Impact Toolkit
The Impact Toolkit is an open resource designed to help investors navigate the landscape of impact measurement and management tools. It allows investors to tailor a list of fit-for-purpose resources and is the most comprehensive database of impact-focused systems, methods, indicators, and data in the world. Users can explore resources by category, geography, target stakeholder, and type, or customize their toolkit by providing information about their role, objectives, geographic focus, and impact areas. The Impact Toolkit is part of IRIS+, a system that makes it easier for investors to translate their impact intentions into real impact results. The GIIN team brings together a passionate group of professionals from around the world who are dedicated to changing the way the world thinks about the power of investment capital to create positive social and environmental impact.
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IRIS+
IRIS+ is the generally accepted system for impact investors to measure, manage, and optimize their impact. It provides a comprehensive framework that translates impact intentions into measurable results, offering tools and guidance to integrate social and environmental factors into investment decisions alongside risk and return. By increasing data clarity and comparability, IRIS+ enables investors to describe goals, strategies, and expectations using a common language; learn from evidence-based research and best practices; compare performance using core metrics and standard data categories; act on impact data to drive better results; and communicate performance with stakeholders using standardized data and templates. The system is tailored to individual profiles and priorities, allowing users to select impact themes and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that align with their approach, and organize them into specific frameworks.
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hivve ImpactTracker
hivve ImpactTracker is a leader in verified impact data, guiding organizations through their impact journey to achieve sustainability goals. Hivve assists clients worldwide in navigating the stages of impact development, from discovery and understanding to engagement, management, optimization, and amplification. Engage directly with our impact experts and supporting tools to train your team and enable the cultural shift needed to maximize your impact. Our integrated approach combines services, products, and resources tailored to support each step of this journey. Hivve's offerings include expert-led services to train teams and foster cultural shifts, software modules that streamline data collection and reporting, and a wealth of resources drawn from over a decade of experience to assist organizations in maximizing their impact. Leverage our software modules to streamline data and evidence collection, automate processes, and rapidly export reports and regulatory submissions.
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Impact Investor Tool
The Impact Investor Tool (IIT) is an advanced cloud-based software designed for fund managers and impact investors to evaluate, compare, and select investment opportunities, monitor and measure the performance of portfolio companies, and aggregate the impacts of investees at the portfolio level. Its calculation core is based on the state-of-the-art impact-weighted accounts framework, developed by the Impact Economy Foundation, Harvard Business School, Rotterdam School of Management, Singapore Management University, and Impact Institute. This enables the measurement and aggregation of various social, environmental, and economic impacts, allowing investors to make decisions based on aggregated impact metrics, such as impact returns, similar to financial metrics like ROI. Unique features of the IIT include the ability to tailor impact models to specific investments, and provide data entry portals to investment analysts and investees.
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