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LCA of an Ecolabeled Notebook - GreenDeltaTC

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Annex<br />

Subcategory Indicator Status<br />

Secure living<br />

conditions<br />

Local employment<br />

Community<br />

engagement<br />

244<br />

Sector effort to improve the<br />

environmental perform<strong>an</strong>ce<br />

Crime rate<br />

Stakeholder group society:<br />

Sector policies related to<br />

private security personnel<br />

Percentage <strong>of</strong> unemployment<br />

in the country<br />

Percentage <strong>of</strong> work force<br />

hired locally<br />

Description <strong>of</strong> community<br />

engagement <strong>of</strong> the sector<br />

Table 65: S-LCI table TFT glass from Korea stakeholder society<br />

use <strong>of</strong> harmful subst<strong>an</strong>ces in different processes<br />

as polishing or coating. 702<br />

� Development <strong>of</strong> arsenic-free glass<br />

� Production <strong>of</strong> RoHS compli<strong>an</strong>t glass<br />

� Increased energy efficiency<br />

� Closed water circulations<br />

� Reduction <strong>of</strong> waste <strong>an</strong>d increase <strong>of</strong> recycling<br />

rates<br />

South Korea has a low crime rate compared to<br />

North Korea or China. Jap<strong>an</strong>, for inst<strong>an</strong>ce, has a<br />

considerably lower crime rate. According to the<br />

Global Peace Index, South Korea is placed on<br />

r<strong>an</strong>k 43 <strong>of</strong> 149. 703<br />

No information available.<br />

The unemployment rate in South Korea is estimated<br />

to 4.1% in 2009. 704<br />

No information available.<br />

Community engagement <strong>of</strong> the glass sector<br />

seems rather deficient. Primary underprivileged<br />

families <strong>an</strong>d minorities are supported with<br />

commodity contributions. Beyond that, CSR<br />

activities are scarce: LG provides eye-checks <strong>an</strong>d<br />

org<strong>an</strong>ises park cle<strong>an</strong>ing days; Samsung Corning<br />

protects Kore<strong>an</strong> artefacts, <strong>an</strong>d the like. 705 The<br />

engagement <strong>of</strong> Asahi <strong>an</strong>d NEG in Korea is lacking.<br />

706<br />

Subcategory Indicator Status<br />

Public<br />

Presence <strong>of</strong> publicly available<br />

promises or agree-<br />

LG display has made voluntary agreements with<br />

the Kore<strong>an</strong> government regarding energy sav-<br />

702 http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/enviro.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/gui_EHSGuidelines2007_GlassMf<br />

g/$FILE/Final+-+Glass+M<strong>an</strong>ufacturing.pdf<br />

703 www.vision<strong>of</strong>hum<strong>an</strong>ity.org/gpi-data/#/2010/scor<br />

704 www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html<br />

705 www.scp.samsung.com/comp<strong>an</strong>y/publicservice.asp <strong>an</strong>d www.lgdisplay.com<br />

706 Asahi (2009), pp. 54 <strong>an</strong>d www.neg.co.jp/EN/csr/socialactivity.html

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