Articles tagged with 'Sustainability' | Prosus

Driven by digital technologies and changing consumer habits, delivery platforms across online food, grocery, and etail are growing steadily. From a new dress or a secondhand bike to a Margherita pizza or bottle of shampoo, the packaging is a critical...

The CEO of iFood, Fabricio Bloisi, was appointed as education spokesperson for the UN Global Compact, the most significant initiative focused on global corporate sustainability, bringing together more than 16,000 companies and organisations in 160 co...

Shri Saurabh Garg, CEO UIDAI, today launched the ‘State of India’s Digital Economy Report (SIDE) 2023’ and inaugurated the first annual ICRIER-Prosus Centre for Internet and Digital Economy (IPCIDE) conference in New Delhi....

Many of us would have been shocked to see images of rivers and lakes around the world choked with packaging waste or birds suffocating with plastic packaging around their necks. Equally, we all rely on packaging to enjoy a coffee to go, store food in...

The Swiggy team is constantly trying to update their Swiggy app to make it as inclusive and accessible as possible. In a three-part series, the team explains the road travelled and actions taken. Below is their story....

The Swiggy team is constantly trying to update their Swiggy app to make it as inclusive and accessible as possible. In a three-part series, the team explains the road travelled and actions taken. Below is their story....

isThe Swiggy team is constantly trying to update their Swiggy app to make it as inclusive and accessible as possible. In a three-part series, the team explains the road travelled and actions taken.

India’s most innovative startups developing assistive technology (AT) to aid people with disabilities have been announced as Rut3 Engineering Pvt. Ltd. from Chennai and Pune, Dextroware Devices Pvt. Ltd....

DeHaat, India’s largest full-stack agritech platform offering end-to-end agricultural services to farmers in India, today announced it had raised US$60m in a new financing round.

eMAG published its Sustainability Report, highlighting its efforts to be a leading, sustainable business in Romania and the region. eMAG's sustainability approach targets three dimensions: environmental, social and economic....

The twenty-seventh Conference of Parties (“COP”), the annual event where all UN governments, businesses and organisations meet to discuss the state of the climate, has just drawn to a close. Was it a success?...

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The Prosus and Naspers sustainability team are at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt and will co-host a roundtable titled ‘Just and Fair climate action’ on the 9th of November at 16.30 EET (15.30 CET/16.30 SAT)....

Plastic reduction is a global environmental challenge. Increasingly, industries and retailers are publicly committing to reducing the plastic used in their operations. For companies like iFood it’s an issue with a global impact....

Prosus and Naspers sign The Climate Pledge, a commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040 – 10 years ahead of the goal set out in the United Nations’ Paris Climate Agreement.

This year’s search for India’s most promising assistive technology startups is underway with the launch of Prosus SICA 2022. 

Prosus announces two new partnerships to support its climate transition plan, with BoardNow, and the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF).

Prosus-backed food delivery company iFood has the goal of zero plastic pollution and being carbon neutral by 2025 — here are some numbers that show the results that have already been achieved.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are fundamental to our business. Prosus and Naspers have published their Approach to AI Ethics, setting out the role of ethical AI in creating sustainable value....

Vegrow, India’s leading B2B marketplace for fruits announced they have secured funding of a $25M Series B round led by Prosus Ventures. 

iFood is starting sales of the EVS Work iFood, the first custom-built electric motorcycle, in partnership with Voltz, for the work of delivery partners.

A study by the Economic Research Institute Foundation (Fipe) reveals that the company's operations generated R$31.8 billion in 2020.

Fashinza, the AI-driven B2B marketplace and real-time global supply chain platform for fashion brands and retailers, today announced a Series B funding round totalling $100M USD. The round is led by Prosus Ventures ....

Tackling plastic waste might seem like an impossible task. But, by bringing together bright minds and expertise, Prosus Group and Naspers Limited are taking steps to address this massive issue.

Prosus's classifieds business OLX Group’s purpose is to shape the future of trade to unlock the hidden value in everything.  When it comes to unlocking hidden value, its impact is not just limited to its customers, but also to wider communities and t...

iFood, Brazil’s leading “foodtech” company, is well-known for the innovative ways it uses technology to bring consumers, restaurants, and delivery partners together

Prosus, the global internet company and one of the largest technology investors in the world, has achieved a B score in its submission to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for 2021.

Data privacy is a key consideration in M&A activities. However, unlike employment or IP, there are few well-established precedents for the treatment of data privacy matters in an M&A context. ...

India’s most innovative startups developing assistive technology (AT) to aid persons with disabilities have been revealed as Trestle Labs (Bangalore), SignAble Communications (Bangalore) and Lifespark Technologies (Mumbai)....

Prosus was presented with the 'Highest Newcomer' award at the digital Krystalprijs ceremony held on 30 November 2021. The award was presented by Monika Milz, the chair of the jury. ...