{"id":6584,"date":"2025-07-22T11:09:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/?p=6584"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:06:30","slug":"co-operators-community-funds-and-groupe-taq-a-confirmed-investment-of-200000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/en\/co-operators-community-funds-and-groupe-taq-a-confirmed-investment-of-200000\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-operators Community Funds and Groupe TAQ: a confirmed investment of $200,000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are very proud to announce a new milestone: a $200,000 investment from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperators.ca\/en\/about-us\/sustainability\/social-impact\/co-operators-community-funds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Co-operators Community Funds (CCF)<\/a> in our community bond campaign.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This commitment supports our mission to create quality jobs for people living with functional limitations, while demonstrating the power of social impact investing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">For a more inclusive society<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serving as the philanthropic arm of Co-operators, CCF\u2019s support is not only financial: it is meaningful. It illustrates how it is possible to mobilize capital around projects that are transformative and promote social change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Sean Geobey, Chairperson, Co-operators Community Funds notes: \u201cCCF isn\u2019t just about granting \u2013 it is committed to using its investment portfolio to achieve meaningful social and environmental change. Close to 65% of CCF\u2019s invested assets are placed in impact, transition and smaller-scale community impact investments that are generating benefits well beyond what could be achieved through grant-making alone. CCF is proud to support Groupe TAQ\u2019s community bond campaign and further its mission of providing meaningful, stable job opportunities for individuals living with disabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CCF\u2019s commitment builds on the recent announcement of Addenda Capital (Co-operators asset management company) that also completed a <a href=\"https:\/\/addendacapital.com\/en-ca\/insights-news\/addenda-capital-invests-500000-in-groupe-taq-community-bonds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$500,000 investment in Groupe TAQ\u2019s community bond campaign<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Groupe TAQ, we believe that inclusion requires concrete action, and this support will enable us to go even further in our mission of socio-professional integration and the sustainability of our wonderfully adapted enterprise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">The power of community bonds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupetaq.com\/en\/community-bonds-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">community bond campaign<\/a> is an invitation to actively participate in a more equitable Canadian economy. Thanks to this innovative tool, investors can generate a return while contributing to a project that has a real human and social impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CCF\u2019s commitment reinforces the credibility and scope of our initiative, and we hope it will inspire other organizations, foundations, and investors to join the movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--lg)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperators.ca\/fr-ca\/about-us\/sustainability\/social-impact\/co-operators-community-funds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"86\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/community-funds-logo-french-300x86-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4231\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are very proud to announce a new milestone: a $200,000 investment from Co-operators Community Funds (CCF) in our community bond campaign. This commitment supports our mission to create quality jobs for people living with functional limitations, while demonstrating the power of social impact investing. 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