Publications

At Social Value International, we’re committed to advancing the understanding and practice of social value, impact management, and SROI (social return on investment). This page is designed to serve as a valuable resource hub for our members, practitioners, academics, and anyone interested in these critical areas. It includes our most significant publications, but not every paper from the past quarter century.

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SVI Research Projects

Impact Transparency in Public Sector Accounting
This paper identifies key developments and collective progress towards an accounting system for wellbeing, and it proposes a consortium approach to bring a harmonized system into existence. It draws on global research and insights from SVI members and was written by Ben Carpenter and Jeremy Nicholls, our current and former CEOs, for the Impact Taskforce 2023 report to the G7.

Books on Social Value and SROI

Generation Impact: International Perspectives on Impact Accounting
With contributions from world-leading scholars and practitioners, this book brings together lessons from both developed and developing economies, shares current best practice and suggests future trends in impact accounting.

Academic Papers

This curated bibliography of scholarly works on Social Value and SROI was produced by Professor Chien-wen (Mark) Shen of National Central University in Taiwan.

SVI Standards and Guides

Publications relating to the Principles of Social Value and the Standards as well as guidance for applying these.