What does the ESG reckoning mean for VC?

“If I had to choose between switching to renewable energy or keeping staff on, I’d definitely put aside that energy transition,” Micol Chiesa, formerly head of impact at Five Seasons Ventures told me this week. “And that’s a fair choice,” she added. 

Her comments sum up the current reckoning that ESG is facing perfectly. The acronym arrived in the mid-2000s to describe how investing could bear more than just profit in mind — you could invest and do good.  READ MORE