Social Value Matters Conferences

Social Value International (SVI) is a leading global standard setter for social value, Social Return on Investment (SROI) and impact management. A registered charity with 25 national networks across the world and members in over 45 countries they work closely with international partners including the OECD, UNDP and contribute to the Impact Management Project (IMP) to set global standards for impact management.

About Social Value Matters

Social Value Internationals Annual Social Value Matters conferences, shaped and delivered by the global community of members and wider networks in which Social Value International are connected, provide a combination of world-class thought-leadership content and highly interactive workshops to create the standards and practice that can help to create a more sustainable, equitable and positive future.

Previous Conferences

Social Value Matters 2021

Leading our Transition to a Sustainable World
Building on the success of conferences held in London, Milan, Istanbul, Taipei and Toronto (virtually in 2020), the SVM 2021 conference was held from Bangkok, Thailand on the 20th and 21st October 2021, partnered with Social Value Thailand.
The conference took place virtually for a global audience, and brought together leading voices from impact investing, academia, policy making, corporate sustainability, and practice to create a truly global event that celebrates and advances the developments of social value and impact management.
Over the course of 2 days more than 900 participants engaged in a wide range of conversations, workshops and roundtables as we discussed how social value is leading our transition to a sustainable world.
Social Value Matters 2020

Ideas and Leadership for a Sustainable Future
From the 28th September - 2nd October 2020 Social Value International, in partnership with Social Value Canada, hosted Social Value Matters 2020, the worlds largest Social Value and Impact Management Conference. SVM2020 was truly global conversation with leaders sharing their views, ideas and actions on a range of issues from impact reporting, to the role of social enterprise to how to account for social and environmental impact.
Find out more about Social Value Matters 2020, or purchase a replay ticket to watch back some of the incredible sessions.
Social Value Matters 2019

Going Mainstream
In 2019, over 600 delegates attended Social Value Matters 2019: Going Mainstream in Taipei, Taiwan. This was SVI’s first conference in Asia and and welcomed people from all disciplines (accountants, evaluators, market researchers, economists, service designers, investors) as we looked to strengthen our networks.
Find out more about Social Value Matters 2019, as well as all previous SVI conferences here