Social Life Cycle Assessment

This book highlights the Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) of the agri-sector for rice, sugarcane, and cassava in Thailand and the food sector. It also presents a range of models, indices, impact categories, etc. for SLCA that are currently being developed for industrial applications. Though SLCA was introduced in 2010, it is still relatively new compared to environmental life cycle assessment (ELCA).

Highlights the social LCA framework as a means of assessing responsible corporate social profiles in the food sector Discusses the Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) for agricultural products and rice-based farming systems, incorporating case studies to do so Presents a wealth of models, indices, impact categories, etc. for SLCA that are currently being developed for various industrial applications

Autorentext
Dr Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu holds a PhD in Textiles Sustainability and has written around 60 books and 80 research publications. He is well known for his contributions in the field and has extensive academic and industrial experience. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Textiles & Clothing Sustainability Journal.

Inhalt
Social Life Cycle Assessment of Agricultural Products: Experiences on rice, sugarcane and cassava in Thailand.- A LCA Technique to Measure the Socially Business Responsible Profile: the case of Food Industry.- Case Study on Social Life Cycle Assessment of the Dairy Industry.