Table 8 Data quality values and corresponding literature sources for each indicator
# | Indicator name | Data quality criteria | Literature sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Accuracy, integrity, and validity | Timeliness | Geographical correlation | Technological correlation | Score | |||
1 | Child labor involvement in any life-cycle activity | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.8 | |
2 | Community trust/approval in technology risk information | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | |
3 | Contribution of the technology to economic progress | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.8 | |
4 | Energy security | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | [74] |
5 | Existence of government regulation on public sustainability reporting for technology | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.8 | |
6 | Health hazard from emissions during any life-cycle activity | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.3 | |
7 | Income inequalities | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | [80] |
8 | Level of material resource use due to product design decisions | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | |
9 | Number of individuals involuntarily relocating due to technology implementation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | [83] |
10 | Occupational health and safety | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | |
11 | Possibility of technology components to be reused for other purposes | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.8 | |
12 | Potential of technology to affect health and safety of workers during the end-of-life phase | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.8 | |
13 | Presence and quality of infrastructure to dispose responsibly of product components | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | |
14 | Presence and quality of programs to assist citizens with high energy burdens if technology is implemented | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | |
15 | Presence of public agreement to sustainability using the selected technology | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | |
16 | Product design or technology design makes use of local resources and expertise | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | |
17 | Protests to the proposed technology | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.8 | |
18 | The extent to which the technology negatively affects the local community’s sense of place and cultural heritage | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3.0 | |
19 | Spatial equity of technology: a fair distribution of risks and costs throughout the territory | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | |
20 | Technology is not expected to increase the energy burden | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | |
21 | There is evidence that the product is safer than other products used for the same purpose | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | |
22 | Electricity consumers have a choice in the utility company that will provide the technology | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | |
23 | The likeliness of community members to be displaced by a different population group | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.3 | |
24 | The technology is accessible and affordable to developing countries | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | |