Research themes

“Living with” uncertainty, complexity, and new expectations

Climate change, digitalization, globalization, financialization, the restructuring of markets and companies, the rise of platform-based models, economic and (geo)political tensions... the world is changing radically and rapidly.

The management and governance of safety will inevitably be affected — and in many cases, they already are.

The digital transition implies changes in safety practices, particularly for accident prevention and analysis.  

What are the new auditing, certifiability and insurability practices in the age of the digital revolution? 

New champions are emerging, leaders in both operational and safety performance.

They seem to use organizational criteria and governance principles that differ from those that are usually recommended.

“NaTech” is a contraction of “natural” and “technological”.

This term refers to the impact that a natural disaster can have on an industrial facility, potentially triggering an accident.

In today’s fast-changing world, a key safety challenge is linked to skills in high-risk industries of the future. 

How can we respond to the quantitative and qualitative challenges of the current and future skills shortage?

How can risk governance contribute to helping to address tensions between the various stakeholders in a given region in France and Europe, arising from the presence of potentially hazardous and polluting industries?