As CEO of a CSR consulting firm, you are assigned the task of assessing the impact of an organisation's CSR activities on People's way of life, their culture, their community, their political and their health and well-be

The impact of an organisation's CSR activities on people's way of life, their culture, their community, their political beliefs, their health and their well-being can be assessed through Social Impact Assessment (SIA). Social Impact Assessment is a process for the identification, analysis, assessment, management and monitoring of the social impacts of a project, both positive and negative, long-term or short-term, identifiable or non-identifiable. The social impacts of a project are the direct and indirect impacts that affect people and their communities at all stages of the project lifecycle. Social Impact Assessment must cover the following specific areas to identify impacts and mitigation measures: Community and stakeholder engagement Workforce management Housing and accommodation Local business and industry content Health and community well-being. Social Impact Assessment (SIA) is a process that provides a framework for prioritizing, gathering, analysing and incorporating social information and participation into the design and delivery of developmental interventions. It ensures that development interventions are: Informed and take into account the key relevant social issues Incorporate a participation strategy for involving a wide range of stakeholders. Social Impact Assessment process is an iterative, logical and cyclical process that helps to identify both direct and indirect impacts of proposed project while at the same time providing direction and guidance for policy decision making. The process begins with the description of proposed project which presents the nature of proposed project, the scale of the project, project phasing, funding sources, expected profit, total number of jobs to be generated and site layout. This is followed by the scoping exercise which assesses the relevant social issues and uses it as the basis for the establishment of spatial and contextual boundaries for the proposed project. The final stages of the process involve the establishment of baseline data based on present socio-economic characteristics, assessment and evaluation cumulative social effects, formulation of alternatives and development of mitigation plan and course of actions.