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Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Appointment of Étienne Lavoie-Gagnon as Managing Director at Inlandsis Fund, a carbon finance fund that supports greenhouse gas reduction projects in North America
MONTREAL, Feb. 13, 2025 /CNW/ - Fondaction Asset Management and Priori-T Capital are pleased to announce the appointment of Étienne Lavoie-Gagnon as Managing Director of their carbon finance fund, Inlandsis Fund. With 25 years of experience in investment and sustainability in the energy and infrastructure sectors, Étienne has developed innovative financing arrangements both in Canada and internationally. In his new role, he will accelerate the deployment of decarbonization finance, which Inlandsis Fund has been offering since 2017 in regulated and voluntary carbon markets across North America. According to him, sustainable finance is now the new standard for the financial sector, because only a global vision of our impacts can ensure the long-term viability of the economy. As such, he sees the carbon market as a key lever for both financing companies' decarbonization projects and positioning them favourably for the transition. Prior to joining Inlandsis, Étienne was a partner at EY, where he developed innovative financial solutions to support the energy transition. He was also Vice President, Asset Management and Investment Strategy at SNC-Lavalin (now AtkinsRéalis), where he was responsible for managing an investment portfolio of over $4 billion in the energy and infrastructure sectors. In this capacity, he also directed flagship projects in Québec and New Brunswick, such as the Maison symphonique de Montréal and the Centre Hospitalier Restigouche. Étienne holds a bachelor's degree in Bioresource Engineering from McGill University and is also a CFA charterholder. About Inlandsis Established in 2017, the Inlandsis Fund platform has been supported since its inception by Fondaction and Priori-T Capital, both based in Montréal, Québec. This partnership has led to the creation of a strategic alliance to ensure the success of the Inlandsis funds. Managed by Fondaction Asset Management, Inlandsis is the only Canadian fund platform, and one of the few worldwide, that generates returns for its investors by leveraging carbon markets to finance greenhouse gas emission reduction and removal projects. For more information, please visit About Fondaction Asset management (FAM) Fondaction Asset management (FAM) is an impact manager that creates and delivers innovative, high-performance financial solutions to solve major environmental and social issues, generating competitive returns. As a subsidiary of Fondaction, FAM channels large-scale capital into sectors with high impact potential, accelerating the profound and sustainable transformation of the economy. FAM currently manages fund platforms totalling over $455 million in areas such as energy transition, natural capital protection, environmental markets, and the circular economy. For more information, please visit or follow us on LinkedIn. About Priori-T Capital Priori-T Capital develops alternative investment solutions aimed at fighting climate change. The company builds on the experience of its managers who, since 2017, have made private investments in partnership with Fondaction in various climate change projects, such as the Inlandsis Fund platform. Today, it aims to create an ecosystem that provides investors with investment opportunities that are carbon market driven and offer entrepreneurs access to capital to build a greener economy. For more information: SOURCE Fondaction Asset Management View original content to download multimedia:
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Quebec helps fund new 24/7 helpline for Indigenous women facing violence
A new 24/7 helpline will soon be available for Indigenous women facing conjugal, family or sexual violence in Quebec. On Monday, Martine Biron, minister responsible for the status of women, announced an investment of nearly $900,000 over three years to support the project. The phone line, which will be available in English, French and several Indigenous languages, will be put in place by Espace Femmes Premières Nations Québec and has been in the works for nearly three years. Bowing her head and holding a moment of silence, Marjolaine Étienne, president of Quebec Native Women, says the announcement makes her think about all the women and girls "living minute by minute, second by second." "Spousal, family and sexual violence, it's still present, if not even more present right now," said Étienne, speaking at a news conference in Wendake, just outside Quebec City. "Indigenous women suffer in silence … but it's not the right thing to keep it all inside." Quebec Native Women, which founded Espace Femmes Premières Nations Québec, has been defending women's rights for 50 years. Étienne says Indigenous women want a service where they know they will be served by a member of their own community. She says she's relieved to know that this new tool will be able to offer psychosocial, legal and referral resources to those women. "They need to be respected. It's a right to be respected, it's a right to be safe," said Étienne. "If everyone believes in it, this phone line will change a lot of things." Biron says this investment goes toward creating safe spaces. "When you're a victim of violence, your first instinct is to withdraw," said Biron. "But this project will enable Indigenous women to reach out to their peers, to people in the communities themselves, who will be able to help them with their specific needs." Ghislain Picard, chief of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador, says there's sometimes an element of guilt and shame associated with violence. "I think it's a legacy from years of colonization," said Picard. "Our cultures are still very much very specific … and that includes the way we react to different realities around us, including violence." He says the situation facing Indigenous women is serious enough to warrant this new resource, but he says it will take time to establish and build trust with communities. It's unclear exactly when the new tool will be available to the public.
CBC
10-02-2025
- General
- CBC
Quebec helps fund new 24/7 helpline for Indigenous women facing violence
A new 24/7 helpline will soon be available for Indigenous women facing conjugal, family or sexual violence in Quebec. On Monday, Martine Biron, minister responsible for the status of women, announced an investment of nearly $900,000 over three years to support the project. The phone line, which will be available in English, French and several Indigenous languages, will be put in place by Espace Femmes Premières Nations Québec and has been in the works for nearly three years. Bowing her head and holding a moment of silence, Marjolaine Étienne, president of Quebec Native Women, says the announcement makes her think about all the women and girls "living minute by minute, second by second." "Spousal, family and sexual violence, it's still present, if not even more present right now," said Étienne, speaking at a news conference in Wendake, just outside Quebec City. "Indigenous women suffer in silence … but it's not the right thing to keep it all inside." Quebec Native Women, which founded Espace Femmes Premières Nations Québec, has been defending women's rights for 50 years. Étienne says Indigenous women want a service where they know they will be served by a member of their own community. She says she's relieved to know that this new tool will be able to offer psychosocial, legal and referral resources to those women. "They need to be respected. It's a right to be respected, it's a right to be safe," said Étienne. "If everyone believes in it, this phone line will change a lot of things." Biron says this investment goes toward creating safe spaces. "When you're a victim of violence, your first instinct is to withdraw," said Biron. "But this project will enable Indigenous women to reach out to their peers, to people in the communities themselves, who will be able to help them with their specific needs." Ghislain Picard, chief of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador, says there's sometimes an element of guilt and shame associated with violence. "I think it's a legacy from years of colonization," said Picard. "Our cultures are still very much very specific … and that includes the way we react to different realities around us, including violence." He says the situation facing Indigenous women is serious enough to warrant this new resource, but he says it will take time to establish and build trust with communities. It's unclear exactly when the new tool will be available to the public.
