Sequoia Capital—World Benchmarking Alliance found Sequoia Capital lacks human rights policy, climate targets, and sustainability governance
The World Benchmarking Alliance assessment found that Sequoia Capital has no publicly available policy committing to respect human rights as laid out in the UN Guiding Principles and ILO declaration. The firm disclosed no target to reach net-zero financed emissions by 2050, no key sectors identified for climate engagement, and no sustainability responsibility assigned to senior leadership. The assessment also found no evidence of linking executive remuneration to sustainability performance criteria, representing significant gaps in ESG governance for one of the world's most influential venture capital firms.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Action | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Corporate Transparency | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.221 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)× agency (negligent ×0.5)
Evidence (1 signal)
World Benchmarking Alliance assessment found Sequoia Capital lacks human rights, climate, and sustainability policies
The World Benchmarking Alliance's financial system benchmark assessment found no evidence that Sequoia Capital has a human rights policy, net-zero emissions targets, climate engagement priorities, or senior leadership accountability for sustainability. The firm ranked poorly on gender equality disclosures and had no link between executive remuneration and sustainability performance.