London-based fintech company Util announced today the release of an AI-based analytics solution designed to measure companies' impact on the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to Util, the new solution aims to fill a gap in the market for data that can keep investors informed of the true impact of their investments, as demand for sustainable funds grows, while the effectiveness of ESG-themed products remains inconsistent. The company noted, for example, that only 6.7% of European funds labelled as'sustainable' explicitly screen out or reduce exposure to fossil fuels. "The disparity between growing demand and inadequate supply is a recipe for greenwashing at best, a bubble at worst. It has led to investments being mis-sold as sustainable, when in reality, they're inconsistent with investors' values."

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, October 14, 2020 – Gorilla Corporation, a leader in global partner marketing and strategy, today announced the expansion of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, by including Tortora Brayda Partnership Excellence. Gorilla Corporation, with a long-standing commitment to their corporate social responsibility program, will allocate further sponsorship to the non-profit organization Tortora Brayda Partnership Excellence. Tortora Brayda focuses on engaging business, cultural, government, and thought leaders worldwide to reshape and develop collaboration and partnering practices with a view to improving and securing business and economies. "This official partnership with Gorilla Corporation is powerful for our Think Tank, Gorilla's reputation as a leader in partner marketing internationally, is relevant and strategic. Their contribution and support are pivotal for us," said Carlo Tortora Brayda, founder and chairperson of Tortora Brayda Partnership Excellence.

The AI Youth Lab is an initiative by 1M1B in collaboration with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the year 2030. The organisation, because of its association with the various UN bodies, has also been able to take the students it works with to UN headquarters in New York to attend, as well as address, international intra-governmental sessions. Manav Subodh, the co-founder of 1M1B, who is currently out in the countryside, working with the program's rural schools, says, "We've been working with youth around the country for the last four years, and while previously we encouraged our student participants to work on projects which can positively impact the lives of at least 10 people (no small thing in itself), we realised that by using Artificial Intelligence, we could scale up that impact by multiple factors." Subodh intends to set up over 50 labs in schools across India and abroad over the course of 2020, saying, "We provide the infrastructure, training, and all other facilities for our partner schools, so that it doesn't cost them anything. This is especially an important factor for rural schools. In fact, we're also organising mobile AI labs, which can travel between hard-to-reach villages, so as to have maximum reach."

The mission of Ocean Protocol is to unlock data for more equitable outcomes, using a thoughtful application of both technology and governance -- notably to advance the creation of Artificial Intelligence. One of our high-level steps towards achieving that goal over the past year has been the development of our Commons Marketplace, and it is critical that this influx of new data be used for good, to solve some of our planet's most critical problems. The United Nations see the use of AI for Good as a key tool towards reaching their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- a collection of 17 ambitious global goals to achieve by the year 2030. Every year in May, the United Nations hosts the annual AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. Now on it's 3rd year, Ocean Protocol was honoured to be invited back after an impactful visit last year.