Ask HN: Ethical VC Funds?

Re:Ask HN: Ethical VC Funds? by KaisoEnt on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @08:45AM (#43183553)

Look into ESG.

This is a whole controversial world in and of itself.

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Re:Ask HN: Ethical VC Funds? by coreyh14444 on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @08:57AM (#43183624)

I'm a partner in an Article 8 ESG fund/studio (KRING Ventures) here in Denmark. We definitely qualify as ethical and we hope to make a financial return at the same time. There is also a concept of creating "Zebras" not Unicorns and that's where we focus.

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Re:Ask HN: Ethical VC Funds? by cloudbonsai on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @09:54AM (#43184152)

My real question is: Is there any asset manager who does not have an ESG program in 2025?

Even a small PE shop I personally know is launching an ESG fund this year (asian credit ESG fund). Everyone seems to be a PRI signatory nowadays.

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Re:Ask HN: Ethical VC Funds? by asim on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @08:47AM (#43183570)

Hadn't heard of it before, thanks will look into it.

For those curious https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental,_social,_and_gov...

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Re:Ask HN: Ethical VC Funds? by kklisura on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @09:20AM (#43183816)

Be sure to hear other side of the ESG, namely Aswath Damodaran's take on it [1] - although it's heavy on the financial/finance side. That's just one video, but you can find more about his position.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs1g7Epp11w

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