ESG
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Landing pages are one of the best places to run experiments, but if you aren't constantly iterating, you’re leaving money on the table.
Executives say they’re committed to ESG, but data shows otherwise
When it comes to the environment, execs talk a good game, but a recent survey suggests they are backing off from their commitments.
To secure early-stage funding, entrepreneurs should build ESG into their business models
Whether you believe in ESG or subscribe to the “woke capitalism” viewpoint, it simply can’t be ignored.
TechCrunch+ roundup: Deep due diligence, early Q1 2023 VC results, flight lessons for angels
Maybe some founders are under pressure to return money to investors, but what about the GPs who are sending funds back to their LPs?
Investors want best-of-the-best ESG data. Here’s how to give it to them
There simply aren’t enough entrepreneurs providing adequately ESG-aligned investing opportunities. Top-quality data can fix that.
IntegrityNext raises $109M for a platform to audit supply chains for ESG compliance
The funding is coming from a single investor, EQT Growth, and it will be used to continue building the breadth of the platform as well as the company's go-to-market position.
Taiwanese startup WritePath’s AI tech speeds up financial disclosure translation
In countries where English is not a main language, listed companies not only have to deal with financial disclosure regulations, but also make sure their investor materials are available in English fo
Salesforce to expand Sustainability Cloud into full ESG reporting tool
Salesforce has always fashioned itself as a socially responsible company, and that includes working on a Net Zero carbon emissions goal. In fact, it launched Sustainability Cloud (now called Net Zero
As its fashion empire booms, Shein wants an ESG makeover
Shein, the world’s largest fashion e-commerce site, has taken significant steps to ramp up its environmental, social and governance — or ESG — efforts. But responsible fast fashion s
Troop rallies retail investors to get out the proxy vote
Retail investors entered the stock market in droves over the past couple of years. Much ink has already been spilled analyzing competition between fintech companies such as Robinhood and Public.com to
Even as ESG faces growing backlash, these companies are all-in
As ESG initiatives face growing political and business backlash, many companies are establishing practices to show they're committed to the idea of social responsibility.
GOP’s war on ESG could come back to bite it
Barring investment in ESG initiatives is not just counterproductive and dangerous — it’s fiscally foolish.
Ron DeSantis’ proposed ban on ESG investments would be another blow for diverse fund managers
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' proposal comes as founders and investors have called on limited partners, like pension funds, to be held more accountable for where their money goes.
Sustainability data platform Worldfavor fuels up for ecosystem opportunities
More funding for sustainability reporting: Sweden’s Worldfavor, an early mover platform focused on building digital infrastructure to support supply chain transparency and cater to organizations
SEC weighs crackdown on phony environmental and social justice funds
Environmental and social justice-focused funds are booming — so much so that the Securities and Exchange Commission is mulling new regulations to clamp down on funds that fail to back up certain alt
IBM’s CEO wants to chart quantum-fueled, AI-powered path to the future
When Arvind Krishna took over as CEO at IBM in April 2020, the world was immersed in the initial throes of the COVID pandemic and his company was struggling. It had spent the better part of a decade r
Google Cloud survey finds most execs support sustainability efforts, but few follow the data
A new survey by Google Cloud found that a majority of executives see sustainability as a key goal for their business. It also found that a majority are not actually measuring their progress over time.
Actual, which renders company ESG data in a SimCity-like platform, raises $5M seed
Trying to deal with the huge amount of data associated with how companies are going to transition to a “net zero” economy is an uphill task. The interface of numbers would tax even the gee
Envisioning Partners closes on $64M fund for climate tech startups
Most companies today recognize the importance of global warming. As such, they are redefining their goals in an effort to address the climate change issue. Envisioning Partners, a Seoul-based venture
4 signs to look for when evaluating ESG investments
The era of ESG – environmental, social and corporate governance – is here at the enterprise level, and it is the next big frontier in corporate governance, risk and compliance (GRC).