Biodiversity is the foundation of resilient and sustainable economies.

Companies and investors are now facing increasingly urgent demand to innovate while reducing their footprints on nature. 

GIST Impact measures nature-related impacts dependencies, risks and opportunities in both monetary terms and using universally-accepted, science-backed metrics.

With over 16 years of expertise in biodiversity and in partnership with leading organisations, the GIST Impact Nature and Biodiversity Suite (NBS) is an unmatched solution for measuring nature-related business impacts, dependencies risks and opportunities anywhere in the world.

Learn more about the GIST Impact NBS here

Technical Specifications

• Location-specific assessment of nature and biodiversity impacts, dependencies, risks, and opportunities.
• Coverage across 15,000+ listed companies worldwide.
• Historical data from 2016.
• Science-backed assessment of pressures on ecosystems via Potentially Disappeared Fraction of species (PDF).
• Intuitive calculation of biodiversity pressures in terms of Land Conversion Equivalence (LCE), expressed in km².
• Universally-accepted measurement of state of ecosystems via Mean Species Abundance (MSA). 
• Robust assessment of impact on Natural Capital, expressed in monetary terms.
• Proximity analysis of >1.5 million operating assets to distinct risk areas – including 273,000 protected areas (WDPAs), 15,000 key biodiversity areas (KBAs), and 125,000 IUCN red list species locations.
• Granular biophysical risk assessment across 20+ map layers (incl. carbon sequestration, water stress, etc), down to 300m² resolution.
• Market-leading machine learning estimations fill all disclosure gaps with unprecedented accuracy.
• Market-leading machine learning estimations facilitate on-demand private asset / SME analysis.

Regulatory Alignment

• Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD): end-to-end solution across all steps of the Locate, Evaluate, Assess, Prepare framework (LEAP). 
• Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF): full-suite solution covering the footprinting and dependencies guidance, including impact driver drill-down and location-specific assessment of ecosystem dependencies.

Data Portal

Our Data Portal is a user-friendly gateway to our suite of climate, nature, social and other sustainability data – empowering rigorous analysis and intuitive workflows. Learn more here. 

API

Our API toolkit allows you to integrate our impact intelligence flexibly into your existing systems, while providing it to your customers in a way that puts their needs first. Learn more here.

Data Transfer

We offer access to our data directly and via our distribution partners – with files, formats and delivery mechanisms (e.g. SFTP, .csv, etc.) to suit any requirements. Contact us today to learn more.

Bespoke

We provide tailored support for complex projects and assessments, leveraging our 16+ years of leadership in impact intelligence. Contact us today to learn more.

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Media ↓

• News: GIST Impact featured in Environmental Finance article on nature data.
• Webinar: Nature’s Value: integrating biodiversity data for effective investment strategies.
• Case Study: Cape Capital uses GIST Impact data for inaugural report into nature positive investing.

The economy and society are inextricably linked.

More than ever, companies are under growing pressure from legislators and shareholders to demonstrate their impact on wider society.

GIST Impact quantifies social return on investment of environmental and social programmes in monetary terms – for a clear, comparable and actionable picture.

Leveraging 16 years of expertise in impact intelligence GIST Impact combines state-of-the-art software, powerful databases, and robust methodologies to offer a market-leading measurement of social value. 

Technical Specifications

• Calculation of social return on investment in monetary terms.
• Location-specific assessment of social value generated.
• Impact analysis by gender, region, programme and type of Capital (Natural, Human, Social).
• Robust, science-backed methodology to measure future benefits not captured by traditional TOMs model.
• Database of 2200+ social programmes for global benchmarking.
• Institutional-grade macroeconomic databases to fill missing data.
• Tailored impact pathways for skilling, apprenticeships, volunteering, fundraising and sports initiatives – with more to come and bespoke requests accepted.
• Powerful SaaS solution combines streamlined data input and state-of-the-art visuals for a comprehensive analytical workflow.

Regulatory Alignment

• UK Social Value Act: differentiate your bid from the rest – with quantitative and science-backed insights fully mapped across the Model Award Criteria (MAC) stipulated by the Social Value Model.
• Complete mapping of insights to the Social Value Standards and the UN SDGs.

Power SROI

Power SROI is a dedicated and intuitive SaaS solution for analysing the social return of your environmental and social investments. Learn more here.

API

Our API toolkit allows you to integrate our impact intelligence flexibly into your existing systems, while providing it to your customers in a way that puts their needs first. Learn more here.

Data Transfer

We offer access to our data directly and via our distribution partners – with files, formats and delivery mechanisms (e.g. SFTP, .csv, etc.) to suit any requirements. Contact us today to learn more.

Bespoke

We provide tailored support for complex projects and assessments, leveraging our 16+ years of leadership in impact intelligence. Contact us today to learn more.

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Media

• News: GIST Impact featured in Microsoft whitepaper on solving for inclusive economic growth in the era of AI
• News: GIST Impact joins Social Value UK network
• Video: Apprenticeships and the UK Social Value Model

From 2024, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) puts a substantial reporting burden on up to 50,000 companies operating in the European Union.

Companies must report their environmental and societal impacts, and conduct a rigorous assessment of Impacts, Risks, and Opportunities (IROs) across their operations.

GIST Impact offers a state-of-the-art, data-driven approach to conducting a quantitative double materiality assessment in line with the latest CSRD requirements and European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).

With 1,102 datapoints for each company to consider each year, the GIST Impact Double Materiality Scores provide a significant advantage to those undertaking the CSRD reporting and analysis journey.

Technical Specifications

• Double Materiality Scores (including Impact Materiality and Financial Materiality Scores) across 50+ sectors.
• Scores for 15,000+ listed companies as standard – with manual data input and score calculation available.
• Transparent score methodology. 
• Full traceability to underlying data and source documentation.
• Market-leading machine learning estimations fill all disclosure gaps.
• Market-leading machine learning estimations facilitate private asset / SME analysis.
• Trend performance and industry benchmarking for data-driven strategy development.
• Impacts in monetary terms for deep-dive analysis of Impacts, Risks and Opportunities (IROs) across a business and its subsidiaries.

Regulatory Alignment

• Coverage across all ESRS topics, sub-topics, and sub-sub-topics as outlined in Application Requirement 16 (AR 16) of CSRD.
• Intuitive scores built bottom-up using quantitative company data and objective scientific research – fully aligned with EFRAG Materiality Assessment Implementation Guidance (MAIG). 
• EU ESG Ratings Regulation: individual scores across each ESRS sub-sub-topic, with full data drill-down and complete transparency over score methodology.

Data Portal

Our Data Portal is a user-friendly gateway to our suite of climate, nature, social and other sustainability data – empowering rigorous analysis and intuitive workflows. Learn more here. 

API

Our API toolkit allows you to integrate our impact intelligence flexibly into your existing systems, while providing it to your customers in a way that puts their needs first. Learn more here.

Data Book

The Data Book is a simple, yet powerful Excel workbook that enables our clients to submit asset-specific data and produce CSRD double materiality scores on the fly. Contact us today to learn more.

Bespoke

We provide tailored support for complex projects and assessments, leveraging our 16+ years of leadership in impact intelligence. Contact us today to learn more.

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Media ↓

• LinkedIn: An overview of our Double Materiality Assessment Tool
• LinkedIn: Combining quantitative insights with stakeholder engagement
• LinkedIn: The power of quantitative insights for identifying Impacts, Risks and Opportunities

Impact the change in well-being across nature as well as society.

GIST Impact measures changes in well-being in monetary terms across four ‘Capitals’: Natural, Human, Social, and Produced.

Monetised impact valuation speaks the language of finance. 

This leads to a standardised assessment of sustainability performance and hassle-free integration of sustainability into financial workflows.

Technical Specifications

• Coverage across 15,000+ listed companies worldwide.
• Historical data from 2016.
• Full traceability to source documentation.
• Location-specific data for precise insights at 50km² granularity.
• Market-leading machine learning estimations fill all disclosure gaps with unprecedented accuracy.
• Market-leading machine learning estimations facilitate private asset / SME analysis.
• Software and API toolkit enables impact valuation at company, subsidiary, business unit, and even asset levels.
• Impact valuation methodology based on thousands of peer-reviewed scientific papers and robust economic modelling.
• Transparent picture of risks and opportunities in monetary terms across all four Capitals – for summary as an Integrated Profit and Loss Statement.

Regulatory Alignment

• Full alignment with frameworks and guidance issued by the Capitals Coalition and the Value Balancing Alliance (VBA). 
• Impact valuation is the backbone of the double materiality assessment mandated by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Data Portal

Our Data Portal is a user-friendly gateway to our suite of climate, nature, social and other sustainability data – empowering rigorous analysis and intuitive workflows. Learn more here. 

SME360X

SME360X is a streamlined impact measurement platform for SMEs. Learn more here.

API

Our API toolkit allows you to integrate our impact intelligence flexibly into your existing systems, while providing it to your customers in a way that puts their needs first. Learn more here.

Data Transfer

We offer access to our data directly and via our distribution partners – with files, formats and delivery mechanisms (e.g. SFTP, .csv, etc.) to suit any requirements. Contact us today to learn more.

Bespoke

We provide tailored support for complex projects and assessments, leveraging our 16+ years of leadership in impact intelligence. Contact us today to learn more.

Request a Demo →

Request a Data Sample →

Request a Methodology →

Media

• Podcast: ESG vs Impact Investing with Pavan Sukhdev (hosted by TMX)
• News: GIST Impact featured in Wipro whitepaper on impact accounting
• Research: Integrated Profit and Loss Reporting

Sustainability is more than a buzzword – it is a necessary perspective on life.

This perspective requires breadth and depth for meaningful action.

GIST Impact offers a comprehensive set of quantitative environmental and social data – with market-leading coverage, full traceability to source, and all disclosure gaps filled.

As a pioneer of science-driven, institutionally-backed research for 16+ years, GIST Impact has emerged as a trusted source for clear and actionable sustainability data that matters.

Technical Specifications

• Coverage across 15,000+ listed companies worldwide.
• Historical data from 2016.
• Full traceability to source documentation.
• Market-leading machine learning estimations fill all disclosure gaps with unprecedented accuracy.
• Market-leading machine learning estimations facilitate private asset / SME analysis.
• 50+ quantitative metrics across the Environmental and Social pillars, including hard-to-find metrics such as air pollution and hazardous waste.
• 50+ domain expert analysts ensure data quality.
• Affordable sustainability data – without restrictions on use.

Regulatory Alignment

• Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR): data ensures comprehensive alignment and insights, with coverage across 14 mandatory PAIs and 9 voluntary PAIs.

Data Portal

Our Data Portal is a user-friendly gateway to our suite of climate, nature, social and other sustainability data – empowering rigorous analysis and intuitive workflows. Learn more here. 

API

Our API toolkit allows you to integrate our impact intelligence flexibly into your existing systems, while providing it to your customers in a way that puts their needs first. Learn more here.

Data Transfer

We offer access to our data directly and via our distribution partners – with files, formats and delivery mechanisms (e.g. SFTP, .csv, etc.) to suit any requirements. Contact us today to learn more.

Bespoke

We provide tailored support for complex projects and assessments, leveraging our 16+ years of leadership in impact intelligence. Contact us today to learn more.

Request a Demo →

Request a Data Sample →

Request a Methodology →

Media ↓

• LinkedIn: An overview of our Double Materiality Assessment Tool
• LinkedIn: Combining quantitative insights with stakeholder engagement
• LinkedIn: The power of quantitative insights for identifying Impacts, Risks and Opportunities

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) were set in 2016 and will last until 2030.

They have since become the global polestar for guiding action on the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing humankind.

GIST Impact quantifies and allocates company impacts across the SDGs in monetary terms.

As a global leader in measuring and quantifying company impacts, GIST Impact offers an unmatched, science-backed dataset that offers granular insight into the UN SDGs.

Technical Specifications

• A granular and science-backed dataset quantifying and allocating impacts in monetary terms across 17 UN SDGs and 150+ individual targets.
• Coverage across 15,000+ listed companies worldwide.
• Historical data from 2016.
• Full traceability to source documentation.
• Market-leading machine learning estimations fill all disclosure gaps with unprecedented accuracy.
• Market-leading machine learning estimations facilitate private asset / SME analysis.
• 50+ domain expert analysts ensure data quality.
• Impact valuation methodology based on thousands of peer-reviewed scientific papers and robust economic modelling.

Data Portal

Our Data Portal is a user-friendly gateway to our suite of climate, nature, social and other sustainability data – empowering rigorous analysis and intuitive workflows. Learn more here. 

API

Our API toolkit allows you to integrate our impact intelligence flexibly into your existing systems, while providing it to your customers in a way that puts their needs first. Learn more here.

Data Transfer

We offer access to our data directly and via our distribution partners – with files, formats and delivery mechanisms (e.g. SFTP, .csv, etc.) to suit any requirements. Contact us today to learn more.

Bespoke

We provide tailored support for complex projects and assessments, leveraging our 16+ years of leadership in impact intelligence. Contact us today to learn more.

Request a Demo →

Request a Data Sample →

Request a Methodology →

Media

• News: GIST Impact data included in latest ESG report from GPIF, the world’s largest pension fund
• Research: Groundbreaking comparative study reveals natural farming shows improved yields, livelihoods and health

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is the cornerstone of good governance and drives organisation performance.

Human Capital is one of the most valuable corporate assets, comprising employees’ knowledge and skills that drive growth within the organisation and wider society.

GIST Impact offers a wide-ranging dataset that reveals DEI performance and Human Capital generation at multiple levels of granularity.

Quantitative data ensures actionable insights and enables guided strategic and operational planning.

Technical Specifications

• Coverage extends to 15,000+ companies.
• A holistic DEI picture – with metrics including labour force composition, gender pay gap, women on boards (%), ethnic diversity of employees (%), and CEO pay-to-average pay ratio.
• Impacts on Human capital in monetary terms ensures a comparable and standardised assessment worldwide.
• Trend performance and industry benchmarking for data-driven strategy development.
• Impact valuation methodology based on thousands of peer-reviewed scientific papers and robust economic modelling.

Data Portal

Our Data Portal is a user-friendly gateway to our suite of climate, nature, social and other sustainability data – empowering rigorous analysis and intuitive workflows. Learn more here. 

API

Our API toolkit allows you to integrate our impact intelligence flexibly into your existing systems, while providing it to your customers in a way that puts their needs first. Learn more here.

Data Transfer

We offer access to our data directly and via our distribution partners – with files, formats and delivery mechanisms (e.g. SFTP, .csv, etc.) to suit any requirements. Contact us today to learn more.

Bespoke

We provide tailored support for complex projects and assessments, leveraging our 16+ years of leadership in impact intelligence. Contact us today to learn more.

Request a Demo →

Request a Data Sample →

Request a Methodology →

Media ↓

• Research: DEI performance report across top 350 EU companies
• Blog: The future of social impact: seven trends to watch in 2024