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How PwC and SAP are doing right by helping clients unlock ESG value

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Achieving environmental, social, and governance (ESG) targets can increase a company’s worth beyond the feel-good. Creating value with Environmental Social and Governance A McKinsey study reveals 5 ways that ESG creates value. PwC set about building an innovative application to check the clients’ value chain.

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6 best practices for better vendor management

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To build a stronger relationship with vendors, “CIOs should bring them into the fold regarding their priorities and potential concerns about what may —or may not — lie ahead, from a regulatory perspective or the general economic climate, for example,” says Kevin Beasley, CIO at VAI, a midmarket ERP software developer. “A

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After a record 2022, 8 investors explain why it’s ‘still just Day 1’ for Africa’s startup ecosystem

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Over time we’ve continuously optimized that process to ensure we are efficient in how we review deals and how soon we can give founders feedback. Firms that back a lot of startups are often criticized for not doing their due diligence and labeled lazy for using “spray and pray” tactics. Has this led to unrealistic valuations?

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Use radical objectivity to create and retain an inclusive workforce

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James Nash is CEO and founder of inbeta , a tech-enabled talent specialist using data, social listening and human science to help corporations overcome bias. Today, the age of corporate social justice is dawning. This is because diversity increases revenue, boosts innovation, sparks creativity and leads to better decision-making.

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8 investors weigh in on the state of insurtech in Q3 2022

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“Short term, it might be more difficult to raise at valuations we have seen before the public market adjustment, but with a strong business model and an experienced management team that understands the market and growth KPIs, it is possible,” she said. How does the insurtech landscape in emerging markets compare to developed markets?

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How to find a job as a scout for a VC firm

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Akshat Dixit is a senior at North Carolina State University, an intern at Versatile VC , and a past intern with the HBS Alumni Angels Association and the Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. We already have a senior team of venture partners who help us in origination and diligence. Akshat Dixit. Contributor.

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

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. “Swyft is a new form of urban mobility, using autonomous cabins on lightweight cable infrastructure to solve transportation problems in densely developed areas including corporate campuses, airports, universities and tourism districts. This adds capacity into an area, allowing higher density and more profitable developments.

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