CHAPTER 4

Community Investment

Most businesses, once they reach a certain size and level of resources, provide support for activities of organizations in their communities that are dedicated to address social issues or needs in the community. There is no shortage of issues that companies can focus on in their communities. For example, among the “global challenges” identified by the Future-Fit Business Framework as being the critical environmental and social issues for businesses and society as a whole were the failure to adequately invest in, upgrade, and secure critical infrastructure, coupled with rapid and poorly planned urbanization, which has undermined the long-term health and resilience of communities; and a severe income disparity between ...

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