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Impact Goals

Definition

  1. The strategic impact goals of the entity (i.e. the Enterprise, Fund, Issuer). The entity may also set impact targets, or impact performance (expected value) of indicators it will use to monitor its progress towards specific milestones or its impact goals. Impact targets support the entity’s longer-term impact goals but may be more intermediate or shorter term in nature.
  2. The Impacts that are intended.

Source

  1. United Nations Development Programme. (2021). SDG Impact Standards Glossary. https://sdgimpact.undp.org/assets/SDG-Impact-Standards-Glossary.pdf
  2. Glossary 2.0 – Social Value International. (2023). Social Value International. https://www.socialvalueint.org/glossary-20
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