Our News
Crunching data, breaking silos: women in tech at TechCrunch Disrupt
“We’re going backward in a field that is supposed to be all about moving forward,” Hillary Clinton commented at the Watermark Silicon Valley Conference this past February. “We can literally count on one hand the number of women who have actually been able to come here and turn their dreams into billion-dollar businesses,” she said.
I’m not a feminist – maybe you can call me an “idealist realist” – and I believe in meritocracy in business. The best person for the job should do the job regardless of gender; but I am fascinated by how women in business and politics changes things. In this blog, I am going to give credit to some amazing women I’ve come across along my eRevalue journey, albeit short.
I wonder if you will recognize this, but many times my husband (CFO at eRevalue) and I leave a meeting with completely different take aways. “Were we in the same meeting?” – yes, we definitely were – but with entirely different perspectives – and emotions.
That mere observation coupled with the fact that only just now women are starting to climb the ladder is at the very least remarkable, and suggests how more women at the top may impact corporate decision-making. This will, I believe, lead to more well-rounded decisions – why not call it “curvy decision-making” (I know, bad joke, I take it back) – as issues will be analyzed and considered from more diverse vantage points.
Title
Video interview: eRevalue CEO Marjella Alma on the future of reporting
Contribution to GRI’s Reporting 2025 Project
Date
March 11, 2015
Summary
eRevalue CEO Marjella Alma comments on the future of non-financial reporting as part of her contribution to the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) project Reporting 2025. Reporting 2025 promotes an international discussion about the purpose of non-financial reporting from the forward-looking perspective of today’s global thought leaders. Why is reporting a necessary evil? Watch to find out.
Read the transcript
Read the interview transcript here.
eRevalue media release
Announcement 1 2015
Big data’s not enough: it has to tell stories in order to impact strategy
eRevalue hires new Director Research & Services and Non-Executive Director to take the lead
As eRevalue works with leading companies from around the world on its development of the Datamaran™ – a strategic business intelligence software that delivers essential insights into environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) risks and opportunities – the company is now ready to turn big data into stories that will support corporate decision-making, with Carlota Garcia-Manas as eRevalue’s new Director Research & Services.
“eRevalue’s not just about selling software, it’s about providing clients with a solution that works. We know that big data has a lot of stories to tell, and we want to capture them. These are stories that can really help shape the future of corporate sustainability and risk management,” explains Marjella Alma, CEO and co-founder of eRevalue.
The new Director Research & Services will be leading eRevalue’s work on product development from a user perspective, ensuring that Datamaran™ delivers the smart data users need to minimize risk and maximize competitive advantage. More specifically, she will oversee the growing research and services team, which focuses on capturing the latest industry and regulatory trends, and conducting statistical analyses on these trends.
“I love the energy and enthusiasm in the company, and I’m very excited about innovation,” comments Garcia-Manas. “Being surrounded by an energetic enthusiastic group of talented professional individuals couldn’t be a better opportunity. I bring my technical skills, a curious mind for analytics and a passion for data. The bigger the better!”
Listen to the interview with Carlota Garcia-Manas, or read here.
Part of the role will be to develop a series of white papers on industry and global metrics that go ‘beyond the numbers’ to reveal previously unrecognized patterns in the unstructured, or narrative, part of data. This is possible thanks to eRevalue’s unique technologies and techniques, which capture the narrative from a myriad of sources to quickly distill essential insights, better inform decision-making, and feed into strategy. The first of these white papers is planned for publication in April.
“With some of the leading global sustainability standards calling for more tech involvement, we’re in a great position to step up and translate the large volume of information being continually produced by companies, regulators, and different stakeholders into meaningful, useful stories about business risks and opportunities today and tomorrow,” adds Alma.
At the same time, new Non-Executive Director Andrew Brode brings a wealth of business and financial knowledge and experience, highlighting the importance of big data and sustainability information for the business community.
“I think that data analytics and the presentation of information solutions, in an ever more complex and regulated world, is vital for today’s business leaders and their advisors, and to governments,” says Brode. “I expect ESG to be of absolutely mainstream importance within business within the next five years – as important as all the traditional KPIs by which business is measured.”
Listen to the interview with Andrew Brode, or read here.
As Alma recently explained to Forbes, “Companies, specifically banks and financial institutions, have to start paying attention to ESG considerations largely due to compliance and regulatory risk. The obstacle lies in how to integrate ESG into short-term performance assessments of companies.”
“Getting data in front of traders is one step, as company reporters look for positive correlations between ESG data sets and the performance of company shares,” she added.
Brode will play a role in setting eRevalue’s long-term strategy as it transitions from a start-up to an established company, and supporting its growth in the global market. He has decades of experience working with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies as a non-Executive Director and Chairman.
Brode served as MD of Wolters Kluwer and led the management buy-out of the Eclipse Group, which was sold to Reed Elsevier in 2000. In 1995, he led the management buy-in of RWS Group, Europe’s largest technical translations group, in the top 30 of AIM companies.
eRevalue will launch its Datamaran™ under restricted release in Spring 2015. In the meantime, you can get in touch about plunging into phase two of the Pilot Program and getting onboard with the Datamaran™ before its launch next Spring.
-Ends-
Contact
Lucy Goodchild
media@erevalue.com
+31 652 000 609
Marjella Alma, CEO
marjella@erevalue.com
+447712162128
About eRevalue
We are eRevalue, a women-led technology company with offices in London and New York City. We deliver digestible data and distill essential knowledge for corporate decision-making. We are currently developing Datamaran™ – a strategic business intelligence software that instantly delivers essential insights into today’s competitive, regulatory, and reputational risks and opportunities. Want to get involved in the future of big data and better business? Contact us: info@erevalue.com; www.erevalue.com.
About Andrew Brode
Andrew Brode is the Executive Chairman and major shareholder in RWS Holdings PLC, Europe’s largest technical translations group, which he acquired in 1995 and floated on AIM in late 2003. Andrew is non-executive Chairman of Learning Technologies Group PLC, the UK market leader in elearning. He occupies a similar role at Electric Word plc and is the senior non-executive director at Vitesse Media plc, both AIM listed. In late 2012 he became a non-executive director and investor in IT Governance Ltd, the leading provider of information in the cyber security space.
Andrew qualified as a Chartered Accountant and has since worked in the business publishing arena. He was Managing Director of Croner Publications which he built up and sold to Wolters Kluwer. He was subsequently appointed CEO of Wolters Kluwer (UK) PLC and expanded this to UK sales of £80 million in the 1980s. Andrew acquired Eclipse Publications via an MBI in 1990, which became a leading subscription based journals and conference organiser, being sold to Reed Elsevier in 2000. He was appointed as non-executive Chairman of Axco Insurance Information Services by 3i, a leading subscription-based business information service, and sold it to Wilmington plc in 2010.
About Carlota Garcia-Manas
As Director Research & Services, Carlota will be leading eRevalue’s work on product development from a user perspective, ensuring that Datamaran™ delivers the smart data users need to minimize risk and maximize competitive advantage. She will oversee the growing research and services team, which focuses on capturing the latest industry and regulatory trends and conducting statistical analysis on these trends.
Carlota was previously Head of Research at EIRIS from 2004 to 2015, where she provided research solutions to the client services team and strategic input to the Senior Management team. Before joining EIRIS, Carlota worked at London Remade and Bonn City Council in Germany. Carlota is currently a member of the GRI Stakeholder Council, having been involved with GRI for almost a decade, including as a working group member for the review of the G4 DMA and for the development of the Financial Services Sector Supplement.
Carlota holds a degree in Civil Engineering and an MSc in Environmental Economics from Imperial College London. Carlota’s passion for innovation and academic excellence drove her to acquire further education through MOOCs in Corporate Strategy at Darden University and Financial Accounting at Wharton.
eRevalue interview
Andrew Brode: Non-Executive Director at eRevalue
As eRevalue gears up towards the restricted release of its Datamaran™, the company welcomes a new Non-Executive Director, further positioning the governance structure for success.
Andrew Brode is the Executive Chairman and major shareholder in RWS Holdings PLC, Europe’s largest technical translations group, which he acquired in 1995 and floated on AIM in late 2003. Andrew is non-executive Chairman of Learning Technologies Group PLC, the UK market leader in elearning.
Here we find out what interests him about eRevalue, and where he sees environmental, social and governance issues on the future corporate agenda.
In the News
Reproduced with permission from Daily Environment Report, 243 DEN A-2 (Dec. 18, 2015). Copyright 2015 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) <http://www.bna.com>
Chipotle Investors Renew Call for More Transparency After Food Safety Scare
In the wake of a food safety scare at Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., investors are renewing calls for greater transparency on how the company, known for its commitments to sustainable and responsible sourcing, actually lives up to them.
The buy-local burrito chain recently looked at every ingredient it uses, from farm to fork, and tightened its supplier standards after an E. coli outbreak sickened dozens of customers across the U.S.
But the fact that Chipotle couldn’t fully pinpoint the source of contamination is raising questions over whether the company has a good handle on its especially complex supply chain. The Denver-based company’s pledge to source more locally grown and organic produce and ‘‘responsibly raised’’ meat means it buys from a collection of farms that are smaller and more vulnerable to disruptions than the distributors commonly used by fast food chains.
Dec 19, 2015
Big data and sustainability are seen as two of the biggest disruptors in business. Both help to inform strategy and drive efficiency.
This session explores how to interpret large sets of narrative information – or unstructured data – to strengthen performance, and considers how sustainability professionals can uncover new areas and ways of improvement.
- Understand how to strengthen policies, practices, and processes Identify how to leverage hidden resources throughout the company Discuss how to move from a static to dynamic materiality assessment Harness the opportunity for agile communications
Marjella Alma, CEO, eRevalue
Lara Muller, CEO, Onimpact
Martina Macpherson, Associate Director, Corporate Engagement, Hermes Investment Management
Dr. Monica Streck, Head of Strategic Sustainability Management, Munich Airport
Watch the video here.
Title
Reporting and Communications Summit 2015: Ethical Corporation interviews Susanne Katus, VP Business Development, eRevalue.
Date
December 9, 2015
Summary
Susanne Katus, VP of Business Development at eRevalue, comments on how companies can leverage big data to identify the risks and opportunities associated with ESG issues.
How Lawyers, ESG Experts See the Future of Regulatory Compliance
November 19, 2015
Business and markets are in an area of disruption for two key reasons: technology and ESG regulation. This makes a friendship between corporate ESG professionals and lawyers absolutely crucial for a company’s survival.
“Initially we had to isolate these issues into a bucket to put the spotlight on them to say ‘we call this ESG’, ‘we call this sustainability,’ or ‘we call this CSR’ to get the proper attention for it. It feels like now we’re entering into the mainstream where we’re just talking about issues. I think that’s the key transition we’re seeing.”
Marjella Alma, CEO, eRevalue
Read more here.