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In 2026, this community ethos crystallised into Collective Impact, a documentary and podcast series produced by Datamaran. Rather than spotlighting abstract thought leadership, the project focuses on companies and leaders that are actually making sustainability work in practice.“ There are many ESG experts who can tell stories, including me, but why would you believe us?” Marjella asks.“ With Collective Impact we wanted to hear from the companies that are truly making an impact.”
The series highlights organisations that use sustainability to innovate, align their business models and deliver measurable value. That focus is particularly important in an era when some corporates are more cautious about speaking publicly on ESG.“ We felt it was important to feature those who still want to speak because their stories are inspiring – and they make business sense,” she says.
Collective Impact is also a vehicle for community building at a challenging time for sustainability professionals.“ We’ re a software company, but never a traditional one – Collective Impact is about showcasing the community that made Datamaran successful,” she explains. In her view, software is a means to an end – and the end is a network of practitioners who support each other as sustainability becomes more complex and politicised.
“ For us it’ s community first and software second,” she says. The first episode of Collective Impact shares Duke Energy’ s story, a Fortune 150 energy company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sustainability has been part of the fabric of Duke Energy for the past two decades, and in the episode we meet leaders from strategy & risk, sustainability and IT to hear how teams work together to modernise infrastructure and advance climate goals.
Episode two features global technology company, Barco. In the episode, filmed at Barco’ s head office in Kortrijk, Belgium, we learn about their Sustainable Impact Journey and the tangible benefits a focus on impact, innovation and purpose has delivered.
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