OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
The Insights for Action seminar series explores how researchers and practitioners within and beyond Oxford are using research insights to drive social change.
In this month’s seminar we will launch the forthcoming impact finance report Re-evaluating Investment Risk and Return: An Outcome-Based Approach to Net Present Value Models and Discount Rates (November 2025). The discussion will introduce a new framework, the Outcomes-Based Net Present Value (ONPV) model, which rethinks how investments are valued over time.
Conventional models often undervalue long-term risks, externalities, and social and environmental benefits. The ONPV model addresses these limitations by integrating adaptive and pluralistic discounting methods that better reflect uncertainty, evolving preferences, and the diverse forms of capital that generate value.
By reframing discount rates and valuation methodologies, this approach aims to align investment decision-making with long-term sustainability, economic resilience, and intergenerational equity. Join us to explore how the ONPV framework can support more inclusive, forward-looking capital allocation and help address systemic challenges such as climate change, inequality, and sustainable development financing.
