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💰 Gruppo Iren, a major multiutility in North West Italy, partnered with 360Welfare in 2019 to innovate its corporate welfare with "Mensa Diffusa." This service allows Iren employees to choose from a personalized network of affiliated local eateries instead of the traditional company canteen or meal vouchers, enhancing their lunch breaks and supporting the local economy. 360Welfare merged into a 100% Italian company in July 2023, following the fusion of Yes Ticket S.r.l. and BluBe S.r.l., offering customized welfare services. The 360 PAY group, which includes 360Welfare, employs around 600 people, spans 40 companies serving 20,000 clients, and generated over 2 billion euros in turnover in 2024.

💧 On World Water Day, BRITA, a German company specializing in water optimization, launched the "Be a Gamechanger" campaign, encouraging sustainable water use and plastic pollution reduction. BRITA offers quality filtered water solutions for consumers and professionals and has been a reference in the domestic and professional sector for 20 years in Italy. The company has adopted two marine waste collectors at Marina Blue Dolphin in Rome Fiumicino and Venice Certosa Marina, projected to collect about 2 tons of waste annually, including plastics and microplastics. BRITA's carbon footprint is up to 25 times lower with filtered water, aiming to avoid over 6.5 billion single-use water bottles by 2025, reducing its carbon footprint by 1 million tons of CO2. BRITA also supports Whale and Dolphin Conservation since 2016 and promotes an initiative cashback until April 30, 2025, offering a €10 refund on combined purchases of a BRITA filter jug and a 2 or 3 pack of MAXTRA PRO ALL-IN-1 filters. The company reported a total turnover of €691 million in fiscal year 2023 and had 2,314 employees worldwide by the end of 2023, with 1,216 in Germany.

🏖️ FARETURISMO, hosted at UER - Università Europea di Roma from March 19-21, 2025, features the conference "PANTOUR: Enhancing green, digital, and soft skills for sustainable tourism growth" on March 20 at 10:00. PANTOUR, an EU-funded project, builds on the NTG (Next Tourism Generation Alliance) initiative, aiming to strengthen ties between education and the tourism sector. Speakers include Susanna Mensitieri and Maurizio Crisanti, moderated by Antonio Barreca. For more details, visit www.fareturismo.it.