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 ð companyƞs si nificant commnity is a rop of individals áond áy a common experience who
affect and who are affected áy ásiness operations and ths can áe áond áy eo raphic proximity
historical relationship with the company or other common experience.
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 hat rops are affected (or perceive themselves to áe affected) áy a project prodct or investment? ðnd
who can play a si nificant role in shapin or affectin the project or investment?
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  Ñ Geo raphic proximity: commnities that are near corporate operations facilities or areas affected áy
operations (e. . downstream a contaminated river)
Ñ Level of dependency (monetary employment administrative cstomer áase and so on) áased on market
share or created áy corporate spplier relationships employment and social investment pro rams (e. .
percenta e ásiness of a specific vendor)
Ñ Level of positivene ative social and environmental impactotcome cased áy company
Ñ ðpproachaáilitywillin ness to en a e with company
Ñ Potential for ftre marketLevel of prchasin power
Ñ Le al responsiáility of company
Ñ Direct vs. indirect and indced impacts
Ñ Level of inflence over company
Ñ Isse areas of concern
Ñ Knowled e level of the isses
Ñ Historically mar inalized and poor rops in society
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 ·he operational definition of a commnityƞs economic

development is created áy the company and the
commnity representatives to ether.
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