Impact
Evaluating and communicating the impact of ESG initiatives
We work with our clients to help them better understand their impact so that they can address the negative effects and maximise their positive contribution to our society and the planet. To do so, we offer a wide range of support from designing tailored performance and impact assessments tools, performing programme evaluations to helping clients publish an impact or sustainability report.
Our team brings extensive experience in social impact and sustainability reporting including social return of investment (SROI), health economics (including QALY), impact evaluations and sustainability reporting standards (SECR, ESOS, SASB, SFDR, etc.) We also support our clients in ensuring that they have the insight they need to make ongoing informed decisions about their operations. This includes designing and implementing reporting tools such as balanced scorecards and OKRs.
Examples
Evaluating the impact delivered by a mentoring programme set up by a scientific academy
Producing an impact report for an international information technology consulting firm that exclusively employs adults on the autism spectrum as information technology consultants
Reporting carbon emissions against SECR and ESOS, after introducing methodologies and tools to collect and analyse scopes 1, 2 and 3 emissions
Developing the theory of change and impact management framework for a purpose-driven business dedicated to helping food businesses grow
We help you gain the insight to make ongoing informed decisions about your purpose, strategy and operations
Value of impact reporting
An impact report is a powerful tool to build confidence, trust and inclusion and to reinforce accountability and transparency with the audiences that matter to the organisation — these could include employees, clients, customers, beneficiaries, investors, supporters, policymakers, and other organisations.
Impact reporting helps your organisation to:
Be transparent with yourr stakeholders and meet requirements in terms of compliance, disclosure (e.g. regulatory, procurement or investment processes) and expectations
Secure funding at attractive rates and win contracts with organisations that value social impact credentials
Attract and retain employees who care about what your company does and how it does it
Demonstrate the value of your activities for our society and planet
Identify and manage social and environmental impact risks and opportunities in their value chain
Inform internal decision-making and ESG strategy
We offer a wide range of support from designing tailored performance and impact assessments tools, performing programme evaluations to helping clients publish an impact or sustainability report
There are three key phases to an impact journey.
There are three key phases to an impact journey.
Impact strategy: developing your ambition, objectives and initiatives (including logic models and tools such as a theory of chang
Impact measurement and analysis: designing and using the framework, tools and processes to measure your impact (impact framework design, data collection tools, data collection and analysis)
Impact reporting and communication: producing and communicating reports and dashboards
Engagement with key internal and external stakeholders is critical in each of the three phases to validate requirements and results. Our expert team helps you at each step of the journey providing support, capacity building and insight and constructive challenge.
Relevant Expertise
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Impact Validation
A social impact report is a powerful tool to build confidence and trust with your stakeholders. It is a powerful tool to build confidence, trust and inclusion and to reinforce accountability
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Impact Management
A comprehensive impact management frameworkhelp organisations mitigate risks, improve profitability, and actively support the achievement of the sustainable development goals
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Theory of Change
A Theory of Change is a framework that allows organisations to define their long-term impact and articulate the actions that they will take to enable that impact.