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Organizational Report

Impact Plus – How an Impact Investing Approach Delivers Better Value for Money as Well as Positive Social and Environmental Benefits

Defining the impact of an investment at the outset, measuring it, and having accountability for it improve outcomes for every unit of capital deployed. The author draws on recent research for the London School of Economics to describe case studies from the UK and emerging markets demonstrating the effectiveness of this approach.

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Case Study

Unlocking Business Potential through Gender Inclusion: Insights from the Gender Smart Nexus Benchmark Report

The Gender Smart Nexus platform aids organizations in evaluating and enhancing gender inclusion. The report shows that while many enterprises recognize the importance of gender inclusion, there is substantial room for greater organizational transformation.

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Organizational Report

Impact Frontiers and Impact-Financial Integration

Impact Frontiers is a non-profit field-building organization focused on impact management. Impact-financial integration is a norm stewarded by Impact Frontiers, and can help investors address impact and financial considerations in their decision-making.

Topics
Fundamentals

Standard Conversion as a Guardian of Impact Measurement

Standard Conversion points out the future direction of improvements in current impact measurement approaches.

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Book Review

An Introduction to Generation Impact: International Perspectives on Impact Accounting

Editor of Generation Impact highlights important themes of the book, elucidating the imperative of impact management and impact accounting for an equitable and sustainable future.

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Research Highlights

Critiquing the Commodification of Social Value

An analysis of the marketization and commodification of ‘Social Value’ within third-sector organizations, in the case of SIBs and SROI.

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Case Study

Creating a Small World City: Social Impact Assessment of Noto Ryugaku, an Internship Program Established by a Private Community Development Corporation

See how a local sustainable project helps an aging region in Japan thrive and their social value report by use of SROI.

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Regional Report

History of Impact in Japan and toward Impact Economy

History of Impact in Japan and SIIF An impact investor survey in Japan reported that the impact investment balance of Japanese organizations reached 1.3 trillion yen in 2021, and the Japanese impact investment market is anticipated to grow along with the development of impact measurement and management (IMM). The first milestone of the impact investment […]

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Cover Story

UNDP SDG Impact Standards – Decision Making for Sustainability

Assurance Framework Lead of SDG Impact Standards explains the new flagship decision-making tool of UNDP toward sustainability and against Impact Washing.