In a short article published on the Dec 2014 issue of the CSR Times, HKI-SIA Chief Executive Terence Yuen reviews some common misunderstandings and biases on SROI among the local practitioners.
There are in fact quite a lot of misunderstandings on SROI, as detailed in an earlier review report released by The SROI Network International.
SROI is often perceived as a cost-benefit ratio or as just “another” impact evaluation tool, but it is best described as a holistic framework comprising a set of generally accepted principles for guiding the professional practice of social impact measurement.
See article: SROI的謬誤與偏見 (Chinese version only)
Hong Kong Institute of Social Impact Analysts (HKI-SIA) 