introducing openesg
ESG Scoring Infrastructure for People and Planet.
OpenESG enables consumers to identify the truth of a company's sustainability and all companies to embed ESG impact metrics into their business models, spotlighting how they are restoring our planet and our societies.

Businesses can be a leading force in shaping an equitable, sustainable world.
They just need the right incentives.
Legacy ESG rating systems tilt companies in the wrong direction: they measure the risks to company's performance from ESG factors, not the company's impacts on Planet, People and Societies. The outcome? Greenwashing.
We neutralize greenwashing by nudging companies towards positive action and highlighting progress - not assisting them to fulfill compliance tick boxes.
OpenESG is a transparent, democratic, inclusive, and credibly neutral ESG scoring system that accelerates the emergence of Regenerative Capitalism.
It restores trust in ESG scoring through novel Web3 design principles that ensure stakeholders within the system are incentivized to serve people and planet, while focusing on creating financial value.

Components of the OpenESG System:

Multiple Data Streams
OpenESG uses multiple legacy and novel data streams: from partnerships across rating agencies, data vendors, and NGOs, to public news and sentiment vendors and companies who are incentivized to make disclosures.

OpenESG Expert Council
The data streams will be curated and weighted by a decentralized, OpenESG Expert Council, governed by a 1 member 1 vote system, that is open on the blockchain. Only radical transparency can restore trust.

OpenESG Data Validator
Individuals and organizations are incentivized to validate self-reported data by companies through bounties, proving or disproving the data by whatever means appropriate for the situation and proposing validation to the DAO.

OpenESG Score
The resulting output of data curation, proper weighting based on diverse perspectives and decentralized validation is a dynamic, democratic, and credibly neutral ESG Score that can measure the true impact of companies.

OpenESG API
The OpenESG API allows developers to access and use OpenESG scores and data in their own applications and systems. It is a powerful tool for building ReFi apps and for capital markets companies to make better investment decisions.

Application Layer
The application layer of OpenESG is a powerful platform for building new and innovative Regenerative Capitalism applications that engage consumers and incentivize companies to create positive change.
Our thesis is simple: we prove to companies that it pays to care.
Our OpenESG scores will power a new wave of applications capable of shifting customer awareness, engagement, purchasing behavior and investments towards high scoring companies.
Democratizing ESG: better business behaviors across all regions, industries and sizes.
Today, less than 50% of the publicly listed companies have an ESG score. Globally, the problem becomes even more apparent, with less than 0.01% of all companies being scored for their impact.
We democratize ESG by widening the spectrum of companies scored, making it simpler, more reliable, and ubiquitous for consumers, businesses and investors.

Why choose OpenESG over legacy ESG ratings?

Make Greenwashing more difficult and costly
Radical transparency makes it harder and more expensive for companies to mislead consumers.

More accurate and transparent ESG scores
Diverse data sources weighted dynamically contribute valuable input into a company’s ESG score.

Fairly reward positive action
Ensure all stakeholders are accurately recognized and rewarded for their contributions.

Wider spectrum of companies scored
More opportunities for benchmarking, improving transparency and accountability across industries.

Ubiquitous ESG scores for Consumers
Making it easier for individuals to compare companies across personalized dimensions.

Restored trust in ESG Scoring
Companies with better ESG scores build a stronger reputation, attracting customers, investors, and talent.

Decentralized, diverse and transparent governance
A dynamic Expert Council fosters trust and accuracy through the balance of diverse and capable points of views.

Rank companies on impact, not impression
People and Planet needs go beyond ticking compliance checkboxes. Companies are rewarded for real impact.
The OpenESG Expert Council
The OpenESG Expert Council is comprised of the world’s leading ESG experts, from all stakeholders of society and all regions of the world, who provide the intellectual and ethical guidance to define and maintain a truly independent set of ESG ratings. Council members are nominated from science, academia, sustainability, finance, technology, industry and civil society to contribute their knowledge and expertise at the global, regional, local and industry level.
The Council will quickly grow to over 100 co-opted members as we continue to add experts over time to ensure diversity and plurality of perspectives. The Council will evolve as ESG-related issues evolve.
Join the OpenESG Expert Council
Join the OpenESG Expert Council and make a difference by contributing your knowledge and expertise to the development and improvement of the OpenESG ecosystem. As a council member, you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of sustainability and be recognized as a thought leader in the field.

Discover the real-world impact of OpenESG:
Here are some of the initial use cases for OpenESG data across industries.
Capital Markets
Capital Markets
Capital Markets
OpenESG is transforming the way ESG data is used in investment decision-making. By providing a decentralized and transparent scoring system, OpenESG enables investors to access reliable and up-to-date ESG scores and data for companies.

Regenerative Capitalism App Developers
App Developers
Regenerative Capitalism App Developers
App developers can leverage the power of OpenESG to create new and innovative applications that drive positive impact, shifting customer awareness, engagement, purchasing behavior and investments towards high scoring companies.

E-Commerce Platforms
E-Commerce Platforms
E-Commerce Platforms
E-Commerce platforms can leverage the power of OpenESG to prioritize companies and products with high ESG scores, creating a more sustainable and responsible shopping experiences for their customers, and incentivizing companies to improve their ESG performance.

Supply Chain Financing
Supply Chain Financing
Supply Chain Financing
OpenESG supports supply chain financiers to make better-informed decisions and align their financing with their values and priorities, driving end-to-end positive change and supporting the emergence of regenerative capitalism.

Product Marketplaces
Product Marketplaces
Product Marketplaces
OpenESG can benefit product marketplaces by helping them provide more accurate and transparent information to consumers about the sustainability of the products they sell. This can help consumers make more informed decisions about which products to purchase and can also encourage companies to produce more sustainable products in order to appeal to environmentally-conscious consumers.

A better version of ESG is upon us.

A better version of ESG is upon us.
We are building digital infrastructure, products and services that enable businesses, consumers, creators and other builders to generate positive impact in the world.
Our unique value proposition combines radical transparency with meaningful consumer engagement, creating new incentives for businesses to behave better and become leading forces in shaping a more equitable and sustainable world.
Our team
An experienced team of founders and investors in the Climate, ESG, Food and Consumer Goods sectors.

Formerly MD World Economic Forum & International Olympic Committee

Formerly ConsenSys & Cambridge Analytica, Co-Founder of Clear AI

Formerly Lead Developer & Mentor ConsenSys, Founding Member of Ethereum Name Service (ENS)

Formerly CFO EMEA of Amazon, Groupon & Group CFO Deliveroo

Formerly MD Quorum Europe and FiscalNote

Principal Consultant at Google, Columbia Business School MBA

Managing Partner Kilonova Ventures, Formerly CMO Boson Protocol & CMO Panther Protocol

Partner Kilonova Ventures, Formerly CMO GoTo & Head of Marketing FastTrack

Former IBM & Private Equity, now serial ESG Investor

Software Engineering Student, Sustainable Agricultural Projects in Brazil
Let’s rewire the incentives of the global economy.
Take the first step towards a more sustainable future by joining our community and supporting our mission.

OpenESG Check: Free and Easy Access for Everyone.
76% of consumers claim they will discontinue relations with companies that treat employees, communities and the environment poorly. Yet, legacy ESG ratings are opaque, so most consumers don't actually know how well their favorite companies fare in ESG Metrics.
That lack of awareness is troublesome and creates another problem: Companies are currently not incentivized to behave better.
OpenESG Check is a first step in the right direction. It makes ESG transparent, and useful for consumers. OpenESG Check is a browser extension that allows anyone to check the OpenESG Score of any company just by visiting its website.

Visit the OpenESG Chrome Extension page at the Chrome Web Store and click on “Add to Chrome”

Pin the OpenESG Chrome Extension to your Extension bar

Easily check the scores of any company by visiting their websites
OpenESG Check: Free and Easy Access for Everyone.

76% of consumers claim they will discontinue relations with companies that treat employees, communities and the environment poorly. Yet, legacy ESG ratings are opaque, so most consumers don't actually know how well their favorite companies fare in ESG Metrics.
That lack of awareness is troublesome and creates another problem: Companies are currently not incentivized to behave better.
OpenESG Check is a first step in the right direction. It makes ESG transparent, and useful for consumers. OpenESG Check is a browser extension that allows anyone to check the OpenESG Score of any company just by visiting its website.
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FAQs
Answers to common questions about OpenESG and our commitment to a more sustainable future.
OpenESG is the first open, democratic and credibly neutral ESG rating utility. It simplifies Environmental, Social and Governance reporting metrics. This way, a much broader and diverse set of companies (including startups, SMEs, etc.) can have an OpenESG score. This is in contrast to legacy rating systems, which are focused only on publicly-traded companies and the largest private companies. SMEs and startups can find it cost-prohibitive to implement.
Traditional ESG ratings systems assess the risk of ESG factors like climate change to the long-term profitability of companies. OpenESG creates a complementary standard by focusing on the impact that companies have on our planet, people and societies. OpenESG favors action and results over policies and intentions.
The OpenESG score is curated by an independent, decentralized, multi-stakeholder Expert Council made up of the world’s leading ESG experts. The OpenESG metrics, the OpenESG scoring methodology and all decisions to modify them are curated by the Expert Council, made public and captured on the blockchain for immutability. We believe that radical transparency can restore trust in ESG standards.
OpenESG is easy and accessible to all companies, of all sizes and stages of development, in all industries and countries around the world. Scoring your company or products will be free and simple to do.
All companies can benefit from building OpenESG impact metrics into their business models. Finding ways to reduce the negative impact of your business drives innovation and cost-savings across the company; employees and customers feel better about your brand; access to capital may become easier, especially for companies that have never reported before.
OpenESG will aggregate third-party data, simplifying many of the benchmarking and indexing requirements for the score. Companies can enter their own voluntary disclosures through an online portal or questionnaire. The OpenESG metrics focus on the material impacts that companies have on the world around them, therefore information such as energy intensity of production, percentage of waste to landfills, wage gaps or measures to fight corruption will be required to obtain a score.
Companies with verified and audited disclosures will receive positive modifiers to their scores. The OpenESG metrics and scores will evolve over time in real-time as new ESG issues and impacts come to light: company scores will accordingly be updated automatically.
We aim for the OpenESG scoring infrastructure to become ubiquitous through our network of partnerships and affiliates. Connecting ESG factors to impact will make scores more understandable, transparent and reliable for consumers and investors alike. While most consumers are still unfamiliar with ESG scores, research has shown that most consumers want to purchase from ethical and responsible companies. We want to mainstream ESG thinking into consumers’ daily behavior (like nutritional content has become ubiquitous on food packaging). From an investor perspective, OpenESG scores, data and analytics will provide new perspectives on existing, rated companies and open a whole new swath of companies for consideration, especially in emerging markets.
We believe that businesses can be a leading force in shaping a more equitable and sustainable world - provided incentives are aligned. Our current economic systems tend to incentivize short-term, extractive and exploitative business models. We believe that increased transparency and accountability about the true impacts of companies on our planet, people and societies will support the emergence of more regenerative economic models and business practices. Leveraging emerging technologies like blockchain in our scoring infrastructure will increase transparency and accountability.