SETAC Conference May 17th, Rome Challenges, methodological developments and practical solutions for Social LCA in industry and policy

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1 SETAC Conference May 17th, Rome Challenges, methodological developments and practical solutions for Social LCA in industry and policy RRI and the PRISMA PROJECT PILOTING RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN INDUSTRY, Andrea Porcari, E. Borsella, E. Mantovani, Italian Association for Industrial Research- Airi, Italy Emad Yaghmaei, Ibo van de Poel, Department of Values, Technology & Innovation, TU Delft, The Netherlands This project has received funding from the European Union s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No The opinions expressed in this document reflect only the author s view and in no way reflect the European Commission s opinions.

2 Agenda v What is RRI v Prisma RRI methodology v Prisma preliminary outcomes v Final remarks: RRI & S-LCA

3 Responsible Research and Innovation ü a transparent, interactive process by which societal actors and innovators become mutually responsive to each other ü with a view to the (ethical) acceptability, sustainability and societal desirability of the innovation process and its marketable products. (Renè von Schomberg, EC

4 RRI: normative points and policy actions Ø Ethical acceptability of R&I: Ø EU charter on Fundamental Rights Ø EU risk based regulations & directives (precaution, safety, acceptable risk of products) Ø Sustainability and societal desirability: Ø R&I policies driven by societal needs and challenges (e.g. H2020) Ø Sustainable development Ø Treaty on European Union (gender, quality of life, etc) à RRI, stakeholder and public engagement (and similar concepts such as co-creation and open innovation) gaining interest in policy and business strategies à Majority of research lines in H2020 WPs including at least some aspects on RRI 4

5 Integrating RRI alongthe value chain Research Market Applied Research - Deployment Anticipate ethical and social impacts Engage stakeholders to align R&I process with users and societal needs Promote diversity (e.g. gender aspects) in R&I processes Openness and transparency in information and communication on R&I Pursue excellence in R&I (science, ethics, social aspects) Foster scientific education Source : AIRI and Responsible Industry project

6 RRI, CSR & S-LCA CSR: The responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on society (European Commission 2011) S-LCA: a method to assess the social aspects of products, their actual and potential positive as well as negative impacts along the life cycle (UNEP, 2009) àrri provides a focus on R&D and innovation processes, and early stage intervention in the R&I value chain (anticipation of impacts)

7 The Prisma project ( ) Evidence on how RRI can improve the innovation process Integration of RRI in the R&I and the CSR policies of 8 companies active in the field of transformative technologies CSR/RRI Prisma exemplar roadmap, based on the 8 pilots roadmaps, that helps industries to implement RRI Transformative Technologies (TT): Transform production and change the relation of the company with users, suppliers and stakeholders. Contribute to a sustainable society and to competitiveness of Europe

8 Prisma pilots: Company size, R&I project and (initial) RRI vision Nanotech MEDIUM COMPANY: Advanced medical therapies for cancer diseases SMALL: Safer and more effective dermo-cosmetics Syn bio MEDIUM: Sustainable Production of synthetic agarwood products PPP: sustainable packaging, coatings from waste algae biorefineries IoT SMALL: IoT distributed data platform for increased personal control ofdata MEDIUM: IoT in cleaning, to improve public health and hygiene Automated vehicles MEDIUM: automated vehicles to reduce traffic, pollution, land use SMALL: drones, artificial intelligence and IoT solutions toward for safe, and acceptable use of drones in cities

9 Prisma methodology (1): workflow ASSESSMENT (COMPANY, R&I PROJECT) R&I Project: technology, TRL (Tech Readiness level), ethical and social uncertainties, stakeholders mapping Company: Values and stakes, resources, capabilities REFLECTION (strategic level) Key RRI dimensions (materiality), RRI maturity in research/market/csr strategies; prioritize RRI actions EXPERIMENTATION (operational level) Perform RRI actions (stakeholder dialogues, design for values, etc.) ROAD-MAPPING (Long term strategy building) RRI vision, links between technology and societal goals, embedding RRI in the R&I project/company, RRI Key performance indicators

10 Prisma methodology (2): actions and ways of interaction with the company Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Support ethical analysis, value scenarios to reflect on ELSA (ethical, legal, social aspects and impacts) of the R&I project Organize dialogues and co-creation initiatives on ELSA with stakeholders (partners, professional users, users and association of users, regulators, authorities, local communities. ) Advise on RRI and CSR tools, including social responsibility, sustainability, innovation management, safety tools and methods Awareness-raising and training initiatives for personnel on ethical and societal aspects of R&I Reflection and support on design for values (include values and social considerations in the design of R&I products) Interaction with the company: expert advice, support and monitoring; embedded ethicists, cross-fertilization with other companies

11 RRI - Key Performance Indicators Process KPI areas (R&I projects) Mix of 250 indicators, from innovation management and RRI literature Mostly qualitative/semi-qualitative Filtered to 90 relevant to (quality of) R&D in industry for each company, based on case by case interaction Monitoring via survey (likert scale) to company staff and external stakeholders Management Technology (9) Planning, resources (10) Collaboration/communication (2) Market (8) Customer/end-users (18) RRI aspects Diversity & inclusion (13) Gender equality Stakeholder engagement Anticipation and reflection (22) Normative boundaries Ethical, social impact assessment Responsiveness and adaptive change Environmental,social sustainability (8) Needs, values in product design Impacts (risks & benefits) Courtesy of: Emad Yaghmaei, Steven Flipse,, University of Delft

12 Final remarks RRI and S-LCA Methods for RRI in companies yet in an exploratory phase Prisma is using a case-by-case, expert driven approach to integrate RRI RRI could complement S-LCA, in particular on R&D/technology focus, anticipation of impacts Interesting to compare social areas, co-responsibility of stakeholders, benefits to use RRI/S-LCA S-LCA provides a methodological, quantitative approach could be really valuable to develop RRI (and RRI indicators) Likely RRI and S-LCA share similar challenges in approaching companies (culture, importance, urgency, resources, education.)

13 Grazie per l attenzione! Andrea Porcari porcari@nanotec.it Italian Association for Industrial Research See you at: Prisma workshop INNOVATION, GOVERNANCE AND TRUST New technologies, new challenges and new opportunities London, June 7 th