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Migration Watch

Posted on November 30, 2016January 31, 2017 by Finance for Integration

Integrating Migrants into ESG Analysis

Responsible investors must make migrants a more explicit consideration in their ESG analysis

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Posted in Blog Tagged esg, integration, mckinsey, migration, refugees
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Taqanu: New bank for refugees

Posted on November 12, 2016November 12, 2016 by Finance for Integration

Taqanu Bank promotes financial inclusion of refugees and other disenfranchised communities through an on-line platform that uses fintech solutions. […]

Posted in Blog Tagged fintech refugees
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Forced displacement: A systems-level risk and opportunity

Posted on November 3, 2016November 10, 2016 by Finance for Integration

Pension funds and others can no longer ignore the risks and opportunities associated with forced displacement

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Posted in Blog Tagged forced migration as a systems level risk, global migration systems-level thinking, l l, pension funds
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Community Investors are Key Partners for Migrant Integration

Posted on October 27, 2016November 1, 2016 by Finance for Integration

The disconnect between reality and perception of the impacts of migration suggests an important role for community investors 

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Posted in Blog Tagged community investors, credit unions, migrant integration
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New Impact Bond for Syrian Refugees

Posted on October 3, 2016October 27, 2016 by Finance for Integration

Oct 3, 2016 – Convergence, a platform focused on blended finance and based in Toronto, announced a grant for the design of a new development impact bond to fund employment interventions for Syrian refugees. […]

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Migrant lens Investing: Investing in Integration

Posted on September 28, 2016October 28, 2016 by Finance for Integration

George Soros’s $500 million investment announcement following the first-ever UN summit on migrants and refugees sets an example for how all investors could engage in “migrant lens investing.” […]

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This website aims to profile Canadian and international examples of how investors are addressing the settlement and integration needs of migrants and refugees. Research conducted by Purpose Capital and the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation on social finance models for the Canadian settlement and integration sector serves as the foundation for this website.

Disclaimer

All information contained within this website is to be used for research purposes only, and is not intended to provide any recommendations for investment products or strategies. As the settlement and social finance sectors are dynamic and always changing, information presented therein may become outdated beyond the date of publication. All errors and omissions are solely the responsibility of the website's author.