# Alphabet soup

> Every name of a standard, framework, method and law in impact management, from A to Z. One point for every name, with its source.

Source: https://narrate.works/alphabet-soup
Language: English (Nederlands: https://narrate.works/alfabetsoep)
Publisher: Narrate (Narrate B.V.), https://narrate.works

Special

Work in impact and you pick up a second alphabet. GRI, ESRS, SROI and ToC float through every report, every tender and every conversation with a funder.

We ladled every name we know out of the pot and set them out from A to Z. Now you can see how thick the soup is, where the letters clump together and where the broth stays clear.

## One point for every name

182 names of frameworks, standards, methods, laws, labels and indices. I is the fullest letter, with 23 names. Nothing floats at J and Y.

Sort

As people say itSpelt out

An acronym sits at its first letter. XBRL is how people say it, so it sits at X.

A solid point is a name you mostly hear as an acronym. A faint point is one you hear in full. Choose a letter to see its names.

### At I

- IATI International Aid Transparency Initiativestandard · [at the owner](https://iatistandard.org/)
- Iceberg modelframework · [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#ijsbergmodel)
- IFC PS IFC Performance Standardsstandard · [at the owner](https://www.ifc.org/)
- IMP Impact Management Platformframework · [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#imp)
- Impact Gaps Canvasframework · [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#impact-gaps-canvas)
- Impact value chainframework · [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#impactwaardeketen)
- Integrated Reporting Frameworkframework · [at the owner](https://integratedreporting.ifrs.org/)
- IP&L Integrated Profit & Lossmethod · [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#integrated-pl)
- IRIS+standard · [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#iris)
- ISAE 3000 International Standard on Assurance Engagements 3000standard · [at the owner](https://www.iaasb.org/)
- ISO 9001standard · [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/)
- ISO 14001standard · [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#iso-14001)
- ISO 14064standard · [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/)
- ISO 14068standard · [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/)
- ISO 20400standard · [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/)
- ISO 26000framework · [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#iso-26000)
- ISO 30415standard · [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/)
- ISO 37001standard · [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/)
- ISO 45001standard · [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/)
- ISO 50001standard · [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/)
- ISSA 5000 International Standard on Sustainability Assurance 5000standard · [at the owner](https://www.iaasb.org/)
- ISSB IFRS S1 and S2standard · [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#issb)
- IWAF Impact Weighted Accounts Frameworkmethod · [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#iwa)

Each name counts once, even when it comes in versions. A name that begins with a digit is left out. The list is not complete, and it never will be.

Source: our list of frameworks, topped up with names we come across in reports, tenders and audits. You can look up every name at its owner. As of 21 October 2026.

All 182 names in a table

All 182 names in a table

| Letter | Name | Acronym | Kind | Look it up |
| A | AA1000 AccountAbility Principles | AA1000 | standard | [at the owner](https://www.accountability.org/) |
| A | Assessing low-Carbon Transition | ACT | method | [at the owner](https://actinitiative.org/) |
| A | AMEC Integrated Evaluation Framework | AMEC | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#amec) |
| A | Appreciative inquiry | | method | [description](https://www.betterevaluation.org/) |
| B | B Corp certification | | label | [at the owner](https://www.bcorporation.net/) |
| B | Beter Leven label | | label | [at the owner](https://beterleven.dierenbescherming.nl/) |
| B | Better Cotton | | label | [at the owner](https://bettercotton.org/) |
| B | B Impact Assessment | BIA | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#bia) |
| B | BREEAM and LEED | | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#breeam-leed) |
| B | Broad wellbeing | | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#brede-welvaart) |
| B | Balanced scorecard | BSC | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#balanced-scorecard) |
| B | amfori BSCI | BSCI | standard | [at the owner](https://www.amfori.org/) |
| B | Balanced Value Impact model | BVI | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#bvi) |
| C | Cradle to Cradle Certified | C2C | label | [at the owner](https://c2ccertified.org/) |
| C | Capitals Coalition protocols | | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#capitals-protocols) |
| C | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism | CBAM | law or rule | [at the owner](https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism_en) |
| C | CBF accreditation | CBF | label | [at the owner](https://www.cbf.nl/) |
| C | Core Carbon Principles | CCP | standard | [at the owner](https://icvcm.org/) |
| C | CDP | | standard | [at the owner](https://www.cdp.net/) |
| C | Corporate Human Rights Benchmark | CHRB | index | [at the owner](https://www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/) |
| C | Core Humanitarian Standard | CHS | standard | [at the owner](https://www.corehumanitarianstandard.org/) |
| C | Contribution analysis | | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#contributieanalyse) |
| C | Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive | CSDDD | law or rule | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#csddd) |
| C | CSR Performance Ladder | | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#csr-prestatieladder) |
| C | Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive | CSRD | law or rule | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#csrd) |
| C | Circular Transition Indicators | CTI | method | [at the owner](https://www.wbcsd.org/) |
| D | DCED Standard for Results Measurement | DCED | standard | [at the owner](https://www.enterprise-development.org/) |
| D | Developmental evaluation | | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#developmental-evaluation) |
| D | Double materiality assessment | | law or rule | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#dubbele-materialiteit) |
| D | Doughnut Economics | | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#donuteconomie) |
| E | Economy for the Common Good | ECG | framework | [at the owner](https://www.ecogood.org/) |
| E | EcoVadis | | label | [at the owner](https://ecovadis.com/) |
| E | Effect ladder | | method | [at the owner](https://www.movisie.nl/) |
| E | EFQM Model | EFQM | framework | [at the owner](https://efqm.org/) |
| E | Eco-Management and Audit Scheme | EMAS | law or rule | [at the owner](https://green-business.ec.europa.eu/eco-management-and-audit-scheme-emas_en) |
| E | Empowerment evaluation | | method | [description](https://www.betterevaluation.org/) |
| E | ENCORE | | method | [at the owner](https://encorenature.org/) |
| E | Equator Principles | EP | framework | [at the owner](https://equator-principles.com/) |
| E | Environmental Product Declaration | EPD | standard | [description](https://www.environdec.com/) |
| E | European Single Electronic Format | ESEF | law or rule | [at the owner](https://www.esma.europa.eu/) |
| E | European Sustainability Reporting Standards | ESRS | law or rule | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#esrs) |
| E | ETI Base Code | ETI | standard | [at the owner](https://www.ethicaltrade.org/) |
| E | EU Ecolabel | | label | [at the owner](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/circular-economy/eu-ecolabel_en) |
| E | EU Emissions Trading System | EU ETS | law or rule | [at the owner](https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/eu-emissions-trading-system-eu-ets_en) |
| E | EU Taxonomy | | law or rule | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#eu-taxonomie) |
| E | EU Deforestation Regulation | EUDR | law or rule | [at the owner](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1115/oj) |
| E | European Green Bond Standard | EuGBS | law or rule | [at the owner](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2631/oj) |
| F | Fair Wear | | label | [at the owner](https://www.fairwear.org/) |
| F | Fairtrade | | label | [at the owner](https://www.fairtrade.net/) |
| F | Five dimensions of impact | | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#vijf-dimensies) |
| F | Forest Stewardship Council | FSC | label | [at the owner](https://fsc.org/) |
| F | FTSE4Good | | index | [at the owner](https://www.lseg.com/) |
| F | Future-Fit Business Benchmark | | framework | [at the owner](https://futurefitbusiness.org/) |
| G | Green Bond Principles | GBP | framework | [at the owner](https://www.icmagroup.org/sustainable-finance/) |
| G | Greenhouse Gas Protocol | GHG | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#ghg-protocol) |
| G | Goal-free evaluation | | method | [description](https://www.betterevaluation.org/) |
| G | Gold Standard | | label | [at the owner](https://www.goldstandard.org/) |
| G | Global Organic Textile Standard | GOTS | label | [at the owner](https://global-standard.org/) |
| G | Green Key | | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#green-key) |
| G | GRESB | | standard | [at the owner](https://www.gresb.com/) |
| G | GRI Standards | GRI | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#gri) |
| H | Human Development Index | HDI | index | [at the owner](https://hdr.undp.org/) |
| I | International Aid Transparency Initiative | IATI | standard | [at the owner](https://iatistandard.org/) |
| I | Iceberg model | | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#ijsbergmodel) |
| I | IFC Performance Standards | IFC PS | standard | [at the owner](https://www.ifc.org/) |
| I | Impact Management Platform | IMP | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#imp) |
| I | Impact Gaps Canvas | | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#impact-gaps-canvas) |
| I | Impact value chain | | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#impactwaardeketen) |
| I | Integrated Reporting Framework | | framework | [at the owner](https://integratedreporting.ifrs.org/) |
| I | Integrated Profit & Loss | IP&L | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#integrated-pl) |
| I | IRIS+ | IRIS+ | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#iris) |
| I | International Standard on Assurance Engagements 3000 | ISAE 3000 | standard | [at the owner](https://www.iaasb.org/) |
| I | ISO 9001 | | standard | [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/) |
| I | ISO 14001 | | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#iso-14001) |
| I | ISO 14064 | | standard | [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/) |
| I | ISO 14068 | | standard | [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/) |
| I | ISO 20400 | | standard | [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/) |
| I | ISO 26000 | | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#iso-26000) |
| I | ISO 30415 | | standard | [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/) |
| I | ISO 37001 | | standard | [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/) |
| I | ISO 45001 | | standard | [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/) |
| I | ISO 50001 | | standard | [at the owner](https://www.iso.org/) |
| I | International Standard on Sustainability Assurance 5000 | ISSA 5000 | standard | [at the owner](https://www.iaasb.org/) |
| I | IFRS S1 and S2 | ISSB | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#issb) |
| I | Impact Weighted Accounts Framework | IWAF | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#iwa) |
| K | Kirkpatrick model | | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#kirkpatrick) |
| K | KnowTheChain | | index | [at the owner](https://knowthechain.org/) |
| L | Life cycle assessment | LCA | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#lca) |
| L | Lean Data | | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#lean-data) |
| L | Logic model | | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#logic-model) |
| L | Logical framework | | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#logframe) |
| M | MAEX | | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#maex) |
| M | Material Circularity Indicator | MCI | method | [at the owner](https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/) |
| M | Millennium Development Goals | MDGs | framework | [at the owner](https://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/) |
| M | Social cost-benefit analysis | MKBA | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#mkba) |
| M | Monitor of Well-being | | index | [at the owner](https://www.cbs.nl/) |
| M | Multidimensional Poverty Index | MPI | index | [at the owner](https://ophi.org.uk/) |
| M | Most significant change | MSC | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#most-significant-change) |
| M | Marine Stewardship Council | MSC | label | [at the owner](https://www.msc.org/) |
| N | Nesta Standards of Evidence | | standard | [at the owner](https://www.nesta.org.uk/) |
| N | Non-Financial Reporting Directive | NFRD | law or rule | [at the owner](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/95/oj) |
| O | Open Contracting Data Standard | OCDS | standard | [at the owner](https://standard.open-contracting.org/) |
| O | OECD Better Life Index | | index | [at the owner](https://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/) |
| O | OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises | | framework | [at the owner](https://mneguidelines.oecd.org/) |
| O | OECD-DAC criteria | OECD-DAC | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#oecd-dac) |
| O | Objectives and key results | OKR | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#okr) |
| O | Operating Principles for Impact Management | | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#operating-principles) |
| O | Outcome harvesting | | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#outcome-harvesting) |
| O | Outcome mapping | | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#outcome-mapping) |
| O | Outcomes Star | | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#outcomes-star) |
| P | Paris Agreement Capital Transition Assessment | PACTA | method | [at the owner](https://www.transitionmonitor.com/) |
| P | Participatory evaluation and action research | | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#participatieve-evaluatie) |
| P | Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials | PBAF | standard | [at the owner](https://pbafglobal.com/) |
| P | Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials | PCAF | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#pcaf) |
| P | Product Environmental Footprint | PEF | method | [at the owner](https://green-business.ec.europa.eu/environmental-footprint-methods_en) |
| P | Photovoice | | method | [description](https://www.betterevaluation.org/) |
| P | Planetary boundaries | | framework | [at the owner](https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/planetary-boundaries.html) |
| P | Policy Compass | | method | [at the owner](https://www.kcbr.nl/) |
| P | Positive Health | | framework | [at the owner](https://www.iph.nl/) |
| P | Principles for Responsible Banking | PRB | framework | [at the owner](https://www.unepfi.org/) |
| P | Principles for Responsible Investment | PRI | framework | [at the owner](https://www.unpri.org/) |
| P | Principles of Social Value | | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#social-value) |
| P | Process tracing | | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#process-tracing) |
| P | Principles for Sustainable Insurance | PSI | framework | [at the owner](https://www.unepfi.org/) |
| P | Public Services (Social Value) Act | | law or rule | [at the owner](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/3/enacted) |
| Q | Qualitative Comparative Analysis | QCA | method | [description](https://www.betterevaluation.org/) |
| Q | Qualitative Impact Protocol | QuIP | method | [at the owner](https://bathsdr.org/) |
| R | R-ladder | | framework | [at the owner](https://www.pbl.nl/) |
| R | Rainforest Alliance | | label | [at the owner](https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/) |
| R | Results-Based Accountability | RBA | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#results-based-accountability) |
| R | RCTs and quasi-experiments | RCT | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#experimenteel-onderzoek) |
| R | Realist evaluation | | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#realist-evaluation) |
| R | Ripple effects mapping | | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#ripple-effects-mapping) |
| R | ROI Methodology | | method | [at the owner](https://roiinstitute.net/) |
| R | Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil | RSPO | label | [at the owner](https://rspo.org/) |
| S | SA8000 | | standard | [at the owner](https://sa-intl.org/) |
| S | SASB Standards | SASB | standard | [at the owner](https://sasb.ifrs.org/) |
| S | Social Bond Principles | SBP | framework | [at the owner](https://www.icmagroup.org/sustainable-finance/) |
| S | Science Based Targets initiative | SBTi | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#sbti) |
| S | Science Based Targets Network | SBTN | standard | [at the owner](https://sciencebasedtargetsnetwork.org/) |
| S | SDG Compass | | framework | [at the owner](https://unglobalcompact.org/library/3101) |
| S | SDG Impact Standards | | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#sdg-impact-standards) |
| S | Sustainable Development Goals | SDGs | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#sdgs) |
| S | Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation | SFDR | law or rule | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#sfdr) |
| S | Outcomes-based finance and social impact bonds | SIB | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#outcomes-based-finance) |
| S | Six Capitals | | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#six-capitals) |
| S | Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit | SMETA | standard | [at the owner](https://www.sedex.com/) |
| S | Social Impact Navigator | | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#social-impact-navigator) |
| S | Social Value Bank | | method | [at the owner](https://hact.org.uk/) |
| S | Sphere Standards | | standard | [at the owner](https://spherestandards.org/) |
| S | Social Progress Index | SPI | index | [at the owner](https://www.socialprogress.org/) |
| S | Social Return on Investment | SROI | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#sroi) |
| S | Standard 3810N | | standard | [at the owner](https://www.nba.nl/) |
| S | Systems map | | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#systeemkaart) |
| T | Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures | TCFD | framework | [at the owner](https://www.fsb-tcfd.org/) |
| T | The Green Book | | method | [at the owner](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-green-book-appraisal-and-evaluation-in-central-government) |
| T | The Magenta Book | | method | [at the owner](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-magenta-book) |
| T | The Natural Step | | framework | [at the owner](https://thenaturalstep.org/) |
| T | Three Horizons | | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#three-horizons) |
| T | Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures | TISFD | framework | [at the owner](https://www.tisfd.org/) |
| T | Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures | TNFD | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#tnfd) |
| T | Theory of change | ToC | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#verandertheorie) |
| T | Themes, Outcomes and Measures | TOMs | framework | [at the owner](https://socialvalueportal.com/) |
| T | Transition Plan Taskforce | TPT | framework | [at the owner](https://www.ifrs.org/) |
| T | Technology Readiness Levels | TRL | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#trl) |
| T | True Price | | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#true-pricing) |
| U | UNEG Norms and Standards for Evaluation | UNEG | standard | [at the owner](https://www.unevaluation.org/) |
| U | UN Global Compact | UNGC | framework | [at the owner](https://unglobalcompact.org/) |
| U | UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights | UNGP | framework | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#ungp) |
| U | UNGP Reporting Framework | | framework | [at the owner](https://www.ungpreporting.org/) |
| U | Utilization-focused evaluation | | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#utilization-focused-evaluation) |
| V | Value Balancing Alliance | VBA | method | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#value-balancing-alliance) |
| V | VCMI Claims Code of Practice | VCMI | standard | [at the owner](https://vcmintegrity.org/) |
| V | Verified Carbon Standard | VCS | label | [at the owner](https://verra.org/) |
| V | Voluntary sustainability reporting standard for SMEs | VSME | standard | [explained with the frameworks](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks#vsme) |
| W | World Benchmarking Alliance benchmarks | WBA | index | [at the owner](https://www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/) |
| W | WELL Building Standard | | label | [at the owner](https://www.wellcertified.com/) |
| W | Well-being of Future Generations Act | | law or rule | [at the owner](https://www.futuregenerations.wales/) |
| W | Wellbeing-adjusted life year | WELLBY | method | [at the owner](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/green-book-supplementary-guidance-wellbeing) |
| W | Women’s Empowerment Principles | WEPs | framework | [at the owner](https://www.weps.org/) |
| X | eXtensible Business Reporting Language | XBRL | standard | [at the owner](https://www.xbrl.org/) |
| Z | Self-Sufficiency Matrix | ZRM | method | [at the owner](https://www.zelfredzaamheidmatrix.nl/) |

## Where the letters clump together

I is the fullest letter, mostly thanks to ISO. Every ISO standard has its own number, and so its own name in the soup. IRIS+, ISSB and IATI float here too.

S holds the words you find in almost every title: sustainable, social and standard. E is where most of the European rules gather, from ESRS to EMAS.

J and Y stay empty. They are the quiet rim of the bowl, where nobody has set down a framework yet.

## Why the soup is so thick

Every new question got an answer of its own. A funder wanted to compare, a regulator wanted assurance, a community wanted to be heard. Each time another framework joined the pot, with its own owner and its own acronym.

How the soup grew so thick is a story for a special of its own. Here we look at what is in the pot today.

[Read the special on the history of impact management](https://narrate.works/resources-and-insights/history-of-impact-management)

## One acronym, two meanings

In an evaluation, MSC is the most significant change method. On a tin of fish, MSC is the Marine Stewardship Council. Use only the letters and your reader has to guess which soup you are serving.

Names shift within one family as well. Many papers call IFRS S1 and S2 the ISSB Standards, after the board that wrote them.

### Acronyms in the soup that stand for more than one thing

- MSC Most significant change · Marine Stewardship Council

## Spell it out

In a report, give a name in full the first time. Then a resident, a councillor or a participant can follow what you mean as well. The acronym is for readers who already know it.

You do not need the whole soup. Pick one or two frameworks that fit your question and say why you chose them. The rest can stay in the pot.

Soup only tastes good when you know what went into it. That is why every name here tells you where to look it up.

[Which frameworks exist and when to use them](https://narrate.works/impact-management/frameworks)

## How we counted

A name sits at the first letter of what people say. If it has a common acronym, that counts. Otherwise the English name counts. That is why the Dutch soup looks slightly different.

Accents are ignored, and versions of one standard count as one name. Names that begin with a digit, such as the 2X Criteria, fall outside the alphabet and so outside this count.