Standards and Guidance
Member-Exclusive Content
As the national provider of advice and guidance on social value, impact management and the Social Return on Investment framework, it’s important that we keep the majority of our resources free and accessible to all. However there are some webinars and wider-reading resources that are exclusive to our members, please log-into view these.
Supporting Guidance
Our publically available documents show how the Standards can be applied in practice to prepare a social value account, carry out a Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis, or develop and integrate an Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) system within an organisation.
This guidance can be applied to any sector.
Standards for Applying the Principles of Social Value - Complete Set
This is a draft document. It is currently being reviewd by the Social Value International Standards and Guidance Committee. A final version will be available in the first half of 2026.
Value Map
This is an Excel spreadsheet of the value map with preset formulas to help you calculate your impact. The template also includes a page of guidance notes to assist you in using the value map.
The Principles of Social Value
An introduction to each of the Principles of Social Value and what they individually mean.
The Purpose of the Principles and Standards
This document sets out the purpose of the SVI Standards for applying the Social Value Principles.
AI & Social Value Policy
This policy sets out the Institute for Social Value (ISV)’s position on the responsible, ethical and effective use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the context of social value.
