Implementation of Environmental
Considerations in the Innovation
Process of Complex Systems:
Groupe PSA Case Study
Julien Garcia, Pierre Tonnelier and Sophie Richet
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.
1 Introduction
Climate change is the result of an increase in man-made greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions. The main GHG is carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). CO 2 is mainly emitted
from fossil combustion. The transport sector is highly dependent on fossil fuels:
93% of the 2013 world transport sector energy supply came from oil products [1].
European Union has tightened European rules on CO 2 ’s emission of vehicles. By
2020, car manufacturer’s fleet will have to emit less than 95 g CO 2 /km [2].
To reach this goal, car manufacturer’s innovation teams are mainly focusing on
decreasing automotive consumption. Four strategies can be highlighted:
light-weighting, hybridization or electrification of the powertrain, improvements in
aerodynamics and rolling resistance, and improvements in energy consumption of
the vehicle (air conditioning, radio…). While innovations may contribute to reduce
fuel consumption, they also may change the material composition of vehicles and
J. Garcia (&) Á P. Tonnelier Á S. Richet
Groupe PSA, Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
e-mail: julien.garcia1@mpsa.com
© The Author(s) 2018
E. Benetto et al. (eds.), Designing Sustainable Technologies,
Products and Policies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66981-6_41
371
Considerations in the Innovation
Process of Complex Systems:
Groupe PSA Case Study
Julien Garcia, Pierre Tonnelier and Sophie Richet
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.
1 Introduction
Climate change is the result of an increase in man-made greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions. The main GHG is carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). CO 2 is mainly emitted
from fossil combustion. The transport sector is highly dependent on fossil fuels:
93% of the 2013 world transport sector energy supply came from oil products [1].
European Union has tightened European rules on CO 2 ’s emission of vehicles. By
2020, car manufacturer’s fleet will have to emit less than 95 g CO 2 /km [2].
To reach this goal, car manufacturer’s innovation teams are mainly focusing on
decreasing automotive consumption. Four strategies can be highlighted:
light-weighting, hybridization or electrification of the powertrain, improvements in
aerodynamics and rolling resistance, and improvements in energy consumption of
the vehicle (air conditioning, radio…). While innovations may contribute to reduce
fuel consumption, they also may change the material composition of vehicles and
J. Garcia (&) Á P. Tonnelier Á S. Richet
Groupe PSA, Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
e-mail: julien.garcia1@mpsa.com
© The Author(s) 2018
E. Benetto et al. (eds.), Designing Sustainable Technologies,
Products and Policies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66981-6_41
371