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May 2020 Social Value Insider
Social Value Canada in the Time of COVID-19 Some might look back on 2020 as a terrible year to invest in taking Social Value Canada to the next level. Indeed, prospects for convening a coherent dialogue look dim if one looks at the circumstances through the negative...
April 2020 Social Value Insider
Now is the Time for Social Value Thinking To secure our future, Canada needs to embrace social value thinking. What is social value thinking? Social value thinking is alternative to the view that financial returns are the singular way to create value. Social value...
Les Canadiens sont appelés à s’engager dans un mouvement international pour la prise en compte de la valeur sociale
Pour Diffusion Immediate 8 avril 2020. Les Canadiens sont appelés à s'engager dans un mouvement international pour la prise en compte de la valeur sociale Social Value Canada (SVC) est fière d'annoncer le lancement de son système d'adhésion au réseau canadien de...
Canadians to Engage in International Social Value Movement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8th, 2020 Canadians to Engage in International Social Value Movement Social Value Canada (SVC) is proud to announce the launch of membership opportunities in the Canadian social value network – an essential resource in the...
March 2020 Social Value Insider
Canadians to Engage in International Social Value Movement Social Value Canada (SVC) is proud to announce the re-launch of the Canadian social value network – an essential resource in the advancement (on the role) of social value thinking among leading corporations,...
To Save the Planet We Must Address Inequality
By Stephanie Robertson, Chair of the Board, Social Value Canada In advance of the 50th Davos conference this past January, Forum founder and executive chairman, Klaus Schwab and the heads of Bank of America and Royal DSM sent an extraordinary letter to company leaders...
Bringing Social Value into 2020
New Decade, New Connections... Many of you may know that Social Value Canada has been operating since 2012. We are thrilled to be moving forward into a new decade of network development, service offerings and ideas to convene and mobilize social value discussions...
Reflections From the Social Finance Forum
By Stephanie Robertson, Board Chair, Social Value Canada This past November, over 600 investors, entrepreneurs and professionals from the world of finance, nonprofit and public policy, converged upon the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, Canada. They were assembled...
Thinking About The Value of Purpose
I’m often asked about what prompted my journey into social impact measurement. As the founder of SiMPACT Strategy Group and Chair of Social Value Canada (SVC), I’ve simply always been fascinated by the challenge of valuing social things.
Cementing environmental concerns as a pillar of economic recovery is the right move. So why do we not value things accordingly? #TrueCost #SocialValueMatters
The European Union will unveil its plan to reduce the environmental footprint of its #farming and food production industry, forging ahead with its ambitious #GreenDeal agenda to make the bloc #climateneutral by 2050. Read more via @BNNBloomberg. #agrifood https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/greener-farms-and-healthier-food-key-to-europe-s-climate-plan-1.1438564
"Since the crisis has multiple interconnected dimensions [...] a systemic approach—rather than a sector-by-sector sequential approach—is essential."
The economy does not exist in isolation from health and wellbeing, so it only makes sense to account for the #socialimpact
#HumanDevelopment is on course to decline for the first time in 30 years because of #COVID19. Targeting inequality gaps early now will be critical to prevent a deeper social & economic crisis.
@HDRUNDP's #HDPerspectives offers data to #BuildBackBetter: http://hdr.undp.org/en/hdp-covid
“New Zealand budgets to improve the #wellbeing of its citizens rather than focusing on productivity and GDP growth. And not so coincidentally, New Zealand has one of the best coronavirus outcomes of any democracy in the world.” https://twitter.com/WEAll_Alliance/status/1262431519513214979
Admist the #COVID19 pandemic, govs are wrestling with how to #BuildBackBetter. #NewZealand is putting #wellbeing at the forefront of their policymaking - setting an ex for other govs struggling to support their people. Read more from @buildresilience:
https://buff.ly/2X6itOV