Impact in Due Diligence: How Climate Ventures Can Validate Their Climate Impact Potential, Fast!
Founder of Impact Forecast
But here’s the dilemma: working with a consultant to complete a full Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) takes resources and time that most ventures don’t have. When teams are focused on growth, product, and fundraising, meeting investor demands for credible climate impact data can feel out of reach. Yet skipping it isn’t an option.
A Win-Win Approach for Founders and Funds
The good news? Done right, impact assessment doesn’t have to slow down the process. It can unlock key insights that accelerate venture growth and strengthen the relationship between founders and funds:
- Better conversations with investors
- Sharper internal focus on climate value
- A faster path through impact due diligence
What Is the Climate Impact Forecast?
The Climate Impact Forecast (CIF) tool is designed to deliver value at the intersection of product development and investor communication. It enables ventures to model their innovation against a "business-as-usual" baseline and pinpoint where and how avoided emissions occur.
Using the tool is paired with CIF Training, a guided, high-efficiency format that fits into the fast pace of real businesses. The process concludes with a Validation step, where a third-party LCA expert reviews the model and issues a credibility-enhancing validation report.
A Smarter Way to Scale Impact Due Diligence
high-efficiency, high-relevance format designed for teams that need to deliver impact assessment under pressure, quickly, credibly, and without derailing their operations.
Quantify their climate impact
Understand the drivers of that impact
Communicate it clearly and credibly
The Climate Impact Forecast tool was really helpful to quantify communicate the environmental benefits of our technology. The team we worked with was wonderful, completing a thorough assessment of our product and market. Having third-party validation of our product's life cycle impacts is particularly helpful with our investors and customers.”
- Carolyn Hicks - Brill Power, Barclays U.K. Portfolio companyWhy This Format Matters Now
Impact investors often need to move fast when a promising new venture appears. But without clear insight into a company’s climate impact potential, they risk more than just a missed opportunity, they risk backing a liability.
That’s why early-stage impact assessment is essential. It helps investors:
- Avoid climate liabilities, not just false positives
- Deliver targeted support to scale high-impact innovation
- Communicate their diligence and impact strategy credibly to shareholders
There’s long-term value too. Giving portfolio companies access to Impact Forecast tools and services means investors don’t just screen for impact, they actively build it.
For ventures, an investor who offers impact due diligence support isn’t just de-risking their portfolio. They’re sending a clear signal: "We care about your mission, and we’re here to help you deliver it."