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Nectars mission is to help the beekeeping industry ensure honey bee health to secure our food supply. Working at the intersection of data, AI, and beekeeping; we help commercial beekeepers raise healthier honeybee colonies, provide growers analytics to optimize their pollination supply chain and bring agrifood stakeholders the biodiversity data to optimize toward a resilient food supply chain.

ECOTIERRA is a developer of forestry and agroforestry projects committed to empower communities to better use natural resources to ensure their sustainable development while having major socio-economic and environmental benefits. Its success comes from a commitment to develop projects using a holistic approach, building strong and sustainable partnerships, encouraging corporate responsibility and ethical sourcing, and utilizing the benefits of carbon finance to optimize the value chain and ensure sustainable landscape management. Based in Sherbrooke (Quebec) Canada, ECOTIERRA also has offices in Peru, Colombia and the Ivory Coast. ECOTIERRA believes in the power of business partnerships in solving social and environmental problems.

Bloom Local Food Fund is an impact fund investing in solutions for nature and communities, with a thematic focus on food system transformation. We focus on the investment stages where we can bring outsized impact with our expertise, particularly Seed to Series A. We specialize in food system investments that have impact ingrained in their business models, including nature tech, the circular economy, and nature-based solutions. We are headquartered in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada, with team members in Toronto and Quebec.

Clear Skies is a boutique investment firm that combines rigorous financial performance strategies with the transformative power of impact investing. Our impact funds are designed to deliver competitive, market-leading returns while aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We identify opportunities others may miss, unlocking long-term value for our clients. In today’s rapidly changing world, impact isn’t just an option—it’s the key to outperforming in the long term. Join us in redefining success by investing in solutions that benefit your portfolio and the planet. At Clear Skies, we make your money work harder and smarter.

The Montréal Climate Partnership (MCP) is an independent initiative bringing together economic, nonprofit, philanthropic and institutional organizations. Its objective is to mobilize the Montréal community to help reduce Greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 and put the city on the path to carbon neutrality by 2050. The MCP follows the successful collaboration established in 2018–2019 by a group of philanthropic foundations with the City of Montréal and C40 cities to develop the Citys Climate Plan, and draws inspiration from the best mobilization models around the world, such as the Boston Green Ribbon Commission and the London Business Climate Leaders. The initiative places Montréal among the worlds leading C40 cities by making the ecological transition a pillar of its economic prosperity and attractiveness. The initiative is funded by the Foundation of Greater Montréal, the Trottier Family Foundation, The McConnell Foundation and the City of Montréal.

Oeuvrant dans les 17 régions du Québec, Evol se dédie au développement de l’entrepreneuriat diversifié et inclusif et a pour mission de contribuer directement à la création, à la croissance et à l’acquisition dentreprises qui ont un impact positif sur la société.

MAIN is Québec's first network of business accelerators and incubators