dc.contributor.author | Erauskin Tolosa, Artitzar | |
dc.contributor.author | Bueno Mendieta, Gorka | |
dc.contributor.author | Etxano Gandariasbeitia, Iker | |
dc.contributor.author | Tamayo Orbegozo, Unai | |
dc.contributor.author | García Álvarez, María | |
dc.contributor.author | De Blas Martín, Maite | |
dc.contributor.author | Pérez Iribarren, Estibaliz | |
dc.contributor.author | Zuazo Urionabarrenechea, José Ignacio | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-25T07:41:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-25T07:41:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-07-15 | |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal Of Life Cycle Assessment 26(8) : 1648-1669 (2021) | es_ES |
dc.identifier.issn | 0948-3349 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1614-7502 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/53615 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose This article aims to estimate the social footprint of a higher education institution (HEI) and its potential contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under life cycle assessment (LCA) perspective. The social organisational life cycle assessment (SO-LCA) of the academic activity of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), in northern Spain, has been performed, in order to estimate its social impacts.
Method The assessment has been run using openLCA software and supported on the PSILCA-based Soca add-on for the Ecoinvent v3.3 database, covering 53 social indicators for almost 15,000 industrial sectors and goods in 189 countries.
Results and discussion The analysis undertaken reflects social impacts and associated risk levels for four stakeholders: Workers, Local Community, Society, and Value Chain Actors. Labour activity in the UPV/EHU is the sub-process with the greatest social impact, followed by processes related to transport, energy, materials, and waste management. Among the socio-economic context which supports the academic activity of the UPV/EHU (indirect impacts), the existence of traces of child labour and illiteracy outside the Basque Country stands out. Further analysis would be required in order to more accurately determine the geographical location of such impacts, and also to better tackle the concept of social debt.
Conclusion SO-LCA may have great potential for HEIs, helping them to identify hotspots, reduce their social footprint, and raise awareness among the academic community, which undoubtedly contributes to the knowledge, progress, human values, and sustainability these HEIs stand for. | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research has been supported by "Ekopol: Iraunkortasunerako Bideak" research group, recognised by the Basque Government (IT-1365-19) and the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU (GIC-18/22) | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | Springer | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ | * |
dc.subject | social organisational LCA | es_ES |
dc.subject | SO-LCA | es_ES |
dc.subject | higher education institution | es_ES |
dc.subject | soca | es_ES |
dc.subject | social footprint | es_ES |
dc.subject | social debt | es_ES |
dc.subject | SDG | es_ES |
dc.subject | institutions | es_ES |
dc.subject | guidance | es_ES |
dc.subject | debt | es_ES |
dc.title | Social organisational LCA for the academic activity of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | Atribución 3.0 España | * |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://link-springer-com.ehu.idm.oclc.org/article/10.1007%2Fs11367-021-01940-y | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s11367-021-01940-y | |
dc.departamentoes | Ingeniería Energética | es_ES |
dc.departamentoes | Economía aplicada I | es_ES |
dc.departamentoes | Economía financiera II | es_ES |
dc.departamentoes | Expresión gráfica y proyectos de ingeniería | es_ES |
dc.departamentoes | Ingeniería química y del medio ambiente | es_ES |
dc.departamentoes | Tecnología electrónica | es_ES |
dc.departamentoeu | Energia Ingenieritza | es_ES |
dc.departamentoeu | Adierazpen grafikoa eta ingeniaritzako proiektuak | es_ES |
dc.departamentoeu | Ekonomia aplikatua I | es_ES |
dc.departamentoeu | Finantza ekonomia II | es_ES |
dc.departamentoeu | Ingeniaritza kimikoa eta ingurumenaren ingeniaritza | es_ES |
dc.departamentoeu | Teknologia elektronikoa | es_ES |