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Pangyo Techno Valley: Leading the Charge in ESG Management and Building a Sustainable Industry Ecosystem

AsiaTechDaily

ESG embodies a company’s commitment to maintaining sustainable business practices, upholding core values, and transparently reporting non-financial performance metrics. Data from the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance highlights a staggering 605% increase in Sustainably-Themed Investing in 2020 compared to 2016.

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

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The main thrust of the post is that with YouTube taking a 45% of revenue and talent taking 70% of the remaining revenue, YouTube Networks didn’t have sustainable businesses unless they invested heavily in technology as a tool to increase margin and provide defensibility. margin range to more sustainable 50-60% margin businesses.

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‘Instant needs’ delivery startup goPuff raises $1.15B at an $8.9B valuation

TechCrunch

Rafael Ilishayev and Yakir Gola, who serve as co-CEOs, founded the company in 2013 while they were students at Drexel University. When I asked how new products fit into the larger goPuff brand and strategy, Ilishayev replied, “People, throughout our whole existence, have tried to put us into an industry: ‘Are you convenience?

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Christina Theodoraki

Ecosystem Builder Hub

I knew that I should come to a position that help to increase the sustainability and evolution of the ecosystem. I do research on entrepreneurial ecosystems to further understand their composition and provide findings that may help build resilient and sustainable ecosystems. This is some contribution but not enough. Theodoraki, C.

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A Critical, Yet Often Overlooked, Investment in Company Culture

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Dave is a co-founder and partner at Fathom , a strategy and creative consultancy based in Connecticut. “While monetary investment is also important, the research found it had a more positive impact when recognition was core to the organization’s talent strategy.” Written by David Louden.

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MycoWorks, making leather from fungi, closes $125M to scale production

TechCrunch

Indeed, the California-based company, founded in 2013 by Philip Ross and Sophia Wang, is among a hot trend of companies working with fungus and other plant-based materials to make fabrics for fashion. Meet retail’s new sustainability strategy: Personalization.

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LA-based A-Frame, a developer of celebrity-led personal care brands, raises cash for its brand incubator

TechCrunch

As part of the round, actor, activist, and author Hill Harper has joined the company as a co-founder and as the company’s chief strategy officer. “For us the calculus was to look at personal care and see what categories need to be reinvented because of sustainability,” said Bloom. “Hill is my co-founder.