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.

Have you been following recent news from Meta? Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and Owner of Meta, recently released a video stating that Facebook, Instagram and Threads will be “getting rid of” all fact chec...

[Or “A ‘love letter’ to UK energy policy’ as my colleague described it!] What does Energy Policy matter? Energy policy, like health policy, can be a matter of life and death.  The UK has relat...

KOIS is a global impact investment firm specialising in innovative financial instruments driving both social and environmental impact alongside financial returns I&I is a specialist communicati...

As we return to work after the Christmas period, many of us are setting professional and personal new years’ resolutions and our priorities for the year ahead. Ministers in the UK Government are doing...

7% of the world’s largest companies plan to increase their net-zero capital commitment by an average of 26.8% UK corporates plan the largest increase, followed by those in Germany and Australia Ke...

Two-minute precis  The UK must break the logjam of new renewable projects wanting to connect to the National Grid (or simply “the grid”) as soon as possible to accelerate the UK’s transition t...

By announcing U-turns on key green targets, Rishi Sunak, effectively fired the starting pistol on the next general election After losing the Uxbridge by-election ostensibly as a result of Labou...

  New research shows that global corporations intend to invest 22% more year-on-year in getting their businesses to Net Zero, on average UK companies plan the largest year-on-year increas...

The clock is ticking. Not only to COP28 which starts in Dubai, a hundred days from now, but also the time there is to take meaningful action to prevent a complete overshoot of global warming of 1.5...

“Growing up in central India in the 90s, I was accustomed to a way of life where social needs and waste was minimal. Zero waste shops were everywhere; furniture was built to last; households composted...

The next UK General Election has to be before December 2024 – five years after Boris won in December 2019 in the “get Brexit done” election. Labour has had a consistent and significant poll lead over...

Four new senior members of staff join independent communications consultancy, Impact & Influence (I&I), as the business continues to grow its client base. Mark Hadley joins as a Director...

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...