60 Decibels — Impact Measurement

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The 2023 MFI Index

The Microfinance Index is a groundbreaking financial inclusion initiative that provides high-quality, comparable impact data for the microfinance industry, driven entirely by client voices. This annual initiative has expanded to collect more than 1 million unique global data points in 2023.

Access the Data Behind the MFI Index

Explore 3 paid options to access the data behind the MFI Index. Whether you are looking a dashboard of aggregate data from 1 million+ data points, a deep dive into microfinance within a specific geography or market, or want to run customized portfolio discovery, we have an option to fit your organization’s needs and budget.

A Solution for Measuring Climate Resilience

The Climate Resilience Assessment measures changes in three key dimensions of household resilience, all captured through lean, remote interviews with a representative sample of stakeholders.

The race for smart customer data for the future of fintech

Sasha Dichter, Co-Founder and CEO at 60 Decibels, argues that using customer data in the right way is crucial in the future of fintech.

Introducing the Quality Jobs Index

The 60dB Quality Jobs Index aims to enable organizations and investors at the forefront of sustainability and social impact to understand the quality and impact of jobs they are providing.

The forgotten factor: why the ‘S’ in ESG matters more than you realise

Two key factors are needed to make progress measuring the ‘S’ in ESG: a recognition of what the ‘S’ truly encompasses and reliable data for these areas.

Introducing the 60 Decibels Farmer Benchmarks

Looking for interactive data from 18,000 farmers right at your fingertips? We’re excited to launch our Farmer Benchmarks! In the last three years, we’ve interviewed farmers in 19 countries across 93 Lean Data projects.

Introducing the 60dB Digital Agriculture Index

The 60dB Digital Agriculture Index is a simple way for farmers to share their experiences using digital tools across advisory, inputs, credit, buyers, and insurance services.

3 Reasons We Need Social Impact Benchmarks

Our ability to compare with others, based on a benchmark of performance, is what vaults us from evaluation (simply having data) to managing impact performance. To do this, we have to get standard, comparable data from customers and beneficiaries.

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How we work

Data built by listening.

Who knows your impact best? The people who experience it. That’s why we listen to them directly, building measurement tools around what they say matters most to their lives.

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Speedy and standardized.

Most impact measurement is either too complex to be scalable or too simple to be useful. Ours is a Goldilocks approach: 15-minute, standardized surveys built for repetition and comparability.

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By phone, by real people, anywhere.

Nothing gets to the root of impact better than a direct conversation. Our Research Assistants speak, by phone, in local language, to the people you impact.

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Thailand

Togo

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Turkey

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United Kingdom

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Who we serve

Corporations

Forward-thinking companies working to transform their impact and manage social risks.

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Investors & Funders

Funders seeking quality, comparable social performance data across their portfolio.

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NGOs & Social Enterprises

Social change organizations needing better data to improve their impact.

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Our Expertise

Over thousands of impact measurement projects, we’ve designed measurement tools for multiple sectors and themes. Can’t see your sector here? Get in touch and we’ll work with you to build something new.