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AI Dividend: How Deep Tech Supercharges Corporate ESG

Double the Impact at half the cost!

AI, IoT, blockchain, Gen AI and quantum computing are revolutionising CSR. Our research reveals the highest-ROI applications and why first movers win big: premium valuations, superior returns, and unbeatable competitive moats. Case studies show, how deep tech convergence creates an "impact renaissance", transforming CSR from cost centre to profit driver. The verdict? Organisations deploying these technologies report massive efficiency gains and valuation premiums.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

A seasoned tech and CSR leader with multiple decades of experience spanning Silicon Valley startups and Fortune 100 companies. Formerly Vice President, Corporate Affairs at Cisco, he led the Networking Academy, the company’s longest-running, most globally scaled, and highest-impact CSR program across 166+ countries. As the Founder of Social Impact Studio AI, he is building a platform to empower a new generation of social entrepreneurs and CSR leaders through AI-driven tools.

Europe-based innovation leader driving the integration of AI and UN SDGs into corporate ESG. With 15+ years of experience in CSR, Impact Investing, Corporate Innovation, and Business Incubation, currently a partner, at Mareva Etiko, developing new frameworks and strategies for AI-driven corporate ESG. Previously, he founded several data-driven startups, advised companies (including S&P 500), his projects have been featured in Harvard Business Review, WEF, Financial Times, Washington Post and others.

Dhruv Bhatli

Harbrinder Kang

ESG (RSE) Augmentée : Quand l’IA et les Deep Tech Changent d’Échelle

Doublez l’impact, divisez les coûts !

L’IA, l’IoT, la blockchain, la GenAI et l’informatique quantique révolutionnent la RSE. Notre étude révèle les applications à plus fort ROI - et pourquoi les pionniers décrochent les plus gros avantages : valorisations premium, rendement supérieur et avantages compétitifs impossibles à rattraper. À travers des cas concrets, nous montrons comment la convergence des deep tech crée une « renaissance de l’impact » : la RSE passe du statut de centre de coûts à moteur de valeur. Le verdict est clair : les organisations qui déploient ces technologies enregistrent des gains d’efficacité massifs et des primes de valorisation significatives. Aussi dans le document: Quick wins - Expansion de la portée bénéficiaire - Impact squads transverses - Pilotes à grande échelle -Déploiement éthique de l’IA

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