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From Social Accountability 8000 (SA8000) to Social Organisational Life Cycle Assessment (SO-LCA): An Evaluation of the Working Conditions of an Italian Wine-Producing Supply Chain

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  • Manuela D’Eusanio

    (Department of Economics Studies, University “Gabriele d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 65127 Pescara, Italy)

  • Bianca Maria Tragnone

    (Department of Economics Studies, University “Gabriele d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 65127 Pescara, Italy)

  • Luigia Petti

    (Department of Economics Studies, University “Gabriele d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 65127 Pescara, Italy)

Abstract

The Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) methodologies allow the entire supply chain of wine to be analysed via a systematic approach. Social Organisational Life-Cycle Assessment (SO-LCA) extends the product perspective of Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) to a more complex view of the organisation, assessing the entire organisation or part of it (e.g., facilities, geographical area, brands) from a life cycle perspective. It is implemented via the technical framework adopted by Organisational LCA (O-LCA) and S-LCA and according to ISO 14040:2020 and ISO 14044:2020 standards; it follows four phases: Goal and Scope Definition phase, Life Cycle Inventory (LCI), Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) and Life Cycle Interpretation. This study focuses on the implementation of SO-LCA in a wine-producing organisation starting from a social organisational approach to the working conditions previously evaluated with SA8000. The SO-LCA case study was performed on a consortium composed of nine cooperative wineries located in Chieti, Abruzzo, a region in Central Italy. The existing experience of the consortium with SA8000 provided information and data on the working conditions of the companies involved in the life cycle of the evaluated wine line. All the results were in compliance with our expectations. In the future, it would be desirable to integrate the evaluation based on SA8000 with other data, thus including further working-related social themes in the evaluation.

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  • Manuela D’Eusanio & Bianca Maria Tragnone & Luigia Petti, 2022. "From Social Accountability 8000 (SA8000) to Social Organisational Life Cycle Assessment (SO-LCA): An Evaluation of the Working Conditions of an Italian Wine-Producing Supply Chain," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:14:p:8833-:d:866378
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    1. Chiara Corbo & Lucrezia Lamastra & Ettore Capri, 2014. "From Environmental to Sustainability Programs: A Review of Sustainability Initiatives in the Italian Wine Sector," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 6(4), pages 1-27, April.
    2. Solène Sureau & François Lohest & Joris Van Mol & Thomas Bauler & Wouter Achten, 2019. "How Do Chain Governance and Fair Trade Matter? A S-LCA Methodological Proposal Applied to Food Products from Belgian Alternative Chains (Part 2)," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/291586, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
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