The European Green Deal aims to translate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into concrete actions to achieve a climate-neutral, sustainable and circular Europe by 2050. Pollution, a major driver of planetary crises, is central to the European Chemical Strategy (CSS) and the Zero Pollution Action Plan, which address the harmful effects of chemical on human health and the environment. Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) aims to minimise exposure to harmful substances and promote safer alternatives, including bio-based chemicals and advanced materials. The ANALYST project, funded by Horizon Europe, aims to define and validate a comprehensive approach to assessing social, economic, environmental, and health impacts of chemicals, aligning with the SSbD framework. The project pursues three key innovations: 1) ANALYST-Box: Developing robust methodologies to evaluate impacts across the plastic value chain, including health, environmental, social, and economic aspects; 2) ANALYST-Digi: Creating an open-access platform with a multi-criteria decision-making support tool and a FAIR database to aid decision-making and support replicability pathways; 3) ANALYST-T-Pack: Implementing a demonstration and validation program with industries in the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) value chain. The SSbD framework developed by the Joint Research Centre, promotes the use of Life Cycle Thinking methodologies, suggesting that for social sustainability (Step 5 of SSbD), the Guidelines for Social LCA (UNEP, 2020) and the Methodological Sheet for S-LCA (UNEP, 2021) shall be followed. Although this phase is optional, it is critical for achieving a fully holistic sustainability assessment. Additionally, the new ISO 14075:2024 standard for Social LCA, released in October 2024, will be incorporated into the integrated approach by the ANALYST project to define social criteria for the PVC value chain. As of Month 12 of the project, the focus is on conceptualizing the ANALYST-Box, aiming to support industries and policymakers in making informed decisions within the PVC value chain.
Assessing Social Aspects within the Safe and Sustainable by Design Framework: the ANALYST Project.
Manuela D'Eusanio
;Federica SilveriSecondo
;Luigia PettiUltimo
2025-01-01
Abstract
The European Green Deal aims to translate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into concrete actions to achieve a climate-neutral, sustainable and circular Europe by 2050. Pollution, a major driver of planetary crises, is central to the European Chemical Strategy (CSS) and the Zero Pollution Action Plan, which address the harmful effects of chemical on human health and the environment. Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) aims to minimise exposure to harmful substances and promote safer alternatives, including bio-based chemicals and advanced materials. The ANALYST project, funded by Horizon Europe, aims to define and validate a comprehensive approach to assessing social, economic, environmental, and health impacts of chemicals, aligning with the SSbD framework. The project pursues three key innovations: 1) ANALYST-Box: Developing robust methodologies to evaluate impacts across the plastic value chain, including health, environmental, social, and economic aspects; 2) ANALYST-Digi: Creating an open-access platform with a multi-criteria decision-making support tool and a FAIR database to aid decision-making and support replicability pathways; 3) ANALYST-T-Pack: Implementing a demonstration and validation program with industries in the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) value chain. The SSbD framework developed by the Joint Research Centre, promotes the use of Life Cycle Thinking methodologies, suggesting that for social sustainability (Step 5 of SSbD), the Guidelines for Social LCA (UNEP, 2020) and the Methodological Sheet for S-LCA (UNEP, 2021) shall be followed. Although this phase is optional, it is critical for achieving a fully holistic sustainability assessment. Additionally, the new ISO 14075:2024 standard for Social LCA, released in October 2024, will be incorporated into the integrated approach by the ANALYST project to define social criteria for the PVC value chain. As of Month 12 of the project, the focus is on conceptualizing the ANALYST-Box, aiming to support industries and policymakers in making informed decisions within the PVC value chain.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
