Sympact is a social and environmental impact consultancy.
We are dedicated to building bespoke strategies and partnerships that turn measurable sustainability and social impact into strategic opportunity. We approach impact as a growth driver, revealing added-value opportunities that position our clients at the forefront of nature-based solutions, sustainable innovation, and equitable stakeholder engagement.
Working across industries, our service offering draws on our ability to integrate targeted, authentic impact within your business model in combination with our network of measurable impact solutions.
Sympact was founded as a reaction to the vague and often disconnected impact narratives that dominate corporate strategy and communications. We specialise in creating authentic impact strategies that are relevant to your customers, employees and investors.
The Partner Network
The Partner NetworkOur partner network is the cornerstone of our ability to design transformative social and environmental impact.
Spanning from research institutions and philanthropic organisations to conservation projects, sustainable manufacturers, supply chain solutions and local community foundations—our network provides unparalleled access to expertise, innovation, and localised knowledge worldwide.
By leveraging this ecosystem, we create bespoke initiatives and solutions that not only align with our clients’ values and business goals, but also deliver tangible benefits to communities and the planet.
Turn your impact into opportunity
“Their ability to tailor measurable initiatives to our specific needs was very helpful.”
– Founder and CEO, Anya Hindmarch
Engage customers, empower employees and get ahead of competitors
80
Sustainable demand
Consumers are willing to pay more for sustainably produced or sourced goods.
Source: PwC
5.6
Competitive advantage
Companies with science-based targets outperform their peers by 5.6% in terms of shareholder returns.
Source: Carbon Disclosure Project
50
Employee retention
Companies with strong social impact programmes experience 50% lower turnover rates.
Source: Institute for Social Innovation
An authentic connection between your impact and your business goals can create systems change and drive growth, unlocking opportunities to differentiate and future-fit your business.
Our advisors
Our advisors act as an extension of our expertise. With decades of experience across sustainability, philanthropy, cultural strategy, public affairs and strategic communications, they support our clients’ projects and offer invaluable insight and perspective across the sectors we serve.
Senior Advisors
David McDonough OBE
Founder, McDonough Advisory; Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Sanctuary Counsel
David McDonough OBE is a veteran advisor in strategic communications, with over five decades of experience guiding senior leaders across government, industry, and philanthropy. As the Founder of Sanctuary Counsel and Deputy Chairman of Bell Pottinger (2003-2007), he specialises in reputation management and aligning organisational purpose with public impact. Through McDonough Advisory, he continues to counsel clients on how to navigate complex challenges and drive meaningful change. His insight strengthens our ability to shape narratives that resonate with both values and vision.
Amy Blackwell
Amy Blackwell is a philanthropy and impact specialist with over three decades of experience helping families and institutions align their wealth with impact. As a former Series 7 broker in private banking at Merrill Lynch, her work focussed on embedding impact within wealth strategies. Throughout her career spanning finance, international development, and nonprofit governance, she has managed thousands of volunteers, chaired multiple boards for global education charities (Right to Play UK and Ubuntu Pathways) and advised on major grantmaking for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) UK.
Piero Tomassoni
Founder & Director, Artvisor
Piero Tomassoni is a curator, lecturer, and the founder of Artvisor, a London-based curatorial and art advisory firm operating globally. He produced over 40 exhibitions and is known for his work at the intersection of contemporary art, theory, tech, and public engagement. As a board member and advisor to institutions, corporates, and major families, his insight brings depth and interdisciplinary rigour to our work aligning culture with impact. He holds degrees in Philosophy & Economics and Law.
Associate Advisors
AbdelQader AlSaqqaf
Cultural Strategist, MENA, Head of Recruitment – GS Abu Dhabi
AbdelQader AlSaqqaf is a cultural strategist that works across cultural systems, social design and generational insight across the Gulf. As the UAE’s former Youth Delegate to the UN, he has spoken at forums including the World Government Summit and Concordia. His insight draws on work across government offices and socioeconomic development initiatives in the UAE. Through a relationship-centred and impact-focussed advisory, he contributes to Sympact’s mission by aligning both cultural and regional intelligence with emerging impact agendas across the Gulf.
Look beyond ESG towards actionable metrics
Now is the time to align your impact with your business goals.
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