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Impact principles

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These six impact principles guide our impact measurement and management strategy and implementation.

Integrity

We ensure that we measure, interpret, report, and represent impact data with the utmost integrity.

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Actionable

We measure what matters, and we measure for action, using impact data to inform our investment decisions.

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Lean

We use 3rd-party data collectors and new technologies, where appropriate, to keep data collection lean and efficient for our portfolio companies.

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People

We amplify the voices of those whose lives we want to improve by focusing our impact measurement on people and how our work changes lives.

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Dignity

We conduct impact measurement that honors the dignity of any individual with sensitivity to their circumstances and respect for their time.

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Growth

We identify growth opportunities within portfolio companies and across our portfolios based on our findings and analysis of impact data.

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