Canada – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Sun, 12 Jul 2020 22:40:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 USMCA Might Miss ESG Goals as Mexico Rebuffs Renewable Energy /usmca-might-miss-esg-goals-as-mexico-rebuffs-renewable-energy/ /usmca-might-miss-esg-goals-as-mexico-rebuffs-renewable-energy/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=16978 USMCA is supposed to improve on NAFTA when it comes to ESG criteria, but actions by the Mexican government are likely to curb renewable power and bolster pollution.  The government’s moves are likely to halt investment in Mexico’s renewable sector and leave projects that are already underway in limbo.  While the new pact might eventually […]

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]]> /usmca-might-miss-esg-goals-as-mexico-rebuffs-renewable-energy/feed/ 0 Robot Invasion’s Surge Slowed in U.S. Last Year as Manufacturing Lagged /robot-invasions-surge-slowed-in-u-s-last-year-as-manufacturing-lagged/ /robot-invasions-surge-slowed-in-u-s-last-year-as-manufacturing-lagged/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:29:00 +0000 /?p=14860 Robots are still coming — though their advance has lost a bit of steam. The number of robots installed by companies in the U.S. dropped last year for the time since 2015, according to data from the Association for Advancing Automation that was seen by Reuters. Fewer robots were bought as American manufacturing slowed, a […]

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]]> /robot-invasions-surge-slowed-in-u-s-last-year-as-manufacturing-lagged/feed/ 0 Portag3 Raises Largest Canadian Fintech Fund Even as Investment in Sector Slows /portag3-raises-largest-canadian-fintech-fund-even-as-investment-in-sector-slows/ /portag3-raises-largest-canadian-fintech-fund-even-as-investment-in-sector-slows/#respond Tue, 03 Dec 2019 20:46:49 +0000 /?p=14003 Portag3 Ventures pulled in $321.2 million in closing its second fintech-focused fund, making it the largest Canadian investing pool committed to early development in a sector that saw a decline in interest this year. The fund, which initially raised money last year, already has made investments in 17 companies – among them financial services provider […]

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]]> /portag3-raises-largest-canadian-fintech-fund-even-as-investment-in-sector-slows/feed/ 0 Canadian Fund Drives $2B Investment in Indian Roads /canadian-fund-drives-usd2b-investment-in-indian-roads/ /canadian-fund-drives-usd2b-investment-in-indian-roads/#respond Wed, 03 Apr 2019 18:41:37 +0000 http://3.222.249.12/?p=6225 On Our Radar: Deals we are paying attention to for their impact on industry. In India, the road to economic growth appears to be, well, the road itself. Roadis, a subsidiary of PSP Investment, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board,one of Canada’s largest pension fund managers, is teaming up with India’s National Investment and Infrastructure […]

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