Some SROI users employ a version of the method that does not require that all impacts be assigned a financial proxy. Displaying: All stories X1 stories matching ‘ ‘ clear. They can identify how effectively a company uses its capital and other resources to create value for the community. View Type. The aim is to include the values of people that are often excluded from markets in the same terms as used in markets, that is money, in order to give people a voice in resource allocation decisions. They also do not include the positive or negative value i. Social return on investment SROI is a principles-based method for measuring extra-financial value such as environmental or social value not currently reflected or involved in conventional financial accounts.