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With investors becoming more resolute about investing in and building more responsible and purposeful companies, the ESG journey could start much earlier for startups – which works out well for 500 Global managing partner Khailee Ng.(pic)

IN the tech startup space, where the focus has largely been on developing tech-solutions to solve gaps in the market, the consideration for environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues is still somewhat of a novelty.

Startups generally start small and bootstrap until they’ve gained some traction and secured funding, which then gives them space to widen their scope and, perhaps, look into ESG.

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