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Common Good Marketplace Publishes Impact Framework V3 as Its UNGA/Climate Week Contribution to a Market-Based Path for Human and Societal Flourishing
Grounded in “Tradeable Impact,” the new framework standardizes how outcomes are measured, valued, verified, and financed—so capital flows to what works.

New York, New York — September 19, 2025 — Common Good Marketplace (CGM) today announced the publication of its Impact Framework V3, released in tandem with UNGA/Climate Week as CGM’s contribution to accelerating credible, results-linked funding for human flourishing. Building on CGM’s work with the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tradeable Impact, the framework provides a practical blueprint for converting verified social outcomes into comparable, tradable units that can be financed, reported, and scaled.

During UNGA/Climate Week, CGM will join peers and partners across a series of ecosystem convenings, including WEF Partnerships on Social Innovation, the Clinton Global Initiative, Devex Impact House, Deloitte HORIZONS at NYC Climate Week, Business Fights Poverty, and other social innovation events.

“Outcomes funding only works at scale if the rules are clear, the evidence is credible, and the unit of value is comparable,” said Greg Spencer, CEO of Common Good Marketplace. “Impact Framework V3 is our step toward that reality—so funders can confidently buy verified results, and frontline organizations can be rewarded for what matters most: real-world change.”

What CGM’s Impact Framework V3 Delivers

A standardized unit: Verified Impact Assets™ (VIAs).
One VIA represents one additional year of well-being for a beneficiary, expressed in monetary terms via a human-capital valuation approach. VIAs let Buyers compare outcomes across sectors and geographies and channel capital to the highest-value results.

Comparable measurement aligned to global norms.
The framework integrates SDG targets and the Impact Management Project’s Five Dimensions of Impact, balancing direct monitoring data with conservative use of anchor studies and national datasets.

Transparent valuation with conservative safeguards.
CGM converts observed outcomes into present social value using rigorous, documented assumptions (attribution, deadweight/counterfactual, displacement, drop-off, and social discounting) and applies conservative adjustments where evidence is limited.

Verification built for trust and scale.
Projects undergo a risk-based, annually repeated verification that produces an auditable evidence trail suitable for reporting and optional third-party assurance—culminating in issuance of VIAs into CGM’s marketplace.

A practical path to finance outcomes.
With VIAs issued and listed, Buyers (corporates, foundations, DFIs, public agencies, and impact funds) can purchase verified results or make forward commitments—aligning capital with performance and enabling portfolio-level SROI analysis and SDG-aligned reporting.

Why Now?

The SDG financing gap continues to widen even as stakeholders demand proof of outcomes, not activities. Philanthropy, CSR, public budgets, and impact investors need credible ways to compare, price, and purchase verified results. Impact Framework V3 helps:

• Advance the SDGs: By tying funding to measured improvements aligned with SDG targets, the framework strengthens accountability and accelerates learning across contexts.
  
  
• Bridge the funding gap: Standardized, verified units make it easier for diverse capital providers to co-finance outcomes and crowd resources toward effective interventions.
  
  
• Unlock tradable impact markets: With VIAs as a consistent unit of value, funders can reallocate capital toward proven approaches and suppliers can scale what works—with less bespoke contracting and lower transaction costs.

Highlights at a Glance

• VIAs = One additional year of well-being per beneficiary, monetized via a human-capital lens and normalized for cross-country comparability.
  
  
• 10-year renewable lifecycle with annual monitoring and verification; auditable trail from screening to issuance.
  
  
• Evidence architecture that blends direct M&E, anchor studies, and national indicators with conservative counterfactual and attribution logic.
  
  
• Buyer-ready claims aligned to SDGs and suitable for CSR/ESG disclosures and portfolio SROI analysis.

About Tradeable Impact and CGM’s Role

With global efforts led by the World Economic Forum, CGM is operationalizing tradeable impact so outcomes can be recognized as credible units of value—measured consistently, verified efficiently, priced transparently, and financed at scale. CGM’s marketplace couples this framework with an issuance process so Buyers can purchase VIAs and Suppliers can be rewarded for verified results.

Call to Action

• Read the Impact Framework V3 and share feedback—we’re inviting comments from practitioners, evaluators, funders, corporates, and policymakers: Fill out the Framework Feedback Form
  
  
• Partner with CGM to leverage this Impact Frameork and Verified Impact Assets (VIAs) for your portfolio or programs building off the momentum from UNGA/Climate Week.

Media & Partner Inquiries: info@commongoodmarketplace.com

About Common Good Marketplace

Common Good Marketplace (CGM) is a platform for tradeable impact—standardizing how outcomes are measured, valued, verified, and financed so capital moves efficiently to what works. Through Verified Impact Assets™, CGM enables Buyers to purchase verified social outcomes and helps Suppliers scale effective programs with transparent, auditable claims.

Verified Impact Assets™ are trademarks of Common Good Marketplace.

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