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Social Return on Investment (SROI)
Translate social, environmental and economic outcomes into financial value, and show the return created for every Ringgit invested.
Enquire About SROIAce CSR helps organisations measure and communicate the value of their social, environmental and community initiatives through Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis.
SROI is a stakeholder-informed impact measurement framework that calculates the total value generated for every Ringgit (RM) invested in an initiative. By translating social, environmental and economic outcomes into monetary terms, it produces a clear cost-benefit ratio that shows how much value an activity creates, or has the potential to create.
What This Service Covers
An SROI engagement can cover the full process, from defining the scope and identifying stakeholders to mapping outcomes, selecting indicators, applying financial proxies and reporting a defensible SROI ratio. The work draws on stakeholder input, programme data and recognised SROI principles to ensure the analysis is transparent and credible.
SROI complements wider ESG and sustainability reporting by placing a value on outcomes that are often described only in narrative form. The results can support funding decisions, programme design, CSR strategy, stakeholder engagement and disclosures aligned with frameworks such as the UN SDGs and ISO 26000.
What SROI Measures
SROI measures the changes created by an initiative, including benefits for communities, beneficiaries, employees, the environment and wider society. These outcomes are valued using suitable financial proxies and adjusted for factors such as deadweight, attribution, displacement and drop-off.
For example, an SROI ratio of 3:1 means RM3 of social value is created for every RM1 invested. The aim is not only to produce a number, but to understand where value is created, who benefits and how an initiative can be strengthened over time.
A Collaborative Process
SROI works best as a collaborative exercise. Ace CSR works with your team and stakeholders to understand how a programme, project or organisation is performing against its objectives and against recognised local and international frameworks.
Engaging stakeholders directly ensures the outcomes that matter most are captured and valued credibly, rather than assumed. This keeps the analysis grounded, defensible and genuinely useful for decision-making.
At a Glance
The Six Stages of SROI Analysis
Scope & Stakeholders
Set the boundaries of the analysis and identify who is affected by the activity.
Map Outcomes
Build a theory of change linking inputs and activities to real-world outcomes.
Evidence & Value
Gather evidence for each outcome and assign a monetary (RM) value using financial proxies.
Establish Impact
Adjust for deadweight, attribution, displacement and drop-off to isolate genuine impact.
Calculate SROI
Compare the value created against the investment to produce the SROI ratio.
Report & Embed
Communicate findings to stakeholders and embed them in decisions and strategy.
Reporting-Ready Outputs
Depending on the project scope, clients may receive:
- SROI ratio and calculation model
- Stakeholder map
- Theory of change / outcome map
- Outcomes and indicators table
- Financial proxy and valuation summary
- Impact adjustment workings
- Sensitivity analysis
- Key findings and interpretation
- Reporting-ready charts and narrative
- Recommendations to increase social value
SROI ratio and calculation model Frameworks Supported
This service can align with:
- GRI Standards
- Bursa Malaysia Sustainability Reporting Guide
- UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- ISO 26000
- Company-specific CSR and impact frameworks
Why Ace CSR?
Ace CSR brings sustainability reporting and ESG analysis experience to SROI, combining rigorous methodology with clear, defensible reporting. The team turns programme data and stakeholder input into a credible value story that boards, funders and stakeholders can trust.
The focus stays on clarity and usefulness: an SROI analysis should help an organisation explain the value it creates and make better decisions about where to invest next.
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