Here we provide perspectives from Impact & Influence, as well as from the next generation of leaders, exploring their views about the trends that will shape our future.

New research shows lack of confidence in Glasgow Climate Pact pledge to “Keep 1.5 ºC Alive” from COP26 Majority want to see a stronger voice of business being contributed and heard from this year’s...

This week was Mental Health Awareness Week 2023. The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is anxiety. #ToHelpMyAnxiety It prompted the team at Impact and Influence to do some thinking an...

Three years ago today the UK Government announced the first nationwide lockdown. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a big impact on workplace culture. Global lockdowns and travel bans have overturned assu...

Today is one of the most significant days in the UK’s approach to energy, from upstream exploration to how it affects us – the consumer, the citizen the voter – in our bills. There is part dealing wi...

Impact & Influence, an independent consultancy focused on the next generation of companies, ESG and impact investing, is announcing the appointment of Sir Nick Harvey as the chair of its advisory ...

Impact & Influence, an independent consultancy focused on the next generation of companies, ESG and impact investing, is announcing the appointment of two senior hires today. Sarah King (Fetherst...

Published for the first time - the list of 25 major banks and how they are rated for ESG BNP Paribas leading the ESG way, with Credit Suisse propping up the table London – Monday 18 January, 202...

  BNP Paribas best stand out provider of sustainable/ESG finance Poor data quality and inconsistency in definitions are the biggest barrier to ESG financing De-risking of business fuelled by...

The clock is ticking on climate and the countdown is really on to COP26. Impact & Influence is partnering with Glasgow-based Solid Media to provide an integrated approach to communications and c...

Finboot has appointed Impact & Influence to advise the company on its strategic positioning, communications and content strategy. Finboot is a technology company that gives world class customers ...

Minexx has appointed Impact & Influence to advise the company on its strategic positioning and communications. Minexx is securing the mineral supply chain from the moment a mineral comes out...

Diversity, mental health and sustainability have become buzzwords for businesses over the last few years - eating up more marketing budget than ever before.  While this shift in focus, investmen...

EV drivers are a diverse and rapidly growing group – but perceptions of owning an EV among the UK public are years out of date Late last year I conducted a study learning the motivations of EV driver...

With COP26 now less than a year away, our latest programme on I&I TV is focused on the intersection of climate, nature and business. Foresights from Karen Sack, CEO of Ocean Unite, and Mark Grif...

On Black Friday - a shopping event started in America that has since grown so much in the UK that it now outperforms Boxing Day sales - there’s somewhat of an awkwardness about it this year. While ma...

How do we finance an acceleration towards the Sustainable Development Goals? With foresights from Rishi Bhattacharya (I&I), Artak Melkonyan (UNDP), Gwen Yu (BNP Paribas) and Paul Clements-Hunt (Th...

What are the energy and infrastructure sectors doing? Foresights from Alex Vaughan (CEO, Costain Group PLC) and Aniruddha Sharma (CEO, Carbon Clean) ahead of COP26 in November 2021   ...

As the clock struck midnight on 31 December last year I cheered in the New Year with almost 3 million other revellers on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. Buoyed by the cliched promises of new begin...

As Sir David Attenborough has taken to Instagram to reach a wider audience, he has also said that saving our planet is a communications challenge. This follows encouraging commitments from big corpor...

It is time for a reset. A reboot. A time to look again at the way in which we go about our lives, as well as the lives of others, how businesses conduct themselves and how leaders actually lead. Befo...