Εξειδίκευση τύπου :	Άρθρο σε επιστημονικό περιοδικό
Τίτλος:	The European Commission’s safe and sustainable by design framework: bridging innovation and legislation
Δημιουργός/Συγγραφέας:	Schwirn, Kathrin Völker, Doris Løfstedt, Magnus Fantke, Peter Bossa, Cecilia Sharma, Anežka Posthuma, Leo Karakoltzidis, Achilleas Nikiforou, Fotini Mikołajczyk, Alicja Westra, Jaco [EL] Καρακίτσιος, Σπύρος[EN] Karakitsios, Spyros [EL] Σαρηγιάννης, Δημοσθένης[EN] Sarigiannis, Dimosthenis Garmendia Aguirre, Irantzu
Ημερομηνία:	2025
Γλώσσα:	Αγγλικά
ISSN:	2190-4715
DOI:	10.1186/s12302-025-01246-y
Περίληψη:	The European Commission’s Safe and Sustainable by Design (EC SSbD) Framework aims to put together safety and sustainability considerations throughout the entire chemical and material innovation processes. Being a voluntary (pre-market) approach, the framework fosters the development of safe and sustainable chemicals, materials, processes, and products while drawing on existing legal frameworks. We explore the relationship between the EC SSbD Framework and current European legislation regarding safety and sustainability. We highlight commonalities and differences to deduce synergies, and identify opportunities for mutual support and benefit. By systematically evaluating each step of assessing safety and sustainability criteria, indicators, and elements in the EC SSbD Framework, we demonstrate how information generated during the innovation process can also support legal compliance while driving pro-active design improvements. Vice versa, we investigate how regulatory data and methodologies can inform SSbD assessment steps, ensuring a reciprocal flow of information between innovation and compliance efforts. Despite notable differences identified, our findings demonstrate that the voluntary EC SSbD Framework has an added value, and it fosters synergies between innovation of chemicals and materials and safety and sustainability provisions of relevant legislation.
Τίτλος πηγής δημοσίευσης:	Environmental Sciences Europe
Τόμος/Κεφάλαιο:	37
Τεύχος:	1
Θεματική Κατηγορία:	[EL] Επιστήμες περιβάλλοντος[EN] Environmental sciences [EL] Οργανική χημεία[EN] Organic chemistry
Λέξεις-Κλειδιά:	Chemicals management Legal framework Life cycle assessment Risk assessment Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) Sustainability assessment
Χρηματοδότης:	European Union Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Grant Agency of Masaryk University
Χρηματοδοτικό πρόγραμμα:	Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, PARC project Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, CETOCOEN Excellence RECETOX
Αναγνωριστικό χρηματοδοτικού προγράμματος:	No 101057014 857560 MUNI/R/1381/2023 LM2023069
Κάτοχος πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων:	© The Author(s) 2025.
Όροι και προϋποθέσεις δικαιωμάτων:	Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση στον εκδότη (link):	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-025-01246-y
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