Table 7 List of selected indicators
# | Name | Type | Impact category | Stakeholder group | Desired direction/answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Child labor involvement in any life-cycle activity | Semi-quantitative (yes/no) | Child labor | Workers | No |
2 | Community trust/approval in technology risk information | Semi-quantitative Likert Scale | Participation and influence | Local community | Positive |
3 | Contribution of the technology to economic progress | Quantitative | Contribution to economic development | Society | Positive |
4 | Energy security | Quantitative | Social acceptance and societal impacts | Society | Positive |
5 | Existence of government regulation on public sustainability reporting for technology | Semi-quantitative (Yes/No) | Public commitment to sustainability issues | Society | Yes |
6 | Health hazard from emissions during any life-cycle activity | Semi-quantitative (Likert Scale) | Health and safety | Workers | Negative |
7 | Income inequalities | Quantitative | Equity | Society | Negative |
8 | Level of material resource use due to product design decisions | Semi-quantitative (Likert Scale) | Access to material resources | Local community | Negative |
9 | Number of individuals involuntarily relocating due to technology implementation | Semi-quantitative (yes/no) | Delocalization and migration | Local community | No |
10 | Occupational health and safety | Quantitative | Health and safety | Workers | Negative |
11 | Possibility of technology components to be reused for other purposes | Semi-quantitative (Likert Scale) | End-of-life responsibility (Options) | Consumer | Positive |
12 | Potential of technology to affect health and safety of workers during the end-of-life phase | Semi-quantitative (Likert Scale) | Health and safety | Workers | Negative |
13 | Presence and quality of infrastructure to dispose responsibly of product components | Semi-quantitative (Likert scale) | End-of-life responsibility (Options) | Consumer | Positive |
14 | Presence and quality of programs to assist citizens with high energy burdens if technology is implemented | Semi-quantitative (yes/no) | Equity | Society | Yes |
15 | Presence of public agreement to sustainability using the selected technology | Semi-quantitative (yes/no) | Public commitment to sustainability issues | Society | Yes |
16 | Product design or technology design makes use of local resources and expertise | Semi-quantitative (yes/no) | Local employment | Local community | Yes |
17 | Protests to the proposed technology | Semi-quantitative (Likert Scale) | Protest | Local community | Negative |
18 | The extent to which the technology negatively affects the local community’s sense of place and cultural heritage | Semi-quantitative (yes/no) | Cultural heritage | Local community | No |
19 | Spatial equity of technology: a fair distribution of risks and costs throughout the territory | Semi-quantitative (Likert Scale) | Equity | Local community | Positive |
20 | Technology is not expected to increase the energy burden | Semi-quantitative (Likert Scale) | Inclusiveness | Consumer | Positive |
21 | There is evidence that the product is safer than other products used for the same purpose | Semi-quantitative (Likert Scale) | Health and safety | Consumer | Positive |
22 | Electricity consumers have a choice in the utility company that will provide the technology | Semi-quantitative (yes/no) | Fair competition | Consumer | Yes |
23 | The likeliness of community members to be displaced by a different population group | Semi-quantitative (Likert Scale) | Equity | Consumer | Negative |
24 | The technology is accessible and affordable to developing countries | Semi-quantitative (Likert Scale) | Technology transfer, access to immaterial resources | Local community | Positive |