SocioTech Lab
SSH Consulting for Energy, Cities & Climate
We support cities, public authorities and European consortia in turning climate and energy innovation into solutions that are socially accepted, governance-ready and scalable.
- PEDs
- Building retrofits
- Energy communities
- Citizen engagement
- Governance & policy
- Just transition
About
Who We Are
SocioTech Lab is a specialised consultancy providing Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) expertise to European research and innovation projects, public authorities, and organisations working on sustainability, climate action, and societal transformation.
Why SocioTechLab
Why Social Sciences & Humanities Matter
Technological and policy solutions alone cannot deliver sustainable transitions. Success depends on how people understand, accept, and engage with change — and on how institutions coordinate action. SocioTech Lab ensures that people, institutions and governance are embedded at the core of transition processes.
Strengthens trust and legitimacy
Reduces implementation and social risks
Supports democratic participation and inclusion
Demonstrate credible societal impact to the European Commission
Services
What We Do
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01.
Stakeholder & Citizen Engagement
We design and implement structured engagement processes that enable meaningful participation of citizens, public authorities, civil society and market actors.
02.
Co-Creation & Living Labs
We design and facilitate co-creation processes and living labs that bring together diverse actors to jointly develop, test and refine solutions in real-world contexts.
03.
Social Acceptance & Behaviour Change
We analyse how social norms, values and everyday practices influence the adoption of sustainability and climate actions, and design ethical, inclusive behaviour change strategies.
04.
Governance & Policy Advisory
We support the design of effective governance and coordination mechanisms that enable sustainability initiatives to be implemented across institutional levels and sectors.
05.
Impact Assessment & Just Transition
We develop impact assessment and evaluation frameworks that capture social, behavioural and institutional outcomes, ensuring sustainability transitions are inclusive and socially just.
06.
Societal & Cultural Dynamics
We analyse how social values, cultural contexts, narratives and democratic practices shape the way change is perceived, debated and adopted.
OUR STRATEGY
How We Work
Technical excellence alone does not deliver climate neutrality. Success depends on people, institutions, and governance.
Strategic discovery
Context analysis, stakeholder mapping, social risk identification
Co-design & implementation support
Participatory processes, governance and communication support
Evaluation & scale-up
Impact assessment, lessons learned, replication roadmaps
SUPPORT
Horizon Europe
We support projects across the full lifecycle: proposal development and SSH integration, implementation and monitoring, reporting and reviews, impact assessment and policy uptake
Testimonials
Testimonials
We support Horizon Europe projects across Cluster 5, strengthening interdisciplinarity, impact, and real-world uptake from proposal to replication.
CONTACT
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