SVT Group is the impact measurement, management and strategy firm that will help you set the standard for your industry and supercharge your impact.

 

Our world is grappling with the transformation away from a system designed to create profit at any cost, toward a fairer, more equitable system designed to create well-being. Since 2001, SVT has partnered with leaders to understand the system they act upon and who is affected by their work, account for the social and environmental value they create, hone their strategy for impact, and drive results.

We equip leaders with the knowledge, tools, skills, and incentives to realize a more prosperous future for all.

Who We Are

SVT is a pioneering force in defining and managing impact, broadening the scope and assessment of value creation.

Our diverse team works to create tailored solutions that align with your unique requirements. Our human-centered approach is both informed by and contributes to the latest developments in impact management and disclosure standards, ensuring that our efforts yield meaningful, practical and influential results.

What We Do

We partner with our clients to define their purpose, strategically reposition with confidence, and unleash their potential for a more influential and prosperous future.

We help answer questions like:

  • What is the Social Return on Investment of our work?

  • How do we get decision-makers aligned with our values to invest in our work?

  • What risks do we face related to social and environmental issues?

  • How do we demonstrate and grow our social value?

  • How do we improve the way our industry does business so that the way we profit is fair to all?

Our tailored approach is rooted in first-principles thinking and informed by our deep understanding of emerging standards.

Who We Work With

We work with a wide range of clients, from NGOs looking to assess the Social Return on Investment (SROI) of their initiatives, to venture capital firms aiming to optimize the social or environmental performance of their portfolios alongside financial gains, to corporations genuine about understanding the true economic, social and environmental value they create and how to shape it for the future.

Our clientele spans a wide array of entities, including corporations, foundations, institutional investors, private equity firms, individual investors, savings and loans, governmental bodies, nonprofit organizations, social enterprises, and startups. 

What We’re Up To

Rural Innovation Done Right: Systemic Solutions for Rural Prosperity

On Friday, June 28, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with the Rural Opportunity Institute and SVT Group, will host a hybrid event focused on case studies and strategies for tapping the economic potential of rural America. The event will feature rural innovators working to eradicate poverty in their communities. The public event will follow an invitation-only roundtable discussion on rural innovation, impact management, and impact investing.

This one-of-a-kind event builds upon and informs the RIDER challenge: SVT and ROI’s initiative to “smash worlds” together to advance our collective work toward a day when our way of working naturally results in the end of poverty. We invite systems innovators and impact management professionals, the media, corporations, investors, grassroots organizations, policymakers, rural stakeholders and more to engage.

 

Our New Podcast: Unlocking Value

In the first episode of our podcast, Unlocking Value, we sat down with Catherine Goetz, Global Head of Inclusion Strategy at Live Person, to discuss the benefits of completing a Social Return on Investment of their DEI initiatives. 

SVT worked with Live Person to calculate both the SROI and business value of Live Person’s DEI programs. This approach makes the value created or lost to all the affected parties tangible. It enables a measured, broader discussion than “the usual” about both business benefits and costs to the business in the short and long term, and the potential benefits or costs for employees in various seats, customers and community members. The analysis enables internal champions like Catherine to demonstrate the blended value of these programs to the business and build the case to meaningfully incorporate diversity into core company strategy and operations. 

If you would like to learn more about translating the impact of your corporate programs into language that not only your board speaks, but that your people can relate to - get in touch with us.