ISO 14075 Published as International Standard for Social Life Cycle Assessment

ISO has published ISO 14075, establishing the first international standard for social life cycle assessment (S-LCA). This standard extends the LCA framework defined in ISO 14040/14044 to include social and socio-economic impacts throughout a product's life cycle, addressing aspects such as worker rights, health and safety, local community impacts, and consumer issues. Organizations conducting comprehensive sustainability assessments should incorporate S-LCA methodology alongside traditional environmental LCA to address the full scope of sustainability impacts.