The HIP Scorecard in Fast Company: Rate and Debate 21 Firms Driving Profit Through Impact

HIP: A new way to maximize both Human Impact + Profit for your company, for your portfolio and for your world. (Updated and groovy HIPinvestor.com site now live)

The April issue of Fast Company showcases The HIP Scorecard, and the HIP philosophy and framework, that we completed in collaboration with Sara Olsen and Brett Galimidi of SVT Group in San Francisco.

Our goal: to look beyond good intentions and focus on concrete results--how human impact drives the bottom line--as a guide for investors seeking to generate compelling returns and benefit society.

The 21 companies profiled here were able to describe their strategic vision, performance metrics, financial returns, accountability, and decision-making systems that supported sustainable performance. They could also articulate how that management approach drove human impact: namely, the health and wealth of customers and employers, environmental quality, and social equality.

Find out more about AMD, AA / Alcoa, CSCO / Cisco, GE, GS / Goldman Sachs, MLHR / Herman Miller, HPQ / Hewlett Packard, INFY / Infosys, IFSIA / Interface, IBM, LRY / Liberty Property, MCD / McDonald's, NKE / Nike, PCG / Pacific Gas and Electric, SBUX / Starbucks, SUNW / Sun Micro, UTX / United Technologies, VZ / Verizon, WAG / Walgreens, and WMT / Wal-Mart.

See the entire analysis at http://www.fastcompany.com/investing/

Interactive HIP Scorecard Click on each of the 21 profiled companies to see where they plot on the "HIP Revenue" and "HIP Practices Rating" chart.

How HIP is Your Company? Take this quiz to test your company's HIPness.

Measured Progress Investors are figuring it out: short-term numbers don't tell the whole story. How to think about valuing the invaluable.

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Experts in Measuring Impact Fast Company partnered with HIP Investor and SVT Group because of their innovation and expertise in measuring impact--and experience in helping leaders and organizations realize results.

Slideshow: 10 Tips for Making Sensible Investments10 tips for
investing in companies that drive profit through human impact.

Learn More About Impact + ProfitWant to learn more about quantifying human impact and how it drives profit? Here are connections to some leading resources in the field.

See the entire analysis at http://www.fastcompany.com/investing/