Perspectives on Social LCA : Contributions from the 6th International Conference / Marzia Traverso, Luigia Petti, Alessandra Zamagni, editors.
Traverso, Marzia.; Petti, Luigia.; Zamagni, Alessandra.
2020
TS170.5 .P47 2020
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Title
Perspectives on Social LCA : Contributions from the 6th International Conference / Marzia Traverso, Luigia Petti, Alessandra Zamagni, editors.
ISBN
9783030015084 (electronic book)
3030015084 (electronic book)
9783030065645
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01508-4
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
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English
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1 online resource
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10.1007/978-3-030-01508-4 doi
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TS170.5 .P47 2020
Dewey Decimal Classification
658.575
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This book gives a selection of contributions from the 6th Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) Conference in Pescara, Italy. S-LCA is a social (real and potential) impact assessment method that aims to drive improvements in order to increase the value of products and services. It helps organizations to plan better, implement more effectively, and promote scale initiatives. More in general, the assessment activity also facilitates accountability and supports stakeholder communication. Consumers are greatly aware of the provenance of the goods they purchase. They have greater access to product information than ever before, also thanks to the new digital platforms. They are also empowered to make more responsible purchase decisions about what concerns sustainability aspects. Therefore the need to linger on the social aspects has been emerging recently. Although the business evolution of environmental methods and metrics has advanced significantly over the past decades, tools and metrics to estimate the social aspects of products and services are in progress. In this volume several sections provide methodological developments and tool focus, contextualizing S-LCA scientifically and explore the fields of applications. Through current development (conferences, articles, seminars and industry group publications), the method is spreading, evolving and gaining in maturity. However, it still is an evolving field, and main developments foresee, both at the level of methodology and results, interpretation and communication in order to find a path forward. S-LCA has been changing since the beginnings. From our observations as educators, researchers, practitioners, and peer reviewers in the S-LCA community, there are trends that are of importance us.
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Traverso, Marzia.
Petti, Luigia.
Zamagni, Alessandra.
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SpringerBriefs in environmental science.
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Chapter 1. Functional Unit Definition Criteria in Life Cycle Assessment and Social Life Cycle Assessment: A Discussion (Arzoumanidis).- Chapter 2. Towards a Taxonomy For Social Impact Pathway Indicators (Weidema).- Chapter 3. A New Scheme For The Evaluation Of Socio-Economic Performance Of Organizations: A Well-Being Indicator Approach (di Cesare).- Chapter 4. Structure of a Net Positive Analysis For Supply Chain Social Impacts (Norris).- Chapter 5. Weighting and Scoring In Social Life Cycle Assessment (Telles do Carmo).- Chapter 6. Beyond a CSR Context Towards Methodological Pluralism in S-LCA: Exploring Alternative Social Theoretical Perspectives (Baumann).- Chapter 7. Sustainable Guar Initiative, Social Impact Characterization of an Integrated Sustainable Project (vuaillat). Chapter 8. Generation, Calculation and Interpretation of Social Impacts with the Social Analysis Of Seebalance® (Saling).- Chapter 9. Proposal of Social Indicators to Assess The Social Performance of Waste Management Systems in Developing Countries: A Brazilian Case Study (Ibañez-Forés).- Chapter 10. Social Assessment in the Design Phase of Automotive Component Using the Product Social Impact Assessment Method (Zanchi).- Chapter 11. Social Life Cycle Assessment in Agricultural Systems
U.S. Corn Production as a Case Study (Frank).

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