Free online event takes place this Wednesday, September 14th and will feature the participation of industry experts to discuss the topic
Sao Paulo, September 9, 2022 – As interest in the concept of ESG (Environmental – Social; and Governance – Governance) grows, there is a demand for more reliable and useful data. With an eye on this trend, ABES – Brazilian Association of Software Companies will promote this Wednesday, September 14th, an event with the participation of industry experts to discuss, among other points, how to take advantage of data to create result indicators of ESG programs. Registration for the event, which will be free and with translation into pounds, can be done on this link, and the broadcast will take place live from 8:30 am on ABES channel on Youtube.
“Companies are willing to adopt new ways of doing business, putting corporate responsibility into practice and achieving positive impacts. And different profiles of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) can be partners of companies in this endeavor. We will address, among other aspects, how the use of data can be useful to create indicators of results of ESG programs, and on how the industry needs improved standards of information on sustainability”, declares Paulo Milliet Roque, President of ABES.
ABES guests for the webinar Data Powering Impact: Connected Businesses and NGOs for ESG are Raphael Mayer (Co-founder of Symbiosis Social), Helberth Cavalcante Soares (Founding Partner of BHS Kriptos), Marcelo Passos (Executive of Tableau/Salesforce Analytics), Luciana Siciliano (Executive of Salesforce and Leader of the Future of Work Committee of ABES), Alcely Barroso (Leader of the Future of Work Committee at ABES and Head of Digital Transformation at Voe sem Asas) and Jamile Sabatini Marques (Director of Innovation and Development at ABES).
EVENT: webinar Data Powering Impact: Connected Businesses and NGOs for ESG
Date: September 14, Wednesday, at 8:30 am
Streaming: ABES channel on Youtube
Registrations: event website
About ABES
ABES (Brazilian Association of Software Companies) aims to contribute to the construction of a more digital and less unequal Brazil, in which information technology plays a fundamental role in the democratization of knowledge and the creation of new opportunities for all. In this sense, it aims to ensure a business environment conducive to innovation, ethical, dynamic, sustainable and globally competitive, always in line with its mission to connect, guide, protect and develop the Brazilian information technology market.
In line with its purpose, ABES launched the "Mobilization to reduce inequality" in partnership with ReUrbi and Observatório do Terceiro Setor, and with the support of Weber Shandwick, whose objective is to support social inclusion projects that promote training in the digital area, through the resources obtained by recycling IT equipment discarded by companies. This initiative is in line with recent discussions at the climate summit, and aligned with the 8 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, and ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) best practices. . This initiative is in line with recent discussions at the climate summit, and aligned with the 8 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, and ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) best practices. .
Currently, ABES represents approximately 2 thousand companies, which total about 85% of the revenue of the software and services segment in Brazil, distributed in 24 Brazilian states and in the Federal District, responsible for the generation of more than 210 thousand direct jobs and an annual revenue of the order of R＄ 80 billion in 2020.
Access the ABES Portal or speak to the Relationship Center: +55 (11) 2161-2833.
Press contacts:
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Weber Shandwick Brazil – abes@webershandwick.com
Paula Boracini - +55 (11) 98415-0314
Carol Herling – +55 (11) 99553-7756
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