Firms Doing Good : How Do We Know? Measurement of Social and Environmental Results

Firms Doing Good : How Do We Know? Measurement of Social and Environmental Results

Social impact investors, philanthropists, or corporations pursuing social responsibility try to demonstrate that they are indeed "doing good." This essay classifies the various types of measures that currently exist to capture social and...

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Main Authors:	Klein, Michael, Kaur, Sumeet
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ABATEMENT ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AGRICULTURE ASSET CLASS BANK POLICY BENCHMARKING BENCHMARKS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFIT ANALYSIS BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BUSINESSES BUYERS CARBON CARBON EMISSIONS CENTRAL PLANNING COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONSUMERS CONTINGENT VALUATION CORPORATE CULTURE CORPORATE FINANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS COST EFFECTIVENESS CREDIBILITY CUSTOMER DEMAND CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DURABLE DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMICS ECONOMISTS ELECTRICITY EMISSIONS EMPLOYMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP EXPECTED RETURN EXPECTED RETURNS EXTERNALITIES FAIR TRADE FINANCIAL HEALTH FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL SERVICES FLEXIBLE LABOR MARKETS FRAUD GLOBAL ECONOMY GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS GROWTH RATE HUMAN RESOURCE IMPACT ASSESSMENT INCOME INCOME TAX INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTING JOB CREATION LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKETS LOAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET RETURNS MARKET WAGES MARKETING MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MICRO FINANCE MICRO-FINANCE MICROFINANCE MOBILE PHONES MOTIVATION OIL OPEN ACCESS OUTPUTS OVERHEAD COSTS PERFORMANCE INDICATOR PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERSONAL COMMUNICATION POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROTOCOLS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC SAVINGS PURCHASING POWER RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESULT RESULTS SAFETY SALES REPRESENTATIVE SHADOW PRICES SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL NETWORKS SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOTAL COSTS TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYED USES WAGES WELFARE SYSTEM
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/18926100/firms-doing-good-know-firms-doing-good-know-measurement-social-environmental-results http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18357

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/18926100/firms-doing-good-know-firms-doing-good-know-measurement-social-environmental-results
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18357