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 in 2024
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.
2024 Highlights
B Corp
In 2024, we proudly recertified as a B Corp™, achieving an impressive overall impact score of 131.9 – a 30 point increase since our last certification in 2020. We are dedicated to further enhancing our B Corp performance for the next recertification cycle in 2027, focusing on the priority areas identified in our 2024 assessment.
Profit for Purpose
In 2025, we will be launching our “Profit for Purpose Program,” through which we’ll contribute 10% of our annual net income to initiatives that support a more sustainable and equitable future. Our focus will be on areas where the need is greatest or where we believe our support can make the most meaningful impact.
B-BBEE Transition
GlobeScan Africa is nearing the completion of our journey of becoming a Level 2 B-BBEE contributor. Over the past two years, we’ve taken meaningful steps toward this goal. We welcomed Just Data as a 25% equity shareholder and annually invest in two Black-owned micro enterprises. We also fund two learnerships and support the Anna Foundation to uplift disadvantaged children in South Africa.
Achieving Net Zero
We have set a goal to achieve Net Zero by 2027. Our first step towards this goal is the development of a Climate Transition Action Plan in 2025. We are committed to being transparent and accountable to our stakeholders about our sustainability commitments and the impact of our work.