Archive - The Impact Equation's Substack

Seaweed will save us

The oldest living organism on earth could solve our addiction to single-use plastic

Apr 30 • The Impact Equation

Political Dynasty to Big Society

Nick Hurd grew up watching his father hold the great offices of state and promised himself he would never go into politics.

Apr 23 • The Impact Equation

The Finkelsteins: From the Shoah to Lives of Service

Anthony, Daniel and Tamara Finkelstein are a computer scientist, a Lord and a former permanent secretary.

Apr 15 • The Impact Equation

The Yorkshireman who chose a motorbike...

...and ended up reimagining what a home means to thousands of people

Apr 9 • The Impact Equation

Packing Her Bags to Save the World

Madlin Sadler has spent twelve years at the operational heart of one of the world’s most vital humanitarian organisations. She has never looked back.

Apr 1 • The Impact Equation

March 2026

Edward Timpson: The minister who shared his mum with 87 foster children

And, rose to become Children's Minister and the Chair of Frontline for social work, the organisation his successor founded - and he backed

Mar 25 • The Impact Equation

Nature’s Warren Buffett

Luke Leslie is building a global investment vehicle backing nature

Mar 18 • The Impact Equation

The Refugees Who Built a British Future

The impact of Claudine Blamey and Sir Ronald Cohen

Mar 11 • The Impact Equation

Digging The Soil, The Palace and The Crown

In conversation with Ed Davey, Anna Swaithes and Andrew Voysey

Mar 4 • The Impact Equation

February 2026

From Boris to Barrow-in-Furness

Our interview with Lord Simon Case and a special invitation

Feb 24 • The Impact Equation

One Lord and Two Canadians

Three people who refused to give up on the planet

Feb 18 • The Impact Equation

Revolutionising prosthetics in war zones

From a field hospital in Ukraine to planetary boundaries; seven episodes of the Impact Equation trace the fault lines of the impact economy

Feb 11 • The Impact Equation

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