This project seeks to compare IRIS and UN SDG metric frameworks to develop a more approachable, universal benchmark. To create a platform that addressed the challenges of measuring impact and how to clearly define metrics despite outlying factors like geography, demographics, and enterprise size. Un...

Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite index that includes three core dimensions: long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living. HDI is calculated using four indicators: life expectancy at birth, expected years of schooling, mean years of schooling and Gross National Income...

Two popular platforms that provide investors with critical information are IRIS+ and Gold Standard. The Gold Standard, established in 2003 by WWF and other international NGOs, was created to “ensure projects that reduced carbon emissions featured the highest levels of environmental integrity and als...

University of Virginia and ImpactX collaborated to create a simple, standardized way to compare NGOs under the same SDG across the board, with a focus on Clean Water and Sanitation. For this research, our team used the metrics most important to investors as a way to enable comparison from NGO to NGO...

ImpactX creates the best tools for changemakers to connect and measure outcomes, allowing room for learning and improvement. Part of these innovative tools is the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and IRIS+, which are the leading impact measurement frameworks.   The universal GRI and IRIS+ standards...