Orchards biomass for energy purposes: an approach for the assessment of the impact on society

Article history: Received: July 2014 Received in the revised form: August 2014 Accepted: September 2014 Analysis and evaluation of the impact on the social aspects and the social value of a given investment are still not a popular analysis applied in Poland. However, EU legislation and the practice of developed countries (including the U.S.) support the implementation of these analyzes. They are important from the point of view of the local community and that is why they are incorporated into the EuroPruning project. This article presents two types of analyzes: SLCA and SROI, which take into account in their methodologies the social aspects, i.e. impact on the condition and the satisfaction of the local community (social impact).