Guest post: Working together to support food systems transformations

Doreen Robinson, Head of Biodiversity & Land at UN Environment Programme, delivered a stirring opening speech at the COP15 TEEBAgrifood side event on December 14: “Recognizing and managing the value of nature’s contribution to people through food systems transformation.” We wanted to share her inspiring remarks – included below is an extract published with her permission. Food […]

COP15: Why true cost accounting must be part of the solution

The new Global Biodiversity Framework has been agreed for this decade, a critical moment for nature. But what is really at stake when it comes to our food systems and agriculture, the main drivers of biodiversity loss? What changes do we really need to see to halt and reverse this loss? Our CEO Pavan Sukhdev shared his views […]

GIST Impact at CBD COP15

Our businesses. Our economies. All of our livelihoods depend on nature. But nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history.  This December, governments, civil society, businesses and financial institutions will come together to agree on a Global Biodiversity Framework at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP15. The framework agreed here will represent […]

Introducing GIST Impact!

We’re excited to announce the launch of our new brand identity and website!  We have evolved considerably as a company since our founding 16 years ago – our expert team of scientists, engineers, economists, and data analysts has grown significantly, we’ve expanded our range of offerings and we are proud to call some of the […]

GIST Impact on International Chamber of Commerce panel at COP27

We were delighted to take part in the International Chamber of Commerce’s “Make Climate Action Everyone’s Business Forum” at COP27, where our SVP, Strategic Partnerships Elyse Myrans spoke on a panel alongside representatives from UPS, Fairtrade International and ICC about how to best support SMEs through the Green Transition. SMEs make up a significant portion […]

Prof. Haripriya Gundimeda receives Qimpro Platinum Standard 2022 award

We are delighted that Prof. Haripriya Gundimeda is awarded the Qimpro Platinum Standard 2022 award under the Environment category. Haripriya Gundimeda, Institute Chair Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, is a leading Environmental Economist, Coordinator of TEEB Report as well as a long-time collaborator of GIST Impact. We would like to extend our […]

GIST Impact data included in latest ESG Report from GPIF, the world’s largest pension fund

The Government Pension Investment Fund, Japan (GPIF) has published its 5th ESG Report as a way of reporting on GPIF’s Environmental, Social and Governance-related initiatives and the effects to all pension beneficiaries. In a section where GPIF evaluates the extent to which the constituent companies in GPIF’s portfolio are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals […]

GIST Impact CEO featured in Business Insider’s Climate Heroes 2022 series

As part of Business Insider’s Climate Heroes 2022: Working Toward Solutions series, GIST Impact Founder and CEO, Pavan Sukhdev discussed the role of the green economy in advancing climate action and the importance of measuring and tracking progress towards sustainability goals with Marcelo Lu, SVP, Care Chemicals North America at BASF, and Tim Paradis, Future […]

GIST Impact data now accessible via Snowflake

Nov 20th Update: You can now access our latest biodiversity data via Snowflake Marketplace. This data aligns with major frameworks such as TNFD and PBAF, and is a great measure of assessing corporate and investor risks and opportunities arising from nature-based impacts of companies and portfolios. In this era of greater corporate disclosure of sustainability […]