A Partnership of Three
David Pritchard and James Dudfield formally become SVT Partners. Read our latest post to learn what their deep, complementary experience brings to our clients.
What’s SVT Looking For?
Sara caught up with Laurie Lane Zucker at SOCAP22 in San Francisco to discuss “why impact management?” and what SVT was looking for at the event.
Pioneering sustainable investing champion Robert Rubinstein of TBLI Group hosted a conversation with Sara Olsen in January 2022. They talked about the quality of the data– whether impact or financial data, what the state of agreement is about what matters to measure, and how the global capital markets are beginning to see what matters to people beyond shareholders. The takeaway? We’re closer than it seems to the transformation of the capital markets.
Impact + The Metaverse
SVT’s Sara Olsen led an exciting workshop at Shift 2022 on the intersection of web 3.0 and the global goals. The participants explored ways gamification can enable massive, decentralized communities with a shared mission to get paid to accelerate the solving of problems such as marine ecosystem die-off, racial inequity, ESG-washing and more. Participants left energized with the potential to engage their audiences more deeply in their work.
“The Era of Cause Marketing is Over'“
The creatives that manage a company’s branding are critical in bringing the firm into the new sustainability paradigm. But business-as-usual marketing isn’t enough to tackle the wicked problems posed by understanding and managing the ways a company affects the environment and society. Enter Impact Strategists, experts in impact management best practices. With their powers combined, these teams create impact strategies and systems that go beyond ‘greenwash-y’ stories to capture market share, attract talent, drive real impact, and de-risk the turbulent future ahead of every business. Check out this discussion with SVT Group, Ecotone, Mess Hill, Little & Co., that was hosted by the American Sustainable Business Network.
We Celebrate 20 Years!
JUNE 11, 2021
We invited some of our most cherished colleagues from two decades to reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re headed.
SHIFT is Coming!
APRIL 14-16, 2021
Shift is an exciting new digital event from some of the most passionate players in the positive impact space rallying to make business a force for positive change. SVT is honored to be among the outstanding content partners who include: the GIIN, Zebras Unite, Faith & Finance, SOCAP, Village Capital, B Lab and more. SVT is providing practical discussions or workshops each of the three days:
Rediscovering the Why: The Secret to Social Entrepreneur Longevity
Scenario Modeling for Impact and Risk Management: Responding to Investors
From Voluntary to Required: Regulatory Trends in ESG and Impact
Those whose identities have traditionally been marginalized are especially encouraged to apply and can access a 67% discount on tickets via the Shift Equity Pass program here.
Impact Management in Affordable Housing: Avoiding Messaging “Backfires” Through Shared Value Analysis
MARCH 17, 2021
This webinar brought together our collaborators at Ecotone; expert at building community will for system change, Dr. Tiffany Manuel of The Case Made; specialist in the intersection of public health and housing, Dr. Tati Warren of Just Tati; and affordable housing strategy and learning legend, Dr. Stephany de Scisciolo of Enterprise Community. They divulged their hard-won insights about how impact data is crucial to building support for systems change, how it can actually hurt your case if used improperly, and what you can do to help your efforts succeed. The discussion is informed by Enterprise’s research on housing messages that backfire, and what to do to overcome them, and Ecotone and SVT’s years of work in social and environmental impact valuation and SROI.
The basic tips shared are applicable in any situation where you need to build support for your cause. Check out this 22 minute summary of the session, and spread the word!
The Role of Impact Management in Workforce Development: a Case Study
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Sara Olsen of SVT Group and Will Nielsen of Ecotone were joined by their client Carl Phinney of Opportunity Construction for a discussion of his experience with impact management and SROI. He “lit up the eyes” of not only his investors but high powered talent he was trying to recruit to join his company with his Ecotone impact report, which we step through in this video. The bottom line? When your enterprise is about more than just profit for investors, SROI done well is both a meaningful and a powerful tool.
Ecotone Analytics X SVT Group - Making Impact Easier
DECEMBER 8, 2020
SVT and Ecotone have teamed up to create a more seamless process for organizations looking to measure and account for impact. Whether you’re at the beginning of your impact journey or looking for a more in-depth analysis - we have something for you.
Ecotone's Impact Overview for Opportunity Construction
Why this is important:
Just saying you're making the world better isn't enough for consumers anymore. They're looking for brands that can confidently describe their impact on society and the environment and have an actionable plan to manage it. Through our shared expertise, Ecotone Analytics and SVT Group will make impact measurement and management easier and more accessible for organizations at every stage of their journey. Whether you don't know what you don't know, or you do know and need some extra processing power and impact expertise, we have something that will work for you.
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Ecotone Analytics is a leading impact analysis and social value communication agency that leverages evidence-informed data and key performance indicators to support organizations in achieving their goals and advancing policy, management and investment decision making.
Why Partner Now?
This partnership allows Ecotone and SVT to offer the right amount of rigor and depth of analysis to fit any organization's current needs. Compounding the benefits of each agencies' specialties to provide the most useful products and services at each step of your journey, creating a seamless end-to-end impact measurement and management solution.
AUGUST 14, 2020
Last fall the Impact Management Project kicked off an online and live virtual discussion about what the practitioner community agrees upon when it comes to impact valuation using financial proxies. Insights from the discussion to date are summarized in a newly-published paper by Sara Olsen and the IMP staff, one of the three discussion papers relating to impact valuation just released.
Sara Olsen Formalizes Credentials as SVI Level 1 Practitioner
JULY 21, 2020
“Becoming an accredited practitioner is key to the evolution of this profession.”
Source: energysavingtrust.org.uk/blog/efficiency-access-design-challenge
SVT Concludes First “Risky Business” Offer to Support Small Businesses During COVID19
MAY 18, 2020
The offering provided 50 hours of pro bono consulting on maintaining a commitment to creating value for all stakeholders while navigating the treacherous waters of COVID19.
