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Encourage Capital Releases Report on Investment Strategies for Sustainable Fisheries in Brazil, Chile and The Philippines
Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Rockefeller Foundation
January 14, 2016 NEW YORK – Each year, more than $50 billion of economic value is lost due to poor fisheries management, depleting the oceans and affecting global seafood production. Today, Encourage Capital released the second installment of its comprehensive investment report, analyzing how investors can deploy capital in efforts to protect and restore global fisheries.

The report, “Investing for Sustainable Global Fisheries,” delivers a series of six blueprints about investments in fisheries in Brazil, Chile and the Philippines, which account for 7% of the global fish supply. The strategies are based on real-life examples and are available free of charge at investinvibrantoceans.org.

“More than 1 billion people globally rely on seafood as their primary source of protein, but 40% of fisheries are considered to be overexploited or collapsed,” said Jason Scott, Co-Managing Partner at Encourage Capital. “Encourage Capital’s Investment Blueprints demonstrate that there are ways to earn real profits through sustainable seafood investing strategies that improve seafood yield, enhance supply chain efficiency, and reduce supply volatility.”..

Report [42 pages]: http://encouragecapital.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Executive_Summary_FINAL_1-11-16.pdf

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Millennial Trains Project Offers Platform for Millennial Innovators to Explore New Frontiers with Support from The Rockefeller Foundation
January 11, 2016 NEW YORK—Today, the Millennial Trains Project announced that The Rockefeller Foundation is coming on board as a major supporter of its August 2016 trans-continental train journeys for young innovators, which will support the development of next-generation, entrepreneurial leaders who share the Foundation’s desire to improve resilience and inclusivity in communities across America….