SVI founder and Renewal2 advisor Gary Hirshberg voices his thoughts on the new study dismissing the health benefits of organics in his latest Huffington Post blog.
I've just helped my good friend Deb Joy launch a new business www.bcelebrated.com. The idea for this service was inspsired 1.5 years ago when I was going through my kidney transplant and our friend Robert Huber was in the hospital with pulminary fibrosis. While I made it through with flying colors, the experience got me thinking about things I'd want to say to the people I love, and the message I would want to leave the world.
In a recent article by Ethan Lyon, Senior Writer at Sparxoo.com, Renewal Partners investee, David Berge’s company, Underdog Ventures, LLC was recently named one of the Top 5 Venture Capital Firms: Funding Social Missions.
As Sarah Goodman admits, she raised a few eyebrows when she left
her post as director of corporate affairs for Teck Cominco to take up
at Tides Canada. But she insists that the move from resource extraction
to social philanthropy isn’t as odd as it appears, and that it’s giving
her the chance to define the territory between the corporate and
not-for-profit models.
The current state of the capital markets and the U.S. financial system has left many investors looking for an alternative in their investment portfolios. Social venture funds like Renewal2 offer an opportunity to investors to achieve excellent returns while helping to grow companies at the forefront of social and environmental innovation.