25. The Intersection of AI and ESG in Today’s Regulatory and Ratings Environment


The buzz on AI and specifically Generative AI has reached an all time high in today’s technology zeitgeist. Sustainability and ESG leaders are experiencing the AI wave first hand as they see more investors, ratings agencies and even consumer and employee readers using AI to evaluate their reports and progress. In today’s episode, Veerless CEO and technology expert Charlie Beck joins us to talk nuts and bolts of AI, how AI is already at use in sustainability and ESG ratings and regulations, and what considerations we should all make in tailoring our reports to an ever-changing AI landscape.

Our Guest Today:
Charlie Beck, COO Veerless and Founder, BeckNexus

As COO, Charlie manages the day-to-day activities facilitating the Veerless team to deliver great outcomes for our clients. Charlie brings to our team expertise in software related engagements, ensuring Veerless clients have the strongest return on investment and smooth transitions into ESG-related software platforms. Charlie also supports Veerless research initiatives. Using human-centered design and design thinking principles, he works with Veerless clients to increase stakeholder engagement in client’s reporting creating mavens for your company.

Outside Veerless, Charlie is a partner for Going VC and spends his time working with startup accelerators and incubators to mentor and source funding for startups in the region. 

Charlie’s background includes work focused on strategy, product management, business transactions, and complex financial negotiations. His experience in corporate legal contract negotiations and legal technology includes time at Walgreens, Motorola Mobility, Morae Legal, and Elevate Services. 

Charlie received his MBA with honors from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. He also holds an undergraduate degree in economics from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio and a Juris Doctor from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

When Charlie isn’t hanging out with his wife Marcy and their CK9O, Pearl, he’s spending an absurd amount of time searching for his golf balls in the woods due to a wicked slice.

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25. The Intersection of AI and ESG in Today’s Regulatory and Ratings Environment

The buzz on AI and specifically Generative AI has reached an all time high in today’s technology zeitgeist. Sustainability and ESG leaders are experiencing the AI wave first hand as they see more investors, ratings agencies and even consumer and employee readers using AI to evaluate their reports and progress.

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