Glossary of the Get-Up project

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.

Source: The SROI Network www.thesroinetwork.org