Monitor, learn and adapt

The ‘ABC’ of impact provides a way to connect these high-level intentions – which are what most enterprises and investors start with – to the more granular dimensions of impact and data categories, which help to measure and manage impact.

Use this resource to:

• Connect high-level intentions – which are what most enterprises and investors start with – to the more granular dimensions of impact and data categories, which help to measure and manage impact.

Guidance that provides an analytical framework to compare impact performance, with a specific focus on variance and the extent of the change required to enable meaningful contribution toward impact.

Use this resource to:

• Measure, assess and value: Normalise measures of impact so that impact performance can be compared.
• Set targets and plan: Understand how an investor might contribute in analytic terms, in addition to other aspects of investor contribution.
• Monitor, learn and adapt: Determine how meaningful the contribution of the investor is.

Guidance summarises Multilateral Development Banks’ approach to the topic of investor contribution (which they term “additionality”).

Use this resource to:

• Understand the common approaches to additionality, which allows for multilateral development banks to substantiate additionality in projects.

The Principles provide the basic building blocks for organisations that want to make decisions whilst taking social value into account. They are intended to help organisations optimise value for all stakeholders materially affected by an organisations activities. Practice Standards are available to help organisations implement each principle to a point where they are accountable for their activities and are making decisions to optimise value.

Use this resource to:

• Set up processes to include social value data in management decision-making.