Where Technology meets People and Planet
At Pitango, we believe the best entrepreneurs who build the most successful and profitable companies are the ones considering their relationship to society and our planet. We connect driving exceptional returns with adopting ESG standards and acting for People & Planet. Technology has the potential to scale solutions for some of society’s biggest challenges in an exponential way. Utilizing technology to scale solutions is particularly important for a world facing climate change and vast social inequalities. As a leading venture fund, we aim to initiate, support and contribute to creating a world we all want to live in, while keeping our focus on investing in the best and most profitable companies.
Our deepest appreciation goes to our friends and colleagues at VentureESG, Antler Capital, Northzone, Tandem Impact and others who have worked on creating some of the content presented here.
Presenting ESG and Impact guidelines to the high-tech ecosystem is a collaborative effort aimed at guiding our industry in a positive direction and helping create better outcomes for us all.
We believe that ESG, impact and sustainability is a mindset that needs to be integrated into all our business decisions and operations. Our strategy is designed to address all considerations around impact & sustainability, in a way that can be easily implemented in companies in different domains and all stages. The flexibility of our methodology allows us to integrate ESG into our investment considerations alongside working closely with our existing portfolio companies and helping them integrate impact into their core business. ESG is a framework that helps us design processes that will help comply with globally acceptable standards. Impact is the outcome-based view of products and business models employed by the companies.
Our approach: The ESG-SDG Continuum
Every company we invest in we classify based on our ESG-SDG Continuum. We review responses to our due diligence questions and aim to identify ESG-related gaps as well as impact opportunities. This process helps us identify the appropriate sustainability-related risks and opportunities to measure and manage for each company.
We believe all companies should integrate ESG performance management. We help our portfolio companies set clear targets and improve their performance over time.
Most companies also have a potential external impact related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) created by their products and business model. We work with our companies to identify relevant SDGs, set targets, and track progress.
Investment process and management
This is an information page, aiming to help you get acquainted with the worlds of ESG and Impact through the lens of a generalist venture capital.
Our aim is to assist companies in understanding how they would like to create and manage their commitments to their stakeholders, including their employees and our planet, targeting mostly companies from all domains and stages, not necessarily branded as “impact” companies.
In this document you will find some relevant resources for each topic, some templates that you can download and use and some inspiring examples from other organizations.
We're welcoming your thoughts and will be happy to share your examples to the wider community.
If you'd like to share information, ideas and resources, please write to us at: [email protected]
Please note that the world of ESG and all regulation around it is an ongoing concerted effort happening at once around the world. New regulations keep coming up and being updated so please keep an eye on this page as well as get informed on the latest news through relevant newsletters and ongoing media updates.
We hope you will find this resource useful and that together we will create a fair & sustainable ecosystem.
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What is the difference between ESG and impact?
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Why is ESG important for startups?
Cecile Blilious - Podcasts & Public Speaking
Pitango’s Portfolio Companies Highlights
What are environmental factors?
Environment Considerations in Startups
Environmental Resources & References
What does good governance include?
Applying good corporate governance
What is responsible product design?
Responsible AI, tools & platforms
Start by thinking about your product and business model through a social and environmental lens. Ask yourself - does your product address a challenge that can be defined as a social or environmental problem?
Remember! Being an impact company does not exempt you from applying the highest ESG standards!
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THE 17 GOALS | Sustainable Development
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