Solène Sureau1 Bernard Mazijn2 Sara Russo Garrido3 Wouter M.J. Achten1

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societal lca

Social life-cycle assessment frameworks: a review of criteria and indicators proposed to assess social and socioeconomic impacts

Solène Sureau1 • Bernard Mazijn2 • Sara Russo Garrido3 • Wouter M.J. Achten1

Received: 14 November 2016 / Accepted: 13 May 2017

Responsible editor: MarziaTraverso

1Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50 – C.P. 130/02, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

2Department of Conflict and Development Studies, Ghent University (UGent)Institute for Sustainable Development (IDO vzw), Universiteitstraat 8, 9000 Ghent, Belgium

3International Life Cycle Chair,CIRAIG-UQAM, 3333 Chemin Queen-Mary, Montréal, QC, H3C A7, Canada

SolèneSureau

Wouter M.J. Achten

Table S1 Detailed topical and stakeholder coverage of selected frameworks

Frameworks
Criteria
Subcategories / Guidelines / Kruse et al. (2008) / Prosuite / MCM capacities S-LCA / Labuschagne et al. (2005) / AgBalance/ SeeBalance / PSM / SHDB / PSILCA
WORKERS
Company's practices towardsworkers
Freedom of association and collective bargaining / X / X / X / X / X / X
Child labor / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
Fairsalary / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
Workinghours / X / X / X / X / X / X
Forcedlabor / X / X / X / X / X / X
Equalopportunities/ discrimination / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
Social benefits/security / X / X / X / X / X / X
Health and safety / X / X
Training and education / X / X / X
Employmentrelationship / X / X / X
Possibility of part-time work / X
Employment opportunities and career development / X
Conditions of the workplace / X / X
Gender/origin of employees / X / X
Arduousness of the work / X
Social dialogue / X
Respectfultreatment / X
Measures to improve integration of migrants / X
Frameworks
Criteria/
Subcategories / Guidelines / Kruse et al. (2008) / Prosuite / MCM capacities S-LCA / Labuschagne et al. (2005) / AgBalance/ SeeBalance / PSM / SHDB / PSILCA
Effect/impact on workers
Health and safety / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
Work–life balance / X
Job satisfaction and engagement / X
Strikes and lockouts / X
Association memberships / X
Access to health, education / X
Context (poverty, employment, regulations) of workers
Poverty / X
Unemployment / X
Labor laws/conventions / X
Legal system / X
CONSUMER
Company's practices towardsconsumers
Health and safety / X / X / X / X
Feedback mechanism / X / X
Consumer privacy / X / X
Transparency / X / X
End-of-life responsibility / X / X
Fair practices (on product quality, information) / X
Effect/impact on consumers
Health and safety / X / X
Experiencedwell-being / X
Change in risk perception / X
Possibility of misuse / X
Functionalproductcharacteristics / X
Frameworks
Criteria/Subcategories / Guidelines / Kruse et al. (2008) / Prosuite / MCM capacities S-LCA / Labuschagne et al. (2005) / AgBalance/ SeeBalance / PSM / SHDB / PSILCA
LOCAL COMMUNITY
Company's practices towards local community
Access to materialresources / X / X / X / X
Access to immaterialresources / X / X
Delocalization and migration / X / X
Cultural heritage / X
Respect of indigenousrights / X / X / X
Community engagement / X / X
Local employment / X / X / X / X / X
Purchase of local goods / X
Stakeholderinvolvement / X / X / X
Effect/impact on local community
Safe and healthy living conditions / X / X / X
Secure living conditions / X
Infrastructure development / X
Trust / X / X
Context of local community
Indigenousrights / X / X
Genderequity / X
High conflict zone / X / X
Humanhealth / X / X
Access to education / X / X
Access to basic sanitary needs and health facilities / X / X / X
Economic situation / X
Product trade balance / X
Frameworks
Criteria/Subcategories / Guidelines / Kruse et al. (2008) / Prosuite / MCM capacities S-LCA / Labuschagne et al. (2005) / AgBalance/ SeeBalance / PSM / SHDB / PSILCA
SOCIETY
Company's practices towards society
Public commitment to sustainability issues / X / X
Responsibilityregardingexternaleffects / X
Prevention and mitigation of armed conflicts / X / X
Technologydevelopment / X
Corruption / X / X / X / X
Payment of taxes / X / X
CooperationwithNGOs / X
Effect/impact on society
Contribution to economicdevelopment / X / X / X
Contribution to employment (incl. qualified jobs) / X / X / X / X
Inequalities / X
Fair treatment and equal opportunities / X
Improvement of the environement / X
VALUE CHAIN ACTORS
Governance aspects of the value chain
Faircompetition / X / X / X
Promoting social responsibility / X / X
Supplier relationships / X / X / X
Autonomy in terms of price setting / X
Access to suppliers and possibility to buy and sell freely / X
Frameworks
Criteria/Subcategories / Guidelines / Kruse et al. (2008) / Prosuite / MCM capacities S-LCA / Labuschagne et al. (2005) / AgBalance/ SeeBalance / PSM / SHDB / PSILCA
Distance travelled between activities in the value chain / X
Industry concentration / X
Economic aspects throughout the value chain
Fairproducerprice / X / X
Value added / X / X
Production costs / X / X
Economic and financial aspects of separated value chain actors
Industry accessibility and attractiveness / X / X
Investments / X / X
Subsidies / X / X
Other financial aspects (profits, own equity, taxes, savings, credits, wages) / X
Others aspects of separated value chain actors
Respect of intellectual property rights / X
Choice in terms of production, partnerships, communication / X
Participation in public and private decision making / X
Access to information and research / X
Use of support networks and production of information / X
Access to public services and jurisdictions / X
Access to and respect of protective, monitoring, regulation, hedging & arbitration rules / X