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.

Six months before COP28 “Keeping 1.5 ºC Alive” is bottom of the list of desired outcomes for global business
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...
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Putting Mental Health into Action: Impact and Influence team discuss
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...
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How media relations has changed post Covid-19
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...
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Labour just might win the next election…..IF it seizes the net-zero agenda
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...
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Impact & Influence appoints Sir Nick Harvey as chair
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 ...
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I&I makes two senior hires as it lays foundations for further growth
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...
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Banks in “place race” to establish ESG credentials in increasingly competitive market - report
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...
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Financial returns are fuelling ESG boom as banks scramble to make sustainability gains
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...
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I&I and Solid Media form partnership ahead of COP26
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...
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Tech company Finboot appoints I&I for communications and content brief
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 ...
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Minexx appoints Impact & Influence for communications brief
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...
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Diversity. Sustainability. Mental Health. Are we confusing authenticity with optics?
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...
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Five things you should probably know about EV drivers
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...
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COP26 - climate, nature and business
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...
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Can responsible consumerism and Black Friday coexist?
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...
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Financing the Sustainable Development Goals
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...
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One year to go to COP26
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
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Companies making a positive difference will emerge in better shape
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...
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Attenborough’s communications challenge is also a challenge for communications
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...
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CTRL-ALT-DELETE
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...
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