Policy: Social responsibility for new technologies

Journal or Publishing Institution: Nature

Study: https://web.archive.org/save/http://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1038/497317a

Author(s): McGlade, J., Quist, D. and Gee, D.

Article Type: Journal Publication

Record ID: 1538

Text: A 2013 report by the European Environment Agency analyses a range of chemical and technological innovations and the long-term effectiveness of policies designed to minimize risks to health and the environment resultig from their use (see go.nature.com/ajxkkt). As contributors to the report, we call for more proactive forms of governance to incorporate greater social responsibility in new technologies…

Keywords: Precautionary Principle, Hazards, Pesticides, Neonicitinoid, Mercury Pollution, Risk Assessment

Citation: McGlade, J., Quist, D. and Gee, D., 2013. Policy: Social responsibility for new technologies. Nature, 497(7449), p.317.