Iniziativa eco-responsabile e CSR

🍸 Italian bartender Simone Sacco won the Italian leg of the "Road to Las Isletas, Sustainable Cocktail Challenge 2024" held in Madrid on September 25, using Flor de Caña Rum. His sustainable cocktail "People" featured locally sourced ingredients. Sacco will compete in the global finals in Nicaragua in 2025. Flor de Caña Rum, the world's first Carbon Neutral and Fair Trade certified spirit, is distilled with 100% renewable energy and has planted a million trees since 2005.

🏎 Leonardo Viola from “A Spurcacciuna” in Savona won the Italian semifinals of the Chef Balfegó 2024 competition in Rome, earning the honor to represent Italy in the international finals in Madrid on October 28. The event at Officine Farneto was hosted by Ittica Urbano-Sea Food Selector, with a 300-person audience including officials like Alessandro Onorato, Rome's Councillor for Major Events. Kaitai, a Japanese tuna cutting art, featured a 166kg Balfegó tuna. Viola will compete against Michelin-starred chefs in Madrid for a €1,000 prize. Balfegó, known for sustainable practices, is the only company globally to market fresh Mediterranean tuna year-round and is a certified B Corp.

💸 ASSOBIBE supports the UNESDA Manifesto 2024-2029, aiming for significant environmental goals in the non-alcoholic beverage sector. Goals include 100% recyclable packaging by 2025, 90% collection of post-consumption packaging by 2030, and increasing use of recycled plastic in PET bottles from 2025, aiming for zero emissions Europe by 2050. Achievements include a reduction of virgin material: -20% PET, -30% glass, -40% aluminum, with commitments to reduce added sugars in products leading to a 41% increase in low/no-calorie drinks and a 41% reduction in sugar consumption since 2018.

📈 In Brescia, Stefano Berni, Director General of the Grana Padano Consortium, spoke at the 8th Smart Future Academy to guide high school students. The Consortium, protecting the world's most consumed PDO, is involved in educational workshops. Grana Padano involves 143 companies, 137 dairies, 142 ripening facilities, and 197 pre-packaging operators. In 2023, 5,456,500 cheese wheels were produced (+4.69%), with 2,481,891 forms exported (+6.55%). The gross sellable cheese production reached €3.7 billion, divided between Italy (€1.75 billion) and abroad (€1.95 billion). Grana Padano has been a PDO since April 24, 2002, and the Consortium has been safeguarding its quality since 1954.

🏆 Tognana, a leader in tableware distribution, won the "Premium Corporate Video" award at the OPENARTAWARD 2024, for their institutional video. The video, produced by Seventyseven and directed by Pino Baretto, with production direction by Giovanni Rossini of Fonx Emotion, was praised for its attention to new communication trends. It highlights Tognana's Made in Italy heritage, everyday kitchenware, Ho.Re.Ca. solutions, and Andrea Fontebasso 1760 elegant tableware, also touching on sustainability. The video features a match-cut technique for a seamless journey through the company's world.

🌻 Clust-ER Agroalimentare dell'Emilia-Romagna and Olitalia, with 40+ years experience in 120 countries, presented Focus Group results on Filiera Olivicolo-Olearia, highlighting the need for a competitive, sustainable regional model emphasizing autochthonous varieties and climate change resilience. Key stakeholders included Consorzio Olio DOP Brisighella and University of Bologna experts like Prof.ssa Tullia Gallina Toschi. Discussion of enhanced producer cooperation, milling cost reduction, and local extra virgin olive oil promotion ensued. A Regional EVO Oil District in Emilia-Romagna is the next step. Full report available at AlmaDL, University of Bologna Library System.

🌱 Milan-based company Cultifutura, founded in 2020 by Emilia Konert (CEO), Samuel Peabody (Chief Designer), and Markus Venzin (President), is a leader in sustainable innovation with vertical farming. Their advanced urban agriculture technologies have helped optimize food production in cities. Cultifutura's flagship product, CultEvo, is an aesthetically pleasing, hydroponic indoor cultivation system with LED lights, IoT sensors, and automatic irrigation, managed via the CultEvo App. Cultifutura also fosters sustainability education through projects in 9 Italian schools.

🍷 Francesca Aste from Carloforte, Sardinia, was named the world's best bartender at the Premier Lady Amarena International 2024 in Bologna. Defeating finalists from 13 countries, Aste's B-Loved Martini featured low-alcohol Fabbri Marendry and Italian Fabbri Syrup. German Lisa Neubauer took second place, while Hungarian Szintia Franzony came third. Special awards went to Riley Lin Ping Chen (Taiwan) for Style & Technique, ZhaZha Lee (China) for Marendry, and Oana Pirvu (Romania) for Gin Fabbri. The jury comprised notable mixology figures, including judges Angelo Donnaloia (AIBES Italy) and Claudia Carrozzi (UK Bartenders Guild). The competition, sponsored by Fabbri 1905 since 2015, celebrates women's achievements in mixology.

🍵 Starting October 5, 2024, Nespresso I Bulk Brunch will be available every Saturday from 12:00 to 16:00 at Bulk Mixology & Food Bar, Via Fioravanti 4, Milan. Created by Chef Giancarlo Morelli, the brunch features Nespresso coffee as a key ingredient, including in the signature dish with red onion, poached egg, and Nespresso Colombia Organic coffee-infused hollandaise sauce. Customers can personalize their brunch with Nespresso Professional coffee choices, from Forte Extra to decaf options. Nespresso, headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, collaborates with over 157,000 farmers across 18 countries and has secured B Corp certification in 2022. As of 2023, the company operates in 93 markets with 14,000 employees and 791 retail boutiques globally.

🍻 Carlsberg Italia, with its Tuborg and 1664 Blanc brands, sponsored over 90 concerts in Italy during summer 2024, focusing on sustainability. The DraughtMaster system saved 75,000 kg of CO2, equivalent to the absorption by 3,000 trees in a year. DraughtMaster uses 50% rPET kegs without added CO2, ensuring product freshness for up to 30 days, and are 43% lighter, aiding the company’s ESG strategy 'Together Towards Zero & Beyond'.