Opinion

February 8, 2023

How can we keep the current ESG backlash from spilling over into climate tech?

Companies using impact as a marketing tactic can harm an industry's image — so how do we stop it from affecting climate tech?


Arne Morteani

5 min read

Credit: Unsplash

Driven by good intentions as well as — to put it bluntly — the need to raise capital, the climate tech VC community has developed a large range of methodologies attempting to quantify impact. 

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