Activities & Projects 2011

Governance and Sustainability

Factory of Ideas for Ceramic Industrial Cluster

Coordination and facilitation of 12 thematic workshops for cross-sector local development projects with 150 key stakeholders of local enterprises, Local Authorities, no-profit associations, Universities. Phase 3. www.fabbricaideedistretto.it

Workshops on Active Employment Policies

Organization and facilitation of inter-regional workshops on active employment policies and tools for Basilicata, Sicily and Puglia Regions with Italia Lavoro spa.

UE C-Plus Project on regional Clusters

Organization and facilitation of multi-stakeholder workshops involving businesses, universities, technical associations stakeholders in the Luxury Shoes Cluster of Emilia-Romagna Region. www.projectc-plus.eu

Youth-Led Devolopment workshop

International laboratory - technical organization and facilitation of Youth Developement Lead - Project LiberaMente with 60 youths from various European countries. www.liberamente.bz.it

Stakeholder Engagement on local economic development

Technical organization and facilitation of a multi-stakeholder workshop for the City of Modena in 10 economic areas with 60 key stakeholders within the Effetto Modena process.

Stakeholder Engagement on management of water resources

Organization and facilitation of a Bar Camp with 9 thematic multistakeholder workshops on water management for Consorzio di Bonifica Emilia Centrale - 70 stakeholders involved. www.emiliacentrale.it

Green Economy

Cluster Green Economy Festival

Design and technical-scientific coordination of the 1st Green Economy Festival with 7 District Municipalities of Modena and Reggio Emilia Ceramic District and local Industry Associations - 40 events with technical workshops, conferences, exhibitions, workshops. www.festivalgreeneconomydistretto.it

Bar Camp Youth & Green Economy

Facilitation of a Bar Camp on Green Economy seen by youths.

Green Economy Cluster Award

Organization of the 1st Award on Green products-process-management in the Italian Ceramic Tiles Industry Cluster. www.festivalgreeneconomydistretto.it Formazione su strumenti gestionali di Green Economy.

Research

Survey on Green Economy in the Italian Ceramic Cluster

Research and interviews in the main Ceramic Industry Cluster. www.festivalgreeneconomydistretto.it

CSR Good Practices monitoring

Survey and scouting of 40 good practices of CSR in the Ceramic industry for Confindustria Ceramica.

Project UE ICT Value Network

Selection and comparison of Good Practices within EU local projects promoting ICT networks by Municipalities - Aarhus, Denmark. www.ict-vn.eu

 

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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

CSR Entrepreneurs Club

Technical coordination and facilitation of the 3rd edition of CSR Club as a laboratory of 47 companies involved in 40 projects of sustainability-CS. www.comune.modena.it/clubrsi

CSR Award

Design and technical evaluation of cross- industry sector best practices of CSR project at provincial level – 5th Edition – Province of Modena. www.responsabilitasocialedimpresa.mo.it

2010 AIMAG Sustainability Report

Stakeholder engagement activities with key thematich focus groups for the Sustainability Report of Aimag (National Award finalist). www.aimag.it

Cerfom Social Report

Technical support for internal evaluation and setting of 1st Social Report of Cerform Training Center for Ceramic Industry Cluster.

CSR in Emilia Romagna Region

Technical support for the first regional mapping practices and strategic support for the new Program of Productive Activities and CSR - Emilia-Romagna Region.

Bar Camp Enerprises & Territories

Facilitation of a Bar Camp on relations between business and local communities on six key social sustainability issues with 50 companies entrepreneurs.

Training

Participatory planning for active employment policies

Support for participatory planning in 3 italian Regions for Italia Lavoro spa.

Public Deliberation

Training and comparison of case-studies for Dickinson College students of political science in collaboration with Bologna University.

Facilitation techniques

Training for 40 facilitators on various facilitation techniques - City of Modena.

Green Economy

Training course on green-management policies and tools and business cases – ISCOM Emilia-Romagna.

Green Economy & CSR

Training course on green-management and CSR policies, tools and cases – Cagliari Chamber of Commerce.

Networking

CSR Fair – Bocconi University

Speech at CSR Fari at Bocconi University on Network for CSR and CSR Club – Milan.

Workshop on Regional CSR

Presentation on CSR and Regional Plan for Industrial Activities - Emilia Romagna Region.

University Seminary on CSR

Presentation of cases of CSR at the Faculty of Economics - University of Parma.

European Forum Cities

Participation in the European Forum of Cities research and local sustainability policies in preparation for the Rio +20 Summit – Naples.

CSR & Common Good

Speech to UCID Congress on the role of enterprises for the Common Good - Modena.

CSR & stakeholders

Speech at round table conference for the first ten years of Impronta Etica – CSR network Modena.

Work-Life Balance seminary

Speech at City of Parma Conference on CSR work-life balance practices with University of Bologna - Parma.

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