Our story.
The Overview Effect was founded by a mix of freelance sustainability consultants and seasoned ESG veterans who have successfully built a sustainability consultancy before. Together, they realized three things:
1. The need for more pragmatic support: there is an untapped demand from companies that need to start with sustainability but want more pragmatism in their approach.
2. A shift in professional priorities: Professionals want more freedom and flexibility, fairness, and work on things that matter.
3. The importance of creating a sense of belonging: People crave a sense of community, especially when working in sustainability, where you are often swimming against the current and can never do enough.
By launching The Overview Effect, we aim to mobilize the best sustainability professionals out there and empower them to have a greater impact while increasing their freedom and happiness. Because we believe happy people deliver excellent work.
Our name.
Our name is inspired by the phenomenon astronauts report while viewing Earth from space. Seeing our planet from orbit, they suddenly realize the beauty, fragility, and worthiness of protecting our planet. It is characterized as a cognitive shift that sparks a profound appreciation of the Earth and a connection to the people on it. This awareness drives us to help companies shape their sustainable future.
It is also reflected in the work we do. The ESG alphabet soup is real, and companies often can’t see the forest for the trees while they are required to meet increasing sustainability demands from a variety of stakeholders. Often, there are scattered initiatives of varying maturity, but an integrated strategy or the data to support it are missing. We create an overview for a positive effect.
Our mission.
We aim to transform our economy by partnering with ambitious companies of all shapes and sizes, one impactful project at a time. Fueled by values yet guided by a pragmatic approach, we are more than just another ESG consultancy. We strive for real, meaningful change, driven by experts who truly understand the stakes. Moving from business-as-usual to business-as-the-world-needs.
