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 […]
Newsweek, Plant-A Insights and GIST Impact again partner on “America’s Greenest Companies” ranking
We are proud to partner with Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group for the second year in recognising America’s Greenest Companies. These companies are leading the charge on sustainability in the US, setting the standard in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, water management, and waste reduction. The rankings are based on a rigorous analysis of companies’ performance […]
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 […]
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 […]
GIST Impact announces Armin Peter as the newest Global Partner for Capital Markets
Armin Peter joins us with over 25 years of Capital Markets and banking experience in the EMEA, where he was previously the Global Head of Debt Syndicate and Sustainable Banking EMEA at UBS Investment Bank. As a respected former GFMA Board member and Chair of the ICMA – International Capital Market Association FinTech Advisory Committee, […]
The Birth, Life, Death and Afterlife of ESG Ratings
In a recent TEDx talk “The Birth, Life, Death, and Afterlife of ESG Ratings”, our Founder and CEO Pavan Sukhdev explored the evolution and challenges of ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) metrics. What began as a comprehensive approach to measuring corporate sustainability has now become mired in competing ratings, biases, and controversies. Incidents like Tesla’s exclusion […]
GIST Impact featured in Microsoft white paper on solving for inclusive economic growth in the era of AI
We are delighted to announce that GIST Impact plays a prominent part in a new Microsoft white paper titled “Solving for Inclusive Economic Growth in the Era of AI”. Featuring insights by Mahima Sukhdev (SVP, Commercial Development), the white paper showcases the GIST Impact Power SROI platform (pp.10-11) – built in collaboration with Microsoft, and […]
GIST Impact featured in Environmental Finance article on nature data
We are proud to announce that GIST Impact has been profiled in an Environmental Finance article titled “Nature Data – overwhelmingly complex, but a need-to-know”. Offering insights from Pavan Sukhdev (CEO), Dr Thomas Moran (VP, Head of Biodiversity), and Mahima Sukhdev (SVP, Commercial Development), the article explores the helping hand of emerging frameworks and regulations […]
GIST Impact speaking at Reset Connect: From ESG & Sustainability to Impact
We were honoured to take part in a panel titled “From ESG & Sustainability to Impact: The Future of Finance” at Reset Connect, the signature event for London Climate Action Week. GIST Impact’s SVP, Commercial Development, Mahima Sukhdev took the stage along with host Cliff Prior, CBE, CEO at GSG Impact and fellow panellists James Payne (Forum for the Future), Ben Constable Maxwell […]
