ID: 2155
Presenting Author: Roman Mojsevski
Session: 725 - After the Assessment – Where’s the Value and What Happened in the End?
Status: pending
ESIA is an investment, not a cost. We define new KPIs based on the Mitigation Hierarchy and SROI to quantify its true, measurable project value.
The Business Case: As a sales manager, you constantly prove the value of your team's work in terms of revenue. We apply this rigorous, profit-driven thinking to ESIA. A high-quality ESIA is not about ticking a regulatory box; it’s about generating measurable, sustainable project value.
Key Performance Indicators for R-O-IA: We propose new, quantifiable metrics that track genuine value:
Reduced Project Delays: A proactive, comprehensive ESIA prevents costly delays stemming from litigation, regulatory roadblocks, or public opposition, delivering projects faster.
Avoided Costs (Biodiversity Value): The financial return in the environmental sphere is directly tied to the Mitigation Hierarchy . Proactively Avoiding or Minimizing impacts early prevents significantly higher future costs associated with residual environmental impacts and expensive, resource-intensive Offsets.
Social Value Quantification: For community and social aspects, we measure value using the Social Return on Investment (SROI) framework. This quantifies the positive financial and non-financial returns derived from robust local employment, improved community infrastructure, and enhanced project resilience over its lifecycle.
Investor Confidence: A strong, integrated ESIA increases confidence among investors and lenders, often leading to improved financing terms and access to capital.
ESIA as a "Value-Add" Service: We conclude by reframing the ESIA practitioner as a critical, value-add partner who optimizes project design and secures greater buy-in by measuring success through these powerful E&S return metrics.
A seasoned SaaS sales expert now at E&S Solutions, Roman Mojsevski brings a fresh commercial approach, using SROI and AI to reframe ESIA as a measurable investment, not a cost.