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Cision Canada
16-05-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Introducing the Reconciliation and Responsible Investment Institute (RRII)
TORONTO and VANCOUVER, BC, May 16, 2025 /CNW/ - The Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE) and the National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association (NATOA) are excited to announce the launch of a new, independent, Indigenous-led non-profit organization: the Reconciliation and Responsible Investment Institute (RRII). Since 2017, SHARE and NATOA have partnered to operate the Reconciliation and Responsible Investment Initiative (RRII), with the goal of mobilizing institutional investors to use their voices and capital to promote positive social and economic outcomes for Indigenous Peoples. As a result of the RRII's success, the project's operation, activities and influence have increased, requiring a new long-term vision, structure, and plan. The Reconciliation and Responsible Investment Institute (RRII) will be governed by an Indigenous Board of Directors, with SHARE providing secretariat services and partnering with NATOA to deliver education and capacity-development programming. The RRII's inaugural Board of Directors will include three prominent Indigenous leaders with vast and varied experience in promoting economic reconciliation: Sxwpilemaát Siyám (Chief Leanne Joe): member and Hereditary Chief of the Squamish Nation, trustee for the Squamish Nation Trust, and director for the New Relationship Trust Wayne Kaboni: member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory and the NATOA Board of Directors; trustee for the Wikwemikong Trust, and Economic Trust of the Southern Interior Jessica Keeshig-Martin: member and Councillor for the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation, member of the SHARE Board of Directors and Chair of its Governance and Nominations Committee The purpose of the Institute will be to: Increase awareness of Indigenous reconciliation as an investor issue, and mobilize a broad range of Indigenous and non-Indigenous investors in support of reconciliation; Support development of Indigenous investor leadership on the connection between institutional investment, community development, and reconciliation; Provide guidance and support to investors on ways they can address reconciliation and Indigenous rights issues in their fund governance, investment policies and practices, including through impact investing, stewardship, ESG integration, and working with investment managers; and, Identify and highlight good corporate practices related to business and reconciliation, and normalize reporting on Indigenous-related indicators that will make it easier for other companies to follow, and for others in the investment value chain to identify and consider those practices in their own decision-making processes. Quotes "The foundation of the RRII has always been the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action 92, which calls on the corporate sector to honour the United Nations' Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. The organization's growth into an independent entity is the kind of transformative step needed to reshape our economy to reflect Indigenous values and practices." — Sxwpilemaát Siyám (Chief Leanne Joe) "The RRII has achieved significant success, resulting in an expansion of its activities, workplan and partnerships; becoming an independent, Indigenous-led organization is the next logical step in that evolution. This transformation will help the initiative effectively advance its core value of centring Indigenous leadership by broadening the partnership to include additional Indigenous leaders and organizations." — Kevin Thomas, CEO, SHARE
The Hindu
22-04-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
Turning waste into value: Rubber Board achieves breakthrough in skim rubber recovery
In a significant achievement, the Rubber Board has developed a smart new way to extract high-quality rubber from skim latex — a by-product that usually ends up as waste. This innovation not only boosts rubber recovery but also eases the pressure on effluent treatment systems at manufacturing units. Developed by the Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII), the process transforms skim latex into usable rubber in just 24 hours. The treatment involves a special mix of chemicals followed by acid coagulation, which helps form rubber lumps. These are then converted into skim crepe and dried for use. Skim latex is typically produced during the making of Centrifuged Latex (Cenex), which goes into items like gloves, condoms, and balloons. With over 40 Cenex factories in India, around 10 percent of the country's natural rubber is processed this way, leaving behind a large volume of skim latex. Until now, recovering rubber from this by-product has been a slow, messy process. Skim latex was acid-treated and packed into plastic sacks for two weeks, allowing it to solidify. The result was low-grade rubber, bad odours and a lot of plastic waste, which often triggered public protests. The RRII's new method eliminates the need for plastic sacks, cuts processing time dramatically and produces rubber of much better quality. It, at the same time, reduces foul smells and environmental impact. Buoyed by the finding, the Board now plans to brand the new product as Indian Purified Skim Rubber™ (IPSR) and patent the process. The technology has already been handed over to the Federation of Latex Processors on a paid basis and is available for other factories to adopt too.
