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Want to invest in companies that are good for the planet but also good for the bottom line? Look no further than Nordis Capital, a Montreal-based investment firm that aims to invest in companies that have a positive impact on society.
"We believe investors who care about sustainability want a manager committed to it throughout its business practices, not just paying lip service," managing partner Fran ? ois Bourdon tells the Globe and Mail.
That means investing in companies that not only have a positive impact on society, but also generate financial returns.
Nordis has four buckets: short, long, impact, and neutral.
Short: These companies make products that aren't good for society, but their operations and governance are good.
Long: These companies have a positive impact on society, but their operations and governance are bad.
Neutral: These companies don't have a positive impact on society, but their products are good for society.
Short: These companies have a negative impact on society, but their products are good for society.
Long: These companies have a positive impact on society, but their operations and governance are bad. Read the Entire Article
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A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
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The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded $2,710,300 to 35 Ohio arts organizations, including $40,000 to the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra. The grants, one of the largest in the agency's...more
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An ex-beauty queen in Nigeria is putting her money where her mouth is. Tomi Lydia Salami, a social entrepreneur and former beauty queen, is holding an environmental awareness convention for high...more
The nation's oldest bell tower is playing patriotic music all weekend long in honor of Memorial Day. The Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower in Jefferson, Pa., will play digital patriotic music from...more
"For 150 years, higher education has been really admired and frankly critical to American democracy," University of Pennsylvania professor and vice provost for global initiatives Ezekiel Emanuel...more
The Delaware beach town of Bethany Beach is hosting its first-ever Cellofest this weekend, a series of free events featuring renowned cellist Jennifer Kloetzel and unusual cellos by Erica Lessie,...more
"There are only so many works we can produce," saysliana de la Guardia, executive director of Boston's Guerilla Opera. "Yet, there is still a need in the community to gather and develop...more
Social Entrepreneurship
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Together TV, the Channel that Helps You Channel Your Inner Good
Caroline Diehl is a serial social entrepreneur in the impact media space. She is Executive Chair and Founder of the UK’s only charitable and co-operatively owned national broadcast television channel Together TV, the leading broadcaster for social change runs a national TV channel in the UK and digital platform which helps people find inspiration to do good in their lives and communities.
