In collaboration with Kim Doornebosch of Royal Haskoning DHV and Kees Le Blansch of Bureau KLB, De Proeffabriek composed a collection of essays on Safe and Sustainable by Design. This collection of essays was made at the request of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (I&W) in collaboration with the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM).
The essays in this volume reflect on the opportunities and pitfalls for SSbD from
different perspectives. Representatives of a wide range of organisations, indicate what they think is needed to make the concept of Safe and Sustainable by Design work in practice. The authors show how safety and sustainability assessment, product design, innovation management and economics must be integrally involved in the design of chemicals and materials. Some focus attention to the design process (as opposed to assessment). Others emphasise new forms of collaboration or deeper integration along the value chain. By highlighting the similarities and differences between the different viewpoints, the volume intends to shed light on how policymakers could encourage those who ‘enact’ SSbD (product developers, designers and engineers) to include safety and sustainability considerations in chemical product design and assessment.
Collectively, the essays highlight the importance of an overarching perspective when creating policies to support the transition to SSbD. SSbD requires the effective integration of chemicals assessment, sustainability science, life cycle thinking, circular design and economics. As such, the essays in this volume offer questions that policymakers should ask themselves before drafting policies.
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