Tag Archives: SROI

Defra research published: Benefits of third sector organisations in waste management.

By Joe Taylor | Published: 9 November, 2009

Defra has funded three research projects relating to social enterprise and waste management.
   
The first of these has been published and provides evidence of the wide range of social, economic and environmental benefits that are gained when social enterprises engage in the delivery of waste services.  The report is entitled ”Benefits of Third Sector Involvement in Waste Management“.  This research used an abridged version [...]

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Measuring Social Value Conference – share your views on SROI

By Joe Taylor | Published: 21 October, 2009

“There is more and more interest in measuring and valuing the impact of organisations on society. The Measuring Social Value Project is hosting a conference where third sector organisations, commissioners and investors will come together to share experiences of how Social Return on Investment (SROI) – one of the most exciting innovations in this field [...]

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New guide to Social Return On Investment (SROI)

By Simon Berry | Published: 20 May, 2009

This landed on my desk today and will be of great interest to third sector organisations who know they are doing great things but have difficulty measuring the social and environmental value of these things.
The cover is unexciting but the contents are not. I’ve flipped through this guide and it is very accessible. It describes the [...]

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