Navigating 2025
Written by Pavan Sukhdev As the world grapples with the consequences of accelerating climate breakdown on the one hand and ascending far-right politics on the other, the year 2025 will test our resolve, vision and capacity to lead. We shall face critical inflection points in the worlds of ESG, sustainable investment and corporate sustainability, and […]
Webinar: Unlocking Business Value Through Sustainability & CSRD Readiness
The launch of the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and associated legislation brings with it a substantial increase in sustainability reporting obligations for businesses. This requires a significant resource investment, and many businesses are rightly asking: how can we use this exercise to add value to our business? Join us in this webinar […]
GIST Impact has been recognised by Finance for Biodiversity in their recent ‘Biodiversity Measurement Approaches’ report
Aimed at financial institutions, the report is an authoritative guide to the different methodologies and tools available to measure impacts and dependencies on nature and biodiversity. On pages 61-69, readers will find comprehensive information on our climate, nature and biodiversity solutions – including: All data is science-backed, location-specific and calculated all the way from asset […]
The Ørsted podcast series – Episode 2 – Working in harmony with communities & nature
Dive into the cutting-edge conversations shaping the energy sector in Gigawaters: Season 3, the Energy Voice podcast in collaboration with Ørsted. Hosted by renewables reporter Michael Behr, this season unpacks innovation, decarbonization, biodiversity, and community impacts. In Episode 2, Adele Tharani, Ørsted’s Global Commercial Sustainability Manager, and Pavan Sukhdev, renowned environmental economist and founder-CEO of […]
Webinar with TMX Datalinx: Biodiversity for Financial Institutions
Biodiversity loss is an increasing risk for the planet, with wide-ranging threats that include economic decline and accelerated climate change. Alongside custodians, lenders and investors, financial institutions are at the forefront of the battle against biodiversity loss. Watch biodiversity experts Dr. Thomas Moran and Judson Berkey as they demonstrate the data and approaches available to […]
TTB Sport and GIST Impact Partner to Transform Social Value Measurement in Sport
London, Wednesday 27th – TTB Sport and GIST Impact have announced a landmark partnership aimed at accelerating the sports industry’s adoption of social value as a key decision making tool. Central to this collaboration is the development of a Social Value Calculator, ‘XI’ (eXpected Impact), a tool designed to quantify the financial and non-financial contributions […]
GIST Impact at COP29
𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟮𝟵 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. As delegates gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 – 22 November, there’s a growing recognition that global change delicately hinges on the collaboration between the governments, businesses, and communities represented here today. We believe businesses have a transformative […]
Social Return on Investment and Why It Matters
In today’s world, businesses are increasingly expected to demonstrate their contribution to society. One of the most effective ways to do this is by measuring their social impact. Social impact is a broad term that encompasses a great deal of potential initiatives to create positive change – be that planting trees, upskilling young people, employee […]
Microsoft and GIST Impact’s approach to embedding social value
Did you know we’ve been working with Microsoft to measure the social impact of some of their key programmes? Since 2022, Microsoft and GIST Impact partnered to track and measure the social and economic outcomes of Microsoft programmes by building an impact platform that quantifies each programme’s effect on the economy, nature, and society in […]
GIST Impact featured in 2024 ESGFinTech100 list
We’re thrilled to be recognised on the 2024 ESGFinTech100 list by FinTech Global! This marks us among the top innovators helping financial institutions achieve their ESG objectives.
