What is impact?
Impact is the positive social, cultural or environmental changes, or outcomes, that happen as the result of an action. Impact could be delivered by social enterprises, charities, governments or any business that works to be impact-driven, in many different ways. To find out more read our FAQs.
We’ll support you to develop an impact-focussed approach and identify the most strategic ways to develop and deliver on your impact strategy.
The good outcomes your organisation creates could be environmental impact like diverting waste from landfills, or perhaps social impact like employment for people with disabilities. Whatever your impact, we’re here to help you grow it.
How we work
There are two interconnected pathways for understanding and growing your impact. Depending on where you are on your journey you might focus on either impact management or impact strategy.
Impact management
Manage your outcomes by adopting an impact-focussed approach that will help you understand, measure and grow your impact.
Impact strategy
We’ll support you to develop a strong impact strategy, by focussing on the best ways to create and increase positive outcomes for your organisation.
Impact management
Model →
Define your impact goals and develop an impact model that shows how your business activities lead to positive outcomes.
Measure →
Develop impact indicators, create a measurement framework, and gather data to track your impact.
Analyse →
Know what’s working and what’s not, and realign your activities to start growing your impact.
Report →
Share your journey and outcomes with your partners and stakeholders by reporting your impact.
Impact strategy
Once you’re on the journey, we can help you identify and leverage the best opportunities for your organisation to grow your impact.
Unlocking impact in your supply chain through social procurement
Creating positive outcomes with impact investment
Improving your capability to partner and develop meaningful community partnerships
We can support you to align your impact to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Living Standards Framework.
Creating an impact model with TupuToa
CASE STUDY
We worked closely with TupuToa and their stakeholders to understand which of their activities were leading to their intended outcomes to increase corporate diversity and reduce employment barriers for Māori and Pasifika.
With their framework in place, TupuToa are able to communicate with stakeholders and make better informed decisions, prioritising the activities that they know will lead to the greatest impact.
“Our relationship with Ākina is built on mutual respect and trust, united by a common purpose to deliver impactful initiatives which help build a more prosperous Aotearoa for all our people.”
— ANNE FITISEMANU, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, TUPUTOA
The 2023 Ākina impact report
For the full story on the positive outcomes we create – including case studies from our inspiring clients – read the Ākina impact report.
Get in touch with us to grow your impact