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Positive impacts in social life cycle assessment: State of the art and the way forward

Di Cesare Silvia, Silveri Federica, Sala Serenella, Petti Luigia. 2018. Positive impacts in social life cycle assessment: State of the art and the way forward. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 23 (3) : 406-421.

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Quartile : Q1, Sujet : ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES / Quartile : Q1, Sujet : ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Résumé : Purpose: Social life cycle assessment (SLCA) is a methodology under continuous development, which may be applied at different scales: from products to economic sectors up to systems at region (meso) and country (macro) scales. Traditionally, SLCA has been focusing on the assessment of negative social externalities, whereas also positive social impacts could be associated to human interventions. The purpose of the present study is to understand how positive impacts are defined in published literature and how they could be assessed through indicators. The aim is to clarify the concept among scholars and to support decision making in business and policy context. Methods: The study uses a systematic review approach in order to analyse the types of indicators adopted. In the field of SLCA and according to Paragahawewa et al. (2009), “[I]ndicators are 'pointers' to the state of the impact categories (and/or subcategories) being evaluated by the SLCA”. Indicators can be quantitative, semi-quantitative or qualitative (UNEP/SETAC 2009). This review was carried out in order to identify and analyse positive impacts and indicators. After careful scrutiny, 47 papers containing theoretical frameworks were considered, as well as 46 papers presenting case studies. Results and discussion: Compared to environmental life cycle assessment (E-LCA), where the presence of positive impacts is lower, evaluating benefits or positive impacts can still play a major role in SLCA (Benoît et al. 2010). A quarter of the analysed papers on theoretical frameworks take into account the topic of positive impacts and indicators. Results from case study analysis highlight as “workers”, was the most considered stakeholder (in 100 % of the analysed papers), and as the majority of positive indicators used in the case study analysed are recorded in relation to “other value chain actors”. Within the concept of “positive impacts”, no reference should be made merely to the utility of a product or service. In a broader sense, we could refer to solutions improving the conditions of one or various stakeholders involved. In other words, these are solutions that carry a positive contribution to one or more stakeholders without harming others. Conclusions: So far, positive impacts are barely covered in literature. There is a clear need of streamlining definition and indicators, especially if they should be applied in a policy context complementing traditional—and often monetary-based, cost-benefit analysis (CBA).

Mots-clés Agrovoc : indicateur social, bibliographie, sociologie rurale, aide à la décision, développement durable, pauvreté, politique de développement, impact sur l'environnement

Mots-clés complémentaires : Cycle, Politique publique

Mots-clés libres : Positive impacts, Positive indicators, Policy support, SLCA, Social life cycle assessment

Classification Agris : 000 - Autres thèmes
E14 - Économie et politique du développement
C30 - Documentation et information

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 5 (2014-2018) - Action publique pour le développement

Auteurs et affiliations

  • Di Cesare Silvia, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR GECO (FRA) - auteur correspondant
  • Silveri Federica, IRSTEA (FRA)
  • Sala Serenella, European Commission-Joint Research Centre (ITA)
  • Petti Luigia, Ud'A (ITA)

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