Lemonade, Hollywood and the Pope: The Ethical Fund That Fizzled.

Harr said no investor money was used to pay for the event, which was instead financed by two sponsors: a foundation and an technology company. Following their initial encounter, Harr said he and Ashkar decided to raise a fund inspired by the 2015 encyclical letter of Pope Francis, called Laudato Si, that stated combating climate change and protecting the environment as religious duties. Since neither Harr nor Ashkar had much experience investing money or running a fund, they enlisted venture capitalist Stephen Forte for help, Harr said. [Extracted from the article]

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