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Impact Measurement & Management

Impact Measurement & Management

As a leading social advisory firm specialising in Impact Measurement and Management, our knowledge and expertise enables clients to understand, enhance and communicate their positive impact on people and planet.

Explore our work in delivering impact services – building impact assessment frameworks and IMM systems aligned to our clients' investment and business strategies. Our impact services are aligned to globally recognised frameworks, including the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, the IFC’s Operating Principles for Impact Management and the Impact Management Project.

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Impact Funds: Doing what they say on the tin? NEWS Impact Funds: Doing what they say on the tin?

With calls for greater transparency about how investments are aiming to achieve positive impact alongside financial returns, The Good Economy has launched an impact assurance and verification service.

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Measuring and reporting placed-based impact NEWS Measuring and reporting placed-based impact

Place-based impact framework being developed by collaborative working group of asset owners and fund managers.

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PBII Project launched to harness the potential of impact investing to level up the UK NEWS PBII Project launched to harness the potential of impact investing to level up the UK

The Place-Based Impact Investing Project publishes eagerly awaited white paper

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Navigating impact measurement and management (IMM) IMM Blog Navigating impact measurement and management (IMM)

How do investors move from IMM theory to IMM practice? Matt Ripley, TGE’s head of impact services, explains

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TGE guides real estate sector's quest to unlock social value Report launch 15/03/21 TGE guides real estate sector's quest to unlock social value

A "roadmap" co-written by TGE for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) has been launched to guide global real estate to understand, capture and enhance its social value

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A roadmap for up-lifting social value in real estate? ULI analysis 15/03/21 A roadmap for up-lifting social value in real estate?

Sarah Forster says the Urban Land Institute's road map report for the global real estate industry represents an important shift in perceptions of "value" across the economy and society

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The SRS launch: watch the panel discussion on unlocking investment for social housing Watch now The SRS launch: watch the panel discussion on unlocking investment for social housing

Full video In case you missed the launch event for the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing hosted by Centrus

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ESG reporting standard launched to unlock new wave of investment for social housing NEWS ESG reporting standard launched to unlock new wave of investment for social housing

ESG reporting standard launched with 70 banks, investors and housing providers committed to boost transparency and consistency

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Evaluating social value: taking stock of industry practice in Europe News Evaluating social value: taking stock of industry practice in Europe

The Good Economy has joined forces with consultancy COCREATIF to design a framework to measure the social impact of real estate and development for the Urban Land Institute

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Deep dives to understand impact performance News 30/10/19 Deep dives to understand impact performance

The Stanford Social Innovation Review profiles our rapid insights approach to help understand the impact performance of CDC Group investments in Africa

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Case Studies
DfID’s Impact Programme Case Study DfID’s Impact Programme

We’re part of a core consortium managing the current phase of the Impact Programme, increasing the supply of impact capital in Africa and South Asia

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Client Reports
Client Report Triple Point Social Housing REIT Plc: Half Year Impact Report 2023

Half Year Impact Report reviewing the impact performance of Triple Point Social Housing REIT (SOHO), which was launched in 2017 to invest in Specialised Supported Housing for vulnerable adults with a care need

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Client Report Triple Point Social Housing REIT: Impact Report 2022

Annual Impact Report reviewing the impact performance of Triple Point Social Housing REIT (SOHO), which was launched in 2017 to invest in Specialised Supported Housing for vulnerable adults with a care need

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Client Report Cheyne Impact Real Estate Trust: Impact Report 2022

Annual Impact Report reviewing the performance of Cheyne Impact Real Estate Trust. CIRET was launched in 2020 with the goal of increasing the provision of high-quality affordable and specialist housing and improving the quality of lives of people with a range of housing needs.

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Client Report Civitas Social Housing PLC: Half Year Impact Report 2022

Half Year Impact Report published by The Good Economy for Civitas Social Housing PLC, a fund launched in November 2016 as the first Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) specialised in investing in social housing

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Client Report Residential Secure Income Plc: Impact Report 2022

The third Annual Impact Report for Residential Secure Income Plc, a REIT managed by Gresham House, which was launched in 2017 to invest in various forms of UK affordable housing

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Client Report Unlocking the potential of impact investing in Scotland

In partnership with the Scottish National Investment Bank we explore what impact investing means for Scotland.

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Client Report Funding Affordable Homes: Impact Report 2022

Annually published impact report for Funding Affordable Homes, a social impact investment company set up in 2015 to invest in government regulated affordable housing

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Client Report Triple Point Social Housing REIT: Half Year Impact Report 2022

Half Year Impact Report reviewing the impact performance of Triple Point Social Housing REIT (SOHO), which was launched in 2017 to invest in Specialised Supported Housing for vulnerable adults with a care need

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Client Report Legal & General Affordable Homes: Sustainability and Impact Report 2021

The first Sustainability and Impact Report produced by The Good Economy for Legal & General Affordable Homes, which was launched in 2018 to invest in the UK affordable housing sector

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Client Report Civitas Social Housing PLC: Annual Impact Report 2022

Annual Impact Report published by The Good Economy for Civitas Social Housing PLC, a fund launched in November 2016 as the first Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) specialised in investing in social housing

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Client Report RM Infrastructure Income PLC Impact Report 2022

TGE's first annual Impact Report for RM Infrastructure Income (RMII), an investment trust which specialises in secured social and environmental infrastructure lending.

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Client Report Cheyne Impact Real Estate Trust: Impact Report 2021

Annual Impact Report reviewing the performance of Cheyne Impact Real Estate Trust, a fund launched by Cheyne Capital in 2020 to invest in a range of affordable general needs and specialist housing

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Client Report Triple Point Social Housing REIT: Annual Impact Report 2021

Annual Impact Report reviewing the impact performance of Triple Point Social Housing REIT (SOHO), which was launched in 2017 to invest in Specialised Supported Housing for vulnerable adults with a care need

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Client Report Residential Secure Income Plc: Impact Report 2021

The second Annual Impact Report for Residential Secure Income Plc, a REIT managed by Gresham House, which was launched in 2017 to invest in various forms of UK affordable housing

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Client Report Civitas Social Housing PLC: Half Year Impact Report 2021

"Half Year Impact Report" published by The Good Economy (TGE) on a fund launched in November 2016 as the first Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) specialised in investing in social housing

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Client Report Funding Affordable Homes: Impact Report 2021

Annually published impact report for Funding Affordable Homes, a social impact investment company set up in 2015 to invest in government regulated affordable housing

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Client Report Triple Point Social Housing REIT: Half Year Impact Report 2021

Half Year Impact Report reviewing the impact performance of Triple Point Social Housing REIT (SOHO), which was launched in 2017 to invest in Specialised Supported Housing for vulnerable adults with a care need

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Client Report Civitas Social Housing PLC: Annual Impact Report 2021

The fourth annual Impact Report produced for Civitas Social Housing PLC, which was launched in 2016 as the first Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) specialised in investing in social housing, with a focus on Specialised Supported Housing

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Client Report AFFORDABLE HOUSING EQUITY INVESTMENT MODELS: OPTIMISING RISK, RETURN AND IMPACT

A report with Big Society Capital exploring affordable housing equity investment models from a risk, return and impact perspective – to accompany our report "Towards an approach to impact reporting in social and affordable housing"

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PBII Executive Summary Scaling up institutional investment for place-based impact: Executive Summary

The Executive Summary from our full white paper developed by The Good Economy for the Place-Based Impact Investing Project, a partnership of The Good Economy, the Impact Investing Institute and Pensions for Purpose

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Client Report Triple Point Social Housing REIT: Impact Report 2020

Impact report reviewing the social performance of the Triple Point Social Housing REIT (SOHO), as carried out by TGE on a bi-annual basis and following work to support its impact assessment methodology

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client report Funding Affordable Homes: Impact Report 2020

Annually published impact report for Funding Affordable Homes, a social impact investment company set up in 2015 to invest in government regulated affordable housing

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client report FSD Africa: Jobs Framework Methodology Paper (December 2020)

A new framework developed by The Good Economy is being used to understand how financial sector development in sub-Saharan Africa can stimulate more and better jobs

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Client Report Threadneedle UK Social Bond Fund: Annual Impact Report 2020

The sixth annual impact report produced by The Good Economy for Big Issue Invest on the Threadneedle Social Bond Fund, launched in 2014 as the first mainstream fixed income impact investment offering in the UK

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Client Report Civitas Social Housing PLC: Half Year Impact Report 2020

"Half Year Impact Report" published by The Good Economy (TGE) on a fund launched in November 2016 as the first Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) specialised in investing in social housing

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Client Report Residential Secure Income: Impact Report 2020

The first Impact Report published by The Good Economy for Residential Secure Income, part of Gresham House, covering the period up to 30th September 2020

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Client Report The Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing: the final report of the ESG Social Housing Working Group

Published by The Good Economy for the ESG Social Housing Working Group to address the lack of transparency, consistency and comparability in reporting ESG performance

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Project summary Mobilising institutional investment for place-based impact: a collaborative market building initiative

A project summary for the Place-Based Impact Investing initiative led by The Good Economy, the Impact Investing Institute and Pensions for Purpose (October 2020)

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White Paper UK Social Housing: building a sector standard approach for ESG reporting

A consultation paper setting out recommendations to enhance ESG reporting by housing associations to boost flows of investment

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Factsheet Good Jobs Rating Factsheet

Download a two-page Factsheet outlining the methodology behind our Good Jobs Rating tool

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Position Paper The Good Economy: A Better Future for Everyone

Our position paper outlines our vision and four-pillar model for inclusive and sustainable development

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Client Report Investing in a Better World

Understanding the UK public's demand for opportunities to invest in the Sustainable Development Goals (TGE research with PwC for DFID's Impact Programme)

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Insight Paper The Contribution of FTSE Companies to Inclusive Jobs Growth in Britain

This second paper in our Insight series introduces The Good Economy Job Ratings methodology and presents the 2017 results for FTSE 350 companies, which include many of the country’s leading employers and market leaders

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