Social Value Blog
SDGs – Zooming in on Wellbeing
As COP-26 draws to a close whilst all eyes may be focussed on the outcomes of the vital discussions around climate change and protection of the natural world, but in this blog, we wanted to instead discuss the interlinks between the SDGs and wellbeing.
World Children’s Day: The Power of Young People as Changemakers
World Children’s Day is celebrated every year on 20th November to commemorate the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the UN General Assembly in 1959. It offers each of us an entry-point to advocate, promote and celebrate children's rights, translating into dialogues and actions that will build a better world for all children.
Leading international organisations launch Platform to address calls for clarity on how to improve sustainability impacts
Leading international providers of sustainability standards and guidance have come together to create the Impact Management Platform, a collaboration to mainstream the practice of impact management. As a first product, the ‘Platform’, whose steering committee brings together the IFC, OECD and several UN organisations, has launched a web tool that outlines the core actions of impact management and links to the resources to help organisations and investors implement them.
Social Value International response to the creation of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
During the November 2021 COP26 negotiations the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) Foundation announced the creation of a new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).
This is a landmark moment in SVI’s collective mission to change the way society accounts for value and in this blog you can read and download the SVI response to the IFRS announcement.
Leveraging impact data for business growth
Data, a key tool in the world of finance, yet often ignored in the scene of social impact management. But how to manage without measuring? Experts Lina and Pieter explain their views and share their tips on leveraging impact data.
How Valuation in the Boardroom can help achieve the SDGs.
Throughout the Social Value Matters 2021, several key themes emerged including the importance of accountability, the need to include the voices of stakeholders in the decision-making process, the urgency of change, and the vital inclusion of young people in the transformation we need. These themes were particularly pronounced in the session “Valuation in the Boardroom” - a session supported by the Value Accounting Network. Find out more…
Applying social value to international development and humanitarian assistance
Last week, at Social Value Matters 2021, SVDHA launched its first case studies, and its checklist on applying social value to the international development and humanitarian assistance sectors.
The first three case studies are now live on the SVDHA website – and further case studies are in development.
See you at SVM2021!
We cannot wait to welcome attendees to join us at SVM2021! With the dedicated conference site now live, find out how you can engage with Social Value Matters 2021.
Financing the SDGs: How To Take a Leap Forward
Set to miss the 2030 targeted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we ask ourselves what role the financial sector has to play to reach the needed scale and pace.
Here are the recommendations from our live webinar with previously mentioned Belissa Rojas and Priscilla Boiardi, Policy Analyst and Private Finance for Sustainable Development for the OECD.
SDGs – Zooming in on Environment
The IPCC report is not the first warning highlighting the risks that climate change poses and global action to address climate change has been promised for many years, from the Rio Declaration in 1992 to the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, leaders across the world have come together with promises to tackle the climate crisis. Yet despite warning for many years, the crisis is worsening year on year. In this blog we discuss how climate change, the environment, the SDGs and the social value movement are all connected and what more can be done.
SDG progress – Zooming in on Inequality
Despite progress made over the last 20 years to reduce the numbers of people living in extreme poverty1, inequality has been on the rise across the globe for several decades now. In January 2020 (before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold) the UN warned2 that rising inequality was affecting more than two thirds of the globe as economic gaps have continued to grow at a disproportionate rate to the progress made to reduce extreme poverty. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic being shown to have pushed 119-124 million people back into poverty and chronic hunger3 it is clear, that the persistent challenge of inequality is not going anywhere. It is a complex situation, but one that we’d like to dedicate this first out of three blogs to and share insights from the progress that the SDGs highlight.
MAXIMIZE THE SOCIAL VALUES FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES IN VIETNAM
Vietnam research Institute for Innovation and Development (VID) collaborated with SVI (Social Value International) and other partners to hold online event MAXIMIZE THE SOCIAL VALUES FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES IN VIETNAM
The event has the goal of sharing concepts, frameworks, models and good practices related to management and measuring the social value of corporate organizations, shared by SVI experts.
SVI Submits Response To IFRS Consultation
SVI has submitted a response to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation on targeted amendments to the IFRS Foundation Constitution to accommodate an International Sustainability Standards Board to set IFRS Sustainability Standards.
Consultation on Standards for Principle 5 and 8
We are delighted to announce that Draft Standards and short guidance for applying Principles 5 and 8 are now out for consultation.