# Testing ethical impact assessment for nano risk governance

## TL;DR

This paper explores how ethical impact assessments can improve the governance of nanomaterial risks by incorporating social and ethical factors.

## Contribution

The paper introduces tested ethical impact assessment tools adapted for nanomaterial risk governance.

## Key findings

- Stakeholder feedback showed the usefulness of ethical impact assessment in nanomaterial governance.
- Adapted CEN guidelines were found effective in integrating ethical aspects into risk governance.
- The approach supports a broader, more inclusive risk governance framework for nanomaterials.

## Abstract

Risk governance of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies is traditionally mainly limited to risk assessment, risk management and life cycle assessment. Recent approaches have experimented with widening the scope and including economic, social, and ethical aspects. This paper reports on tests and stakeholder feedback on the use of ethical impact assessment guidelines and tools adapting CEN Workshop Agreement part 2 CWA 17145-2:2017 (E)) to support risk governance of nanomaterials, in the RiskGONE project.