Social Impact Assessment and Measurement

We draw on localised and sector-specific expertise to identify social conditions, risks and opportunities associated with services and products.

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Regulatory compliance, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and corporate responsibility increasingly mandate and expect companies to demonstrate they are meeting certain social standards, anticipating and mitigating negative social consequences and improving their social performance in line with environmental and economic considerations. We help clients establish measurement and monitoring frameworks to measure, manage, and improve social performance of their services, products, policies, and programs.

With expertise in community engagement, resource management, human rights, social compliance, and monitoring and evaluation, our diverse team works closely with clients to tailor social assessment and measurement to their needs, whether it is at a corporate level, for a specific product, service, and/or for all or part of their supply chain. We work in partnership with clients so that social indicators assessed are in line with their corporate strategy and can be monitored and managed during current state and in the future.

Social IMpact Assessment Solutions

We specialises in delivering tailored Social Impact Assessment and Measurement services to help organisations evaluate, enhance, and communicate their social performance. Our expertise ensures alignment with global standards, enabling businesses to drive positive social value, manage risks, and meet stakeholder expectations.

Our Approach to Social Impact Assessment

Social Impact Assessments: On-the-ground evaluations of projects, products, and services.

Social Value Analysis: Identifying and enhancing positive impacts through benefit-sharing strategies.

Living Wage and Income Support: Aligning supply chains with fair wage benchmarks.

Social Return on Investment (SROI): Measuring social value relative to investments.

Impact Measurement Frameworks: Creating tailored models, KPIs, and maturity assessments.

Social Lifecycle Assessments (S-LCA): Evaluating social impacts across product life stages.

B-Corp Certification Support: Guiding businesses through the B-Corp Impact Assessment process.

Case Studies

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Conducting a B-Corp Impact Assessment

The Situation We supported a zero-waste members cooperative shop that aims to reduce food waste and single-use packaging through a B-Corp certification process. The cooperative believes in “profit for purpose,” and reinvest their surplus profits to the local community. Our Solutions Our Social Impact Assessment & Measurement service helped the cooperative through the B-Corp Impact…

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Social Impact Assessment using SROI Methodology

The Situation We conducted a social impact assessment to evaluate a social business program for a multinational frozen food company in Morocco. The program grows and processes potatoes to be sold in the local shop network of the country, creating jobs for poor rural families. Our Solutions As part of our Social Impact Assessment and…

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Reviewing Procurement Processes for an Online Retailer

The Situation A large online electrical retailer operating in the UK and Germany, with logistics and recycling divisions, needed to understand how the growing pressure of integrating sustainability into organisations would impact the business and how to proactively respond to the risks and opportunities. Anthesis was engaged to review the company’s current procurement policies and…

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Living Wage Analysis & Recommendations for a Multinational Retailer

Situation A multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer sought to understand if producers in its supply chain are paying their workers a living wage. Impact Solutions Situation A multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer sought to understand if banana producers in its supply chain are paying their workers a living wage. Solution For the past…

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