“Thanks to Impact Forecast, the startups in our university program have gained the ability to conduct their own impact assessments with expert guidance, unlocking valuable insights that grant them access to new market segments and funding opportunities. The data-driven results they’ve obtained have empowered them to make informed decisions, significantly amplifying their positive impact, not just in reducing emissions, but also in critical areas such as eco-toxicity, human health costs, and resource efficiency. Impact Forecast has been a game-changer!”
— Israel Griol-Barres, StartUPV Ecosystem Manager
“The impact measurement track was one of the most valuable elements of the programme from the startups' perspective. The Impact Framework not only provided a clear methodological structure, but also fostered strategic conversations within each team, helping them to better articulate their environmental value proposition. It allowed them to define concrete and validated metrics on their impact, which strengthened their communication with customers, investors and strategic allies.”
— Fabio Samuel Diaz Caballero for Decarbvolution ClimAccelerator Chile
“Since 2021 Scottish Enterprise have worked in partnership with Impact Forecast to support Scotland’s innovative companies, to calculate and articulate the carbon story of their product and services. Through the Product Carbon Impact Programme over 60 Scottish companies have received Impact Forecast’s unique blending of one-to-many training sessions, user friendly software platform and coaching sessions. The Impact Forecast team have been incredibly supportive and professional with the programme instrumental in supporting Scotland’s low carbon innovators.”
— Allison MacPherson, Sustainability Specialist at Scottish Enterprise
“The impact forecast module has been highlighted as very relevant by the start-ups both for internal learning purposes and external exposure with potential investors. The support from the different impact experts has been valued greatly and has given the teams insights in how they quantify and showcase the impact potential of their businesses. Understanding the impact forecast tool as a learning tool has been valuable for the teams.”
— Eva Ros, Project Management Support for Entrepreneurship Programmes
“Having a climate impact measurement framework, along with conducting a lifecycle emissions avoidance calculation for their innovations, has enabled the program's start-ups to better understand the mitigation potential of their solutions, identify opportunities for improvement in climate impact, and establish a baseline for making more informed business decisions. Additionally, it has helped them refine their pitches and position themselves more effectively with investors concerned about climate change.”
— Maria Agrelo de la Torre, Climate Impact Expert at Climate-KIC Spain