Question

You have just taken over your family’s printing business. It is important to you that the business has a positive impact on your employees and society in general, while limiting any negative impacts. For each example below, identify the impact on society.

1. Increase employment
2. Offer valuable products
3. Environment damage
4. Improve the quality of life
5. Health and safety risks

a. Some of your printing processes utilize chemicals that require press operators to wear masks during production. _____________
b. Because of increased profits in the last 5 years, you have been able to increase staffing levels by 25%. _____________
c. The business is a member of the local Chamber of Commerce and supports local community charities. _____________
d. The business is the only one in town to offer 48-hour turnaround on printing projects. __________
e. The business uses ink that is shipped in bulky, non-recyclable ink containers. ____________

Answer 1

a. Some of your printing processes utilize chemicals that require press operators to wear masks during production. Health and safety risks.

Those chemicals present a health and safety risk because a person can get sick if they do not wear the masks.

b. Because of increased profits in the last 5 years, you have been able to increase staffing levels by 25%. Increase employment.

c. The business is a member of the local Chamber of Commerce and supports local community charities. Improve the quality of life

The business supports local charities which shows that it aims to improve the quality of life.

d. The business is the only one in town to offer 48-hour turnaround on printing projects. Offer valuable products

The business is the only one offering this service so it is offering valuable services.

e. The business uses ink that is shipped in bulky, non-recyclable ink containers. Environment damage

Ink is bulky and containers are non-recyclable. This will cause environmental damage.