Social Lean Canvas: Social Impact

Social Impact Measures

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
SASB’s mission is to help businesses around the world identify, manage and report on the sustainability topics that matter most to their investors.
B Impact Assessment
Provides a comprehensive overview of standards of social and environmental performance that allow businesses to assess their overall performance/impact.
IRIS+
A comprehensive system used by impact investors to measure, manage and optimize their impact. Includes sets of evidence-based core metrics around certain key themes such as access to clean energy, financial inclusion, health, affordable housing, and more.

Find Articles

Search in the journals and databases below for articles and papers that talk about the social and/or environmental impact of various industries.

In the databases, use keywords such as "social impact" or "environmental impact" and keywords related to your industry, product/service, or company's area of focus.

In a journal, use keywords related to your industry, product/service, or company's area of focus.

Social Enterprise Journal
Covers both rigorous research papers and shorter case study submissions that address key issues of importance, which can be addressed at a global, national and/or individual social enterprise level.
Journal of Social Entrepreneurship
Key areas of interest for the Journal include social policy and political science; anthropology; sociology; not-for-profit management; finance; organizational theory; strategy; social geography; (development) economics; ethics and moral philosophy; and social psychology.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Magazine and website written by and for social change leaders from around the world and from all sectors of society—nonprofits, foundations, business, government, and engaged citizens.

Entrepreneurship Research and Policy Network
One of a number of specialized research networks within the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). It features abstracts and full-text published and working papers covering the intersection of entrepreneurship with other subject areas such as economics, finance, law and the social sciences. It also hosts job listings and calls for papers.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Entrepreneurial Studies Source
Magazines, academic journals and reference works on entrepreneurial topics, as well as case studies, thousands of company profiles, and 600 videos with transcripts and related articles from the Harvard Seminar Series and Vator.TV.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.