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  1. Call to Share Stories of Canadian Impact Investors

    July 17, 2022 - by Julie Scott - 0 comments

    Canadians can lead by example when it comes to investing sustainably, or incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investments  - this was one of the calls to action at the June 3-10, 2022 RiA Virtual Conference, Canada’s largest responsible investment conference. 

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  2. Oikocredit Canada Survey 2: Investors looking for an easy-to-understand way to invest for social and financial returns

    December 15, 2021 - by Julie Scott - 0 comments

    After Oikocredit Canada’s stakeholders stated in their responses to a 2020 survey (Survey 1) that they remain interested in a retail investment product to further Oikocredit’s mission to improve the lives of people living in poverty, Oikocredit Canada returned to these stakeholders to ask which impact investment products appealed the most.

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  3. Canadians say the time to transition to a net zero carbon economy is now

    December 15, 2021 - by Julie Scott - 0 comments

    Canadian investors must ensure every investment contributes to a net zero carbon economy starting now. This was the consensus of speakers at the December 2021 Transition Finance Week hosted by the Responsible Investment Association (RIA)

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  4. Oikocredit Canada Survey: Investors want to learn more about intentionally investing for social returns alongside financial returns

    September 20, 2021 - by Julie Scott - 0 comments

    Oikocredit Canada, with the support of Kindred Credit Union, initiated a survey to understand what Oikocredit stakeholders are looking for in an impact investing product.

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  5. As impact investing goes mainstream, how do investors lookout for impact washing?

    August 13, 2021 - by Carla Pellegrini, Julie Scott - 0 comments

    At this year’s RIA Conference the S (social) in ESG factors to consider when investing, got as much airtime as the E (environmental) and G (governance). Conference speakers and participants agreed that investors increasingly expect the companies in their portfolios to grow, not just for the sake of growing, but in order to have a positive impact on communities - both people and the planet. But with the barrage of research and data on the impact of investments, how can investors be sure their investments deliver real world outcomes not impact washing?

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