Project title and reference: Product Impact Assessment (PSIA) of an education and research institution (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
Participants: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
Duration: ongoing project Commenced: January 2021
Principal researcher: Guillermo San Miguel. Agroenergy Research Group, ETSII, UPM
SUMMARY: the development of methodologies aimed at investigating the social sustainability of products is a very important academic and social topic.
OBJECTIVES:
This investigation aims to investigate the applicability of the Product Social Impact Assessment (PSIA) methodology proposed by the Round Table for Social Metrics (https://product-social-impact-assessment.com/) to different sectors. One of them will be Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) itself. Additional research projects are being undertaken to investigate the application of PSIA to the food and agriculture sectors