BTV Dives Into Impact Investing

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - June 23, 2016) - BTV-Business Television went on location in Vancouver to the Impact Investment Forum to showcase the burgeoning trend of Impact Investing. "There is a new consciousness around investors, entrepreneurs and business leaders who want to ensure that social and environmental factors are a consideration within their decision making process", stated Julie Durant, Creator of the Impact Investment Forum and CEO, Market Motion Media. Full Episode

On BNN on Sat Jun 25 & Sun Jun 26, 2016 - on National TV, BTV-Business Television dives into impact investing with:

KPMG - Tania Carnegie, Leader Impact Ventures shares thoughts on why investors are waking up to impact investing Video, who's practicing these investments Video and how companies are changing behaviours to accommodate Video.

Sauder School of Business, UBC - James Tansey, Exec Director Social Innovation shares UBC's take on impact investing and how they support young entrepreneurs in creating socially innovative businesses Video

Varshney Capital - Praveen Varshney, Director - on how their company is committed to social impact investing and with success stories in the sector. Video

Pyfera Growth Capital -.Sandeep Gupta, Co-Founder & Director shares how their unique company focuses on impact ventures with financial returns Video

Mogo Finance Technology, Chantel Chapman, Financial Fitness Expert - discusses how their millennial focused company is like the Uber of digital financial brands. Video

BTV, a half-hour weekly investment news program, profiles emerging companies across the US and Canada to bring investors information for their portfolio. With Host Taylor Thoen, BTV features companies at their location, interviews the company's key executives and features their business.

BTV BROADCAST TIMES:

CANADA: BNN - Saturday Jun 25 @ 8:00pm Sunday, Jun 26 @ 9:30pm EST

Bell Express Vu - Saturday Jun 25 @ 8:00pm Sunday, Jun 26 @ 9:30pm EST

Air Canada Seatback TV Business Channel - Oct/Nov 2016

U.S. National:

Biz Television Network - Sun Jul 3 @ 1:00am & 7:30pm EST, Sat Jul 9 @ 12:00pm EST