News by subject: SRI

Zoobean, the creator of the popular software for facilitating reading challenges Beanstack, today announced new investments from Amazon's Alexa Fund, Shark Tank Investor Mark Cuban, Jo and Elizabeth Tango, EAI Technologies, Pamela Bass-Bookey and...

Astellas Pharma US, Inc. ("Astellas") today announced the call for entries for the fourth annual Astellas Oncology C3 Prize (Changing Cancer Care), a challenge that funds the best non-treatment ideas to improve cancer care for patients, caregivers...

Kamden D. Kanaly, a Houston-based private wealth advisor, has launched a new registered investment advisory firm and multi-family office: KDK Private Wealth Management (KDK PWM). "I am excited to build a well-capitalized...

The organizers of Solarize St. John have launched a first-of-its-kind crowdfunding campaign to help tackle the high energy burden for low-income families and non-profits on St. John by reducing the cost of solar energy on the island. A donation of...

For the first quarter ended March 31, 2019, Desjardins Group, the leading financial cooperative group in Canada, recorded surplus earnings before member dividends of $401 million, down $100 million compared to the same quarter of 2018. Sustained...

Breakfast Club of Canada is thrilled to announce Pembina Pipeline Corporation's latest contribution to give all kids an equal chance of success. Pembina has committed $5 million to the Club over the next five years to expand their Fuel 4 Thought...

The global retinal implant market size is expected to reach USD 74.7 million by 2026, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. It is projected to expand at a CAGR of 10.6% over the forecast period. Increasing prevalence of target...

With the goal of funding critical research and promoting leadership development, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency today announced the creation of a new Housing Policy Fellowship. The fellowship will fund a maximum...

Flooding is Canada's costliest and most frequent natural disaster. Communities are looking for solutions to mitigate the costs and damages caused by flooding to businesses and residences. Each year, communities across the province recover from the...

The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, announced an investment of $22,100 in the Wakefield Writers Festival des écrivains La Pêche today.   This includes $2100 in funding from the Building Communities...

Storycatchers Theatre, a non-profit dedicated to empowering justice-involved youth through musical theatre, raised more than $130,000 at their annual benefit held at the Casino Club in Chicago. Money raised from the event will go towards programming...

SunTrust Banks, Inc. announced that it will make a $10 million equity investment in JBG SMITH's Washington Housing Initiative Impact Pool. The Initiative is a transformational market-driven approach to producing affordable housing in the Washington,...

BB&T Corporation today announced a $10 million social impact investment to the Impact Pool of the Washington Housing Initiative. The Bank's equity investment will be used to help address the scarcity of housing for middle-income individuals and...

The Honourable Joyce Murray, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government, today issued the following statement on the reports tabled by the Auditor General: "We thank the Auditor General for his work. The recommendations put...

Helping hard-working middle-class families provide the best start in life for their children is a top priority for the Government of Canada. That is why three years ago the Government launched the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) to help families with the...

The Government of Canada is advancing women's economic empowerment with the first-ever Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, a $2-billion investment that seeks to double the number of women-owned businesses by 2025. Today, the Honourable Mary Ng,...

The Government of Canada and the Province of Saskatchewan are working together to develop housing opportunities for residents in Northern Saskatchewan to ensure that they have a safe, affordable place to call home. The...

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...