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Incorporating ESG best practices into your startup from the beginning

Sustainability for Startups

Sustainability for Startups

Sustainability or ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

ESG principles for Startups

If you have just founded a startup, sustainability or ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) considerations may not be at the top of your priority list for resource reasons. But they should be – many opportunities and risks in a wide range of industries are increasingly linked to ESG factors. 

And: if your startup integrates ESG principles from the very beginning, you won’t have to make costly and time-consuming retrospective improvements. 

That’s why we’ve rounded up some of our best resources to help you navigate the sustainability jungle.

How to incorporate sustainability as a startup

SSA Sustainability Guide for Startups

What does ESG and sustainability actually mean? Why are sustainability-related topics relevant for start-ups? How can you start incorporating sustainability into your own business?

You can find all this as well as useful resources for further information and funding in the SSA Sustainability Guide for Startups.

Check out our Sustainability Guide
Sustainability Guide for Startups - Swiss Startup Association
Startups in Sustainability - Deloitte Podcast

Podcast by Deloitte

Startups in sustainability

Who are the pioneering startups and scaleups in the sustainability space? 

In this podcast series, you will meet founders and companies who are working to create a more sustainable world. Find out about these start-ups and scale-ups, discover their vision, and learn more about how they are aiming to shape the future of our economy, society and planet.

Check out this podcast

Article by Emerald Ventures

Top Climate Tech Trends for 2024

What are the most interesting tech trends in 2024 in climate tech, clean tech and sustainable industry? 

Read the responses of Emerald Ventures in-house experts ranging from clean energy, to AI, to construction, mobility and sustainable packaging.

Check out this article

Meet our Partners in Sustainability

OUR SWISS PARTNER

Deloitte

High-growth companies are special in their nature and therefore require support that is tailored to them. Deloitte Private’s Emerging Growth Companies team combines the necessary consulting expertise with customized solutions developed specifically for innovative, fast-growing companies.

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OUR SWISS PARTNER

W.A. De Vigier Stiftung

Since the foundation’s establishment in 1987, the goal of the W.A. de Vigier Foundation has been to invigorate business development and further provide direct financial support (à fonds perdu) to young people with innovative business ideas wishing to build performance and growth-oriented businesses in Switzerland.

Learn more about W.A. De Vigier Stiftung

OUR SWISS PARTNER

Emerald Ventures

Emerald is one of the first venture capital firms to focus on sustainable industrial innovation. From intelligent water efficiency, smart packaging, innovations in electrification of transport and industrial automation, Emerald has been at the forefront of sustainability for many years.

Learn more about Emerald Ventures

OUR SWISS PARTNER

Technology Fund

The Technology Fund offers loan guarantees to Swiss companies whose novel products contribute to a sustainable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

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