Assessment of social dimension of a jar of honey: A methodological outline

D’Eusanio, Manuela; Serreli, Monica; Zamagni, Alessandra; Petti, Luigia

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.157

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“…Interests and rights of employees (SSC5) and employment practices (SSC8) deal with employees (primary stakeholders). Communities, suppliers, and employees all have related by different stake in the sustainment of the focal firm, and what might be a responsible social decision in the eyes of one stakeholder might not be seen in the same light as others [28,65,66]. According to Ehrgott et al [15], stakeholder views in SCSS research have been started being examined recently.…”

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Understanding Interdependencies among Social Sustainability Evaluation Criteria in an Emerging Economy

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Organizations need to consider the triple bottom line (3BL) model of sustainability to maintain competitiveness in global markets. Of 3BL, environmental and economic sustainability pillars are more often discussed, as they are most directly related to a firm's bottom line and regulatory compliance. Unfortunately, social sustainability receives relatively little attention even though it remains a significant threat to organizational sustainment, particularly in emerging economies. This study builds upon a social sustainability evaluation framework to investigate the interrelationships among social sustainability criteria in an effort to better understand how to improve social sustainability performance. A unique hybrid of interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and hesitant fuzzy matrix of cross impact multiplications applied to classification (HF-MICMAC) methodology is introduced and employed to determine the interrelationships (drivers and dependences) among social sustainability criteria. Then, a manufacturing company is used as the backdrop to test the efficacy of the expanded framework. The findings can aid industry decision-makers, especially in developing countries, to better understand and manage social issues, improve social dimension of sustainability, enhance the sustainability in operations and shift towards sustainable development.

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“…SAM evaluates the subcategories identified in each process through the organization behaviour. Four phases have been implemented: (1) the definition of the role of the organisations involved in the product chains; (2) the definition of the basic requirements (BR) to evaluate each subcategory; (3) the definition of a four-level assessment scale; (4) the definition of the quantitative assessment and its characterisation in terms of social performances [6,15,30]. A level scale and a score scale are employed to convert the data from qualitative to quantitative.…”

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“…Precisely, level "C" is attributed to the organisation located in an unfavourable context and for this reason does not meet the BR. Level "D" is assigned when the organisation does not meet the BR, even if located in a favourable context which, for example, protects that particular problem and where there is a specific regulation not taken into consideration [15,24]. Table 4 shows for each subcategory evaluated, the indicators used as well as their unit of analysis, while Table 5 shows the giving questions and answers received for Cultural Heritage subcategory.…”

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“…Indeed, several authors highlight that there is not a direct link between the functional unit (FU) and the social impacts emerging from the assessment [12][13][14] and there is not a common consensus about the impact assessment methods as well as the social indicators used for the assessment. In this perspective, different authors (i.e., [15][16][17][18][19]) developed a specific framework of indicators underlining that S-LCA is a topic and context-related assessment.…”

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“…The aim of involving different people is to validate the collected data through a triangulation [3,4,31]. A cross-check between the data provided by the goldsmith and those provided by the external actors indirectly involved in the organisation activities, was carried out [15]. The questions were asked in order to confirm (or not) the answers given by the other two people interviewed [31].…”

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Social Life-Cycle Assessment of a Piece of Jewellery. Emphasis on the Local Community

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An increasing global focus on sustainability has affected the jewellery industry by raising questions about its environmental and social impacts and ethics due to the negative impacts of gold mining. It is essential to consider the social aspects of mining activities on the socio-economic environment and the affected individuals in order to understand the sustainability of the jewellery industry in a better way. Nonetheless, this is a gap in the evaluation of the issues of jewellery in the other phases of the life cycle, observed in the literature. For these reasons, the goal of this study is to assess the social and socio-economic aspects of a piece of jewellery from the artisan’s point of view by considering the relationship between a piece of jewellery and the local community. The United National Environmental Programme/Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (UNEP/SETAC) Guidelines on Social Life-Cycle Assessment, the UNEP/SETAC Methodological Sheets and the Subcategory Assessment Method were implemented. The findings show that a piece of jewellery can play an important role in supporting the local cultural heritage by innovating the traditional product, and promoting educational activities related to the history of the product and the territory. Consequently, the local community with its historical background gives an added value to the piece of jewellery. Further research on this topic is desirable in order to improve the knowledge of this particular sector and to identify other social issues that can be involved in this product.

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Assessment of social dimension of a jar of honey: A methodological outline

Cited by 36 publications

References 39 publications

Understanding Interdependencies among Social Sustainability Evaluation Criteria in an Emerging Economy

Understanding Interdependencies among Social Sustainability Evaluation Criteria in an Emerging Economy

Social Life-Cycle Assessment of a Piece of Jewellery. Emphasis on the Local Community

The Triple Bottom Line in Sustainable Supply Chain Management Frameworks and Their Gaps in the Period 2014–2022

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