Social Return on Investment (SROI) is a framework
for measuring and accounting for the value created or
destroyed by our activities – where the concept of value is
much broader than that which can be captured by market
prices. SROI seeks to reduce inequality and environmental
degradation and improve wellbeing by taking account of
this broader value.
SROI is much more than just a number in the same way
that a business plan contains much more information
than the financial projections.
Analysis of social return
is a story about change, that includes case studies,
qualitative, quantitative and financial information.
SROI tells the story of how change is being created
by measuring social, environmental and economic
outcomes – and uses monetary values to represent them.
By revealing more value, it will help guide decisions and
influence investment decisions.