BST Impact

About us

BST Impact, a Geneva-based, women-owned advisory firm, supports public and private organizations with tailored ESG services and social science research projects. We advocate a rights-based approach aligned with international standards and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ensuring consistency in business planning, project execution, and reporting.

Our mission is to deliver high-quality, socially impactful services rooted in expertise and contextual understanding to enhance the positive benefits and societal impacts of projects while minimizing ESG risks and addressing social imbalances. We build our clients' capacity to promote sustainability, human rights, gender equality child protection, and decent work for all through expertise in ESG research, policy, training, and inclusive stakeholder engagement.

BST Impact operates at the intersection of theory and practice, driven by technical quality, local knowledge, impact, and value for money. Our approach integrates international principles of human rights and decent work to translate good intentions into tangible social and economic impacts and boost programs’ performance. We personalize our support to the needs and context of our partners and clients, aligning with existing initiatives ensuring policy relevance, and adapting to local contexts.

Comprised of a global network of partners and expert associates with diverse professional, social, and geographic backgrounds, we form custom teams for each project, offering comprehensive analysis and holistic solutions to sustainability and social challenges.

As a women-led firm, we are committed to SDG 5, focusing on gender equality and diversity inclusion, and integrating gender mainstreaming into all organizational aspects. Our applied research utilizes quanti-qualitative techniques and participatory methodologies to develop measures for equality and inclusion with long-term empowerment trajectories.

BST impact sàrl is a signatory of the
United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI)

Why BST impact?

Experienced

Vast experience in policymaking, legislative development and project implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

Continued support

Long-term support and guidance on how to integrate ESG factors and criteria into your business strategies.

Rights-based approach

Globally recognized and replicable norms and principles, integrated into the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of business strategies and policies.

Expert network

Diverse professionals with extensive experience across all sustainability’s spectrums ready to add other dimensions to your sustainability journey.

“Perfection should never become the enemy of better. Regulation must aim at empowering the business community to transform itself by embedding sustainability into its business model. It should acknowledge the challenges of this transformation without setting forth unpractical limitations that could end up harming the very rightsholders it aims to protect.”

Giulia BiselliBST Partner
“When we talk about social factors measuring sustainability can be extremely difficult, because the indicators are often too diverse and fragmented. A holistic approach to measuring impact, capable of recognizing the interconnection between the E and S effects and of creating short, medium, and long-term impact goals is needed to fully capture a company’s ESG performance.”

Silvia ScoziaBST Partner
“Smart leaders have taken philanthropy to another level by focusing on ESG issues their stakeholders care about, in many cases outperforming their peers financially. Why? ESG treats CSR and philanthropy not just as a donation, but as a foundation for a new line of sustainable business; it can strategically position a company to mitigate business and reputational risks, and it facilitates productive communications with shareholders, employees, regulators, the government, and media.”

Jon KinnellPhilanthropy Development

What we offer

Corporate Social Responsibility

We develop tailored CSR strategies and policies, design effective KPIs and measurement tools, and provide expert support for aligning internal governance and management systems with ESG standards and ISO norms. Following our clients' priorities, context and needs, we ensure that environmental, social, and governance considerations are seamlessly integrated into their operations, promoting transparency, accountability, and long-term success.

Gender Equality and DEI Strategy & Implementation

We provide expert guidance in developing and implementing strategies to promote gender equality and DEI, including comprehensive assessments, tailored policy development, and actionable solutions to create an inclusive and equitable workplace. This service ensures compliance with relevant standards to foster a culture of diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity for all employees.

Stakeholder Engagement

We facilitate internal and external negotiations and communications with relevant stakeholders to ensure their perspectives are considered and assessed in the double materiality process, leading to more informed decisions and positive outcomes for all parties involved.

Communication & Reporting

We assist with crafting credible, results-driven narratives and reports able to capture progress and address existing challenges transparently, highlighting a genuine commitment to sustainable development and social value.

Training & Capacity Building

We offer tailor-made training and capacity development solutions, including manuals and tools, and we deliver programmes through interactive methodologies and audio-visual materials to support virtual and in-person learning experiences in collaboration with our trusted Associate Experts, partner firms and educational institutions.

First and second-party Audit

Our team is composed of professional auditors who can perform first and second-party audits. This also enables us to deliver high-quality ESG consultancies in line with various international standards.

Research, Analisys and Reporting

As a hub for knowledge experts, we conduct cutting-edge research and actionable advice to both public and private sector organizations. We offer tailored research design solutions utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches and provide data collection, analysis and reporting. Through monitoring and evaluation processes integrated with the dimensions of gender and diversity, we demonstrate the effectiveness of socio-economic programs, ensuring alignment with intended development outcomes.