Company strategies for responsible research and innovation (RRI)
A conceptual model
IR Van de Poel (TU Delft - Values Technology and Innovation)
L. Asveld (TU Delft - BT/Biotechnology and Society)
S.M. Flipse (TU Delft - Science Education and Communication)
Pim Klaassen (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM))
Victor E. Scholten (TU Delft - Economics of Technology and Innovation)
E. Yaghmaei (TU Delft - Ethics & Philosophy of Technology)
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Abstract
Responsible research and innovation (RRI) has become an important topic in the academic community and in policy circles, but it has not yet been systematically included in the innovation process of companies. We discuss how companies can integrate RRI into their corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies and business strategy. To this end, we developed a conceptual model that links a company's RRI strategy to its context, and that helps to translate the RRI strategy into activities that result in RRI outcomes. We also propose a process for developing company-specific RRI key performance indicators (KPIs) that can support companies to measure RRI outcomes.