Monetary Impact Valuation for Sustainable Business

Laura Marie Edinger-Schons; Judith Stroehle; Ali Aslan Gümüsay; Florian Berg; Marya Besharov; Timo  Busch; Dror Etzion; Karim Harji; Nien-hê  Hsieh; Andy King; Colin Mayer; Giovanna Michelon; Andreas Rasche; Juliane Reinecke; Florian  Hoos

doi:10.1038/s41893-025-01630-9

Monetary Impact Valuation for Sustainable Business

Laura Marie Edinger-Schons^*, Judith Stroehle, Ali Aslan Gümüsay, Florian Berg, Marya Besharov, Timo Busch, Dror Etzion, Karim Harji, Nien-hê Hsieh, Andy King, Colin Mayer, Giovanna Michelon, Andreas Rasche, Juliane Reinecke, Florian Hoos

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Abstract

Businesses increasingly experiment with monetary impact valuation to assess their sustainability impacts, raising both promise and concern. We propose a scientific approach — grounded in eight principles — to ensure valuation serves sustainability rather than distorts it.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature Sustainability
Volume	8
Issue number	10
Pages (from-to)	1102-1104
Number of pages	3
ISSN	2398-9629
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01630-9
Publication status	Published - Oct 2025

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Published online: 18 September 2025.

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Economics

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