Turning Words into Impact: Writing Our 500-Word Business Profile
When we were recently nominated for a sustainable business award, we were delighted! And then immediately faced with a challenge we hadn’t quite expected: how do you capture everything your business stands for in just 500 words?
As recruiters and sustainability professionals (not marketers!), we’re used to helping others tell their story; framing career journeys, describing impact, and defining purpose. But turning the lens inward and writing our own company profile was a whole different task. It pushed us to distil who we are, what we do, and why it matters.
Here’s what we came up with.
Impact Beyond – Company Profile
Impact Beyond is a specialist sustainability search and advisory firm. We help businesses define and achieve their goals by connecting them with tailored talent solutions, tools, and strategies for purpose-led growth. Our services include search, recruitment, flexible and interim support as well as wider consultative and advisory solutions designed to save time, reduce costs, and maximise lasting impact across organisations.
Our Services
Recruitment & Search: Proactive engagement and targeted search for sustainability, environment, and social impact talent—from technical specialists to executive leadership. We adopt a rigorous process ensuring we identify a competitive shortlist so that our clients source the best talent in the market for the role, including cultural fit.
Interim & Fractional Resourcing: Flexible talent solutions to boost team capacity, cover planned absences, or support short-term projects. We can work quickly to place professionals in a fixed-term contract, and we work with a raft of fractional consultants who can offer ad hoc support to suit your business needs.
Consultancy & Advisory: Tailored support in developing talent strategies and sustainability teams, partnering with businesses to help support them through the full hiring lifecycle. We offer Impact Discovery Assessments where we workshop a clear and actionable talent plan, producing a defined programme of work to drive impactful action tailored to your business.
Our bespoke approach means we work to maximise long-term retention, save time and resources, and deliver meaningful impact beyond recruitment. Based in the North of England, we serve clients UK-wide, championing sustainability across industry sectors and at all levels of business.
Our clients range from large corporates working on corporate sustainability positions, to mid-sized firms building out their sustainability teams, and smaller businesses who might require additional services to support the full hiring lifecycle.
How Impact Beyond Adds Value
Access to a specialised talent pool through an extensive industry network
Saving clients time and resources by delivering well-vetted candidates
Focus on long-term retention and embedding key sustainable skills and values
Identifying transferable skills, soft skills, and ensuring strong cultural alignment
Impact Beyond was founded by Karyn Peacocke and Mary Elliot, both of whom have over fifteen years’ experience each across sustainability and responsible recruitment. Both holding Masters in Corporate Governance and Sustainability with direct industry experience, they bring a deep understanding of the evolving needs of sustainability teams and the wider talent landscape.
Passionate about connecting businesses with meaningful sustainability talent. Building sustainable business. Delivering impact beyond recruitment.
Reflecting on the Process
Writing this profile reminded us just how much Impact Beyond has grown, not just in scale, but in purpose. What started as a shared belief that recruitment could be a lever for positive change has become a business that supports others to embed sustainability into their DNA.
We’re proud of the work we do, proud of the teams we help build, and proud to be recognised for it through this award nomination. Whether or not we take home a trophy, we’re already celebrating the impact we’ve made - and the impact still to come.
