SETAC Conference –May 17th, 2018 - Rome Challenges, methodological developments and practical

solutions for Social LCA in industry and policy

RRI and the PRISMA PROJECTPILOTING 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 710059. The opinions expressed in this document reflect only the author’s view and in no

way reflect the European Commission’s opinions.

Agenda

v What is RRI v Prisma RRI methodologyv Prisma preliminary outcomesv Final remarks: RRI & S-LCA

Responsible Research and Innovation

ü a transparent, interactive process by which societal actors and innovators become mutually responsive to each other

üwith a view to the (ethical) acceptability, sustainability and societal desirability of the innovation process and its marketable products.

(Renè von Schomberg, EC – 2011 - http://about.me/Rene.vonSchomberg)

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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)

RRI: normative points and policy actions

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

Integrating RRI along the value chain

• 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

Applied Research - Deployment

Research Market

Source : AIRI and Responsible Industry project

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)

The Prisma project (2016-2019)

• 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

• MEDIUM COMPANY: Advanced medical therapies for cancer diseases • SMALL: Safer and more effective dermo-cosmeticsNanotech

• MEDIUM: Sustainable Production of synthetic agarwood products• PPP: sustainable packaging, coatings from waste algae biorefineriesSyn bio

• SMALL: IoT distributed data platform for increased personal control ofdata• MEDIUM: IoT in cleaning, to improve public health and hygieneIoT

• 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

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Prisma pilots: Company size, R&I project and (initial) RRI vision

Prisma methodology (1): workflow

ASSESSMENT (COMPANY, R&I PROJECT)

REFLECTION(strategic level)

EXPERIMENTATION (operational level)

ROAD-MAPPING (Long term strategy building)

R&I Project: technology, TRL (Tech Readiness level), ethical and social uncertainties, stakeholders mapping

Company: Values and stakes, resources, capabilities

Key RRI dimensions (materiality), RRI maturity in research/market/CSR strategies; prioritize RRI actions

Perform RRI actions(stakeholder dialogues, design for values, etc.)

RRI vision, links between technology and societal goals, embedding RRI in the R&I project/company, RRI Keyperformance indicators

Prisma methodology (2): actions and ways of interaction with the company

Ø Support ethical analysis, value scenarios to reflect on ELSA (ethical, legal, social aspects and impacts) of the R&I project

Ø Organize dialogues and co-creation initiatives on ELSA with stakeholders (partners, professional users, users and association of users, regulators, authorities, local communities.…)

Ø Advise on RRI and CSR tools, including social responsibility, sustainability, innovation management, safety tools and methods

Ø Awareness-raising and training initiatives for personnel on ethical and societal aspects of R&I

Ø 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

RRI - Key Performance Indicators

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)

• 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

• 20-30 for each company, based on case by case interaction

• Monitoring via survey (likert scale) to company staff and external stakeholders

Courtesy of: Emad Yaghmaei, Steven Flipse,, University of Delft

KPI areas (R&I projects)Process

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….)

Grazie per l’attenzione!

Andrea Porcariporcari@nanotec.it

Italian Association for Industrial Researchwww.airi.it – www.rri-prisma.eu

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