About us

Impact valuation assesses the relative importance of outcomes by weighing the benefits versus the costs of changes to stakeholders. It allows a wide range of impact indicators to be converted into a single comparable metric. When this common metric of measurement is currency, valuation can also be referred as impact monetization. 

By expressing outcomes in a common metric, impact investors can identify which outcomes deliver the most societal value, compare performances between investments and estimate how much societal value is generated relative to the financial investment.

As impact valuation allows analyzing and acting upon information using a harmonized language, it facilitates communication among evaluators, impact entrepreneurs, firms, investors and regulators. 

In essence, the ultimate purpose of impact valuation is to generate information and learnings that enable taking better informed decisions, ultimately resulting in impact optimization. 

Impact valuation practices build upon many years of development of the impact investing ecosystem and impact measurement and management practices such as the true cost accounting and social return on investment. The Impact Valuation Hub has been set with the objective to further establish impact valuation into fund management practices, share practical ways to value impact, build and share impact pathways and data sets and foster collaboration among investors.

    • Forward-thinking investors committed to developing and refining practical impact valuation methodologies.  

    •  Paid membership offers exclusive access to cutting-edge research, tools, and frameworks on impact valuation. 

    • Investors will also receive invites to workshops and training programs facilitated by our knowledge partners

    • Network partners are organizations influential within the impact investing ecosystem and possessing the capacity to engage and mobilize their members.

    • As a network partner, they contribute to enhancing the understanding and application of impact valuation within the investment community

    • Knowledge partners are paid members, mostly consulting firms leading the technical development of the hub resources. 

    • Knowledge partners should have  strong expertise and experience in the practical implementation of impact valuation methodologies.

    • Observers are nonprofit organizations or stakeholder groups who are invited to advise the project on content and on the strategy. 

    • Observers are organizations with strong expertise in impact valuation which have already made significant contributions to the impact measurement and valuation agenda.

Who we work with

Founding Members

The Impact Valuation hub has benefited from the following founding members: 

  • Astanor

    Is an impact investor focusing on entrepreneurs of the agrifood sector with an ambition to build a nourishing and regenerative food system for all.  (represented by Laure Peronnin & Leslie Kapin)

  • Summa Equity

    Is a thematic investment firm defined by a purpose-driven team that invests in addressing some of the global challenges we face today. We focus on industries supported by megatrends within three themes: Resource Efficiency,  Changing Demographics, and Tech-Enabled Transformation. (represented by Emelie Norling and Hannah Berget)

  • Wire Group

    Works towards a Conscious Economy - a value(s) driven economy that has wellbeing for all of life as its foundation. We are a holistic wealth partner, and have been a specialist in impact investing and conscious wealth allocation since 2010. As a collective of individuals, families and strategic partners, we research and develop ways to manage wealth in a way that generates multiple returns: social, ecological, financial and personal. We have a full spectrum service offering: from facilitating conscious wealth journeys to supporting our relations in deploying their wealth more consciously. (represented by Michiel Lenstra)

Knowledge Partners

  • Impact Institute

    (represented by Megan Roux and Roland van Keeken)

  • Valuing Impact

    (represented by Noelia Pacharotti and Samuel Vionnet)

    Valuing Impact was founded in 2015 with the mission to help organizations integrate the value of human, social, and natural capital into decision-making, by providing innovative methods, data, and experience.

    Valuing Impact is a leading expert in impact assessment, working globally with the private sector, investors, and NGOs, while also innovating by developing new methodologies in the field of impact assessment and management. We help organisations raise awareness of their impact by focusing on education, capacity building, and knowledge transfer using quantitative and valuation methods.

    Our ultimate objective is to develop governance, strategies, and decision processes based on impact thinking to change the organisations we work with at the system level.

Observers

  • IFVI

    The International Foundation for Valuing Impacts is an independent nonprofit bridging the gap between financial accounting and impact measurement. Founded in 2022, IFVI grew out of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Project at Harvard Business School, to promote a just and sustainable global economy based on the full contribution of business to people and the planet. IFVI’s mission is to create and scale the practice of impact accounting to promote decision-making based on risk, return, and impact. (represented by Andrea Serra, Carlos Solano, and Merritt Samuel)

  • Capitals Coalition

    (represented by Marta Santamaria)

Host and Network Partner

Social Value International (represented by Ben Carpenter)

They serve as the Steering Committee, to direct the strategy, workplan, deliverables, resources, and budget of the Project. It serves as the primary decision-making body, ensuring that the Project aligns with its goals and objectives, and that resources are effectively utilized.

Meet the Team

  • Bonnie Chiu

    Strategic Lead

  • Arnau Picon

    Content Lead

  • Eva Kataria

    Administrative and Finance Coordinator

  • Pooja Menon

    Member Engagement and Outreach Coordinator

Resources

We will be releasing more resources - both publicly available and those available for paid members - in due course. In the meantime, please consult with these resources: 

https://capitalscoalition.org/capitals-approach/value-factors/

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