Sentences with phrase «social equity and social»

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While the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board also considers environmental, social and governance factors when making investments, much of the CPP's equity portfolio essentially replicates major stock indexes.

In addition to catapulting EverFi into the ed tech big leagues, the fundraising round marks the debut deal for lead investor Rise, a newly established social impact investing fund managed by TPG Growth, a private equity firm that has also backed Internet hotshots like Uber and Airbnb.

Field has chosen CircleUp, a consumer products equity crowdfunding site, as platform of choice — and plans to use social media to drum up investor interest among his fans in the next few weeks.

In the same way that ecommerce and social media changed the way many small companies sell and advertise their goods, the sale of private company shares online (also known as equity crowdfunding) is changing the way small companies finance themselves.

In addition to preparing our social - media properties for the offering, we also retained the services of a financial PR firm (Leverage PR in our case) to help us to draft and distribute our press releases and help us to come up with and execute a PR strategy for the duration of the equity - crowdfunding round.

Investors included the Indian Angel Network, which made its first social venture investment, and Digital News Ventures, the seed - stage equity fund of the Media Development Investment Fund.

• Adinah Shackleton has joined private equity firm Permira as director of environmental, social and governance (ESG).

The free app provides a forecast of next day price directions for U.S. stock indexes and equities using text analysis and proprietary algorithms to analyze and encapsulate the online sentiment of publicly traded companies from seven million web pages published by over fifteen thousand sources, including news outlets, financial analysts, corporate websites and social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

Based in Singapore, CNBC Correspondent Dan Murphy follows news across major markets in the Asia Pacific, covering, commodities, company news, Asian and U.S. equities and trending topics on social media.

We're looking for people who can speak on summit topics such as fintech, crowdfinance, online lending / debt, P2P marketplaces, equity crowdfunding, royalties, new funding models, alternative finance, crowdsales (ICOs), rewards and product pre-sale, social impact, real estate, crowdsourcing, innovation and other trending topics.

The public equity market is factually and demonstrably a small fraction of the financial assets available and traded in the economy, and it still is not clear to me why that particular slice of the asset world should be used as a price guide for the social discount rate.

Equity crowdfunding requires some form of direct marketing, and to do so, a company must have a base, either a significant social media following or a database consisting of contact information.

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Mr. Garland and his team are responsible for developing and implementing the Funds» active ownership programs for public equities, including voting proxies, engaging portfolio companies on their environmental, social and governance policies and practices, and advocating for regulatory reforms to protect investors and strengthen shareholder rights.

U.S. Department of Commerce Commits $ 250,000 to Propeller and the New Orleans Startup Fund to Launch Equity Investment Fund for Social Entrepreneurs

Nehal's responsibility covers large check technology private equity, traditional growth equity, and social impact investing deals.

In addition to normal risks associated with equity investing, international investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, and from adverse political, social and economic instability in other nations.

Cherokee utilizes both private equity and internal venture capital to generate social, environmental and economic returns.

Today, Romanow's Clearbanc, which provides revenue - based financing to online businesses, announced a new program with Facebook that will give the social media giant's five million online merchants across Canada and the U.S. access to up to $ 500,000 in financing without having to give up any equity or fill out any paperwork or even undergo a credit check.

Second, while the commission agreed that the overall scope of the WELFARE STATE should be maintained, the report recommended reforms to important income security programs to ensure greater economic efficiency and social equity.

Shortly after 11 am CST when the initial announcement was made, the power of the crowd and social media spread the news quickly through the tweeter - sphere signaling that equity crowdfunding was indeed advancing in Canada and that Saskatchewan was the country's first instance to approve a set of intra-provincial equity crowdfunding regulations.

Another commentary, written by associates of the Impact of Equity Engagement (IE2), tells of that initiative's efforts to «understand the nature of impact within public equities — where investors» engagement activities have generated meaningful social and environmental impacts.»

The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada recently announced the full day educational and networking program that covers the range and reach of this dynamic industry from social causes, rewards, pre-sale and impact investing to the hotly debated crowdfinance models of equity crowdfunding and P2P lending.

Edmonton, April 11, 2016 — Canadian Western Bank (CWB) is proud to have recently been recognized by Employment and Social Development Canada at the inaugural Employment Equity Achievement Awards in the category of Improved Representation.

Equity Crowdfunding (ECF) is a new way to use the internet and social media to efficiently connect businesses trying to raise funds and investors looking to invest in promising new Startups and Small - Medium Size Businesses (SMEs).

This allows us to objectively evaluate both the social and financial merits of each manager, be it a separate account, mutual fund, exchange - traded fund, real estate investment, private equity fund, or direct investment into a social enterprise, rather than trying to push our own ideas.

Canadian Western Bank (CWB) is proud to have recently been recognized by Employment and Social Development Canada at the inaugural Employment Equity Achievement Awards in the category of Improved Representation.

Lauren makes debt and equity investments with the dual expectation of best - in - class financial returns and maximum positive social and environmental impact.

We stand up for the principles of equality, equity and social justice and we work with our affiliated unions and social justice partners to build a better world for all citizens.

This article will talk about two of the biggest levers you have - when / how to claim social security and using home equity...

The organizations sent a joint letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland outlining their shared principles and priorities for a new trade model rooted in principles of equity, the primacy of human rights — including the rights of Indigenous peoples, women and girls, workers, migrants, farmers, and communities — and social and ecological justice.

As we pointed out in our post last week, a withdrawal rate strategy should respond to market factors like equity valuations and bond yields as well as personal factors like age, retirement horizon, and expectations about pension and Social Security benefits.

This change in policy has allowed equity crowdfunding platforms to consolidate deal flow from around the country onto an easily accessible online platform, democratizing access across geographic and social lines.

«The LFE aims to become a «one - stop - shop» for clubs of all sizes to raise capital via equity sales and also offer LFE contributors a wealth of fan experiences and social interaction,» said LFE CEO, Scott Smith, in a statement.

The market has yet to reach critical mass, but given the kinds of projects funded by state and local governments, «the market should be a natural issuer of green and social impact bonds,» notes Victoria Irving, Equity Strategist for the Global Sustainability Research team.

The panel discussed debt and equity crowdfunding in the Canadian capital markets; as well as capital formation, regulatory issues, investor protection and social welfare.

Their social emphasis on justice and equity also provided justification for network controls which appeared to promote commonality and the socially responsible use of a public medium.

And, of course, if Carter were Jewish, he would consider social equity and charity Jewish values; if he were Muslim, he would consider them Islamic values; and if he were Buddhist, he would consider them Buddhist valuAnd, of course, if Carter were Jewish, he would consider social equity and charity Jewish values; if he were Muslim, he would consider them Islamic values; and if he were Buddhist, he would consider them Buddhist valuand charity Jewish values; if he were Muslim, he would consider them Islamic values; and if he were Buddhist, he would consider them Buddhist valuand if he were Buddhist, he would consider them Buddhist values.

She regrets the tendency of donors in the «70s «to emphasize redistributive goals while downgrading the importance of growth» (although in the preceding chapter she cites evidence that greater equity — the redistribution of assets and social services — tends to promote growth).

In social life, God commands that all cases shall be judged with equity; justice and charity are required; no injustices shall be done to people because of hatred toward them; all life is made sacred by God and may not be ended except through justice.

The social activist movements of those years also contributed to the seminaries» guilty conscience, so that they made at least token attempts to become sources of societal change as well as exemplifications of equity and justice.

Angela Glover Blackwell, Appointee for Member, President's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Angela Glover Blackwell is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Policy Link, a nonprofit organization that strives to advance economic and social equity, improving access and opportunity for all low - income people and communities of color, particularly in the areas of health, housing, transportation, education and infrastructure.

We preach social justice and not martyrdom, economic equity and not poverty.

At several points he touches upon the paradoxes of modern urbanism and the tragic ironies of our cultural attitude toward cities: although we now have more individual freedom, technical ability, and, arguably, social equity, we do not live in places as hospitable to human beings as were our cities of the past; we are pragmatists who build shoddily; our current obsession with historic preservation is the flip side of our utter lack of confidence in our ability to build well; while cultures with shared ascetic ideals and transcendent orientation built great cities and produced great landscapes, modern culture's expressive ideals, dogmatic public secularism, and privatized religiosity produce for us, even with our vast wealth, only private luxury, a spoiled countryside, and a public realm that is both venal and incoherent; above all, we simultaneously idolize nature and ruin it.

Each of the 101 standards is measurable, auditable, and addresses at least one sustainability aspect (environmental health, social equity, economic viability).

A prominent feature of the CSWA Sustainable Winegrowing Program is the active participation of vintners, growers, regional trade associations, regulators, academics, environmental and social equity groups and other stakeholders in its development and implementation of the program.

A prominent feature of the sustainable winegrowing program is the collaborative effort in its development and implementation by vintners, growers, regional trade associations, regulators, academics, environmental and social equity groups and other stakeholders.

Environmentalists, regulators, university educators and social equity groups provided expertise to the project as well.

FAIRR founder Jeremy Coller, chief investment officer of private equity firm Coller Capital, said: «The world's over-reliance on factory - farmed livestock to feed the growing global demand for protein is a recipe for a financial, social and environmental crisis.»