The “Navigating the Impact Valuation Landscape” tool is a practitioner guide that maps available impact valuation methods and value factor databases. Its purpose is to help users select appropriate sources for monetising social and environmental impacts. It addresses fragmentation in the field by comparing methodologies and use cases. Finance professionals may find it relevant for integrating impact valuation into analysis and decision-making.
Organisation behind the tool
The tool is developed and published by Valuing Impact, an initiative focused on advancing the practical application of impact valuation. It sits within a broader ecosystem of organisations working on impact accounting and valuation standards, including collaborations across practitioners and researchers.
What the tool does
- Maps multiple impact valuation methods and value factor databases in one structured framework.
- Compares sources based on scope, valuation philosophy, regional coverage, and pricing.
- Provides a decision framework to help users select appropriate value factors.
- Categorises tools according to practical applications and use cases.
- Explains how value factors translate social and environmental outcomes into monetary terms.
Target audience
The primary audience includes impact investors, finance professionals, and sustainability practitioners. It is also relevant for researchers, consultants, policymakers, and organisations seeking to quantify social and environmental impacts.
Relevance to finance professionals
- Risk assessment – Supports identification of social and environmental externalities affecting investment outcomes.
- ESG analysis – Provides monetary valuation inputs for environmental and social metrics.
- Market/commodity insights – Enables valuation of impacts related to emissions, health, and resource use.
- Investment context –
- Assists in comparing methodologies for integrating impact into financial decision-making.
- Improves consistency when selecting valuation approaches across portfolios.
