POLICY, REGULATION AND ADVOCACY.
We support, advise and represent businesses and organizations working on critical, future-shaping technologies and businesses.
Future Affairs brings together policy and regulatory advocacy with expertise in climate, technology and business innovation.
We see policy and regulation from a business perspective, always thinking one step ahead, and help our clients with effective advocacy and lobbying.
We understand Europe, and this means we don't just understand Brussels, but also the world outside of it.
With our multilingual team we are able to navigate and understand dynamics between Brussels and member states. Our clients benefit from our international and European network, which is key to success and shaping public opinion.
Services.
Strategic advice on public and regulatory affairs
Public and regulatory affairs monitoring services
Advocacy
Development of strategic industry alliances across member states
Strategic lobbying and risk mitigation
Representation of alliances and companies
Identifying and mapping key stakeholders
Co-drafting of EIC Applications
Co-authoring of white papers with clients and scientific partners
Co-authoring of position papers with experts
Co-authoring of white papers
Interim public affairs roles
GROUNDWORK FOR BUSINESS.
Our political due diligence service helps companies and start-ups understand the risks and opportunities of new markets, and investors assess the potential political and regulatory impact on their portfolio value.
We provide a comprehensive analysis and assessment of how a changing political and regulatory landscape, may affect investment risks and the value of assets and portfolios. We identify political drivers, policy and regulatory processes and developments.
Our policy and regulatory monitoring services are more than just a risk management tool; they also offer an opportunity for strategic branding for investors.
Based on a political DD report or the analysis of an investment potfolio we develop mitigating actions.
We develop actionable lean ESG strategies for mature start-ups and scale-ups who understand that a pragmatic ESG approach is about derisking the business and that it helps attracting (institutional) investors and partners.
We support portfolio companies on ESG on behalf of their investors, ensuring that they stay on top of ever-evolving legislation and market specific compliance and business risks. Our non-bureaucratic, easy-to-read ESG reports create additional value for strategic visibility.
Services.
Political due diligence
Policy and regulatory risk scan & opportunity scan of investment portfolios
Regulatory and reputational risk mitigation
Market research
ESG due diligence
ESG roadmap development
Materiality workshops
Management and co-authoring of ESG reports
Development of multistakeholder dialogues and events
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION.
We develop thought leadership strategies and narratives that help our clients stand out to a wide range of stakeholders - from investors or LPs to strategic partners and more.
We are committed to a holistic strategic communication approach.
This means we make sure that a narrative and communication strategy to relevant stakeholders anticipates all strategic and broader political and regulatory interests critical to business succes. This ranges from ensuring that all media communication serves the broader strategic business interests to supporting successful engagement with regulatory bodies.
Adopting a holistic approach enables us to mitigate reputational risks, capitalise on opportunities and provide strategic visibility, all of which benefits our clients.
Services.
Development of thought leadership strategy and communication
Narrative development to support strategic visibility
Narrative development for co-drafting of EIC applications
Outreach management
Ghost-writing
Crisis communication
Interim press and media management
IMPACT.
A successful communications or thought leadership strategy must be based on solid evidence to support a compelling narrative. We assist our clients in identifying and working with scientific partners to develop new evidence, or in developing other strategic projects with partners to support the positioning or advocacy activities of companies and organisations. We co-author white papers with scientific partners and establish science-based impact communications that backs up successful strategic
communication and positioning.
We ensure that data from various impact categories – from social to environmental or economical – gets translated into insightful and easy-to-read science-based impact communication for various stakeholders.
We develop powerful theories of change and vision papers, which are based on data and business strategy. They provide the foundation for effective decision-making by offering a clear positioning and direction.
Our international network spans different fields and areas, including science, business, politics, journalism and civil society. We don't promise to have all the answers, but we promise to find the right stakeholder and expert.
Services.
Theory of change development
Stakeholder management
Research
Sustainability communication: Collaboration with scientific organisations to manage life-cycle-assessment processes and translate the resulting data into Impact Vision Papers that are easily accessible and readable.
Environmental impact visualized: Translation of environmental footprint data into visualization across impact categories (GHG, water, land use) and easy to comprehend comparisons
Set-up of international expert advisory boards
Creation of industry consortia on social and environmental issues or regulatory innovation
Creation of international sustainability expert groups on specific topics, e.g. GHG, water, land use
Anna Handschuh’s column in the Q4 2024 issue of “Protein Production Technology International”