National Programs
Responsible Investing
More and more long-term investors, including foundations, are re-examining their investment beliefs and philosophies to take into account environmental, social and governance factors.
To support growing foundation interest in this area, CFC launched a Responsible Investing Pilot Project in 2007 working with foundations from across the country to:
- Start, or advance, their journey along the path of mission-based investing,
- Adopt necessary investment policies and programs,
- Increase the percentage of their invested assets that are aligned with their mission.
Impact
To find out more about how Canadian community foundations are getting involved in responsible investing, visit the links below.
- RI Approaches: from screening portfolios to integrating social and environmental factors in the investment process, find out more about the range of RI approaches.
- RI Resources: Access the wealth of information collated by community foundations during the course of this pilot project.
- What CFs Are Doing: Read about the early steps being taken by large and small community foundations across Canada or download our handout.
CONTACT
Betsy Martin
Senior Advisor and Program Consultant
betsy.martin@sympatico.ca
514-488-3682
NEWS
Canadian Fundraiser eNews covers CFC's new Responsible Investing initiative
Seattle Times features community investing by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation