Impact Management

In this interview, Larry Oruro, Project Manager and Sustainability Leader at Real Time Management (RTM), discussed how consultancies drive impact by promoting effective measurement and management practices. He emphasized that RTM helps organizations adopt impactful strategies by focusing on clear communication and cultural adaptation, such as using stakeholders’ language. Larry also highlighted that a consultancy must be rooted in sustainability values to inspire the same commitment in the organizations they advise. Successful impact relies on integrating sustainability into core business practices and continuously improving through impact measurement and certifications. This interview was conducted by Marycielo Valdez Sanchez for the Asian Impact Management Review (AIMR) to explore entrepreneurs and projects worldwide that strive to create a positive impact, share their challenges and achievements, and understand how they manage and measure their impacts.

In the impact investment paradigm, social business (SB) emerges as a beacon of hope, a profit-with-purpose-driven model that includes the zero-return (non-dividend) financing approach. It capaciously yields higher social benefits by virtue of its seven operational principles. SB’s impact could be profoundly enhanced by anchoring it with grants, social investment wholesalers, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals.

Impact assessment and measurement are vital to achieving the desired outcomes of impact-first as well as sustainable impact investment strategies, as illustrated by this case study of a South African youth employment program.

This study examines operationalizing Social Value (SV) in an organization through a case study of ISG Ltd. We propose the “Connect Activities to Goal” (CAG) framework (Capacity Building, Action Planning, Guided Behavior) to bridge the gap between SV strategy and measurable SV goals.

Impact investors often need to deal with a complex list of impact metrics. We review different methods of harmonizing the impact metrics by monetization to provide a standardized assessment of sustainable investments.

In 2023, ‘impact’ is a common language in Japan, signifying the rise of the impact economy, incorporating impact management into investment, business, consumption, and government.

To maximize positive impact, impact investors need to move from impact measurement to managing for impact, which requires a systemic integration of impact into decision-making on four levels: deal, portfolio, organization and system.

Impact investing is gaining momentum in Japan, backed by governmental initiatives and private sector participation. This article highlights the two critical programs driving this growth and their implications.

Impact Frontiers is a non-profit field-building organization focused on impact management. Impact-financial integration is a norm stewarded by Impact Frontiers, and can help investors address impact and financial considerations in their decision-making.

Impact investors face challenges in comparing results with peers, with 75% citing it as a significant issue. The Global Impact Investing Network urges leadership and data sharing for improvement.