In this interview, Social Value International’s CEO Ben Carpenter outlines the network’s key priorities, including its contributions to the SDG Impact Standards and Impact Management Platform. Ben explains why perfect is the enemy of good when it comes to impact data, why such data is crucial in corporate decision making, and why we need legislation mandating the full integration of social, environmental and financial value in company balance sheets.  

Ben Carpenter, CEO of the global network, Social Value International, wants to transform capitalism to prevent companies and organisations from harming people and the environment and optimize their social impact. The solution, according to Ben Carpenter, is standards and principles for measuring and managing impact that will lay the ground for better decision-making. This requires more regulation and a shift in mindset.

Read this article by journalist Malene Nørby Pedersen for the magazine Impact Insider.

For most of the relatively short history of impact measurement – and the even shorter history of impact measurement and management, the purpose of impact data has been to prove that you have had an impact. It will not come as a surprise that the conclusion is nearly always that yes you have had an impact, yes, it is positive and yes, it is in line with your goals.

Read this blog from Bonnie Chiu and Jeremy Nicholls on What is impact data for? Using impact data to gain insights.

This short blog, written by Ben Carpenter - CEO of Social Value International, reflects on some key developments of the last 12 months and, as Ben says “provides me with hope and optimism for 2023. I hope this energises you too and inspires you into more collaboration with SVI as we grow and build momentum in our mission to change the way the world accounts for value.”

We all know that we should consider material positive and negative impacts but finding those negatives is often hard, and sometimes harder still to accept our contribution to them.

We are psychologically biased away from them – they challenge the very core of our good intentions, and risk our positive messaging to funders and others who can hold us to account.

This is a blog co-authored by Dr. Adam Richards, Bonnie Chiu and Jeremy Nicholls to illustrate some techniques that can help.

This blog post is by Bonnie Chiu, Senior Advisor at Social Value International and Managing Director of The Social Investment Consultancy, who was invited to contribute to the Future of GDP Symposium organised by the Dubai Future Foundation. Her blog post draws from her insights at the symposium, as well as recent events in the UK.

Congratulations to Social Value Indonesia on a great success in the first ever Social Value Accelerator program!

Social Value International are proud to announce that Jane Chang from Social Innovation Movement (SIM) has achieved Level 3 Advanced Practitioner Status!

Social Value International is proud to have supported the #ACT4SDGS #FlipTheScript campaign this Global Goals week, which ran from 16-25 September 2022. Find out more about SVI is working to help achieve the #SDGS by 2030.

Social Value International, alongside The Capitals Coalition and GSG, have responded to another important consultation on how we change the way the world accounts for value.

A blog from our Level 3 Accredited Practitioner, Sandra Velthuis, also the Co-Founder of Social Value Ireland, on her work about “Embedding social value within the credit union movement”

Social Value International and The Capitals Coalition have led on an a collective response to the ISSB consultation on the IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information and the IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures exposure drafts.

Social Value International is pleased to launch the new Standard for Principle 8: Be Responsive. This is an important milestone in the discipline of social value accounting, and moves us towards a new decision making framework that can help us address the challenges of our time.

Social Value US have coordinated a member led response to The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for investors.

Recently, Ceyda Özgüe submitted her SROI Evaluation report for Turkish Grameen Microfinance Program to Social Value UK for Report Assurance checking alignment to the SVI Report Assurance Standard. It was found the report demonstrated a satisfactory understanding of, and consistency with, the Eight Principles of Social Value – as a result it was assured.

On 29th March, Social Value International and our partners hosted the Going Beyond ESG Summit, the culmination of Beyond ESG Month – a series of discussions throughout March 2022 on how we can collectively evolve the current ESG agenda to achieve sustainable development for all. Below you will find summaries of each of the conference sessions. 

We are thrilled to announce that 2 new fantastic Board Members were elected to the Social Value International Board at our 2022 AGM.

Ada Yip and Catherine Manning will be joining the SVI Board at an exciting time for our global movement, and we look forward to their leadership and expert guidance as we work together to change the way society accounts for value.