Are you familiar with Social LCA?

You might be familiar with LCA, life cycle assessment, which analyzes the environmental impact of a product/service/activity throughout its life cycle. But do you know about SLCA, or social life cycle assessment?

Social life cycle assessment is a method that evaluates social footprints, meaning the social and socio-economic impacts of a product/service/activity throughout its life cycle.

SLCA includes issues related to working conditions, the rights of local communities, user health and safety, socio-economic impacts, animal welfare, access to education, and more.

Its goal is to improve the social performance of organizations and, ultimately, the well-being of all stakeholders. Social LCA can help you, for example, comply with due diligence requirements.

By using this method as a strategic decision-making tool, you consider the potential impacts of your decisions on the human groups involved at different stages of your product's life cycle.

At EVEA, one of our teams consists of social footprint specialists because we believe that social assessments are inseparable from environmental assessments. You can contact them to learn more or visit our webpage dedicated to these issues.