DOCUMENTATION OF LCWE DATA IN GABI 4 - GaBi Software
DOCUMENTATION OF LCWE DATA IN GABI 4 - GaBi Software
DOCUMENTATION OF LCWE DATA IN GABI 4 - GaBi Software
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• AAmount<br />
andd<br />
qualification<br />
level of wwork<br />
•<br />
The nexxt<br />
paragrapphs<br />
will doc cument the method tha at was applied<br />
to geneerate<br />
social l profiles<br />
for all unit<br />
processees<br />
in the Ga aBi databasse.<br />
2<br />
When thinking<br />
aboout<br />
social effects, e onee<br />
of the firs st questions s to considder<br />
is which h criteria<br />
should be measured<br />
and which w indicaators<br />
should<br />
be emp ployed to ddescribe<br />
the<br />
social<br />
implicattions<br />
of a huuman<br />
action n. For the mmethod<br />
desc cribed here,<br />
the objectiive<br />
was to integrate<br />
social aassessmentt<br />
into the already a exissting<br />
metho odology of Life L Cycle EEngineering<br />
g (LCE).<br />
That immposes<br />
somme<br />
restrictio ons upon tthe<br />
choice of indicators.<br />
Therefoore,<br />
the crit teria the<br />
employeed<br />
indicatorrs<br />
have to comply c with are describ bed in the fo ollowing.<br />
2.1<br />
The soccial<br />
goals shhould<br />
have an actual reelevance<br />
and<br />
a broad internationaal<br />
consensu us. They<br />
should iif<br />
necessaryy<br />
allow for the<br />
inclusionn<br />
of other societal<br />
or cu ultural valuees.<br />
2.2<br />
The indicators<br />
and their ascer rtainment shhould<br />
be im mpartial and revisable.<br />
2.3 CCompleteness<br />
and attributabbility<br />
1. AAll<br />
relevant goals shou uld be addreessed.<br />
2. TThe<br />
indicatoor<br />
should co over the resspective<br />
social<br />
goal co omprehensivvely.<br />
2.4 QQuantitatiiveness<br />
The inddicator<br />
shouuld<br />
compris se a quantittative<br />
meas sure in order<br />
to be agggregated<br />
over o the<br />
whole life<br />
cycle.<br />
2.5<br />
Health and safety.<br />
SELECCTION<br />
CR RITERIA FOOR<br />
<strong>IN</strong>DICA ATORS<br />
Relevancee<br />
and Con nsensus<br />
Impartialitty<br />
3. TThe<br />
indicattor<br />
should be b clearly aand<br />
complet tely attributable<br />
to the respective product<br />
or proceess.<br />
Pertinencce<br />
of indica ator sum<br />
The summ<br />
of the indicator<br />
valu ues of all pprocesses<br />
of o one site, company, industrial sector s or<br />
country should acccurately<br />
des scribe the ovverall<br />
situat tion.<br />
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