Essays about: "SROI"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word SROI.

  1. 1. An Analysis of How Aditi Plattform AB, a Social Enterprise Start-up, Effectively can Present their Social Value to Investors

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jan Tengwall; [2017-02-10]
    Keywords : Social Return On Investment SROI ; Social Value Models; Investment in Social Enterprises; Social Enterprises;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the current debate regarding social enterprises and their social value. The thesis is based upon a qualitative study of the case company’s situation. READ MORE

  2. 2. A study of the UK social enterprises’ accountability: Could social enterprises and their accountability provide an avenue to an alternative capitalism?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ahmed Ali-Ibrahim; Paulína Mandáková; [2014]
    Keywords : accountability; Social enterprises; blended value accounting; capitalism; accounting for marginalized parties; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Seminar date: 2nd June 2014 Purpose: The study's purpose is to investigate accountability in social enterprises. This is to answer the main thesis question of whether social enterprises and their accountability could provide the world with an alternative form of capitalism where humanitarian crises are better addressed. READ MORE

  3. 3. Finding the Dollar Language : Drivers and rationales for monetising corporate environmental and social impacts– practices in counting the true value of business operation from ecosystem services perspective

    University essay from Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Maja Forslind; [2012]
    Keywords : Externalities; external costs; monetization; true costs; CSR; ecosystem services valuation; asymmetric information; social costs; sustainable investments and SROI.;

    Abstract : The thesis explores how monetisation of corporate externalities, can be carried out in order to provide investors, policy makers and consumers with accurate pictures of the true costs and benefits of business operations from a resilience and ecosystem services perspective. By drawing conclusions from company cases, and previous research – methods, drivers and monetary values of impacts such as carbon dioxide, water usage, pollutants and land use are analysed. READ MORE

  4. 4. Accounting for Value : Using Social Return on Investment (SROI) to measure the value created by CSR initiatives

    University essay from Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Thomas Taliaferro; [2012]
    Keywords : Corporate social responsibility; social return on investment; creating shared value;

    Abstract : The role of the corporation is shifting from an entity focused on making monetary profits to an organization focused on creating value for all of its stakeholders. Despite of this many of the guidelines, standards and reporting frameworks that have been developed to take into account the increasing stakeholder expectations only capture corporate inputs and outputs relating to social initiatives. READ MORE

  5. 5. Social Return on Investment, SROI, the value added for families before and after using Solvatten in the Bungoma district in Western Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Jenny Jönsson; Anna Wikman; Tina Wätthammar; [2011]
    Keywords : SROI; Water; Solvatten AB; Kenya; Impact assessment;

    Abstract : The lack of fresh and clean water today causes severe problems, mostly in developing countries. Waterborne diseases like typhoid, cholera, amoebic dysentery and diarrhea create health problems and deaths among people. There is a need for low cost interventions like household-based water treatment and safe storage (HWTS). READ MORE