Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Fondaction completed the $27m investment in Café William.

Fonds de solidarité FTQ, a capital fund, and Fondaction, an investment fund, completed the $27m investment in Café William, a Québec roaster committed to producing organic fair-trade coffee for the retail market. "The sustainability positioning of Café William, which promotes fair trade and takes concrete action to decarbonize its activities, reflects values to which Fondaction wholeheartedly subscribes. By supporting Café William, first with its plant project, and today with market development in Canada and the United States, we are encouraging a bold player in the quest for a positive transformation of the economy who is making an exemplary contribution to building a sustainable agri-food sector," Claire Bisson, Fondaction Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Impact and Sustainable Investments.