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Can Watershed corner the market for carbon accounting?

The climate-software startup is all the rage in Silicon Valley

The hottest thing in business depends on where you are. Bars in San Francisco tend to be abuzz with talk of enterprise software. Regulars at City of London pubs may discuss sustainable investing, and in particular concern for environmental, social and governance (esg) factors. Combine the two subjects and you have a winner—both as a topic of conversation and, hopes Watershed, a fast-growing climate-software startup, as a business proposition.

This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Watershed’s moment”

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