 Subcategory assessment methodLuigia Petti Chapter 165 in Elgar Encyclopedia of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment, 2026, pp 616-620 from Edward Elgar Publishing Abstract: In the realm of Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA), two primary approaches are used for assessing impact categories (Social Life Cycle Impact Assessment – S-LCIA): the Reference Scale Approach (also known as Type I or Reference Scale S-LCIA) and the Impact Pathway Approach (also known as Type II or Impact Pathway S-LCIA). These distinct approaches serve different purposes for practitioners: 1 – the Type I is suitable when the goal is to depict a product system while highlighting its social performance or potential social risks; 2 – the Type II is employed when the intention is to forecast the outcomes of a product system, focusing on characterizing potential social consequences. Within the Type I approach, the Subcategory Assessment Method (SAM) has been developed to evaluate the compliance and performance of a specific subcategory within a product system or a process. SAM is designed to assess the social profile of organizations on a scale from A to D (or 1 to 4), based on the proactivity and context compliance level of the organizational social performance. Keywords: Social Life Cycle Assessment; Social Life Cycle Impact Assessment; Performance Reference Points; Social performances; Subcategory Assessment Method; Characterization (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:elg:eechap:22215_165 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Chapters from Edward Elgar Publishing |
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