Estadão Interview: Pavan Sukhdev on Brazil’s vital ecosystem service provision
In a recent interview with Estadão, GIST Impact Founder and CEO, Pavan Sukhdev, made a powerful case: Brazil should be rewarded for the vital ecosystem service its forests provide in generating rainfall. Pavan is well known for leading The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study, and argues that the Amazon and other Brazilian biomes […]
TEEB@Yale – Valuing nature for policy, business and people
During his tenure as McCluskey Fellow at Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in 2011, GIST Impact CEO and TEEB Study Leader Pavan Sukhdev led a graduate-level course on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB). TEEB—an initiative supported by the European Commission and the Government of Germany, and later hosted by the […]
GIST Impact in Environmental Finance’s ESG Data Guide 2025
We’re pleased to share that GIST Impact has been featured in Environmental Finance’s ESG Data Guide for 2025 – a key industry resource for investors, corporates, and sustainability professionals navigating the rapidly evolving ESG data landscape. The guide highlights GIST Impact as a provider of market-leading ESG and impact data solutions, showcasing how our tools […]
Climate Risk Management Solution Launched in Partnership with Benchmark Gensuite
At GIST Impact, we’ve always believed that science-based, decision-useful insights are critical for managing climate-related risks. Today, we’re proud to announce the launch of our new Sustainability and Climate Risk Management Solution, developed in partnership with Benchmark Gensuite®. This powerful integration enables businesses to go beyond regulatory compliance and build true climate resilience across global […]
GIST Impact at the AI Summit London 2025
AI alone won’t solve the sustainability crisis, but the right data architecture just might. At the AI Summit in London in June 2025, our Chief Product & Technology Officer Vineet Gupta discussed the dual crisis we face: a climate emergency, and a state of ESG data chaos that’s stalling action. His proposed solution? An AI Operating […]
GIST Impact and Natural History Museum launch world’s most comprehensive biodiversity insights for corporate assets
London, 1 July 2025 — GIST Impact, a leading provider of impact and risk data and analytics, and the Natural History Museum today announced a new collaboration to integrate the Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) – a cutting-edge indicator of ecosystem condition – into GIST Impact’s suite of nature and biodiversity solutions. The collaboration combines the […]
Bridging the Gap: Social and Financial Disclosures in an Era of Growing Inequality
A practical guide to nature-related metrics, reporting requirements, and legal implications from our SVP, Commercial Development, Mahima Sukhdev.
Biodiversity in the Boardroom
A practical guide to nature-related metrics, reporting requirements, and legal implications from our SVP, Commercial Development, Mahima Sukhdev.
Measuring the biodiversity footprint of a well-known financial index (and its peers)
Introduction In our previous post, GIST Impact analysed the climate, nature and biodiversity risks of one of the world’s most well-known indices. This index serves as the benchmark for ca. USD 5 trillion in assets under management, covering approximately 85% of the global investable equities across 20+ developed markets and 20+ emerging markets countries. GIST […]
Bridging the Gap: Social and Financial Disclosures in an Era of Growing Inequality
Despite growing interest in ESG, one piece remains persistently underdeveloped: the “S”. Inequality, labour rights, and community well-being are still too often treated as secondary concerns in sustainability reporting – measured through intent, not outcomes. But with geopolitical instability rising, and social unrest linked directly to declining trust and opportunity, that approach is no longer […]
