the grand total of the funds raised during the 2018 Save Paper for What Matters, Go Paperless Campaign. From July 3 to November 30, 2018 when a Hydro Ottawa customer registered for e-billing or automated...

New Energy Risk, the leader in customized insurance solutions for renewable technology projects, has provided RES Polyflow, a leading plastics-to-fuel technology company, with a performance insurance program for its ground-breaking Ashley, Indiana...

Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship is delighted to announced the third annual Startup Showcase, sponsored by Eric Aroesty, C'92, on Friday, May 3, 2019. This annual exposition showcases 26 of the best student-founded ventures from across the Penn...

Coastline Foundation will be hosting "Connecting Communities" Social Responsibility Luncheon Summit this Friday, April 26, 2019 at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, CA. The luncheon conference is an inspirational and powerful community...

Clearford Water Systems Inc. ("Clearford" or the "Company"), , today announced that it has signed a contract with the Anarde Foundation to install the Clearford Onetm system in the village of Plot Pada, located northeast of Vasai, Maharashtra. The...

Med-X, Inc. ("Med-X") announced today that it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire Akamai Pest Solutions, a family-owned and operated business offering organic and non-invasive pest control services throughout the Hawaiian...

Upaya Social Ventures announced its latest investment in Laymen Agro, an early-stage social enterprise based in Tamil Nadu that procures and delivers farm-fresh milk and vegetables to families in Coimbatore. Under its brand name VilFresh, Laymen...

Urban Catalyst, a multi-asset Opportunity Zone Fund headquartered in downtown San Jose and gearing up to close on its first opportunity zone project, responded enthusiastically to the latest round of IRS Opportunity Zone regulations. Written into the...

Lutheran Family and Children's Services (LFCS) is celebrating Mother's Day this year by raising awareness about the support women need in their roles as moms, mother figures, and caretakers. This includes biological mothers, adoptive moms, foster...

Finding solutions to housing challenges such as affordability, social inclusion, Northern and remote supports, Indigenous housing provision, and environmental sustainability is key to ensuring that more Canadians have access housing that meets their...

Families, Indigenous communities and vulnerable Canadians in need of an affordable place to call home can count on long-term funding for community housing in Saskatchewan as a result of an agreement signed today by the federal and provincial...

Trinity Oaks wines and Trees for the Future nonprofit today announced that they have planted more than 21 million trees in their 11th year of partnership. The sustainability-focused pair achieved this milestone through the continued success of the...

Queen City Angels today announced an investment in PopBase, creators of interactive digital fan clubs for social media influencers. The investment will help PopBase to accelerate its technology platform development, which allows influencers to build...

iA Financial Group is happy to announce that the company is now a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) through its iA Investment Management (iAIM) subsidiary. The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)...

The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has committed to invest $1 million in SustainVC Impact Fund II, a $25 million fund supporting early-stage companies focused on social and environmental impact. The commitment is part of LISC's capital...

Entrepreneurs seeking investment capital have an opportunity to present their early stage businesses to Cascade Angels. Cascade Angels Fund V, LLC ("Cascade Angels Fund V" or the "Fund") has opened up its first application period for 2019, which runs...

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) Lambert Peat Moss is one of the key players in the peat moss industry in Quebec. To ensure its growth, the company is receiving a repayable contribution of $1.9 million from Canada Economic...

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, will be at Guru Studio in Toronto on Tuesday, April 16 to announce the first funding recipients of Creative Export Canada, a new funding program that aims to promote Canadian...

Cary Compounds, a leading PVC compound manufacturer owned by Kenneth Cary, and S&A Molders, a structural foam and injection molder owned by his son Charles, recently added a solar array at a shared manufacturing facility in Manalapan, New Jersey....

Microsoft Corp. today announced new agreements to boost clean energy and connectivity in Washington state. The two agreements with Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) will see Microsoft receive carbon-free electricity to power its Puget Sound...

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) Aluproteck, Multiple Awnings and LITO Green Motion will be able to continue their operations more effectively with the help of a total of $920,000 in repayable contributions from Canada Economic...

Ethic Inc.("Ethic"), the tech-driven asset management platform that powers sustainable solutions for wealth advisors and institutional investors, today announced the appointment of Alex Papageorgis as its new head of quantitative investments. Based...

Back Office, the automated bookkeeping platform for small businesses, announced a new $1.8 Million round in seed funding. The round was led by Active Capital, followed by other early stage investors including 500 Fintech, PlugNPlay Ventures, and...

The trend is clear; shareholders and future generations of talent are demanding that companies and boards lead a transformation towards a more inclusive, resilient and clean future. Even BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is working to...

CMB is one of the oldest active and most successful regional centers in the EB-5 industry today, with over 20 years of EB-5 experience. Patrick Hogan, CMB's CEO and Founder, has been involved in EB-5 since 1994, which coincides with the establishment...

ANSYS  and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) will accelerate groundbreaking research across healthcare and conservation industries through a newly launched PhD fellowship program funded by ANSYS....

At PLAE, the mission of the company is to encourage everyone to play, no matter their age. But in certain parts of the world, people don't even have access to play ? because their everyday community is focused on survival. On the island of Virgin...

S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI"), the world's leading index provider, today announced the debut of the S&P 500® ESG Index, an innovative index that is aligned with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) selection guidelines and designed to...

At PLAE, the mission of the company is to encourage everyone to play, no matter their age. But in certain parts of the world, people don't even have access to play ? because their everyday community is focused on survival. On the island of Virgin...

AgDevCo is pleased to announce its latest investment in Rwanda's rapidly growing agribusiness sector. The UK-based social impact investor, which is backed by UK Aid, has closed a $3 million mezzanine loan with Minimex Limited, a maize milling...

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. was named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. The Hanover earned a perfect score of 100 on the foundation's 2019 Corporate Equality...

The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) announces the launch of Creative City Boston, a new grant inspired by the Creative City pilot program. This new iteration of the program is funded by a grant of $950,000 from the Barr Foundation. NEFA...

As the creators of clean, good-for-skin products, bareMinerals empowers women to look good, feel good and do good for others. To further this important mission, bareMinerals has launched The Power of Good Fund by bareMinerals, which supports...