Organisation's Impact on Communities

• Positive economic impacts

  • creates employment
  • pays wages/salaries
  • increases standard of living
  • creates spin-off effects
  • increases income tax revenue for the government
• Negative economic impacts

  • creates footloose businesses
  • if they leave jobseeker's allowance payments increase due to the unemployed left behind
  • increases demand for houses
  • creates knock-on effects
  • puts pressure on local facilities
• Positive social impacts

  • encourages job satisfaction
  • improves facilities
  • improves government services
  • creates sponsorship
  • improves education
  • improves wellbeing
• Negative social impacts

  • puts pressure on local facilities
  • encourages anti-social behaviour
  • alters industrial relations
• Positive environmental impacts

  • encouraging biodegradable products
  • using green energy
  • encouraging employees to use public transport/carpool/walk/cycle to work
  • encouraging employees to work from home
• Negative environmental impacts

  • contaminates facilities
  • increase pollution
  • increase waste
  • increase litter
• Community enterprises

  • reduce unemployment in the community
  • bring back community pride and improve the local environment
  • help those who are normally socially excluded
• Local voluntary enterprises

  • provide a service not otherwise available
  • support the less well off in society
  • nurture a community spirit
  • those involved benefit as they are more comitted to the community