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Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact

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Two years ago, South Korea unveiled a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Nine of the 16 portfolio companies are participating in Sopoong’s first accelerator program, which launched in June and runs for six months. Getting there will be another story.

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How we’re driving sustainable impact for business and society

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For decades, we’ve been investing in innovation, partnerships, and programs that apply our technology, scale, and talented workforce to drive human progress – all intending to have a measurable influence on some of the complex challenges important to our business, customers, the communities we serve and society at large.

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AES enlists AI to boost its sustainable energy business

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American utility and power company AES launched a renewable energy program in mid-2022 that is not only reducing its carbon footprint but adding wealth to its coffer. The project, dubbed Farseer AI Generation Forecasting and Market Automation Program, was developed by a handful of AES data scientists in partnership with Google.

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Neuroglee gets $2.3 million to develop digital therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases

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There are now about 50 million people with dementia globally , a number the World Health Organization expects to triple by 2050. The software tracks patients’ progress, such as the speed of their fingers and the time it takes to complete an exercise, and delivers personalized treatment programs.

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Sick of doing your chores? Give them to a robot

The Hustle

Rather than being programmed to repeat the same action, as we’ve seen in factories , Toyota’s goal is for these robots to eventually learn by watching videos, allowing them to make real-time decisions and adjustments in your home.

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

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These priorities are concretely influencing IT buying decisions: According to a global survey by Enterprise Strategy Group, 98% of IT decision-makers report that IT suppliers’ environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs influence their IT purchasing decisions, and 85% have eliminated a potential technology supplier due to ESG concerns. [1]

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ZEBOX, an incubator for supply chain startups, launches its Asia hub in Singapore

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ZEBOX CEO Gwen Salley told TechCrunch that along with access to mentoring, experts, business opportunities and funding, its incubator program gives startups opportunities to test their solutions and work with large corporations. This is an especially critical area for CMA CGM Group, since its goal is to reach net zero carbon by 2050.

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