Research, methodology and public-interest governance.

Sustainable Intelligence ASBL is a Belgium-based public-benefit nonprofit organisation. It leads the ecosystem's research, shared methodologies, standardisation-oriented work and institutional collaboration.

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Research activities

Applied research into Industry 5.0 in practice.

Industry 5.0 research programmes examining human-centricity, sustainability and resilience in organisational and industrial contexts.

Development and maintenance of shared methodologies used across the Sust.in ecosystem, including the conceptual foundations behind SyncFrame and i5 Benchmark.

Applied research into evidence structures, readiness indicators and assessment frameworks.

Shared methodologies

Maintaining the frameworks the ecosystem relies on.

Framework interoperability work carried out under SyncFrame, connecting fragmented standards and reporting requirements.

Methodology governance for i5 Benchmark, ensuring the assessment approach remains evidence-based and transparent.

Ongoing methodology review informed by academic partners, standardisation bodies and practitioner feedback.

Standardisation-oriented work

Connecting rather than duplicating existing standards.

Expert participation in ISO standardisation discussions relevant to Industry 5.0 and organisational resilience.

Contribution to European Commission Industry 5.0 Community of Practice discussions on shared principles and indicators.

Alignment work connecting existing sustainability and governance standards rather than creating parallel, competing frameworks.

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Expert participation in standardisation and Community of Practice discussions does not imply ISO or European Commission endorsement of Sustainable Intelligence, its methodologies or its products.

Institutional and academic collaboration

Working with universities, bodies and initiatives.

Academic and research partnerships supporting methodology validation and applied studies.

Institutional collaboration with public-interest bodies, sector associations and international initiatives.

Participation in the UN DESA-recognised SDG Acceleration Action as a platform for shared research and evidence contribution.

Public-interest initiatives

Keeping the methodology independent and accessible.

Public-interest governance of the benchmark methodology, kept independent from any single commercial interest.

Dissemination of research findings and methodology updates through the Insights section of the ecosystem.

Support for public-sector and academic pilots exploring Industry 5.0 readiness.

Programmes and services

Ways to work with the ASBL.

Research collaboration

Joint studies with universities and research institutes on Industry 5.0 methodologies and indicators.

Methodology licensing for public-interest use

Access arrangements for academic and public-sector partners applying shared methodologies.

Advisory participation

Contribution to standardisation, policy or sector working groups upon invitation.

Contact and contracting

Get in touch with the ASBL.

General enquiry: hello@sust.in
Research collaboration: hello@sust.in — Industry 5.0 Partnership
Legal form: Association sans but lucratif (ASBL), Belgium — public-benefit nonprofit organisation.
Contracting: Research collaborations, methodology licensing and advisory participation are agreed under separate written arrangements specific to the ASBL.

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