Implementation of Environmental Considerations in the Innovation Process of Complex Systems: Groupe PSA Case Study

Abstract

Car manufacturer’s innovation teams are mainly focusing on decreasing automotive consumption and may lead to risks of transfers of environmental impacts. So, engineers in innovation should be able to evaluate their innovations in a life cycle and multi-criteria perspective. In this paper, Groupe PSA’s approach for integrating the environmental dimension during the innovation phase is presented. An eco-design framework of reference has been developed in a collaborative manner by the environment team together with innovation leaders. It tackles both the issues of how to deploy environmental requirements in the innovation process, and how to generate an organizational learning. This methodology is explained through the example of the Stop and Start technology. The validation in the quality procedure is essential to make the approach sustainable.