Sustainable investment fund.
Concordia in the news
Posted on March 31, 2016
University affairs
Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution:
- Bram Freedman, vice-president, Advancement and External Relations and president of the board of directors of the Concordia University Foundation, talks to Business News Network, on camera, about Concordia's sustainable investment fund. The interview is part of BNN's coverage of the rejection by the University of Toronto of a call to drop its own fossil fuel holdings. The Concordia fund is also referenced in other coverage of the University of Toronto story, including a text version of the BNN story and a Canadian Press report, picked up by CBC.ca Financial Post, The Toronto Star, GlobalNews.ca, CTVNews.ca (Toronto), Metro New Toronto,CP24, Northbay Nipissing News, Advisor.ca, Benefits Canada, Canadian Insurance Top Broker, Clean Tech Canada and dozens of others. The University of Toronto student paper The Varsity and Vice News also mention the Concordia fund in their coverage of the U of T rejection of oil divestment, and an earlier Globe and Mail piece on the story is reprised by 24news.ca and MyWebMemo. Finally, Le Devoir lists Concordia among the Quebec universities that have been targeted by different divestment campaigns.