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Open Letter: How Business Leaders Should Prepare On Heels of the SEC Climate Proposal

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 22, 2022

TEMPE, Ariz., March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kentaro Kawamori, Co-founder and CEO of Persefoni, the leading Climate Management & Accounting Platform (CMAP), issued an open letter to executives and directors of publicly traded firms and financial institutions urging them to act now to track, benchmark, and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions inventories in the face of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) new carbon disclosure proposal announced today. The full statement is below.

Key Points: 
  • The SEC has proposed new rules that, once adopted, will require your company to disclose its carbon footprint in reports filed with the SEC.
  • The platform enables rigorous, reliable, and real-time carbon accounting so that company leaders can develop business strategies to thrive in a low-carbon economy.
  • This is very positive as it marks an important step toward much needed convergence and harmonization of climate reporting standards.
  • The proposal further outlines mandatory financial statement disclosures related to the financial impacts of climate change on the company.

Kristina Wyatt Joins Persefoni as Deputy General Counsel and SVP Global Regulatory Climate Disclosure

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Monday, March 7, 2022

TEMPE, Ariz., March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Persefoni, the leading Climate Management & Accounting Platform (CMAP) for enterprises and financial institutions, today announced that Kristina Wyatt has joined the company as Deputy General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Global Regulatory Climate Disclosure.

Key Points: 
  • TEMPE, Ariz., March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Persefoni, the leading Climate Management & Accounting Platform (CMAP) for enterprises and financial institutions, today announced that Kristina Wyatt has joined the company as Deputy General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Global Regulatory Climate Disclosure.
  • Kristina joins Persefoni from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where she served as Senior Counsel for Climate and ESG to the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance.
  • While at the SEC, Kristina oversaw the assessment of climate-related disclosures and led the rulemaking team through drafting proposed climate disclosure rules.
  • The company's Software-as-a-Service solutions enable enterprises and financial institutions to meet stakeholder and regulatory climate disclosure requirements with the highest degree of trust, transparency, and ease.

Persefoni and CGI Team Up to Provide Solutions and Services in the Fight Against the Global Climate Crisis

Retrieved on: 
Monday, March 7, 2022

The two companies have teamed up to deliver Persefoni's market-leading climate platform, supported by CGI's local consulting, IT integration, and managed service solutions.

Key Points: 
  • The two companies have teamed up to deliver Persefoni's market-leading climate platform, supported by CGI's local consulting, IT integration, and managed service solutions.
  • CGI delivers complex, mission-critical transformation programs and services to improve and drive efficiencies across the private and public sectors.
  • Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
  • CGI Fiscal 2021 reported revenue is $12.13 billion and CGI shares are listed on the (TSX: GIB.A) and the (NYSE: GIB).

Persefoni and Novata Partner to Provide Private Companies with Comprehensive ESG Data Solution

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Together, Persefoni and Novata will seamlessly pass carbon accounting data generated in the Persefoni platform to Novata's ESG platform, enabling customers to benefit both from Persefoni's deep climate expertise and Novata's breadth of ESG knowledge.

Key Points: 
  • Together, Persefoni and Novata will seamlessly pass carbon accounting data generated in the Persefoni platform to Novata's ESG platform, enabling customers to benefit both from Persefoni's deep climate expertise and Novata's breadth of ESG knowledge.
  • "We consistently speak with private markets investors who are looking for a solution covering ESG and carbon accounting holistically," said Grant Berry, President of the Global Solutions Group at Persefoni.
  • "We're thrilled to partner with Novata to establish the most comprehensive ESG solution in the market as we help our customers build a more sustainable future, together."
  • "We are thrilled to partner with Persefoni to provide our customers with an ESG solution that delivers on both the breadth of the ESG landscape and depth in carbon accounting data collection and analysis," said Lorraine Spradley Wilson, Chief Impact Officer and Head of ESG at Novata.

Persefoni named a Leader in Sustainability Management Software by top independent research firm

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

TEMPE, Ariz., Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Persefoni announced today that it has been named a Leader in Forrester's recent report entitled The Forrester New Wave: Sustainability Management Software, Q1 2022.

Key Points: 
  • TEMPE, Ariz., Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Persefoni announced today that it has been named a Leader in Forrester's recent report entitled The Forrester New Wave: Sustainability Management Software, Q1 2022.
  • "Due to its focus on carbon accounting, Persefoni is best for banks, asset managers, and large multinational companies in need of GHG accounting automation and financial reporting."
  • "We believe this research further underscores Persefoni's unique market approach, unrivalled sustainability industry expertise, and leading-edge strategies for real-time carbon management solutions with the highest degree of trust, transparency, and ease."
  • Forrester identified 14 companies in the Sustainability Management Software category and evaluated them based on 10 criteria.

Workiva and Persefoni Partner to Streamline Investor-Grade Carbon Disclosure Data

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

By partnering with Persefoni, we're able to deliver investor and board-grade carbon data that can be used to make better decisions for businesses and the environment.

Key Points: 
  • By partnering with Persefoni, we're able to deliver investor and board-grade carbon data that can be used to make better decisions for businesses and the environment.
  • Workiva and Persefoni will jointly offer a connected reporting solution to seamlessly transfer carbon data between the two platforms, empowering users to pivot away from disparate spreadsheets and manual processes.
  • The Workiva and Persefoni partnership will enable users to seamlessly integrate and transfer data between the companies platforms, as well as allow access to carbon benchmarking and a carbon offsets marketplace.
  • These include: activity data, carbon footprint calculations, climate trajectory models, secondary data sets, operational, financial and supply-chain data, and more.

Persefoni launches "ClimateTech with Kentaro," an interview-style podcast where CEO hosts industry leaders

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, February 17, 2022

The podcast will be hosted by Persefoni Co-Founder and CEO, Kentaro Kawamori, who is also an active ClimateTech Investor.

Key Points: 
  • The podcast will be hosted by Persefoni Co-Founder and CEO, Kentaro Kawamori, who is also an active ClimateTech Investor.
  • "We're launching this podcast to shed light on the people and stories in ClimateTech broadly," said Kentaro Kawamori, Co-Founder and CEO of Persefoni.
  • ClimateTech with Kentaro is a podcast hosted by Persefoni CEO, Kentaro Kawamori, and features conversations with founders, investors, financiers, climate journalists, influencers and other key innovators in the ClimateTech ecosystem.
  • The podcast will be available on all major podcast channels, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify .

Persefoni Expands Global Operations, Announces Anne Reaney as Co-Founder of Persefoni UK & Head of Sales, EMEA

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

As Co-Founder of Persefoni UK, Reaney will lead Persefoni's strategic growth across all go-to-market channels, including direct sales, solution development and partnerships, and will play a critical role in ensuring regional product development and customer success.

Key Points: 
  • As Co-Founder of Persefoni UK, Reaney will lead Persefoni's strategic growth across all go-to-market channels, including direct sales, solution development and partnerships, and will play a critical role in ensuring regional product development and customer success.
  • "On the heels of our historic $101M Series B funding round, we are tremendously proud to be taking the next step in our global expansion with the establishment of our UK team," said Kentaro Kawamori, CEO and Co-Founder of Persefoni.
  • Reaney has also worked across numerous data and technology businesses, covering credit, private markets and fixed income.
  • "The industry's drive to understand and tackle carbon implications has never been more urgent," said Reaney.

Persefoni Expands Global Operations, Announces Anne Reaney as Co-Founder of Persefoni UK & Head of Sales, EMEA

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

LONDON and TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Persefoni, the leading Climate Management & Accounting Platform (CMAP) for enterprises and financial institutions, today announced it is expanding its global presence into the UK. As part of the expansion, European business and sustainability leader Anne Reaney has been appointed Co-Founder of Persefoni UK & Head of Sales, EMEA.

Key Points: 
  • As Co-Founder of Persefoni UK, Reaney will lead Persefoni's strategic growth across all go-to-market channels, including direct sales, solution development and partnerships, and will play a critical role in ensuring regional product development and customer success.
  • Prior to joining Persefoni, Reaney led European sales for TruValue Labs, where she worked with some of the largest and leading financial institutions in Europe to help enhance ESG integration strategies.
  • Reaney has also worked across numerous data and technology businesses, covering credit, private markets and fixed income.
  • "The industry's drive to understand and tackle carbon implications has never been more urgent," said Reaney.

Peter Bartolino Joins Persefoni as General Counsel

Retrieved on: 
Monday, November 8, 2021

TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Persefoni, the leading Climate Management & Accounting Platform (CMAP) for enterprises and financial institutions, today announced that Peter Bartolino has been appointed as the company's General Counsel.

Key Points: 
  • TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Persefoni, the leading Climate Management & Accounting Platform (CMAP) for enterprises and financial institutions, today announced that Peter Bartolino has been appointed as the company's General Counsel.
  • He joins Persefoni from the Fortune 200 multinational infrastructure consulting firm AECOM, where he served as Vice President, Assistant General Counsel.
  • "We are very pleased to have Peter join our leadership team at this critical moment in our company's growth," said Kentaro Kawamori, CEO & Co-Founder of Persefoni.
  • Bartolino has also held senior leadership positions at public companies including First Solar, Inc., where he was Chief Corporate Counsel and Corporate Secretary, as well as Callaway Golf Company.