GIST Impact at COP 16

GIST Impact has landed in Cali, Colombia, for the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Aside from attending meeting with new and existing clients, partners and colleagues from across the world of sustainability, GIST Impact is scheduled to speak at the following events: Thursday 24 October | […]

Webinar – CSRD: An Innovation and Value Opportunity

In our latest webinar, Sam King (SVP Corporate, GIST Impact), Ben Wood (Principal, Systems 7) and Jette Harbo (Regulatory Product Development Manager, Celsia) discussed the topic of “CSRD: An Innovation and Value Opportunity”.  The wide-ranging discussion showcased the end-to-end solution available for financial institutions and corporates, and delivered some industry-leading insights – including: The Double […]

VBA partners with GIST Impact for CSRD impact accounting

We are pleased to announce that the Value Balancing Alliance – an alliance of multinational companies that seek to measure the full impact of their business in a financial manner – has deepened its partnership with GIST Impact by choosing it as its partner for CSRD impact accounting. At GIST Impact, we use rigorous, science-based […]

Pavan Sukhdev at The Royal Society

On 3rd October 2024, our CEO and Founder Pavan Sukhdev had the honour and privilege of chairing a panel discussion at the The Royal Society on the topic of Financial Risk. The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world’s most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. Held as […]

GIST Impact featured in Microsoft’s UK Impact Report

We are proud to announce that GIST Impact has been featured in Microsoft’s UK Impact Report! Microsoft used our objective, research-driven insights to assess the social return on investment of four different programmes: 1. Microsoft Founders Hub – generated over £17 million in value from 2021-22 for UK startups, with 44% of overall benefits going […]

Webinar – Local Compliance, Global Success: Upgrading Sustainability Strategies with the CSRD

GIST Impact CEO Pavan Sukhdev and Edelman Smithfield Head of ESG Advisory Lane Jost discussed the topic of “Local Compliance, Global Success: Upgrading Sustainability Strategies with the CSRD“. The wide-ranging discussion delivered crucial insights across key topics, including: The rise of the impact economy The alignment between corporate and financial services stakeholders The practicalities of […]

Roundtable Discussion with KPMG and Maanch

Last week, GIST Impact, KPMG and Maanch organised a roundtable meeting that brought together industry experts from leading organisations and financial institutions driving the transition to an impact economy. The impact economy values environmental and social impacts alongside financial returns. The roundtable emphasised that this is not a future aspiration but a present necessity. The […]

Webinar – CSRD: Data-Driven Quantitative Insights for Effective Compliance and Strategic Development

In our latest webinar, GIST Impact CEO Pavan Sukhdev and KPMG International Global Managing Director David Greenall discussed the topic of “CSRD: Data-Driven Quantitative Insights for Effective Compliance and Strategic Development“. The wide-ranging discussion delivered crucial insights across key topics, including: Why objective quantitative and scientific data is a key requirement The challenges facing companies […]

ESG Ratings vs. ESG Framework: Is Impact Valuation the real path forward?

In 2005, ESG was introduced as a framework to measure company performance across Environmental, Social, and Governance pillars – pillars that are inherently linked to impact. Over time, however, ESG has been sidetracked by the rise of subjective ratings that have proven to be inadequate. To achieve real systems change, we need to recognise that […]