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. 2021 Dec 3;102(12):5111–5120. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.11655

Table 1.

List of socio‐economic indicators applied in sLCA

Stage Stake holder Impact category Indicator
Agricultural workers Fair salary

Average wage (AW) below non‐poverty guideline (NPL) a

(semi‐quantitative score: 1 for NPL > AW by >50%; 2 for NPL > AW by 25–50%; 3 for NPL > AW by <25%; 4 for NPL < AW)

Production

Average wage (AW) below minimum wage (MW) a

(semi‐quantitative score: 1 for MW > AW by >25%; 2 for MW > AW by 0–25%; 3 for MW < AW by <25%; 4 for MW < AW by >25%)

Hours of work Share of employees working more than 48 h/week (%) a
Discrimination Share of women in the labour force (%) a
Health and safety Fatal injuries at workplace (no. of cases per 100 000 workers) a
Non‐fatal injuries at workplace (no. of cases per 100 000 workers) a
Unemployment Unemployment rate (€) a
Labour laws

Laws enacted to protect sector specific workers (no.) a

Farmers Contribution to farm income Profitability ratio (output/input) (%) b
Net margin (output − input) (€000) b
Share of voluntary coupled support from the direct payment budget of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (%) b
Economic security Yield variability (relative standard deviation) (%) b

Production price variability (relative standard deviation) (%) b

Society Contribution to food security

Protein security (kg protein ha−1) b

Processing Processing and retail workers Fair salary

Average wage (AW) below non‐poverty guideline (NPL) a

(semi‐quantitative score: 1 for NPL > AW by >50%; 2 for NPL > AW by 25–50%; 3 for NPL > AW by <25%; 4 for NPL < AW)

Average wage (AW) below minimum wage (MW) a

(semi‐quantitative score: 1 for MW > AW by >25%; 2 for MW > AW by 0–25%; 3 for MW < AW by <25%; 4 for MW < AW by >25%)

Hours of work Share of employees working more than 48 h/week (%) a
Equal opportunities Share of women in the labour force (%) a
Health and safety Fatal injuries at workplace (no. of cases per 100 000 workers) a
Non‐fatal injuries at workplace (no. of cases per 100 000 workers) a
Unemployment Unemployment rate (€) a
Labour laws

Laws enacted to protect sector specific workers (no.) a

Consumption Consumer Product features relevant for consumers Saturated fat content (g 100 g−1 of product) b
Fibre content (g 100 g−1 of product) b
Vitamin content (g 100 g−1 of product) b
Cholesterol content (g 100 g−1 of product) b

Protein content (g 100 g−1 of product) b

Society Contribution to food security

Protein affordability (€ kg−1 protein) b

a

Generic indicators.

b

Tailored indicators.