The EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability is a first step to achieve the Green Deal ambition for a toxic-free environment, and ensure that chemicals are produced and used in a way that maximises their contribution to society while avoiding harm to our planet and to future generations. Advanced materials are predicted to play a pivotal role in achieving this ambition and the underlying sustainability goals, and considerable efforts are invested in designing new classes of materials. Examples of such materials are metamaterials, artificially architectured materials designed to have material properties beyond those of the individual ingredient materials, or active materials at the boundary between materials and devices (e.g., new biomedical soft materials). Such innovative advanced materials raise concern about possible future safety and sustainability issues and would benefit from appropriate risk governance that promotes innovation, while pushing for safety and sustainability. To balance these aspects, a methodology is proposed for the early-stage identification of emerging safety and sustainability issues of advanced materials. As exemplified by two case studies, the methodology aims to be of use for innovators, risk assessors, and regulators. Extension of the methodology is highlighted, as well as implementation in broader initiatives like the EU's industrial policy approach.

欧盟化学品可持续发展战略是实现无毒环境绿色协议雄心的第一步，并确保化学品的生产和使用方式能够最大限度地为社会做出贡献，同时避免对我们的星球和子孙后代造成伤害. 先进材料预计将在实现这一雄心和潜在的可持续发展目标方面发挥关键作用，并且在设计新型材料方面投入了大量精力。此类材料的示例是超材料、设计为具有超出单个成分材料的材料特性的人工结构材料，或位于材料和设备之间边界的活性材料（例如，新的生物医学软材料）。这种创新的先进材料引发了对未来可能出现的安全和可持续性问题的担忧，并将受益于促进创新的适当风险治理，同时推动安全和可持续性。为了平衡这些方面，提出了一种早期识别先进材料新兴安全性和可持续性问题的方法。正如两个案例研究所示，该方法旨在为创新者、风险评估者和监管者所用。强调了方法的扩展，以及在更广泛的倡议中的实施，如欧盟的工业政策方法。提出了一种方法，用于早期识别先进材料的新出现的安全性和可持续性问题。正如两个案例研究所示，该方法旨在为创新者、风险评估者和监管者所用。强调了方法的扩展，以及在更广泛的倡议中的实施，如欧盟的工业政策方法。提出了一种方法，用于早期识别先进材料的新出现的安全性和可持续性问题。正如两个案例研究所示，该方法旨在为创新者、风险评估者和监管者所用。强调了方法的扩展，以及在更广泛的倡议中的实施，如欧盟的工业政策方法。