Assurance is more than just a rubber-stamping exercise. It is also a learning process designed to help you improve the way you measure impact.

During the process of Report Assurance your social value or SROI analysis will be independently checked by our qualified assessors. They will check that the report shows good understanding of social value principles and practice. For an SROI report this means that ‘Principle 3: Value what matter’ requires the use of financial proxies. However, any social value/impact report can be tested against The Principles of Social Value.

Note: Assurance is a principles-based assessment. It does not include verification of stakeholder engagement, data and calculations.

When you submit your report for assurance, there are 4 possible results:

There are four possible results:

1. Report assured

2. Report does not meet the assurance standard criteria, but can with changes possible within an amendment period

3. Report does not meet the assurance standard criteria

4. Report assured with attached limitation statement: ‘Limitation of the application of Principle 4: Only include what is material’

To find out more about Report Assurance, and the way in which a report is assessed by Social Value International, please download the Report Assurance Standard.