Arts et Métiers its commitment to ecological transition and social responsibility and structures the actions already initiated in these different areas of activity by adopting its DDD&RS action plan. The plan is based on the five pillars of the DD&RS label, in line with the objectives of the French government's energy efficiency plan, the Convention for the Transition of Higher Education Institutions (CTES), the Ademe framework, and the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Anticipating changes
Today, the research projects in which the institution is involved increasingly incorporate impacts in terms of sustainable development. The action plan reinforces this momentum. The direct or indirect impacts on the achievement of national and international sustainable development goals will guide the themes chosen. Emerging research topics that are essential to sustainable engineering will thus be developed. The direct impacts of research will also be assessed and controlled. Finally, a system for ethical reflection has begun to be put in place.
Impactful research activities
The institution pursues a sustainable development policy in its research activities. A comprehensive mapping of these activities is currently underway. All European projects currently underway and submitted under the Horizon Europe program comply with the European Commission's expectations in terms of environmental impact. All European and ANR projects submitted since 2020 include an analysis of the project's contribution to gender equality. All chairs held by the institution or its commercialization subsidiary have applications in sustainable development. Laboratories are beginning to analyze the environmental impact of their activities and are invited to follow and participate in the actions of the Labos 1.5 collective. Arts et Métiers now integrates sustainable development and social responsibility into its research and innovation strategy.
Scientific integrity
Arts et Métiers is a signatory to the French charter of ethics for research professions. Several members of the institution were already involved in this area. A genuine dynamic of compliance and support has been established with the appointment in February 2023 of a Scientific Integrity Officer, who will be supported in the coming months by the creation of a Research Ethics Committee. This policy aims to support researchers so that they can comply with legislative and regulatory provisions; produce research work whose reliability can be verified; communicate appropriately; be neutral and independent in their evaluation and expertise activities; comply with the rules on multiple activities; and integrate ethical rules into the training courses in which they participate.
An open science policy
The institution has pursued an open science policy well before any contractual obligations. It has had its own open archive (SAM) since 2013. The resources deployed have enabled major achievements such as the creation of a doctoral program, a publications charter, an open science charter, and support for diamond-model publishing in the International Journal of Virtual Reality. In 2021, the open access rate for publications and theses was 73% and 88% respectively, well above the national averages (67% and 71%). The goal is to achieve 100% open access publications by 2030.
The objectives
- Ensure that all research topics have a direct or indirect impact on the achievement of international and national sustainable development goals.
- Assessing and controlling the direct impacts of research
- Promote and encourage ethical reflection on responsibility in research and innovation
The indicators
- Number of chairs with sustainable development objectives
- Number of downloads of open access publications
