DEISO S-LCA Database
See the people behind every supply chain.
A country-sector social risk database, delivered as a Microsoft Excel workbook and as a ready-to-import openLCA database. Built by DEISO from open international statistics and linked through the OECD input-output tables, it measures the social risk attached to one US dollar of output from any of 3,816 country-sectors, including the full supply chain behind it.
Work with the numbers directly in Excel for screening, reporting and supplier reviews, or run them inside openLCA alongside your environmental life cycle assessment.
Release v1.0 in numbers
DEISO S-LCA Database v1.0 was released by DEISO LLC on 1 October 2026. It is a social life cycle assessment database for openLCA that covers 189 countries and all 21 ISIC sections.
Built for product studies, supplier screening and capacity building (training) at DEISO
Coverage
189 countries across the 21 sections of ISIC Rev.4, giving 3,816 country-specific sector processes.
29 social indicators
13 for workers, 8 for local communities and 8 for society, aligned with the UNEP 2020 S-LCA guidelines.
Risk-Hours method
Each indicator is placed on six risk levels and weighted by the worker-hours behind every US dollar of output.
Supply chain
111,989 links from the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output tables (2025 edition) carry risk upstream automatically.
Sector detail
Gender pay gap, union density, collective bargaining and child employment are split by sector, not just by country.
Data quality
Every value records its source, data year, gap-filling rule and a quality score from 1 to 5.
Two formats
An openLCA JSON-LD package and an Excel edition with 15 sheets, produced from the same build.
Validated
Six plausibility tests passed, and an openLCA recalculation matched the reference result: 16.558 against 16.56.
29 indicators across three stakeholder groups
Each indicator is read from a public statistical series, converted to one of six risk levels with locked thresholds, and characterised in medium-risk-hour equivalents.
| Stakeholder group | Indicators | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Workers | 13 | Child employment, fatal and non-fatal injuries, working hours, fair salary, gender pay gap, union density, collective bargaining, social protection, informal employment, forced labour, vulnerable employment, female labour participation |
| Local community | 8 | Safe drinking water, sanitation, air quality (PM2.5), electricity access, homicides, children out of school, unemployment, youth unemployment |
| Society | 8 | Control of corruption, rule of law, voice and accountability, political stability, public health spending, public education spending, income inequality, extreme poverty |
An in-house pipeline, rebuilt every year
DEISO developed its own data pipeline to build, test and document the database from source data. The same pipeline produces each annual update.
- Collect — open statistics from ILOSTAT, the World Bank and the OECD, with the licence of every series checked at each build.
- Model labour — worker-hours per US dollar for every country-sector, from employment, working hours and value added.
- Assess risk — 29 indicators placed on six risk levels, with documented gap-filling and a quality score for every value.
- Link supply chains — OECD input-output coefficients connect each country-sector to its suppliers.
- Test — six plausibility tests on every build and a cross-check in openLCA.
- Publish — openLCA package, Excel edition, method report, validation report and release notes.
Ready for openLCA and Excel
- openLCA package — available as an openLCA JSON-LD package, compatible with openLCA 2.x and tested with openLCA 2.6.0.
- Excel edition — the same build in 15 sheets (.xlsx), including total supply-chain risk per US dollar for every country-sector.
- Documentation — method report, database documentation, user guide, validation report, case-study workbook and release notes, in PDF and Word.
- Capacity building (training) — ten worked case studies, from a cotton T-shirt to LNG supply and green hydrogen, with an answer key.
openLCA is a trademark of GreenDelta GmbH. Microsoft and Excel are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. DEISO is not affiliated with or endorsed by either company.
Where DEISO applies it
- Product social footprints — social risk of a product across its full supply chain.
- Supplier and sourcing screening — compare countries and sectors before choosing suppliers.
- Due diligence and reporting support — evidence for human-rights due diligence and sustainability reporting.
- Capacity building (training) — hands-on S-LCA courses built on the ten case studies.
Results are screening-level estimates of social risk built from country and sector statistics. They do not describe conditions at a specific company or site. Sector employment for 29 countries is modelled, and some indicators are published only at country or regional level.
Built on open international data
Contains data from the International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), The World Bank (World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators) and the OECD (OECD. (2025) OECD Inter-Country Input-Output Tables, https://oe.cd/icio), used under CC BY 4.0 and adapted by DEISO. Regional forced-labour figures are cited from ILO, Walk Free and IOM (2022). These organisations do not endorse this product.
How to cite: DEISO LLC (2026). DEISO S-LCA Database, version 1.0. Released 1 October 2026.
Questions about the DEISO S-LCA Database
What is the DEISO S-LCA Database?
The DEISO S-LCA Database is a social life cycle assessment database developed by DEISO LLC. Version 1.0, released on 1 October 2026, covers 189 countries and 21 ISIC sections, giving 3,816 country-sector processes. It measures social risk per US dollar of output across 29 indicators for workers, local communities and society, including risk carried through the supply chain.
Which software can use it?
The database is available as an openLCA JSON-LD package, compatible with openLCA 2.x and tested with openLCA 2.6.0. An Excel edition with 15 sheets holds the same build, so results can also be reviewed and reported outside openLCA. Method report, user guide and validation report come in PDF and Word.
How does it measure social risk?
Each indicator is placed on one of six risk levels, from no risk to very high, using locked thresholds anchored to international reference values. The Risk-Hours method multiplies the worker-hours behind each US dollar of output by a factor for its risk level, giving results in medium-risk-hour equivalents.
Does it include supply chains?
Yes. The supply-chain edition links every country-sector to its suppliers using 111,989 coefficients from the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output tables, 2025 edition. One sector input in openLCA pulls in the social risk of the whole supply chain. Countries outside the OECD tables are reached through 21 rest-of-world market processes.
Where does the data come from?
The database is built from open international statistics: ILOSTAT from the International Labour Organization, the World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, and the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output tables, all used under CC BY 4.0. Every value records its source series, data year, gap-filling rule and a quality score.
How was it validated?
Every build runs six plausibility tests, for example that child-employment risk in Côte d'Ivoire agriculture exceeds German manufacturing, and that construction shows higher fatal-injury rates than finance. Release v1.0 passed all six. A capacity building (training) case recalculated in openLCA gave 16.558 medium-risk-hour equivalents, matching the reference value of 16.56.
How often is it updated?
DEISO rebuilds the database once a year from fresh downloads of every source, using its own pipeline. Each release comes with a change report listing risk-level changes per indicator and the largest individual changes, so users can see exactly what moved between versions.
How can I use it for my organisation?
DEISO applies the database in social footprint studies, supplier screening, due-diligence support and S-LCA capacity building (training). To discuss access or a project, request a quotation through the DEISO contact form. Capacity building (training) courses use ten worked case studies, from apparel and cocoa to LNG supply and green hydrogen.
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