Salish Environmental Group Receives $2,500,000 Equity Investment From Raven Indigenous Capital Partners To Create Capacity for the Next Phase of Expansion for their Composting Operations<\/b><\/p>\n
Salish Environmental Group represents a whole new way of stewarding waste resources within its sh\u00edsh\u00e1lh Nation territory<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Raven Indigenous Capital is an Indigenous-led impact investment fund operating in both Canada and the US. \u201cSalish Environmental group is successfully executing on a huge vision that will fundamentally change the way that Indigenous people and all communities view how economic reconciliation, contemporary land stewardship and land remediation can be done without extraction and while healing the land. We are very excited to support the next phase of Salish\u2019s growth and impact.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Salish Environmental Group operates a number of environmental services from its Salish Soils facility in Sechelt BC. \u00a0 <\/span>Salish is a leader in residuals management, from collection to processing, including fish waste, food scraps and biosolids residuals and works currently <\/span>within the territories of the sh\u00edsh\u00e1lh, <\/span>Sk\u0331wx\u0331wu\u03017mesh U\u0301xwumixw, and the <\/span>Tla\u2019amin Nation.\u00a0 Salish Soils uses a number of innovative processes to turn what would be garbage into\u00a0 value-added products including compost, fuel for energy, and growing media for food production. Currently, 50% of the waste streams headed to the Sunshine Coast landfill are diverted to Salish\u2019s facility for recycling and composting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Raven\u2019s investment will enable the enhancement and expansion of several\u00a0 Salish initiatives:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI am a proud sh\u00edsh\u00e1lh Nation member, and I believe my role as an Indigenous entrepreneur is to create real lasting social impact within our community and to build a pathway towards economic reconciliation\u201d comments Aaron Joe, CEO, majority owner and co-founder of Salish Environmental Group.\u00a0 Aaron Joe started the company with a vision of creating a secure closed loop food system, which requires high quality soil, a component that was missing on the Sunshine Coast. \u00a0 \u201cWe are very intentional about creating win\/win partnerships that share our mission to bring positive social and economic outcomes. I aim to transform how we think about waste and I am grateful for Raven\u2019s support,\u201d remarks Aaron Joe.<\/span><\/p>\n About Raven Indigenous Capital Partners<\/b> About Salish Environmental Group<\/b> ###<\/span><\/p>\n MEDIA CONTACTS<\/b> <\/p>\n Salish Environmental Group<\/b> shawna@salishsoils.com<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n SalishEnvironmentalGroup.com<\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Salish Environmental Group Receives $2,500,000 Equity Investment From Raven Indigenous Capital Partners To Create Capacity for the Next Phase of Expansion for their Composting Operations<\/p>\n Salish Environmental Group represents a whole new way of stewarding waste resources within its sh\u00edsh\u00e1lh Nation territory<\/p>\n \nVANCOUVER, British Columbia \u2013 October 12, 2022\u00a0–\u00a0\u00a0Raven Indigenous Capital Partners<\/a>, North America\u2019s only Indigenous-led and owned impact investment firm, announced a $2,500,000 investment in Salish Environmental Group Inc<\/a>, the parent company of Salish Soils, a composting and waste recycling company located on sh\u00edsh\u00e1lh Nation Territory in Sechelt, BC on the Sunshine Coast. 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\n<\/span>VANCOUVER, British Columbia \u2013 October 12, 2022\u00a0–\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Raven Indigenous Capital Partners<\/span><\/a>, North America\u2019s only Indigenous-led and owned impact investment firm, announced a $2,500,000 investment in<\/span> Salish Environmental Group Inc<\/span><\/a>, the parent company of Salish Soils, a composting and waste recycling company located on sh\u00edsh\u00e1lh Nation Territory in Sechelt, BC on the Sunshine Coast.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\n<\/span>Raven Indigenous Capital Partners removes barriers to drive Indigenous entrepreneurial success. With the flow of capital through impact investing, Raven brings capacity-building support to strengthen the Indigenous economy. Raven provides entrepreneurs access to resources while giving investors an opportunity to invest in competitive returns and long-term social and environmental impact. The organization\u2019s namesake, the Raven, is central to rebirth and transformation, creating an equitable and prosperous future for Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States. Learn more: RavenCapitalPartners.ca.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Salish Soils is a recycling and resource recovery facility that turns waste into value added products including their signature fish compost. As a majority Indigenous-owned business, Salish believes there is no garbage, only renewable resources and is working to create a resilient, regenerative, and prosperous organization community and environment.\u00a0 Learn more at SalishEnvrionmentalGroup.com<\/span><\/p>\n
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