Social Value Blog
New True & Fair Project Guide Available for Company Directors in Spain
As host of the True & Fair Project, SVI is pleased to launch a new resource for company directors in Spain who have concluded that sustainability issues are relevant to ensuring their financial statements present a true and fair view (known as ‘imagen fiel’ in Spanish).
SVI and UNDP Launch SDG Impact Standards Assurance Scheme
Social Value International (SVI), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has officially launched the SDG Impact Standards Assurance Scheme, a pioneering initiative to independently verify organisations’ internal management practices against the SDG Impact Standards.
SVI Pioneers Recognition of the Social Cost of Carbon as a Financial Liability
SVI’s Board of Trustees has formally committed to accepting responsibility to pay for the social consequences of its Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions, marking a major milestone for sustainability accounting.
SVI Partners with Accounting for Sustainability to Advance the True & Fair Project
The partnership brings together two global organisations committed to reshaping financial decision-making for a more sustainability and equitable future.
UNDP engages SVI as Interim Scheme Manager of SDG Impact Standards Assurance Scheme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has engaged Social Value International (SVI) as Interim Scheme Manager of the SDG Impact Assurance Scheme, a global initiative to enhance transparency and accountability in how organisations embed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their management systems and processes.
SVI Joins Forces with CCE to Strengthen Sustainability in Financial Reporting
SVI is delighted to have signed a partnership agreement with the Centre for Climate Engagement to advance the work of the True & Fair Project.
Sustainability Reporting Standards: our response
SVI has submitted a joint response with GSG Impact and their Network Partners in response to the IPSASB Consultation on its Sustainability Reporting Standards.
Have your say on the future of SVI’s standards
SVI launches a public consultation on the Standards for Applying the Principles of Social Value and opens applications for its new Standards Committee.
Are Your Financial Statements True and Fair? A New Guide for Company Directors
As hosts of the True & Fair Project, SVI has published a guide to support UK company directors to integrate sustainability information into their financial statements, in order for them to give a true and fair view.
A Coordinated Response to IFVI’s Public Consultation
SVI has been working with its member networks and communities of practice to produce a response to the IFVI’s public consultation on its ‘General Methodology 2: Impact Measurement and Valuation Techniques’.
Should We be Optimistic in 2025?
Social Value International aims to radically transform the way the world accounts for value. Having witnessed the power of collaboration for meaningful change, CEO Ben Carpenter shares 10 reasons for being optimistic in 2025.
Expanding Our Impact: Social Value International Welcomes Three New Team Members
Expanding Our Impact: Social Value International Welcomes Three New Team Members
A new economic model which includes the SDGs: Stakeholder Capitalism
A new economic model which includes the SDGs: Stakeholder Capitalism
Strategic Partnership Between Capitals Coalition and Social Value International Announced
Capitals Coalition and Social Value International (SVI) are delighted to announce a new strategic partnership to co-deliver the "Natural Capital for Business Decision-making – on the path to nature positive and net zero" Train-the-Trainer course.
Achieving Excellence: an interview with Wendy Braeken, our newest Advanced Practitioner
Wendy Braeken has made it to the pinnacle of SVI’s Professional Pathway, joining the elite ranks of Advanced Practitioners worldwide. Learn about her impactful work, collaborations, and why gaining accreditation and being part this global community matters so much to her.