Our Impact

Delivering impact to make more progress toward a truly sustainable and equitable future

We develop insights, strategies, and action plans that equip decision-makers with the confidence to lead a sustainable and equitable future.

Our Impact

GlobeScan’s purpose is to co-create a sustainable and equitable future. Since our founding in 1987, we have aimed to play a pivotal role in the ecosystem of change across the world. Through our work, we help our clients to become better leaders and contribute to creating the world we all aspire to live in.

We are dedicated to driving change and making an impact through our sustainability strategy, which is built on three pillars: Responsible Business, Catalyzing Leadership, and Accelerating the Agenda.

Our Key Priorities

  • Operating ethically with integrity
  • Enabling social and environmental behavior change
  • Offering purpose-driven services
  • Amplifying stakeholders’ voices on sustainable development
  • Ensuring the well-being of our employees

Our Sustainability Strategy

Responsible Business

We aim to act ethically and with integrity in everything we do, from how we treat people to how we treat the planet.

As a proudly independent, purpose-led, employee-owned company, we’re invested in the long-term success of our partners and society.

Catalyzing Leadership

We support our clients to create positive economic, environmental, and social impact through their commitments, performance, stakeholder networks, and influence.

Our goal is to help them understand a rapidly changing world and equip them with the data and insights needed to drive better decisions toward a sustainable future.

Accelerating the Agenda

We help to guide systemic change toward sustainable development by researching, convening, and collaborating with others for collective progress.

We focus our thought leadership on topics that we believe are crucial to advancing the sustainable development agenda and share knowledge, data and insights, and perspectives to accelerate change.

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2025 Highlights

B Corp

GlobeScan was recertified as a B Corp for the third consecutive time, achieving an overall impact score of 131.9, up 30 points from our 2020 certification. We remain committed to continuous improvement and are focusing our efforts on the priority areas identified in our last assessment as we prepare for our next recertification in 2027.

Profit for Purpose

We launched our “Profit for Purpose Program” in 2025, through which we commit 10% of our annual net income to initiatives that help build a more sustainable and equitable future. We prioritize areas where the need is greatest and where our support can have the most meaningful impact.

B-BBEE Transition

GlobeScan Africa is a Level 2 B-BBEE contributor. Each year, we invest in two Black-owned micro enterprises, fund a learnership program, and support the Anna Foundation in its work to create opportunities for disadvantaged children in South Africa.

Achieving Net Zero

We have set a goal of achieving Net Zero by 2027. To support this ambition, we developed a Climate Transition Action Plan in 2025 and are now focused on delivering against its commitments. We are committed to being transparent and accountable to our stakeholders as we work toward our sustainability goals and track our progress.

Previous Year’s Reports

Climate Transition Action Plan

GlobeScan’s Climate Transition Action Plan sets out our strategy for achieving net-zero emissions by 2027 and outlines the steps we are taking to reduce our environmental impact and track progress over time.

Societal Shift Report

Explore global public opinion on climate change, nature, and net-zero. Insights reveal public sentiment to guide leaders ahead of COP30.

Impact Report 2023

GlobeScan’s 2023 Impact Report outlines our sustainability commitments, highlights the impact of our work, and details the strategy guiding our efforts to help co-create a more sustainable and equitable future.