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- Arvidsson, Rickard, 1984
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Time-based indicators of forced labour, local employment and equal opportunities in social LCA
- 2020
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In: Collection FriuTrop thema. - 2426-9654. - 9782956214120 ; 5
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The conventional type-1 indicators used in social life cycle assessment have mathematical problems related to aggregation of impacts along product life cycles. This contribution therefore proposes three time-based, quantitative type-2 indicators: (i) the share of the life-cycle labour hours of a product conducted as forced labour, (ii) the share of labour hours conducted locally, and (iii) the share of labour hours conducted by the two genders (females and males). These indicators all have the unit time (e.g. hours) and capture the three subcategories forced labour, local employment and (partly) equal opportunity, respectively. Forced labour and local employment both constitute shares of the total life-cycle labour hours, whereas the shares of labour hours conducted by females and males respectively make up the total labour hours. The absolute values of these indicators can be used for product comparisons, but their distribution along product life cycles might be even more interesting.
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- Chakraborty, Anwesha, 1984, et al.
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Science Communication and Social LCA: Can the twain meet? Initial findings from an Oatly study
- 2020
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In: Collection FruiTrop Thema Social LCA. - 2426-9654. ; 5, s. 206-209
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This contribution aims to propose a possible integration of science communication debates, on deficit, dialogue and participation between different actors, experts and non-experts, in the study of social LCA. The purpose of such an integration stems from the understanding that through the product chain, there are a wide variety of actors that enable the material product to "flow" and that are working with scientific and sustainability-relevant information. This abstract first discusses the key arguments that evolved in science communication debates especially in the last decades leading up to the more recent deliberations on participation, and then proposes reasons why it could be worthwhile to combine these arguments in the growing literature on social LCA. It uses Oatly, the Swedish oat milk company, and the types of communication in its product chain, as the case study to argue the relevance of science communication scholarly frameworks in social LCA.
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- Furberg, Anna, 1990, et al.
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Human health impacts of natural diamond production
- 2020
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In: Social LCA Impacts, Interests, Interactions. - 2426-9654. - 9782956214120
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Natural diamonds have been treasured by humans for centuries, but its production is associated with various negative human health impacts. These include occupational accidents in the production system (e.g. due to artisanal mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)), human health impacts due to production system emissions and diamond is furthermore associated with the conflict in the DRC. The aim of this study is to conduct a screening LCA of human health impacts in global natural diamond production. Preliminary results, quantified by applying the disability-adjusted life year indicator, show that production system emissions and occupational accidents in the production system, mainly from artisanal diamond mining in the DRC, constitute the largest contributors to negative human health impacts in natural diamond production globally. Potential positive human health impacts are also discussed. The preliminary results from this study can be applied in future studies of natural diamond and its products.
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- Furberg, Anna, 1990, et al.
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Using DALY for Assessing Human Health Impacts of Conflict Minerals
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In: Social LCA People and Places for Partnership. - 2426-9654. - 9782956214113
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Conflict minerals are financing civil warfare in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The minerals are found in many different products, including electronics, chemicals and manufacturing tools. There is therefore a need to include impacts on human health related to the use of conflict minerals in social life cycle assessment (SLCA). The disability-adjusted life years (DALY) indicator, developed for the World Health Organization and the World Bank, is often used to quantify impacts on human health. DALY provides a measure of the number of years lost due to disability and premature death. So far, initial studies have provided early calculations of human health impacts of conflict minerals in terms of DALY. The aim of this study is to conduct an improved assessment of human health impacts of different conflict minerals applying the DALY indicator. Per-kg results for the conflict minerals tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold, copper, cobalt and diamond are presented. Effects on the result from parameter uncertainty and methodological choices, such as which minerals are considered conflict minerals, are also considered. Furthermore, strengths and weaknesses of using DALY to assess human health impacts related to conflict minerals are discussed. The results can subsequently be used by SLCA practitioners to assess impacts on human health related to the use of conflict minerals in specific applications, thus acknowledging the fact that the use of a wide variety of everyday products is connected to considerable human health impacts and indirectly contribute to one of the world’s currently deadliest humanitarian disaster.
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- Goffetti, Giulia, et al.
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Measuring the immeasurable: The contribution of social sciences to the assessment of social impacts in a life cycle perspective
- 2020
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In: Collection FruiTrop Thema Social LCA. - 2426-9654. ; 5, s. 202-205
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The UNEP/SETAC guidelines encourage researches in order to overcome some methodological issues related to Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA). Possible problems regard the operationalization and measurement of social indicators usually based on the corporate social responsibility structure and on political standards and conventions. To face these issues, possible contributes may come from the adoption of a theoretical and methodological pluralism approach based on social sciences. The aim of this study is to investigate on how social sciences may orient SLCA practitioners towards the development of new indicators related to human well-being. Focusing on social sciences, a literature review will be performed in order to see how human well-being is defined according to the several disciplines and what may be its possible indicators. Expected results regard a deeper knowledge of social realities and an increased awareness of how social sciences could contribute to develop the SLCA.
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- Goffetti, Giulia, et al.
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On the introduction of a community resilience framework to Social Life Cycle Assessment
- 2020
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In: Collection FruiTrop thema Social LCA. - 2426-9654. ; 5, s. 172-174
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- SLCA according to the UNEP/SETAC guidelines attempt to measure the social impacts of a product or policy with human well-being as endpoint indicator. However, the methodological sheets do not provide clear and unambiguous definition of what human well-being is and are lacking with regard to a weak capacity to identify reliable indicators to include in both Type I and Type 2 impact assessment. The aim of this article is to explore the chance to introduce ‘community resilience’ (e.g. Magis 2013) as new topic for assessment in the SLCA, compared to human well-being (Soltanpour et al., 2019). The concept of community resilience is investigated via literature to understand how it can be related to ‘human well-being’ expressed in the guidelines and how it can be operationalized for impact assessment. Results will show the possibility of community resilience assessment in SLCA for both Type I and Type 2 assessment.
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