Social and Economic Impact Research

Understand your full societal contribution and enhance your social license to operate by measuring essential metrics such as economic value added, job creation, community well-being, public health outcomes, stakeholder perceptions, and environmental effects.

Types of studies

Evidence at every stage of your programme

Baseline Studies
Establish the starting conditions of a community or sector before a programme begins, so change can be measured later.
Evaluation Studies
Assess how a programme is being delivered and whether it is reaching its intended outputs and beneficiaries.
Impact Assessment Studies
Measure the economic, social, and environmental changes a programme or business has contributed to over time.

Key topics covered

Where our impact research has gone

Labor Rights & Gender Equality
Baseline studies on workers’ rights in the fisheries sector and a study on women’s inclusion in STEM fields.
Agriculture & Sustainability
Impact assessments and baseline studies on cocoa and palm oil farming, agricultural retailing, and rice farmers’ living standards, often with special attention to gender.
Education & Skills Development
Projects involving life skills education curricula with UNICEF and labor market analysis for ICT courses.