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dc.contributor.authorLobsiger-Kägi, Evelyn-
dc.contributor.authorLópez, Luis-
dc.contributor.authorKuehn, Tobias-
dc.contributor.authorRoth, Raoul-
dc.contributor.authorCarabias-Hütter, Vicente-
dc.contributor.authorZipper, Christian-
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-07T09:39:35Z-
dc.date.available2018-12-07T09:39:35Z-
dc.date.issued2018-
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/13649-
dc.description.abstractThis article proposes a specific social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) approach, to be applied in a case study on energy production in Switzerland. The aim of the present study is to describe the social conditions along the global supply chains and to compare them with the social situation in Switzerland. Therefore, a specific S-LCA methodology was developed that combines a relevance analysis with a performance reference point (PRP) assessment. The relevance analysis is carried out to identify the most relevant unit processes and S-LCA indicators and the Swiss PRPs (SPRPs) are designed to compare the social issues along the value chain to the situation in Switzerland. The methodology was applied to two life cycle stages of the copper supply chain (resource extraction and wire production), relevant for the production of renewable energy technologies, where it was found that the most critical step is mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) due to the artisanal way of mining. The proposed methodology offers a comprehensive overview for the analysis of supply chains and the comparison of different life cycle phases. Nevertheless, the methodology can result in a very coarse resolution with low validity. However, if the data and the results are treated transparently, they provide meaningful information about the social conditions along the supply chain.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherMDPIde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofSustainabilityde_CH
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectSocial life cycle assessmentde_CH
dc.subjectSustainabilityde_CH
dc.subjectRelevance analysisde_CH
dc.subjectPerformance reference pointde_CH
dc.subjectRenewable energy technologiesde_CH
dc.subject.ddc333.79: Energiede_CH
dc.titleSocial life cycle assessment : specific approach and case study for Switzerlandde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Engineeringde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (INE)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-4928-
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su10124382de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue12de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.start4382de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume10de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.funding.snf407040_153944 und 407040_153981de_CH
zhaw.webfeedErneuerbare Energiende_CH
zhaw.funding.zhawPV2050: Sustainability, market deployment and interaction to the grid – the impacts of advanced PVde_CH
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Lobsiger-Kägi, E., López, L., Kuehn, T., Roth, R., Carabias-Hütter, V., & Zipper, C. (2018). Social life cycle assessment : specific approach and case study for Switzerland. Sustainability, 10(12), 4382. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4928
Lobsiger-Kägi, E. et al. (2018) ‘Social life cycle assessment : specific approach and case study for Switzerland’, Sustainability, 10(12), p. 4382. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4928.
E. Lobsiger-Kägi, L. López, T. Kuehn, R. Roth, V. Carabias-Hütter, and C. Zipper, “Social life cycle assessment : specific approach and case study for Switzerland,” Sustainability, vol. 10, no. 12, p. 4382, 2018, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4928.
LOBSIGER-KÄGI, Evelyn, Luis LÓPEZ, Tobias KUEHN, Raoul ROTH, Vicente CARABIAS-HÜTTER und Christian ZIPPER, 2018. Social life cycle assessment : specific approach and case study for Switzerland. Sustainability. 2018. Bd. 10, Nr. 12, S. 4382. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-4928
Lobsiger-Kägi, Evelyn, Luis López, Tobias Kuehn, Raoul Roth, Vicente Carabias-Hütter, and Christian Zipper. 2018. “Social Life Cycle Assessment : Specific Approach and Case Study for Switzerland.” Sustainability 10 (12): 4382. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4928.
Lobsiger-Kägi, Evelyn, et al. “Social Life Cycle Assessment : Specific Approach and Case Study for Switzerland.” Sustainability, vol. 10, no. 12, 2018, p. 4382, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4928.


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