DF 86 – Safe- and Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD)


ETH Zentrum campus, GEP Pavilion (next to main building) and online

SSbD is a new framework developed by EC-JRC that aims to transform the way how industry is developing new chemicals and materials. The aim of SSbD is to support the design and development of safe and sustainable chemicals and materials. For this, the communities of risk assessors (hazard and exposure assessment) and LCA have to intensely collaborate in order to make SSbD a reality. A first testing phase of the framework has resulted in a lot of activity in research and industry. Along the day, we will combine practical and conceptual presentations, and give time for discussion with the presenters.


    Programme: DF86-Programme.pdf


     

    Time

     

    Speaker [Chair]

    08:30

    Registration, coffee & croissants

     

    08:50

    Welcome and introduction into day

    Roland Hischier (Empa)

    Setting the Scene

     

    09:00

    Safe and sustainable by Design – the JRC framework: updates on ongoing activities and next steps

    Giulio Bracalente (EC-JRC)

    09:20

    Safety & sustainability of chemicals and materials: where do we stand?

    Michel Wildi (Bafu)

    09:40

    SSbD: a paradigm shift for chemicals and materials development

    Cyrille Durand
    (TEMAS Solutions)

    10:00

    Operationalisation of SSbD – the PARC Toolbox

    Bernd Nowack (Empa)

    10:20

    Discussion

     

    10:45

    Coffee break

     

    Integrating Safety Issues into SSbD

     

    11:15

    Early-stage hazard assessment - What do we have and what should we aim for?

    Katrin Fenner (EAWAG)

    11:35

    USEtox as linking element between Safety & Sustainability

    Peter Fantke (DTU)

    11:55

    Safety assessment using sector specific ’Use maps’

    Shufan Keetlaer-Qi (CEPE)

    12:15

    Discussion

     

    12:40

    Lunch

     

    Short presentations

     

    13:30

    Short presentations of 10' per presentation :

    - Optionality and systems thinking in SSbD with prospective LCA

    - Deepening the Paradigm Shift: Revisiting the Integration of LCA and    
       Chemical Process Design for Sustainability
    - Decision Supports Systems for Safe and Sustainable Innovation

     

    T. Arblaster (CML)

    B. Häussling Löwgren (CML)

     

    C.F. Blanco Rocha (TNO)

    Integrating Sustainability Issues into SSbD

     

    14:00

    LCA’s alchemy challenge: assessing chemicals that do not exist

    Andre Bardow (ETH)

    14:20

    Social LCA evolution – Its uptake in Sustainability Assessment Approaches

    Sonia Valdivia (WRF)

    14:40

    Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in SSbD assessments: requirements and recommendations

    Martin Scheringer (ETH)

    15:00

    Discussion

     

    15:15

    Coffee break

     

    15:45

    First application examples and first learnings (15 min each)

    - Assessing the suitability of tools for SSbD to guide early
       innovation: a case-study for BPA and alternatives

    - Prospective LCA modelling for chemically produced fragrances

    - Safe and Sustianable Chemistry by Design: selected case insights from
       the Mistra SafeChem research programme

    Panel discussion with presenters of case studies (30 min)

     

    Joanke van Dijk (Empa);
     

    Ulla Letinois (dsm-firmenich);
    Jutta Hildenbrand (RISE)

    Synthesis and Conclusion

     

    17:00

    Co-creation Session for SSbD Roadmaps

    Roadmaps developed by the European Project "IRISS" to facilitate SSbD will be briefly presented. A co-creation session will follow during which the participants reflect on the day and contribute ideas to bridge research, skills and education, and knowledge sharing needs within the SSbD roadmaps.  

    Akshat Sudheshwar (Empa)

    17:20

    Synthesis and conclusions of the day

    Roland Hischier (Empa)

    17:30

    Farewell

     

     

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