Unlocking the trillion-dollar female economy

Monique Woodard Contributor Monique Woodard is the founder and managing director of Cake Ventures. As women have gained economic power, their economic influence has expanded. Women long held primary purchasing responsibility for everyday household items, but today, they control or influence 85% of consumer spending. I founded Cake Ventures as a venture capital firm that…

To secure early-stage funding, entrepreneurs should build ESG into their business models

Veronique Hördemann Contributor ESG has been under the microscope for the past 12 months with pressure from some Republican politicians in the U.S. who have called for investment managers to pull their clients’ money from ESG-focused investments. Simplistically, their argument is that ESG prevents investors being able to access assets like fossil fuels and, by…