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Applied qualitative methods for social life cycle assessment: a case study of Canadian beef

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
This paper presents a transparent and rigorous methodological approach to conducting a case study of social performance (SP) within the conventional life cycle of Canadian beef.
Robyn Graham, Jean-Michel Couture, Simon Nadeau, Ryan Johnson   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

New opportunities for bioscaffold‐enabled spinal cord injury repair

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of bioscaffolds for spinal cord injury repair. We summarize the effects of bioscaffold properties on SCI repair, highlight different types of bioscaffolds, various fabrication strategies, and in vivo transformations for the clinical development of SCI‐repairing bioscaffolds.
Xiaoqing Qi, Yicheng Fu, Zhaoliang Su, Li Li, Subrata Chakrabarti, Peng Li, Yilun Wu, Fang Liu, Teng Gao, Zhifeng Dong, Lei Liu, Pei Cao   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Generic and site-specific social life cycle assessment of municipal wastewater treatment systems in Spain: challenges and limitations of the method when applied to resource recovery systems

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
This work aims to provide insights on the application of social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) in evaluating the social impacts associated with municipal wastewater treatment (WWT).
Akemi Kokubo Roche, G. Tsalidis, Carlos F. Blanco, Daniel F. C. Dias, John A. Posada   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Reading hominin life history in fossil bones and teeth: methods to test hypotheses regarding its evolution

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human life history is derived compared to that of our closest living relatives, the great apes. It has been suggested that these derived traits are causally related to aspects of our ecology, social behaviour and cognitive abilities. However, resolving this requires that we know the evolutionary trajectory of our distinctive pattern of growth,
Paola Cerrito, Judith M. Burkart, Carel van Schaik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the fields: Unravelling the social consequences of green pea protein production from a Swedish perspective

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption
Despite legume-based proteins being more environmentally sustainable compared to conventional meat proteins, these products need to be backed up by socially sustainable supply chains, as upstream and downstream social impacts may hinder their overall ...
Edoardo Desiderio, Karin Östergren
doaj   +1 more source

Social life cycle assessment of calves in Mexico and identification of barriers in the use of a generic database

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Social impacts regarding animal-based food are on the global agenda for sustainability development, especially due to reoccurring problems related to human rights, labor rights, decent work, and indifference to farm animal welfare.
Adriana Rivera-Huerta, Alejandro Padilla‐Rivera, Francisco Galindo, Carlos González-Rebeles, L. Güereca   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Strategic Sustainability Assessment in the Construction Sector: A Multidimensional Index for Decision Making in Decentralised Economies

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article evaluates the average business performance of construction firms across Spain's 17 autonomous communities within a decentralised governance framework. A regional composite sustainability index is developed, integrating economic, social and environmental intensity indicators.
Francisco José Castillo‐Díaz, Luis J. Belmonte‐Ureña, Pedro Fernandes da Anunciação, Francisco Camacho‐Ferre   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A quantitative methodology for measuring the social sustainability of pavement deterioration

Scientific Reports
The social pillar of pavement sustainability is understudied compared to economic and environmental pillars, making it difficult to integrate into life-cycle methodologies.
Egemen Okte, Jessica Boakye, Mark Behrend   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Life cycle assessment of nanowires for sustainable material production: A systematic review

Results in Engineering
Nanowires (NWs) are groundbreaking materials in the domains of energy storage, photovoltaics, electronics, and biomedicine due to their exceptional electrical, optical, and structural properties.
Mohammad Gheibi, Eriona Canga, Mohamed Eldessouki   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Introducing the Occupational Health and Safety Potential Midpoint Impact Indicator in Social Life Cycle Assessment

Sustainability
Occupational health and safety (OSH) is crucial for sustainable development, recognized by corporations, the European Union, and Sustainable Development Goals.
G. Tsalidis
semanticscholar   +1 more source