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SUMMARY:Socially Responsible Investing: Engaging Businesses to Facilit
 ate Positive Change
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered what businesses need to do to be a 
 responsible investment option or how to engage companies to persuade t
 hem to adopt more socially responsible practices? Join CEP on Thursday
  February 2nd as we explore the world of Socially Responsible Investin
 g. You will have the opportunity to hear from Michelle de Cordova, Dir
 ector of Corporate Engagement and Public Policy at Ethical Investments
 /Northwest Ethical Funds, about:\n·         The global landsc
 ape of responsible investment ·         SRI in the Canadian c
 ontext ·         What is “engagement”, and why do we do i
 t?·         Engagement stories from the field\nJoin us for sn
 acks and drinks at 6:00pm. The event will start at 7:00pm followed by 
 a short 30 minute networking session after the panel presentation.\n\n
 Event Details\nDate: Thursday, Feb. 23rd Time: Michelle will start her
  presentation at 7pm. Snacks and drinks, and registration will begin a
 t 6pm. Location: UBC Robson Square, C130Cost: $5 for CEP Members and s
 tudents (a valid student ID must be presented at the event), $10 for N
 on-Members\n\nTo register, please visit this link: http://sociallyresp
 onsibleinvesting.eventbrite.ca/\n\nSpeaker Bio\nMichelle de Cordova is
  Director of Corporate Engagement and Public Policy at NEI Investments
 , the home of Ethical Funds, Canada’s oldest and largest family of S
 RI (socially-responsible investment) mutual funds.  Based in Vancouve
 r, within the Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Services team, 
 Michelle leads NEI Investments’ work on engaging investee companies 
 and policy-makers in dialogue to advance corporate sustainability in C
 anada and internationally. Before joining NEI Investments, she worked 
 as a staff member and consultant for environment and social developmen
 t organizations in Canada, Europe, Asia, and Africa.\n\nFor more infor
 mation visit http://villagevancouver.org/events/socially-responsible-i
 nvesting-engaging-businesses-to-facilitate
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