Focus On Portfolio Companies To Boost Tech Sector Engagement, Investors Told
By: Responsible Investor September 6, 2022 Non-profit also looks to produce guidance for investor network on engagement in areas such as online gambling, social media, advertising, gamification and the metaverse. Investors looking for ways to influence tech behemoths should focus on their biggest clients, according to Di Riffai, chair of digital think tank […]
An Ethics Test: Are We Considering The Unintended Consequences of Tech?
By: Leading Through Disruption August 30, 2022 Di Rifai, chairman of Creating Future Us, a not-for-profit aimed at identifying and developing evidence-based solutions for societal impacts arising from the rapid transition to the digital age, shared key leadership lessons with my colleague Adam Bryant, managing director of The ExCo Group, and me in our latest “Leading Through […]
Have Responsible Investors Been too Quiet for too Long on Big Tech?
By: Responsible Investor Date: June 9, 2022 The press has been pulling no punches with Sheryl Sandberg since she announced her resignation last week. The chief operating officer of Meta – formerly Facebook – was accused of leaving behind a “troubling legacy” by The Guardian, while American venture capitalist Roger McNamee used a […]
Investors Join Forces to Tackle Unethical Use of Personal Data
By: Citywire February 16, 2022 Mishandling of personal data could come at a great cost for both firms and investors who fail to engage on the subject. This is one of the takeaways from a report published by the Investors for a Sustainable Digital Economy (ISDE), which was launched in February and brought together […]
Inaugural Report from ‘Investors for a Sustainable Digital Economy’ Highlights Risks From Data Use And Investors’ Role in Mitigating Consequences
Report enables investors to gain insights and develop frameworks that steer organisations towards responsible data use in an increasingly digitalised landscape London – February 9, 2022 – Investors for a Sustainable Digital Economy (“ISDE”), a network of institutional investment managers and asset owners seeking to engage with and steward companies through digital governance best […]
Creating Future Us Launches Investor Coalition Advocating for a Sustainable Digital Economy
Investors for a Sustainable Digital Economy (ISDE), led by not-for-profit Creating Future Us, convenes influential investment managers and asset owners dedicated to effective tech stewardship London – February 1, 2022 – A network of like-minded investment managers and asset owners, including Baillie Gifford, Church Commissioners for England, Ethos Foundation, Sands Capital and Zouk Capital […]
Non-profit Organisation Gathers Investors Dedicated to Tech Stewardship
By: IPE February 1, 2022 Baillie Gifford, Church Commissioners for England and Ethos Foundation have come together as part of a new network aiming to champion the responsible use of technology in business. Investors for a Sustainable Digital Economy (ISDE) is being convened by Creating Future Us, a UK-based non-profit organisation. It will […]
‘Tech Emperors’ Need Effective Checks and Balances in the Boardroom
Image: Unknown Man/Shutterstock By: Di Rifai – Published by Board Agenda September 14, 2020 While the innovation and brilliance of tech “star founders” and their revolutionising companies have undoubtedly delivered great rewards for many of their stakeholders, they also bring new and uncharted challenges in the boardroom. Just as public scrutiny is now being […]
Covid-19 & Black Lives Matter show why companies have to dynamically govern from the front
By: Di Rifai – Published by Reuters Ethical Corp June 10, 2020 To survive the pandemic and other tectonic shifts of the 2020s, there needs to be a radical rethink in governance practices, including the current structure of four to six board meetings a year, argues Di Rifai of Creating Future Us. The […]