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AI Dividend: How Deep Tech Supercharges Corporate ESG

How deep tech multiplies ESG impact while cutting costs. Learn which AI applications deliver highest ROI, and why early movers capture lasting competitive advantages including higher valuation premiums and superior risk-adjusted returns

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Deep technologies are demolishing barriers that have historically constrained corporate social impact. This paper reveals how AI, IoT, blockchain and quantum computing enable companies to reach more beneficiaries at half traditional costs. Through case studies, we demonstrate the depth and impact of deep tech on corporate ESG, and how the convergence of deep tech creates an "impact renaissance" where CSR transforms from cost center to value creator. Organisations deploying these technologies report beneficiary expansion, higher operational efficiency gains, and improved valuation premiums.

Deploy this blueprint to transform ESG from compliance burden to innovation engine. Use the implementation roadmap to identify quick wins, build cross-functional impact squads, and scale successful pilots. Apply risk frameworks to ensure ethical AI deployment while maximising beneficiary reach, measurable outcomes and impact

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Languages: English, French, Spanish

September 2025, 16 Pages

Citation: Bhatli D., Kang H. (2025). AI Dividend: How Deep Tech Supercharges Corporate ESG [Research Paper]. Mareva Etiko Ltd. (UK)

For Corporate ESG Strategy

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Harbrinder Kang is a seasoned technology and CSR leader with over three decades of experience spanning Silicon Valley startups and Fortune 100 companies. Formerly Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Cisco, he led the Networking Academy, the company’s longest-running, most globally scaled, and highest-impact CSR program expanding its reach from 800k to 1.9 million students annually across 166+ countries. As the Founder of Social Impact Studio AI, He is building a platform that empowers a new generation of social entrepreneurs and CSR leaders through AI-driven tools, startup methodologies, and cross-sector collaboration.

Entrepreneur and innovator, with 15 years of leadership in ESG strategy, Impact Investing, Startup Incubation and Corporate Innovation. Currently, Partner - ESG Research, Innovation Policy and Investments at Mareva Etiko, he has led Global Benchmarks, founded multiple data-driven startups in Europe and advised multiple clients (including S&P 500). Author of 50 plus industry reports, research papers and peer-reviewed publications. His projects and research have been covered extensively and featured in outlets such as Harvard Business Review, World Economic Forum, BBC, Washington Post, Financial Times, Le Figaro, Der Standart among others.

Dhruv Bhatli

Harbrinder Kang

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