ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL

GLOBAL LAND USE IMPACTS ON BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN LCA

Land use impact assessment of margarine

Llorenç Milà i Canals • Giles Rigarlsford • Sarah Sim

Received: 8 June 2011 / Accepted: 3 November 2011

© Springer-Verlag 2011

Responsible editor: Thomas Koellner

L. Milà i Canals () • G. Rigarlsford • S. Sim Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever R&D, Colworth Science Park, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, MK44 1LQ, UK e-mail: [email protected]

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1 SI.1. Characterisation factors used in the case study

This case study used characterisation factors (CF) for land use impacts derived from a variety of methods developed in the context of the UNEP SETAC Life Cycle Initiative (de Baan et al. 2011; Müller-Wenk and Brandão 2010; Brandão and Milà i Canals 2011; Saad and Margni 2011). Some additional CF were calculated or adapted specifically for the case study. For convenience, all the CF used in the case study are collated in the spreadsheet below:

Margarine case study.xls

SI.2. Quantification of land use change related to oil crops

As explained in section 2.2.1 of the main text, FAOSTAT (2011b; 2011c) data were used to estimate the transformation flows associated with the different crops in the relevant countries. The data used are all included in the spreadsheet below. Data for Step 1 (as explained in section 2.2.1) are detailed for each crop in the tabs named after each crop (Sunflower; linseed; etc.). For those crops where Steps 2 and 3 (see section 2.2.1) were required, the data to perform those steps are shown in the last tab of the spreadsheet (Statistical Data).

LUC Estimation Margarine

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2 Brandão M, Milà i Canals L (2012): Global characterisation factors to assess land use impacts on Biotic Production. Int J Life Cycle Assess This issue xx-yy FAOSTAT (2011b): Crop production data 1988-2008 from http://faostat.fao.org/site/567/default.aspx#ancor Accessed 18 March 2011 FAOSTAT (2011c): Land data from http://faostat.fao.org/site/377/default.aspx#ancor Accessed 18 March 2011 Müller-Wenk R, Brandão M. 2010. Climatic impact of land use in LCA—carbon transfers between vegetation/soil and air. Int J Life Cycle Assess 15 172-182 Saad R, Margni M (2012): Land use impacts on freshwater regulation, erosion regulation and water purification: a spatial approach for a global scale Int J Life Cycle Assess This issue xx- yy

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