A Year of Impact: Reflections from the ESE Team

2026 promises to be an exciting year for ESE. We are aiming to help shape the debate about how best to capture and measure social impact. As well as launching a new social value offer for clients, we will be at UKREiiF in May 2026 hosting a session on social value and well-being. We will also be providing thought leadership in the environmental impact space as we renew our coveted charter mark with the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts." This phrase, attributed to Aristotle nearly 2,400 years ago, perfectly encapsulates the essence of what ESE has achieved for me since its formation in January 2025. Creating one unified team, ESE have not only turbocharged financial performance and strengthened our collective success but also proven that integration is not just about efficiency — it is about unlocking a greater vision, one that balances commercial achievement with meaningful contributions to society and the environment for our clients projects.

2025 has been an exceptional year for ESE, we’ve been busy on a diverse portfolio of projects, we’ve been profitable and we’ve had fun. My highlights have been developing our population projection model and preparing the Economic and Social Value Assessment for RE N-GAGE, a charity supporting at risk teens in South West London.

The protection of nature is the reason I get up in the morning. Environmental Impact Assessment is such an important tool for protecting our environment, and I get to do my favourite thing with wonderful, talented and incredibly smart people here in the ESE team at Bidwells.

With ESE, no day is the same. One day might be spent absorbed in spreadsheets and government databases at our desks, another might find us trekking through a rural landscape besieged by insects. It is that very breadth and diversity of opportunity that makes life with the team so interesting!