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One year ago our CEO Marjella Alma and our Chairman Helle Bank Jørgensen exchanged thoughts over brunch on how technology can help companies remain competitive, viable, and sustainable in today’s rapidly changing economies. Listen to a recent interview with Helle, dated August 2014, to learn more about this first conversation.

Fast-forward to summer 2014 and that initial idea has both a name – eRevalue – and a dynamic team committed to realizing its full potential. Born out of that earlier conversation over brunch, our company is now a growing team with over 17 employees based in both London and New York City, and backed by a robust network of supporters from around the world.

A pivotal player in our recent growth is Harry Hill, former CEO of Countrywide Plc, current Non-Executive Director of Learning Technologies Plc, and member of our Board of Advisors.

We sit down with Harry to find out why he decided to join our team on this exciting ride on the Datamaran™ – our strategic business intelligence software, but also our figurative means of transport to reach our ultimate goal of delivering digestible and meaningful data to companies worldwide. Watch this video to learn more about our journey.

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Firstly, who is Harry Hill?

Harry Hill is a 60-something guy who spent his early professional life in real estate before becoming involved in running PLC’s in the mid 1980’s. I have since been working at the Board level in a listed property, life assurance, and internet portal business and have a strong institutional following in the UK and the US.

You became involved with eRevalue in its very early stages. As noted in a recent article in Bdaily Business News, our company has recently completed a round of Series B fundraising, a process in which you played a pivotal role. As you have witnessed first-hand our evolution from a 4 person team in London to a 17+ person company with offices in both London and NYC, what would you say are the key drivers contributing to this growth?

In the News


Ethical Corporation: CR Reporting & Communications Summit

The 9th Annual CR Reporting & Communications Summit 2015, held at the Hilton Tower Bridge in London 10th-11th November, saw more than a hundred Corporate Social Responsibility professionals and experts gather to discuss some of the most prominent issues in CSR reporting and communications that exist today.

In doing so, delegates were able to freely debate and discuss the most pressing challenges that they face within their roles, as well as some of the more innovative developments that are becoming established in this space.

Read more here.


Volkswagen Sustainability Reports May Have Hinted at Problems

Date: October 15, 2015

Using eRevalue’s data, Bloomberg BNA writes that there may have been hints of the still-unfolding diesel emissions scandal at Volkswagen AG hidden in corporate sustainability reports.

According to the article, eRevalue’s research shows that non-carbon gases have been mentioned less and less often in VW’s sustainability disclosures in recent years, despite the fact that the reports have grown in size.

“Clearly here what we saw was, in the sustainability reports of Volkswagen over time, they really went silent on the topic,” said Marjella Alma, who recently founded eRevalue after spending several years working with the Global Reporting Initiative, the most widely used standard for sustainability disclosure. “There was very little description, very little narrative. There was just a couple little tables and that was it.”

Read more here.


Triplepundit:Volkswagen CSR Reports were the Tip-Off, Say Analysts

September 28, 2015

Business Editor Alexander Kaufman suggested in his column on Friday that the declining amount of coverage by the automaker concerning its emissions records in its yearly sustainability reports should have tipped off investors. It should have flagged the attention of the Environmental Protection Agency as well.

“Since 2010, the automaker’s sustainability reports have devoted less and less room to discussing non-carbon gas emissions and their effect on the atmosphere,” noted Kaufman. He pointed to a report published by data firm eRevalue which analyzed VW’s sustainability reports and determined that its state-of-the art emissions technology has received less and less reporting over the last five years.

Read more here.


People Probably Should Have Been More Suspicious Of Volkswagen

It was right under everyone’s nose.

Sep 26, 2015

While Volkswagen’s diesel-powered cars were cheating on emissions tests and releasing far more pollutants into the air than previously thought, the company backed away from opportunities to talk about its impact on air quality.

Since 2010, the automaker’s sustainability reports have devoted less and less room to discussing non-carbon gas emissions and their effect on the atmosphere, according to a new analysis by the data firm eRevalue.

Read more here.