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Table 12.2
Summary of hotspots analysis methodologies and application (Barthel et al. 2014 )
Methodology
Approach
Breadth of impacts
Stakeholder involvement Target audience
Application
AHAM Hotspots
Analysis
Qualitative and
quantitative
(Combination)
Environmental, Social,
Governance
Stakeholder review of
methodology and pilot
testing of standards
AHAM’s sustainability
standards Task Force
members as well as key
value chain stakeholders
Home appliance product
sector
WRAP’s Product
Sustainability Forum
Qualitative and
quantitative
(Combination)
Environmental,
Economic
Multiple stakeholders
involved
Major retailing and
manufacturing
businesses, NGOs,
academics and
governments
Food, DIY (home
improvement) products,
electrical and electronic
products, clothing and
textiles, retail sectors
Sustainability
Accounting
Standards Board
(SASB) Materiality
Map
Qualitative
Environmental, Social,
Economic and
Governance
Corporations, market
participants, and public
interest and intermediaries
SASB standard
development working
groups and other
relevant stakeholders
Several sectors such as
Architecture &
Engineering
Consumption
Energy
Financial
Food & Beverage
Forestry and Paper
Health Care
Home & Offi ce
Non-renewable Resources
Personal Care Products
etc.
Global Protocol for
Community-scale
GHG emissions
Quantitative
Environmental
Multiple stakeholders
Anyone assessing the
GHG emissions of a
geographically defi ned
area
Transportation, Waste,
Industrial Processes,
Agriculture, Forestry and
Other Land Use sector
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