Sustainable Return on Investment

From Open Sustainability

Activity: Sustainable Return on Invesment

Objective

This activity analyzes the Sustainable Return on Invesment (SROI), determing the full value of a project by assigning monetary values to all costs and benefits - economic, social and environmental.

The activity can also be called Return on Sustainability, Social and Environmental Return on Investment or Triple Bottom Line Return on Investment.

Major Deliverables

• Return on investment analysis
• Financial Metrics for Sustainability
• ROI brief for Financial and General audience

Core Supporting Assets

A number of underlying assets related to Organisational Models and Role Definitions are best referenced as they link into the:

• Sustainability Governance Solution Offering
• Sustainable Development Center of Excellence Solution Offering

Yellow Flags

• Difficult to assign a monetary figure to social and environmental benefits and risks
• Sensitivity when communicating investment decisions where social and environmental issues may not be fully accounted

Key Resource Requirements

• Executive Sponsor for Sustainability Governance
• Sustainability Stewards
• Sustainability Owners
• Sustainability Governance Programme Manager

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