For those interested in Social Life Cycle Assessment (sLCA), we are running an online 3 day course on the 26, 27, 28 November, from 10:00 – 15:00 CET.
You can book your spot through our Nexus market place: https://nexus.openlca.org/service/openLCA%20Trainings.
The sLCA training equips participants with the knowledge and tools to conduct an sLCA and use the Product Social Impact Life Cycle Assessment (PSILCA) database. Participants will learn about the theory and technical framework behind sLCA, gain skills to use the openLCA software, and apply these learnings in various case studies. Participants will also become familiar with the structure of PSILCA, including its input-output database and social indicators. Additionally, the training provides an introduction to working with openLCA from the perspective of social LCA, with skills that are transferable to environmental LCAs as well.
What the training covers
Session 1: social LCA theory, openLCA in a nutshell and the PSILCA database
- Background, aim, historical overview
- What is S-LCA? and technical framework
- openLCA in a nutshell: flows, processes, product systems, projects and impact calculation
- The PSILCA database: introduction to MRIO databases, structure and features of PSILCA, impact assessment with PSILCA
Session 2: social hotspot screening in openLCA and case study
- Social Indicators
- Social hotspots screening: assessment of an economic sector and comparison of sectors
- Calculation and interpretation of social hotspots
- S-LCA case study with PSILCA: Goal and scope, Inventory and data collection
Session 3: S-LCA case studies and special topics
- Working with workers hours as activity variable as well as raw variables in PSILCA
- Impact assessment
- Results interpretation
- The SOCA database: a combined database for social and environmental LCA
Meet the trainer
Whether you work in industry, consulting, or research, the training provides a practical foundation for sLCA. Prior knowledge on the openLCA software is expected.
To book the training, click here: https://nexus.openlca.org/service/openLCA%20Trainings
Who should attend
Whether you work in industry, consulting, or research, the training provides a practical foundation for sLCA. Prior knowledge on the openLCA software is expected.
To book the training, click here: https://nexus.openlca.org/service/openLCA%20Trainings
Meet the trainer
With a background in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Natural Resources Management, Loay has extensive experience in LCSA through various European Horizon projects. He is specialized in Social Life Cycle Assessments, where he actively engages in the development of prospective SLCA methodologies and social databases such as PSILCA v3.1 and v4. Over the past year, Loay has delivered several openLCA and Social LCA training sessions.