In an era of increased awareness surrounding environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts, the UNGC has outlined several key objectives as it aims to provide both a universal language for corporate responsibility and a framework to guide businesses on ESG strategy regardless of complexity, size or location. As a global initiative, the UNGC’s main goals are to “mainstream the 10 principles in business activities around the world” and to “catalyze actions in support of broader UN goals, such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”

Eka’s UNGC certification comes on the heels of several sustainability-driven initiatives, most notably the recent launch of its cloud-driven ESG reporting solution to help enterprises comply with operational and compliance best practices. To ensure the long-term success of this innovative solution, Eka has onboarded a new team of sustainability subject matter experts with experience in developing sustainable solutions for firms in the manufacturing, retail, energy and banking spaces.  Shuchi Nijhawan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Eka Software Solutions noted:

“At Eka, we understand that sustainability is an inevitable area of growth across all industries, and a vital component to solving some of the most critical challenges the world has ever seen. As an official signatory, we will apply the UNGC’s principle-based framework to our long-term vision of propelling holistic business transformations through our multi-faceted, powerful cloud platform.”

As a participant in the UNGC, Eka will have access to partnerships with a wide range of United Nations stakeholders from over 160 countries, providing opportunities to share perspectives on emerging solutions and best practices. As a public advocate for the UNGC, Eka will further amplify the goals of the initiative implementing the UNGC’s 10 principles in its overall business strategy, culture and day-to-day operations.

Since the launch of self-listing on AppSumo in November 2020, more than 1,765 products have been launched on the site, getting in front of over one million entrepreneurs, founders, and marketers. Now, ahead of the largest sales day of the year, the $1M Black Friday Fund ensures even more entrepreneurs are able to launch. They’ll be able to use this surge to promote products, acquire new customers, and create momentum.

In previous years, AppSumo has seen its sales average increase two to three times during Black Friday and its web traffic quadrupled. By harnessing the power of increased holiday traffic and new customers on its platform, AppSumo is creating long-term success for its partners this Black Friday shopping season.

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Cirne will continue his legacy and passion for his love of software as an inventor, technologist and strategist, and will continue driving transformational innovation for the company, its customers and the tech community. Lew Cirne, founder & CEO at New Relic noted:

“When we recruited Bill into the company, we thought that he would be the natural successor to me as CEO at the right time. With his immediate and profound impact on our platform and our Product organization, and now more broadly across the company with his inspiring vision, strategy and passion for our customers and their success, Bill has exceeded our highest expectations as a strategic thinker and operational leader, making now the right time to make this transition.”

Hope Cochran, New Relic Board Chair also commented:

“Bill’s transformational impact on New Relic has positioned the company for long-term success. With the foundation that Lew built and Bill’s leadership, New Relic has a very bright future ahead and a clear path to accelerate growth as the leader in observability.”

Staples joined New Relic as chief product officer in early 2020 and was later promoted to president & CPO. He has been a champion for the company’s embrace of open source and open telemetry and was instrumental in the company’s recent acquisition of Pixie Labs.

Staples worked previously at both Microsoft and Adobe, where he successfully led transformative product, cultural and technical innovation, helping both companies expand their cloud portfolios with developers and IT as the customer.

“I am incredibly humbled and grateful for the confidence of the New Relic Board and leadership team in trusting me with the opportunity to lead New Relic into the future. It’s an honour and a privilege to work among such an incredibly talented and genuine team–I’m inspired every day by our culture of innovation and each and every Relic’s passion for delivering value to our customers every day.”

Lew Cirne has been a prolific inventor and innovator for around twenty-three years. Early in his career, he held senior technical positions at Apple and Hummingbird Communications, Cirne also founded Wily Technology.