Scoping a social capital impact assessment
Summary
Little Blue Research supported the scoping of a social capital impact assessment for a multinational consumer goods company in collaboration with a strategy consultancy.
How we helped
Little Blue Research developed a farmwork to identify, measure and value the performance on the client's social commitments and to understand the business benefit generated from each of these.
Client description
Multinational consumer goods company
150,000+ employees
Case study details
Main service: Strategy & risk
Sector: Consumer goods and retail
Assessment location: Global
Capital(s)
Challenges
• Establishing appropriate baselines and goals for each social commitment and corresponding actions.
• Identifying key indicators for each social commitment and action and linking indicators and social actions to key client business value drivers.
Outcomes
Suggested metrics and options for baseline measurement were provided for:
• supporting young people through work experience platforms and education
o Supporting living wage commitments within the supply chain
• metrics focusing on diversity and equality, including representation within the workforce, advertising and as part of the supply chain.
Summary document of key indicators for social commitments and performance and the links to key business value drivers for each social commitment.
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