Social life cycle assessment (SLCA) for palm oil production in Malaysia

Background: The study of Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) is one of many researches that provide an overall view of potential social impacts, which are identified from the whole life cycle of the product. This SLCA study focuses on the processing of crude oil from the whole life cycle of palm oil...

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Main Authors: Muhammad, Khairul Izzuddin, Muhamad Pauzi, Muhamad Faiz, Sharaai, Amir Hamzah
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Published: American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information (AENSI) Publications 2015
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author Muhammad, Khairul Izzuddin
Muhamad Pauzi, Muhamad Faiz
Sharaai, Amir Hamzah
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Muhamad Pauzi, Muhamad Faiz
Sharaai, Amir Hamzah
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description Background: The study of Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) is one of many researches that provide an overall view of potential social impacts, which are identified from the whole life cycle of the product. This SLCA study focuses on the processing of crude oil from the whole life cycle of palm oil products at Gua Musang, Kelantan, Malaysia. This research involves two stakeholders i.e. workers and the local community. Objective: The purpose of this research is to identify potential social impacts (midpoint impacts from workers and the local community) throughout the whole life cycle of palm oil production using the SLCA methodology. Results: The results reveal that, in regards to the social aspect, workers experience a high level of job satisfaction. For the local community, the satisfaction levels are different according to specific categories especially for those that do not have any major impact on the local community. In short, social significance remains a top priority and these workers and the local communities must give due attention to this issue. Conclusion: The overall social aspects derived from the SLCA for palm oil production has met the required criteria in terms of social significance for those who are in direct contact with this operation.
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spelling upm-463142022-06-17T04:19:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46314/ Social life cycle assessment (SLCA) for palm oil production in Malaysia Muhammad, Khairul Izzuddin Muhamad Pauzi, Muhamad Faiz Sharaai, Amir Hamzah Background: The study of Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) is one of many researches that provide an overall view of potential social impacts, which are identified from the whole life cycle of the product. This SLCA study focuses on the processing of crude oil from the whole life cycle of palm oil products at Gua Musang, Kelantan, Malaysia. This research involves two stakeholders i.e. workers and the local community. Objective: The purpose of this research is to identify potential social impacts (midpoint impacts from workers and the local community) throughout the whole life cycle of palm oil production using the SLCA methodology. Results: The results reveal that, in regards to the social aspect, workers experience a high level of job satisfaction. For the local community, the satisfaction levels are different according to specific categories especially for those that do not have any major impact on the local community. In short, social significance remains a top priority and these workers and the local communities must give due attention to this issue. Conclusion: The overall social aspects derived from the SLCA for palm oil production has met the required criteria in terms of social significance for those who are in direct contact with this operation. American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information (AENSI) Publications 2015-10 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46314/1/Social%20life%20cycle%20assessment%20%28SLCA%29%20for%20palm%20oil%20production%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Muhammad, Khairul Izzuddin and Muhamad Pauzi, Muhamad Faiz and Sharaai, Amir Hamzah (2015) Social life cycle assessment (SLCA) for palm oil production in Malaysia. Advances in Environmental Biology, 9 (23). pp. 89-94. ISSN 1995-0756; ESSN: 1998-1066 http://www.aensiweb.net/AENSIWEB/aeb/aeb_October-_2015.html
spellingShingle Muhammad, Khairul Izzuddin
Muhamad Pauzi, Muhamad Faiz
Sharaai, Amir Hamzah
Social life cycle assessment (SLCA) for palm oil production in Malaysia
title Social life cycle assessment (SLCA) for palm oil production in Malaysia
title_full Social life cycle assessment (SLCA) for palm oil production in Malaysia
title_fullStr Social life cycle assessment (SLCA) for palm oil production in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Social life cycle assessment (SLCA) for palm oil production in Malaysia
title_short Social life cycle assessment (SLCA) for palm oil production in Malaysia
title_sort social life cycle assessment (slca) for palm oil production in malaysia
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