Social LCA; What, How, and Why

In this session, we’ll be discussing the Social LCA methodology which is a way to assess the social impacts of products and services throughout their entire supply chain. We'll also review the UN guidelines for S-LCA and the methodological sheets for the subcategories within S-LCA. Additionally, we'll explore how to use a generic database, such as the Social Hotspots DataBase to conduct an S-LCA.

We’ll also talk about the Handbook for Product Social Impact Assessment, which is a framework developed by a group of companies facilitated by PRé Sustainability. This framework can be used to collect primary data and evaluate the positive and negative social impacts of products and services across the entire supply chain.

Lastly, we’ll delve into the complex topic of fair wages, which is just one of many social impact categories We hope to give you a better understanding of the challenges in assessing social impacts.

Relevant Links:

UN guidelines for S-LCA:

https://www.lifecycleinitiative.org/library/guidelines-for-social-life-cycle-assessment-of-products-and-organisations-2020/

Methodological sheets for the subcategories within S-LCA:

https://www.lifecycleinitiative.org/library/methodological-sheets-for-subcategories-in-social-life-cycle-assessment-s-lca-2021/

Social Hotspots DataBase:

http://www.socialhotspot.org/

Handbook for Product Social Impact Assessment:

https://www.social-value-initiative.org/handbook/