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Summarizing the key lessons from the previous chapters, this chapter provides a set of critical questions for managers to systematically implement impact measurement and management. Schönherr et al. guide managers and other professionals through the critical decision points that are required to establish effective and efficient impact measurement and management within organizations. This includes defining the purpose of impact measurement, scoping and materiality assessment, choosing an assessment approach, implementing impact measurement, and, finally, integrating impact measurement and management in the organization.
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For more information, see the UN Partnerships for the SDGs platform and database at https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/partnerships/
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For instance, the SDG Business Hub lists hundreds of resources, webinars and support services addressing business engagement with the SDGs. To peruse the full list of resources, please see https://sdghub.com/
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Schönherr, N., Reisch, L.A., Farsang, A., Temmes, A., Tharani, A., Martinuzzi, A. (2019). Implementing Impact Measurement and Management. In: Schönherr, N., Martinuzzi, A. (eds) Business and the Sustainable Development Goals. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16810-0_6
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