Toward robust decision-making in safe and sustainable by design (SSbD): current state and recommendations for MCDA integration
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Designing and evaluating alternative chemicals, materials, processes, or products using a Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) approach can be facilitated by integrating decision support methods like multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) to evaluate safety, environmental, economic, and social sustainability criteria. Clear guidance is needed to assess chemical, material, or product life cycles on various criteria, especially when a wide range of options is available, and multiple stakeholders’ interests must be accounted for. This study adds to guidance on the implementation of MCDA in SSbD assessments. Reviewing a set of 18 papers addressing MCDA and safety and sustainability assessments, we discuss various decision making features (MCDA process characteristics) that require development for the application of MCDA in the SSbD framework.
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TNO Identifier
1028720
Source
Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 52, pp. 1-11.
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1-11