The diverse architectures of discovered exoplanetary systems have provoked an equally diverse range of explanations of the processes governing their formation and evolution. However, the star formation environment is a factor that is frequently overlooked in studies that aim to synthesise the observed planet properties. I review the growing evidence suggesting that environmental feedback plays a significant role during and after planet formation. Two mechanisms that may be particularly influential are external photoevaporation due to irradiation of the protoplanetary disc by neighbouring OB stars, and subsequently star-star encounters that can generate instability in the mature planetary system. I discuss observational constraints and examples of these mechanisms caught in the act, and how they might alter a system from that which forms ?in isolation'. Finally, I contextualise the Solar System in terms of possible environmental sculpting.