Financial Valuation Tool (FV Tool)

There is a growing expectation globally that large scale investments by oil, gas and mining industries will bring broad-based benefits to local communities. In order to be a good neighbor, manage high expectations of governments and host communities, access land and manage risks, many extractive industry companies invest millions of dollars in diverse local sustainability programs such as infrastructure development, vocational training, skills development and support to a variety of local institutions and stakeholder groups. These sustainability investments create both benefits to the local communities as well as significant business value to companies.

This model calculates a probable range for the NPV of a portfolio of sustainability investments, including both the direct value creation and the indirect value protection of these investments. By highlighting the relative value of specific investments, the Tool will help to align the company’s core business objectives with the sustainability investments it makes.