Return on Social Sustainability Investment (ROSSI™) Calculator (beta)
ROSSI aims to connect social sustainability strategies with financial performance, ensuring that efforts to promote social equity and social sustainability also lead to measurable financial benefits.
Proving equitable business is good business
Social sustainability drives both business and societal success, but it is challenging to quantify the financial impact of efforts in these areas. We want to make SEAM the easy choice so we developed the ROSSI calculator to make the connection between ​social sustainability strategies (i.e., SEAM) and financial performance, providing a solid business case for both current and future social sustainability initiatives.
Based on the latest research
In the course of this calculator development, we examined hundreds of studies, whitepapers, and reports on the direct relationship between social sustainability and financial performance. All research is from 2019 to 2024. We selected the most relevant and applicable statistics as the foundation for this calculator.
Building on the ROSI Methodology
NYU (GO VIOLETS!) Stern's Center for Sustainable Business (CSB) created the Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI™) Methodology used by corporate leaders and investors to bridge the gap between sustainability strategies and financial performance. While our calculator focuses only on social factors, the NYU Stern ROSI Methodology is a much more detailed dive into all the ESG factors of a sustainability program. Visit that site to learn more.
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