March 21, 2024 Labour, digital good, and academic activism – Gina Neff for VentureESG Author(s): Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy Read Gina Neff’s interview for VentureESG, on Medium Our Executive Director, Professor Gina Neff, has been interviewed in her capacity on the academic advisory committee of VenutreESG, an organisation that promotes the adoption of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks by venture capitalists. The interview discusses the realities of work at digital startups, government capacity to regulate digital tech, and the need for ensuring data privacy in an innovative technology ecosystem. Read the full interview here. In December, the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy and VentureESG collaborated on a report: A Distinct Absence – Why Crypto and Web3 Technologies need ESG. The report set out a bespoke framework that investors can use to build their own ESG frameworks, and called for better due-diligence and industry collaboration to ensure best practice in applying ESG across investments.