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

TechCrunch

Two years ago, South Korea unveiled a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Sopoong , a social impact-focused VC, intends to support environmentally minded tech founders in South Korea and Southeast Asia, while building a bridge between Korean conglomerates and startups in the sector. Getting there will be another story.

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How we’re driving sustainable impact for business and society

CIO

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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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

CIO

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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Subak, which incubates data-for-climate not-for-profits, announces six startups in 2022 cohort

TechCrunch

-based incubator focused on nonprofit startups that are addressing climate-related challenges through open-source data initiatives has announced the six startups which will be put through its 2022 program. government minister and a former MD of Microsoft for Startups U.K. and CEO of Code First: Girls, among others.

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Social Innovation as a Business Strategy

Hu's Place - HitachiVantara

The future is full of social challenges that will drive a need for Social Innovation. In order for these innovations to be sustainable, corporations will need to integrate Social Innovation into their business strategy so that profits are tied to social innovation. billion by 2050. Wanting to do good is not enough.

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Driving change: Inclusion as a key ESG Agenda

Capgemini

FS is one of the key pillars of any economy – the intermediary that channels capital into low-carbon activities and finances key transition activities to achieve Paris 2050 goals. In sustainability discussions, the ‘environmental’ aspect is often at the forefront, leaving a lot to be desired on the ‘social’ front. FS employs 7.6

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Why is a renewable energy sourcing strategy essential on your path towards net zero?

Capgemini

Based on current trends, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) estimated that by 2050 only 20 percent of total commercial and industrial electricity demand will be addressed by renewable energy sourcing. Problem: this leaves a 65-percentage-point gap to fill to reach Paris Agreement targets. A complex but fruitful process.

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