Verity Platforms Inc (Stwrd)

A Public Benefit Corporation

Information is a prerequisite to participation. A society governed by its people requires every citizen to have access to quality information.

Conversation is the best medium for transferring knowledge and fostering understanding.

Content creators should always maintain full ownership of their work and possess the exclusive right to benefit from it; monetarily, promotionally or otherwise.

To help market participants navigate the transition to stakeholder capitalism through the following three pillars:

1. Inform the public on critical societal issues and

    direct resources to organizations and individuals

    addressing them.

2. Reduce the friction of engagement among

    market participants and provide new opportunities

    for stakeholder participation.

3. Facilitate the integration of sustainability

    research and enhance the transparency of financial

    markets.

We envision a form of stakeholder capitalism in which all individuals have access to actionable material information and a platform through which to participate.

Stwrd and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals

We acknowledge the importance of the 17 UN SDGs, with our work impacting SDG 17 most directly.

Multi-disciplinary partnerships and relationships are essential for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals. By providing a common platform for companies, investors, stakeholders, and public institutions to conduct research and manage engagements, Stwrd supports direct and indirect collaboration. Each constituency brings valuable expertise to drive meaningful impact across the goals and facilitate the allocation of resources to society’s greatest needs and opportunities.

By facilitating collaboration and supporting SDG 17, our work also impacts SDGs 8, 9 and 10.

The output from any system, no matter how perfectly designed, will be imperfect if its inputs are not representative of its targeted population. Stwrd fosters more inclusive and sustainable economic growth by increasing stakeholder participation in financial markets so corporations and investors can properly contextualize important issues in their decisions.

History suggests the competitive advantage for companies lays with those that can transform information into action. Stwrd makes it easier to translate ESG insights from stakeholders to help shape inclusive innovation for a more equitable and resilient economy.

Stwrd increases representation of stakeholders within financial markets through tools designed to expand access to information and enable constructive relationships with market participants. With more diverse perspectives informing capital-allocation decisions, it presents an opportunity to guide economic forces into more equitable alignment and help reduce inequalities.