LCA of an Ecolabeled Notebook - GreenDeltaTC

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Content Summary ............................................................................................................ 3
Content ............................................................................................................................. 5
List of Abbreviations ......................................................................................................... 9
List of Figures .................................................................................................................. 11
List of Tables ................................................................................................................... 12
Summary ........................................................................................................................ 15
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 18
1.1 Background .......................................................................................................... 18
1.2 The European Ecolabel ......................................................................................... 19
1.3 Relevance of (Portable) Computers ..................................................................... 20
1.4 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. – a Company Profile ...................................................... 22
2 Goal and Scope ............................................................................................................ 25
2.1 Goal ...................................................................................................................... 25
2.2 Scope .................................................................................................................... 26
2.2.1 Functional Unit ............................................................................................. 26
2.2.2 System Boundaries ....................................................................................... 26
2.2.3 Data Requirements ....................................................................................... 29
2.2.3.1 Data Types ............................................................................................ 29
2.2.3.2 Time Reference ..................................................................................... 29
2.2.3.3 Geography ............................................................................................ 30
2.2.3.4 Data Sources ......................................................................................... 30
2.2.4 Further Methodological Aspects .................................................................. 31
2.2.4.1 Social Life Cycle Assessment ................................................................. 31
2.2.4.1.1 Stakeholder and Subcategories .................................................... 31
2.2.4.1.2 Indicators ...................................................................................... 33
2.2.4.1.3 Social Impact Assessment ............................................................. 40
2.2.4.1.4 Assumptions .................................................................................. 44
2.2.4.2 Environmental Life Cycle Assessment .................................................. 45
2.2.4.2.1 Environmental Impact Assessment ............................................... 47
2.2.4.2.2 Assumptions .................................................................................. 48
3 Life Cycle Inventories ................................................................................................... 49
3.1 Social Life Cycle Inventory .................................................................................... 49
3.1.1 Raw Material Extraction ............................................................................... 49
3.1.1.1 Copper from Chile ................................................................................. 49
3.1.1.2 Cobalt, Copper, and Nickel from the Congo ......................................... 51
3.1.1.3 Gold from China .................................................................................... 52
3.1.1.4 Tin from China ...................................................................................... 53
3.1.1.5 Tin from Indonesia ................................................................................ 54
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