Social life cycle assessment of palm oil biodiesel: a case study in Jambi Province of Indonesia

Manik, Yosef; Leahy, Jessica; Halog, Anthony

doi:10.1007/s11367-013-0581-5

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“…When looking specifically at the use of SLCA, it is worth noting that there is a rapidly growing literature with a strong focus on biofuels (e.g., [36,[41][42][43]). Furthermore, there are also several studies utilizing SLCA to assess the social sustainability of recycling [44], packaging systems [45], and new technological processes (e.g., [46,47]).…”

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Social Life Cycle Approach as a Tool for Promoting the Market Uptake of Bio-Based Products from a Consumer Perspective

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Abstract:The sustainability of bio-based products, especially when compared with fossil based products, must be assured. The life cycle approach has proven to be a promising way to analyze the social, economic and environmental impacts of bio-based products along the whole value chain. Until now, however, the social aspects have been under-investigated in comparison to environmental and economic aspects. In this context, the present paper aims to identify the main social impact categories and indicators that should be included in a social sustainability assessment of bio-based products, with a focus on the consumers' category. To identify which social categories and indicators are most relevant, we carry out a literature review on existing social life cycle studies; this is followed by a focus group with industrial experts and academics. Afterwards, we conduct semi-structured interviews with some consumer representatives to understand which social indicators pertaining to consumers are perceived as relevant. Our findings highlight the necessity for the development and dissemination of improved frameworks capable of exploiting the consumers' role in the ongoing process of market uptake of bio-based products. More specifically, this need regards the effective inclusion of some social indicators (i.e., end users' health and safety, feedback mechanisms, transparency, and end-of-life responsibility) in the social life cycle assessment scheme for bio-based products. This would allow consumers, where properly communicated, to make more informed and aware purchasing choices, therefore having a flywheel effect on the market diffusion of a bio-based product.

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Section: S-lca Applied To Bio-based Productsmentioning

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Social Life Cycle Approach as a Tool for Promoting the Market Uptake of Bio-Based Products from a Consumer Perspective

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“…In a triple dimensional analysis of sustainability, social LCA (SLCA) is accounted with the other two (LCA and LCC) when analyzing the sustainability impacts of technology utilizations in the society. For example, Manik et al (2013) do a SLCA analysis to estimate the social effects of palm oil-based biodiesel industry in Indonesia. Their analysis covers 24 criteria and weighted the criteria by interviewing workers, local community, society, growers, transporter, and mill owners in the palm-oil biodiesel supply chain.…”

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Selecting Tools for Renewable Energy Analysis in Developing Countries: An Expanded Review

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Renewable energy planners in developing countries should be cautious in using analytical tools formulated in developed countries. Traditional energy consumption, economic and demography transitions, high-income inequality, and informal economy are some characteristics of developing countries that may contradict the assumptions of mainstream, widely used analytical tools. In this study, we synthesize the debate in previous review studies on energy models for developing countries and then extend the scope of the previous studies by highlighting emerging methods of system thinking, life cycle thinking, and decision support analysis. We then discuss how these tools have been used for renewable energy analysis in developing countries and found out that not all studies are aware of the emerging critical issues in developing countries. We offer here a guidance to select the most appropriate analytical tool, mainly when dealing with energy modeling and analysis for developing countries. We also suggest potential future improvements to the analytical tool for renewable energy modeling and analysis in the developing countries.

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“…Dentro de las publicaciones de casos de estudio, Mattioda et al reportan cuatro estudios relacionados con el análisis de fuentes de energía (tres sobre biocombustibles más uno en diésel y gasolina), mientras que el resto de estudios analizan productos del sector manufacturero (4 estudios), del sector agrícola (2 estudios), envases (2 estudios) y gestión de residuos (2 estudios). Teniendo en cuenta dicha revisión y la realizada para esta tesis, se han encontrado hasta la fecha cinco publicaciones sobre análisis ACV-S de sistemas de energía en revistas indexadas, en particular, tres sobre biocombustibles, uno sobre diésel y gasolina, y uno sobre sistemas fotovoltaicos (Ekener- Petersen et al 2014, Macombe et al 2013, Manik et al 2013. Esta alta proporción de ACV-S sobre producción de energía indica que es un sector con gran interés para la comunidad ACV-S.…”

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“…La ponderación en el ACV-S es una cuestión controvertida, ya que implica juicios subjetivos y preferencias que cambian según la persona, la cultura y ubicación geográfica. Por lo tanto, los analistas generalmente agregan todas las subcategorías con el mismo peso Franze 2011, Ekener-Petersen et al 2014), aunque algunos desarrollan un procedimiento de ponderación adaptado a su caso de estudio (Manik et al 2013).…”

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Social life cycle assessment of palm oil biodiesel: a case study in Jambi Province of Indonesia

Cited by 177 publications

References 8 publications

Social Life Cycle Approach as a Tool for Promoting the Market Uptake of Bio-Based Products from a Consumer Perspective

Social Life Cycle Approach as a Tool for Promoting the Market Uptake of Bio-Based Products from a Consumer Perspective

Selecting Tools for Renewable Energy Analysis in Developing Countries: An Expanded Review

Análisis de sostenibilidad del ciclo de vida de una configuración innovadora de tecnología termosolar

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