Building an AI-enabled quantification model to measure the net impact of companies and funds. #netimpact
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25 Apr 2023
Big news! Upright opens its net impact database fully to the public to increase understanding of companies' real-world impact. Today, we share the first batch of 10,000 company profiles – the largest global open dataset on company impact. Explore now: uprightplatform.com
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Navigating the shifting tides of startup funding 💸—from AI’s dominance to regional trends, experts Lauriane Requena Partner @KKR_Co, Philippe Maso CEO @Ornikar, & Annu Nieminen Founder @UprightProject, are exploring what 2025 holds live at #VivaTech! 🚀
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Can AI put purpose before profit & still drive progress?
✨Samantha Gloede, Global Trusted AI Transformation Leader @KPMG
✨Arianna @alegovini Director, DIME @WorldBank
✨Annu Nieminen Founder & CEO, @UprightProject
are live at #VivaTech.
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8 Apr 2025
Which LLMs are best in understanding consequences? There's now a benchmark for that: Upright's CoCoCo benchmark measures LLM's ability to consistently quantify and compare impacts. There has been solid progress during the last years but there is still also a long way to go.
Link to tech report in thread. I'm the author of the report, don't hesitate to ask questions.
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18 Mar 2025
. @UprightProject, an impact data company, has launched a database designed to enhance the sustainability practices of over 50,000 companies globally.
Read more here:
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24 Jul 2024
Why companies should stop throwing a party for every little #ESG accomplishment
By @annunieminen @UprightProject
fastcompany.com/91159784/why…
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5 Jun 2024
Paris is aiming for the most sustainable Olympics to date, but this years' sponsors include companies like Air France, Toyota and Coca-Cola. Our CEO @annunieminen explains why their "miniscule sustainability tweaks" are a problem in @AP.
Read more here: apnews.com/article/paris-oly…
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10 May 2024
”Suomalainen startup muuttaa tapaa mitata yritysten vaikutusta”- @huomentasuomi esitteli aamulla Uprightin nettovaikuttavuusmallia! Kiitos myös kehuista suorassa lähetyksessä @heidihautala, joka oli lauteilla Uprightin jälkeen jakamassa kiinnostavia oppejaan EU-parlamentista.
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22 Mar 2024
Impact investing – real change or just hype? That's the panel topic at @START_Summit in St. Gallen today!
Upright's founder @annunieminen will discuss alongside great co-panelists: @tedpersson (@eqtventures) @fridel (Planet A Ventures), Philip Specht (@Aenu_impact). Let's go!
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28 Dec 2023
Annu Nieminen is the founder of @UprightProject - a tech startup making impact assessments more honest and reputable. Read how her studies at @AaltoUniversity helped shape her approach to complex problem-solving!
ourblogs.aalto.fi/the-aalto-…
@annunieminen #ESG #ComputerScience
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10 Nov 2023
How has the culture surrounding #ESG changed in #finance? Featuring #SMEBank, @FinfraSEA, @SaaScada, @UprightProject and @HexawareGlobal.
. thefintechtimes.com/esg-cult…
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10 Nov 2023
Great news: Upright's Founder & CEO @annunieminen was awarded ”Entrepreneur of the Year” at the Nordic Women in Tech Awards in Reykjavik last night!
We sincerely thank the jury for this recognition for Annu & Upright’s net impact mission. @NWITawards
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1 Nov 2023
We’re glad to be featured on the ESGFintech100 2023 list by @Fintech_Global!
The list consists of “the world’s most innovative ESG tech companies that every financial institution needs to know about in 2023.”
fintech.global/2023/10/31/fi…
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19 Oct 2023
Upright is named among @thisisinsider's “The Most Promising Climate Tech Startups of 2023,” according to top VCs!
Honoured to be featured alongside forerunning companies, like @Solugen & @Recycleye.
Full article to subscribers 👇
businessinsider.com/most-pro…
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25 Aug 2023
“No company can afford to think that all is well as long as they don’t own polluting factories. Those polluting parts of the value chain would not exist without their downstream users’ demand and upstream suppliers’ contribution." Upright's Founder @annunieminen in @KauppalehtiFi
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15 Aug 2023
"Solving the world's hardest problem" states the cover story about Upright's Founder & CEO @annunieminen in the Finnish business daily @KauppalehtiFi. A great deep dive into Upright & the net impact model!
Full story in Finnish here (paywalled): kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/annu-…
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10 Aug 2023
First Japanese coverage of Upright is out: a feature in @forbesjapan, diving deep into net impact & Nordic entrepreneurial spirit! 🤩
Currently, Upright’s impact data is used by 200 professional investors & companies in 15 countries across 3 continents. The journey continues!
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27 Jun 2023
What do even big players in asset management still get wrong about ESG and impact? Our Founder & CEO @annunieminen discusses in an interview with @amwatchdk.
Full article (log-in required) 👇
amwatch.com/AMNews/article16…
#assetmanagement #impactinvesting #netimpact
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16 Jun 2023
Most people get ESG scores all wrong.
If you're into investing, you might have seen this question all over Twitter this week:
How is it possible that @Tesla just got a worse S&P Global ESG score than tobacco giants like Philip Morris?
Here's the right answer:
(thread 1/4)
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16 Jun 2023
When looking at the science-based net impact – the sum of a company’s positive and negative impacts on the world – the winners are crystal clear:
Tesla: 42%
Philip Morris: -631%
It’s time we start using *actual* impact metrics to measure companies’ impact on the world.
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16 Jun 2023
You can explore the science-based net impact of 10,000 companies using Upright, the world’s largest open-access database on company impact. It’s free.
See the actual impact of Tesla, Philip Morris, and beyond for yourself:
uprightplatform.com/main
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