Environmental and social life cycle assessments of an industrial LED lighting product

It is necessary to assess a product's sustainability from both environmental and social perspectives. However, combined performance assessments have not been given enough attention. This paper presents Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (E-LCA) Social (S-LCA) of an industrial LED luminaire through its life cycle. The LCA screening studies were conducted in line with ISO 14044 United Nations Guidelines for E-LCA S-LCA Ecoinvent PSILCA databases. study analysed the key potential risks as well interrelation between results, which production driver, panel, electricity consumption identified hotspot processes impacts. Four issues identified, namely ‘association bargaining rights’, ‘sanitation coverage’, ‘public sector corruption’ ‘pollution’. driver panels are responsible 78% 20% impacts respectively phase. Electricity accounts average 51% process also made contribution ‘social responsibility along supply chain’ (52%), ‘industrial water depletion’ (84%) ‘contribution load’ (63%) risks. Meanwhile, category economic development’, 18% positive identified. Based on results obtained, recommendations derived development sustainable lighting products services trade-off impact socio-economic benefits. According literature review, this research first attempt provides valuable knowledge future area.