Health Care sector
The focus should be on providing access to healthcare in developing countries or to vulnerable populations through generics, education, training, and others.
The impact assessment should be on the company's core business products/services, whether it is about treatments, tests, controlling illness rates, etc. It must include impact data and show how these populations are underserved and how thanks to the company, their lives have improved.
Consider the main drugs and treatments offered by the company, as well as access to education and training. Through this analysis, you should identify the number of people who got access to such products/services that previously did not have access.
Consider points of access such as distribution, under-served communities, rural areas, geographical-specific health issues, lack of staff and knowledge, etc.
Caution: This topic is about the impact on people and should not be about R&D.
Example: Malaria is a major issue in specific geographic regions where the general population cannot afford treatment.
Real Estate
For the real estate industry, it is important to assess whether companies provide access to housing for underserved groups. This can be low-income people, veterans, the elderly, and disabled persons, amongst others.
The introduction should provide information about the importance of adequate housing and the impact it has on people's well-being.
You should consider all housing offered by the company and see, out of the total, how many are offered in areas and to people who previously did not have access. Consider the socio-political and economic context of where the housing is offered, its affordability, and to whom.
It should focus on providing access to housing in developing countries or to vulnerable populations low-income housing, elderly homes, etc.
Consider all housing offered by the company, and out of the total, how many are offered in areas and to people who previously did not have access? Is the housing affordable?
Consider points of access such as distribution, under-served communities, rural areas, SMEs, commercial access, and different minority groups such as low-income, disabled, elderly, veterans, etc.
Caution: This topic should not address gentrification, as this impact is captured in another topic.
Example: What about recreational centres in communities across the world? Are they putting their know-how into providing a service? Or are they a supplier or engineering organisation or NGO that supplies infrastructure or access to basic needs?
Consumer Finance
For this industry, the focus can be on financial inclusion. More specifically, consider how the company is making banking and other financial services accessible for all.
This topic also includes efforts to improve financial literacy, which means providing the tools so people can develop financial skills and make better decisions regarding their money.
The analysis should explain the relevance of financial inclusion and/or literacy and the impact of accessing financial products and services such as bank accounts, loans, micro-financing, digital payment services, financial advice, and education, amongst others, depending on the company’s impact.
Consider points of access such as distribution, under-served communities, rural areas, SMEs, commercial access, and different minority groups such as low-income, disabled, elderly, veterans, etc.
It should include the total amount of unbanked people who are getting access to these forms of consumer finance, how they are benefiting from the relevant initiatives, and, how this is impacting their lives.
Education
For this industry, the focus should be on providing access to education in developing countries or to vulnerable populations, low-income people, etc.
The introduction should highlight the importance of education and the broad socio-economic and political impacts of its lack.
The core analysis should mention the total amount of people who are benefiting from access to education and should consider the points of access such as distribution, under-served communities, rural areas, different minority groups such as low-income, disabled, elderly, etc., and, if possible, the actual impact on their lives.
Utilities (energy and water)
For utility companies, the focus should be on providing access to its services (such as clean and safe water and electricity,) through projects and infrastructure for communities where there was not previously any access.
Community-based solar and wind initiatives can have positive social impacts from decreased dependency on public utilities, and supplying local electricity to schools, hospitals, farms, community facilities, and more. The core analysis should consider all the solar or wind development projects offered by the company implemented in areas where there was a need.
Consider the different points of access such as distribution, underserved communities, and rural areas, amongst others, and measure how many people benefitted and how this impacted their lives.
Companies providing access to clean water and sanitation through projects and infrastructure greatly impacts communities where there was not previously any access. Not only is drinking water vital for survival, but it also is for hygiene and mitigating diseases, as well as critical for household purposes. In the analysis, consider all the clean water and sanitation projects offered by the company that has been implemented in areas where there was a need.