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Indicators at country level, but usable at program / project level for some of them. Dominant framework for large-scale development activities, and CSR activities begin to include indicators related to the SDGs.
RECOGNITION
100
High
Low
The SDGs are widely accepted as an adequate standard for understanding and reporting development and social improvements.
PRECISION
60
High
Low
Guidance is provided for collecting the data related to the proposed indicators, though still not very precise.
CERTIFICATION
0
Yes
No
This metric is not the basis for any certification scheme to date.
DEPTH
90
High
Low
A wide set of indicators is provided for each topic covered.
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Health
Education
Environment
Children
Energy
Waste
Agriculture
Forestry
Finance
Women
Communities
Climate
Biodiversity
Human Rights
Employment
Poverty
Housing
Land Conservation
Standard for impact investing reporting. This framework covers a wide range of subjects, but is not always as precise as sectorial methodologies (apart from financial indicators). It is recommended to align any impact measurement on this standard.
RECOGNITION
100
High
Low
This metric is a leaing standard for impact measure. It is widely used for social investments results understanding and reporting.
PRECISION
90
High
Low
This metrics provides precise guidance on the proposed indicators. It also details calculations to be used for adequate reporting.
CERTIFICATION
50
Yes
No
This metrics is not the basis for a dedicated certification scheme, but it is used in some external certifications, for example B Corp.
DEPTH
80
High
Low
This metric is quite deep, as it provides a variety of indicators for each topic covered.
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Health
Education
Environment
Waste
Agriculture
Forestry
Finance
Communities
Climate
Biodiversity
Human Rights
Employment
Poverty
Housing
Land Conservation
Reference framework for CSR issues, with an extensive list of indicators. Often centered on the organization, but some indicators focus on specific stakeholders (mainly employees).
RECOGNITION
90
High
Low
This metrics is considered as a leading standard for CSR analysis.
PRECISION
80
High
Low
This metrics offers a high level of precision: detailed guidance is provided for each indicators, detailing diferent scenarios when it is needed
CERTIFICATION
0
Yes
No
This metrics is not the basis of any certification scheme.
DEPTH
100
High
Low
This metrics is extremely deep : for all subjects, a large range of indicators covers many aspects of the issues reported, as well as a distinct scenarios.
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Environment
Human Rights
Employment
Database of indicators, with the pre-registering of sub-indicators for specific topics. The database is precise on some subjects, in particular childhood.
RECOGNITION
60
High
Low
This metric is well known in UK but is also used by some impact investers and pilantrops to measure their impact.
PRECISION
40
High
Low
This metrics provides a clear breakdown between topic covered, outcomes obtained and indicators related. The guidance for indicators measurement is nevertheless limited.
CERTIFICATION
0
Yes
No
This metric is not the basis for certification schemes of impact measure.
DEPTH
75
High
Low
This metric provides a large variety of indicators for each topic covered.
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Health
Education
Environment
Energy
Finance
Poverty
Housing
Set of indicator on various subjects : poverty, access to some basic services (health etc.)
RECOGNITION
50
High
Low
These indicators are used within EU policies, but not widely used in impact measure.
PRECISION
80
High
Low
This metrics provides very precise guidance on how to buid the indicators, as well as breakdowns for categorizing the data.
CERTIFICATION
0
Yes
No
This metric is not the basis for any certification scheme.
DEPTH
85
High
Low
This metric is quite deep, as it provides various indicators for each topic covered
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Health
Employment
Poverty
Precise set of indicators with specific guidance for both the data creation and treatment. Many areas are covered by this methodology.
RECOGNITION
50
High
Low
This metrics is well-known in the community and is used outside the leading institution.
PRECISION
100
High
Low
This metrics is extremely precise : it provides not only indicators, but also guidance on how to build adequate data, and calculations for the posterior analysis and treatment.
CERTIFICATION
0
Yes
No
This metrics is not the basis of any certification scheme, or used in any.
DEPTH
90
High
Low
This metrics offers a very important range of indicators for each subject covered. It can be considered pretty exhaustive on the topic included (health, education, poverty).
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Health
Education
Employment
Poverty
Housing
Limited number of inidicators (about 20) on different topics, often user-oriented.
RECOGNITION
20
High
Low
This metric is used within OECD to understand and evaluate policies, but is not widely used as a reference for social impact measure.
PRECISION
100
High
Low
For each indicator proposed, very detailed guidance and calculations are provided.
CERTIFICATION
0
Yes
No
This metrics is not the basis for certification schemes related to social impact.
DEPTH
50
High
Low
For each topic covered, a limited number of indicators is provided.
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Employment
Poverty
Framework of good practices for social impact measurement, with samples of indicators on specific subjects (individual, communities, environment, economics)
RECOGNITION
20
High
Low
This metrics is known in UK but not widely used as a reference standard for impact measurement.
PRECISION
40
High
Low
Some light guidance is provided for building the data related to the suggested indicators.
CERTIFICATION
0
Yes
No
This metrics is not the basis of, and is not used in any impact certification scheme.
DEPTH
30
High
Low
A limited number of questions / indicators is provided for each topic covered.
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Health
Environment
Poverty
Big-picture impact of an organization : both negative / positive, essentially on Sellers, Buyers and Community. A few indicators are preestablished. It is not very deep, but helps to understand and follow an organization impact.
RECOGNITION
10
High
Low
This metrics is not much used, though it has been used in the past for Base of the Pyramid impact assessments.
PRECISION
10
High
Low
This metrics has a limited number of indicators available, often one or two for each topic.
CERTIFICATION
0
Yes
No
This metrics is not linked with any certification scheme
DEPTH
10
High
Low
This metrics has a limited depth : it usually offers one or two indicators for each topic.
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Health
Environment
Children
Framwork of multiple outcomes and indicators on a large range of subjects, designed to help the social sector to structure its impact measurement objectives.
RECOGNITION
10
High
Low
This metrics is very new and therefore not recognized as a leading standard for impact measurement.
PRECISION
30
High
Low
Guidance is light on how to build the indicators or make calculation on the built data.
CERTIFICATION
0
Yes
No
This metrics is not the basis of, and is not used in any impact certification scheme.
DEPTH
60
High
Low
This metrics offers a limited number of indicators for each topic covered. It provides a useful filter for selecting indicators adapted to the stakeholders on which impact is expected.
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Health
Education
Environment
Communities
Employment
Poverty
Best practices for designing and managing a quality activity regarding education.
RECOGNITION
60
High
Low
This framework is recognized by a wide community of experts as a useful tool for education-related projects.
PRECISION
10
High
Low
No specific guidance is provided, nor application scenarios of indicators.
CERTIFICATION
0
Yes
No
This metrics is not the basis of, and is not used in any impact certification scheme.
DEPTH
25
High
Low
Not many indicators are provided. This methodology only covers some important topics (training of teachers, quality of education processes)
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
United Nations framework (good practices, general indicators, guidance for calculations) focused on environmental impacts of refugees-related activities.
RECOGNITION
50
High
Low
This metrics is used within UN Bodies.
PRECISION
90
High
Low
This metrics is very precise : it provides detailed guidance on how to build the data, as well as a standard scorecard for assessing the results.
CERTIFICATION
0
Yes
No
This metrics is not the basis of, and is not used in any impact certification scheme.
DEPTH
90
High
Low
This metrics provides a large range of indicators for the sub topics covered.
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
United Nations set of methodologies related to greenhouse gas emission reductions. It is the standard for all carbon measurement good practices and calculations.
RECOGNITION
100
High
Low
UNFCCC methodologies are the recommended standard for evaluating greenhouse gas emission reductions
PRECISION
100
High
Low
UNFCCC methodologies provide exhaustive guidelines on how to build the data for all indicators provided. Calculations are also detailed.
CERTIFICATION
100
Yes
No
UNFCCC Methodologies are the basis for the UN GHG emission reduction certification scheme, as well as the reference for most voluntary carbon emission offsetting schemes.
DEPTH
100
High
Low
UNFCCC Methodologies consider all necessary data and indicators to be assessed for evaluating the climate change impact of implemented actions.
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Environment
Energy
Waste
Agriculture
Forestry
Chemistry
Climate
Housing
Land Conservation
United Nations framework for acces-to-energy definition and measurement. It considers mainly access to eletricity and clean cooking activities.
RECOGNITION
90
High
Low
This framework is considered a reference by many key actors of the energy sector. In particular, all international organizations (UN, SE4ALL, World Bank etc.) use it as a standard for classifying access-to-energy activities.
PRECISION
50
High
Low
This framework details standard categories for assessing the level of access to energy of an intervention / a person. But the guidance on how exactly to build the data is not always produced.
CERTIFICATION
0
Yes
No
This metrics is not the basis of, and is not used in any impact certification scheme.
DEPTH
50
High
Low
This framework seeks to measure in a standard way the level of access-to-energy of a studied situation. The range of indicators is therefore limited, but sufficient to have a clear understanding of the reality of the access-to-energy.
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Environment
Energy
Poverty
Set of specialized methodologies focused on measuring the environmental impacts of energy-related activities. The main impact considered is the greenhouse gas reduction, but guidance is provided for other impacts
RECOGNITION
80
High
Low
This framework is considered as robust and reliable for the topic covered (climate impacts)
PRECISION
100
High
Low
This framework is extremely precise in guidance and calculations that need to be applied for the covered indicators.
CERTIFICATION
100
Yes
No
This framework is the basis of a certification scheme of outcomes, in this case greenhouse gases reductions due to the project activities.
DEPTH
100
High
Low
This framework is extremely robust and provides multiple and credible indicators for assessing the covered outcomes (greenhouse gases reductions)
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Health
Environment
Energy
Waste
Agriculture
Forestry
Communities
Climate
Poverty
Housing
Land Conservation
Framework for impact measurement of access-to-electricity activities. Considered by the industrial sector as a standard, it is aligned with United Nations guidance on access-to-energy definition and measurement.
RECOGNITION
70
High
Low
Though rather new, this metrics is adopted within the sector as an adequate standard. It is still not very well-known out of the off-grid sector.
PRECISION
100
High
Low
This metrics is extremely precise : it provides both detailed guidance and calculation methods for all indicators proposed.
CERTIFICATION
0
Yes
No
This metrics is not the basis of, and is not used in any impact certification scheme.
DEPTH
50
High
Low
This metrics doesn't seek the depth of the range of available indicators, but rather the common denominator at sector level. Therefore the quantity of indicators is limited, though sufficient for a precise impact measure and reporting.
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Environment
Energy
Communities
Set of indicators for the impact measurement of access-to-electricity activities. Guidance on data collection and treatment is provided
RECOGNITION
10
High
Low
This methodology is known by experts of the access-to-energy sectors but is not widely used for assessing the impacts of electrification projects.
PRECISION
100
High
Low
This metrics details very specifically the guidance needed for building the indicators, as well as calculations between them.
CERTIFICATION
0
Yes
No
This metrics is not the basis of, and is not used in any impact certification scheme.
DEPTH
60
High
Low
This metrics has an intermediate depth. It covers main issues related to access-to-electricity issues, but provides a limited number of indicators for each issues.
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Health
Environment
Energy
Climate
Precise methodology on the housing sector. It includes both good practices for evaluation, standard indicators and typical valuations of impacts for calculating overall valuations of actions.
RECOGNITION
50
High
Low
This metrics is used within the housing sector, in particular in UK.
PRECISION
70
High
Low
This metric comes along with adequate guidance on how to conduct the interviews and build the data.
CERTIFICATION
0
Yes
No
This metrics is not the basis of, and is not used in any impact certification scheme.
DEPTH
75
High
Low
This methodology offers an adequate variety of indicators for covering the topics related to housing.
SPECIFICITY
This metrics specifically tackles the following topics :
Health
Education
Environment
Children
Employment