Heavy Hitters: The Digital Industrial Podcast 48. Sophie Purdom, Climate Tech VC - Breaking Down Climate Tech Within Industrials
Apr 17, 2022
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Sophie Purdom's Climate Journey
- Sophie Purdom shares her journey from rural England to becoming a climate tech VC through various roles like policy, founding a startup, and ESG investing.
- Her career coalesced organically around climate tech, communication, and venture capital investing.
Defining Climate Tech & ESG
- Climate tech is best seen as a theme spanning seven industry sectors with about 80 sub-sectors, not a single industry.
- ESG focuses on how a business operates, while climate tech targets impact through sectors like energy, mobility, and industrials.
SEC's Proposed Climate Disclosures
- The SEC is proposing mandatory climate-related financial disclosures aligned with the TCFD framework, including scope 1, 2, and some scope 3 emissions.
- This brings the US closer to other countries mandating climate risk disclosures for investors' benefit.