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Enabling impact culture: how organisations move from intention to transformation

In the growing debate around social impact, much of the conversation focuses on measurement standards: metrics, KPIs, and rating systems are indispensable for tracking the effectiveness of an intervention. Yet, data alone is not enough to trigger deep, lasting transformation.

The Missing Infrastructure of Impact Measurement

Over the past decade, impact investing has moved from the margins of finance into a rapidly growing global investment movement. Institutional investors, foundations, and asset managers increasingly seek not only financial returns, but also generate measurable social and environmental outcomes (Hockerts et al., 2022; GIIN, 2024; OECD, 2024).

Impact Measurement and Management in the AI Era

In recent years, companies and investors have faced growing pressure to demonstrate not only financial performance but also their social and environmental impact. From regulators to stakeholders, the focus has shifted from disclosure to accountability, asking not just what companies report, but what they actually change in the world. 

ADALTIM: A New Standard for Impact Measurement in Europe

Measuring social impact remains one of the biggest unresolved challenges for the social economy and the impact investing sector. Without shared, reliable, and transparent data, impact risks remaining a promise rather than a driver of real transformation.

ADALTIM Officially Launched: From Research Foundations to Market Uptake of Impact Rating Services

The ADALTIM project has officially entered its operational phase, marking an important milestone in the EU’s efforts to strengthen credible, market-oriented impact measurement and rating services for social economy and impact-driven businesses.