By investing in companies like Grasslands, Fullterton and other impact investors are laying the foundation for new finance-based theories, tools, and metrics to serve the needs of a sustainable economic system.
Are we able to measure our progress with existing metrics or do we need to introduce new tools and systems to track the relationships between business results and social outcomes?
With more than 175 member companies around the world, The Green Grid seeks to unite global industry efforts, create a common set of metrics, and develop technical resources and educational tools to further its goals.
The key is to focus on the deployment of these new technologies on metrics that matter to the enterprise, to provide tangible evidence that people can deliver increasing value when given the right tools.