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 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 […]