Iniziativa eco-responsabile e CSR

🍫 KitKat Ball, a new treat designed for sharing, combines the crispness of KitKat in a bite-sized format. Created with socially active lifestyles in mind, the snack bears the "Love to Share" message and is part of Nestlé Italiana's innovation to meet changing consumer tastes. Utilizing Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa, KitKat Ball is available in 140g (€3.39) and 36g (€1.40) packs. Nestlé, established in 1866, leads globally with over 2,000 brands in 187 countries.

🏭 Sea Prime managed around 27,000 movements in the first nine months of the year, consistent with 2023 levels. Traffic to and from North America grew by 4% due to events like the Milan Fashion Week and the Formula 1 Grand Prix. Linate Prime is expanding by 10,000 sqm for aircraft parking and the terminal by approximately 2,400 sqm to improve customer experience. Sustainability is a focus, with the reuse of existing structures, advanced technology, photovoltaic panels, and new heating and cooling systems to enhance energy efficiency. Chiara Dorigotti, CEO of Sea Prime, aims for high service and sustainability standards ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

💸 MartinoRossi SpA, a leader in flour production and plant-based products, announces its 2023 Sustainability Report, emphasizing its commitment to stakeholder relations and adherence to Global Reporting Initiative standards, audited by KPMG. Despite 2023's challenges, CEO Stefano Rossi focuses on sustainable growth, maintaining strategic projects, and responding to new generations' needs. The company manages approximately 16,000 hectares with over 500 Italian farms, prioritizing organic and conventional agriculture. It focuses on quality, safety, and innovation, including a Risk Assessment update to ensure food safety and Agrifuture experiments that reduce CO2 emissions by up to 2.05 tons per hectare annually. Product innovation includes allergen-free plant-based alternatives for animal proteins. MartinoRossi has a young workforce with an average age of 38 and made 31 new hires in 2023, reaching 106 employees with a turnover below 4.4%. Environmental efforts include structural improvements, efficient resource usage, waste reduction, and reforestation initiatives like planting 12,000 trees annually to offset CO2 emissions from logistics.

🍴 The prestigious Premio Artusi 2024 was awarded to Sicilian chef Filippo La Mantia for promoting cuisine as a vehicle for peace, solidarity, and tolerance. The award ceremony took place at Casa Artusi, founded to honor Pellegrino Artusi. La Mantia focuses on the social role of food, with projects in Italian prisons and initiatives during the Covid pandemic, such as cooking for hospitals and the poor and combating food waste. He's also preparing to support communities in Gaza.

🏡 Airzone, specializing in climate control for over 25 years, provides solutions that enhance guest experience and reduce environmental impact in hospitality. Chub Cay Resort in the Bahamas, focused on energy efficiency, uses Airzone to cut diesel generator use by adapting room temperatures to occupancy. The Clock House in Malaga offers guests personalized temperature control via an app. Cuber Suites in the Netherlands integrates Airzone with advanced Building Management Systems (BMS) for autonomous guest temperature regulation, optimizing energy use and reducing staff needs. These cases highlight Airzone's ability to meet the increasing demands for comfort and sustainability in modern hospitality.

🍕 Gruppo Mutti, European leader in the tomato derivatives market, based in Parma, launched its corporate restaurant, Quisimangia, in 2022, designed by international design and architecture firm CRA – Carlo Ratti Associati. The initiative aims to reflect the company's core values of quality and sustainability, providing exclusive well-being for its employees. The restaurant, catered by VCook, a company from the Cerea family of Da Vittorio restaurant, incorporates sustainability through the use of recycled tomato waste in floor resins and energy-saving environmental control technologies. Additionally, a garden over one hectare, designed by landscape architect Paolo Pejrone, will feature regional flora. Initially open only to Mutti employees in Montechiarugolo, there are plans to welcome the community, enhancing Parma's status in the Food Valley. The project aligns with CRA's and Italo Rota Studio's 2016 masterplan for Mutti, following The Greenary, Francesco Mutti's residence since 2021.

🏖️ Quality Group and Mistral Tour celebrate their 25th and 50th anniversaries, respectively. Quality Group, started in October 1999, has grown from 35 people, 5 brands, and 21 destinations to 270 employees, 9 brands, and over 200 global destinations. Mistral Tour was founded in 1975 during Italy's years of protest and China's opening to the outside world. Both companies have adapted to changing demands for authentic, sustainable experiences. Marco Peci, Quality Group's Commercial Director, emphasizes product quality and sustainable growth, while Michele Serra, President of Quality Group, focuses on human capital in an increasingly virtual and interconnected world. A new image for their catalogs will be unveiled in January 2025.

🏅 Alpex Sailing Team won the 13th DolomythiCup for the second time, held in Val di Sogno, Lago di Garda, from October 10-13, 2024. They competed against approximately 40 participants across 10 boats, remaining undefeated through 10 races over 3 days. Matthias Pirrone, Francesco Giudiceandrea, Simon Folie, and Hagen Niederkofler masterfully secured the trophy for Fonte Plose, the team's sponsor. The victory was celebrated with Alpex's non-alcoholic drinks at the Beach Hotel Rosa on October 12.

🏦 Select, a brand of Agria Spa, continued its partnership with Fondazione Umberto Veronesi ETS in 2024, promoting healthy eating with its Benessere line and supporting breast cancer research by funding a scholarship. From October to December 31, 5% of Benessere line sales will be donated to the foundation. The research focuses on the MAML1 protein in triple-negative breast cancer, affecting 15-20% of diagnoses, aiming to improve chemotherapeutic effectiveness.

🍕 Roncadin, with 800 employees, produces over 100 million frozen pizzas annually. The CEO, Dario Roncadin, attended the "Imprese Vincenti" event by Intesa Sanpaolo in Milan on October 16. The company, based in Meduno (PN), received a €14 million loan in 2023 to open a new factory in Chicago, USA. The 5th edition of Imprese Vincenti selected 150 companies focusing on ESG themes. Roncadin SpA SB, founded in 1992, has a €175 million annual turnover and is a Società Benefit since 2021.