E9: Sage Executive VP Elisa Moscolin on SMB Sustainability Strategies and Priorities

How can small and midsize businesses (SMBs) begin the journey to sustainability? Elisa Moscolin, Executive VP of Sustainability and Foundation at Sage, provides guidance, perspectives and SMB research findings in this Sustainable Tech Partner podcast (Episode 9).

Sage is a major provider of cloud-based financial management software. And Sage Earth is a carbon accounting platform designed for SMBs. But Moscolin isn't here to make a product pitch. Instead, she describes why she joined the company; recaps key sustainability priorities for 2023; previews SMB discussions at the COP28 United Nations climate conference; and describes how channel partners and SMB customers can move forward on the sustainability journey.

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The conversation covers:

(0:00) Overview

(0:32) Intros: Why Moscolin joined Sage. The technology, the customers and the SMB sustainability agenda.

(2:55) Sage's sustainability strategy, and some key KPIs (key performance indicators) to keep in mind. Where software for SMBs fits in. And key initiatives involving data, company talent and more.

(7:24) Why Moscolin is attending COP28, and what Sage hopes to communicate at the United Nations climate conference: The SMB mission.

(9:17) SMB sustainability research: Key findings.

(12:20) Where Sage partners fit into the conversation.

(15:02) Observations about SMBs, channel partners and sustainability: Similarities and differences between North America and Europe.

(17:55) A closer look: What CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) and additional compliance mandates may mean for partners, SMB customers and their supply chains.

(22:48) Striving to make sustainability accessible to SMBs. Can SaaS fulfill that need? Some context on Sage Earth.

(26:28) Some first steps and next steps for partners and customers: New content coming to Sage.com during the first week of December 2023.

(28:48) Conclusion.