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Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA)

United Nations

Guidelines on how to assess a product, based on social and socio-economic indicators. Coupling LCA assessment and its environmental indicators to socio-economic issues.

Themes

Job requirements and qualifications
Autonomy
Human toxicity
Human toxicity indirect (emissions)
Particulate matter
Smog
Ionizing radiation
Physical hazards
(un)employment
Labour in lifecycle
Social equity
R&D in sustainable innovation
Distribution of employment & capital
Labour rights

Assessment type

Quantitative
Qualitative

Spatial focus of impact

Local
General

Life Cycle

Cradle to grave
Cradle to gate

Technical Stage

Commercial

Model data

Default values
Own model data

Open Access and method

Yes

English available

Yes

Geographical scale

Global
Regional
Local

Object: Product

Goal: Self-assessment

Motivation: Improvement

More information:
https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/report/guidelines-social-life-cycle-assessment-products

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