Iniziativa eco-responsabile e CSR

📖 Acqua Minerale San Benedetto lancia "Baby Scrittory", un progetto digitale sulla Linea San Benedetto Baby, coinvolgendo bambini e famiglie. I partecipanti creano la storia di "Lady Fragola", disponibile come e-book su https://www.sanbenedetto.it/it/baby-scrittory. Celebrando il successo, un workshop "BABY ARTISTY" si è tenuto il 12 ottobre a Scorzè, per figli/nipoti di dipendenti San Benedetto (4-6 anni), con attività didattiche da MarbreBlond. Il progetto promuove la creatività e l'educazione ambientale, sottolineando il riciclo e la riduzione dei rifiuti.

☕ On October 12, Essse Caffè in Bologna celebrated its 45th anniversary with an art exhibition by Tuscan artist Andrea Polenta. Essse Caffè launched a new coffee bean line for home consumption, pledging 10% of proceeds for a year to the Fondazione Umberto Veronesi ETS for pediatric cancer research. Polenta's artworks, created between 2022 and 2024, utilized coffee sack jute to emphasize sustainability and circular economy principles. The event also featured high-quality coffee and pastries by Maestro Sebastiano Caridi, with Fabbri 1905 adding iconic products.

🏖 At TTG 2024, Italy's premier international tourism fair, the new edition of the travel book "Borghi del Regionale" was revealed, highlighting its collaboration with "I Borghi più belli d’Italia". The project promotes sustainable tourism and the appreciation of Italy's small historic and cultural villages, with seven new additions accessible through Treno+Link solutions: Deiva Marina, Diano Castello, Borgo Valsugana, Palmanova, Cisternino, Tropea, Gerace, and Militello in Val di Catania. This intermodal transport integration facilitates eco-friendly travel and is available digitally on Trenitalia.com.

💰 Acqua Amata, a mineral water bottling leader and part of Gruppo MGA, announced in 2024 ESG investments of €18 million following a positive 2023 financial outcome, with a revenue increase of 19%. The company, now a Benefit Society, aims for sustainable growth, targeting a 25% CO2 emissions reduction by 2026, using 100% renewable energy, reducing plastic use, promoting community well-being, and enhancing environmental education. Matteo Avella, the CEO, emphasizes the integration of social and environmental sustainability into their business model.

🍽 Panino Giusto, Italy's first BCorp in the restaurant sector, adds new partner Giovanni Gross following the entry of Gianfranco Tibollo, who aims to double the current outlets within two years. Led by CEO Antonio Civita and Co-owner Chairwoman Elena Riva for 14 years, the company plans to open at least six new locations by the year's end, including a fast casual format "Panino Giusto - Maestri dal 1979". The brand, established in Milan in 1979, became a Benefit Society in 2019 and joined B Corp in 2020.

📊 HOSTMILANO anticipates a 4-5% growth in Horeca sector revenues in 2024, as per the Fipe Confcommercio and Bain & Company Italia report. Tourism contributes about 10% to the national GDP, highlighted by McKinsey & Company. Smart Label – Host Innovation Award, in its 13th year, a collaboration between HostMilano, Fiera Milano, POLI.design, and ADI, has seen 950 applications and over 280 products awarded in six editions. HOSTMilano 2025, from October 17-21, will host the 7th Smart Label awards with an April 30, 2025, application deadline.

📚 Giovanni Soldini, a renowned navigator, collaborated with My Cooking Box and Amref to support the "La fame non è un gioco" campaign for World Food Day (October 16). For each Meal Kit sold, €2.50 will be donated to Amref's efforts in Burkina Faso. A special "pasta e ceci" recipe box will feature a QR Code to Soldini's cooking video, demonstrating a simple yet nutritious dish. This campaign aims to address the critical food security challenge in Africa, where 1 in 5 people suffer from hunger, as reported by Sofi 2023.

🎭 Eataly Milano Smeraldo hosts a charity star-studded dinner today at 20:00 at the new Eataly Food&Pizza Theatre, aiming to support breast cancer research during October, the breast cancer prevention month. All proceeds will go to Fondazione Umberto Veronesi ETS for a study on the HER2DX genomic test's impact on treatment decisions for HER2+ early-stage breast cancer. Renowned chefs like the Cerea brothers (3 Michelin stars), Carlo Cracco (1 Michelin star), and others will participate. The event, in collaboration with La Cucina Italiana, offers tickets for €180 and the possibility for additional donations.

🍫 In 1974, Ritter Sport revolutionized chocolate packaging by assigning a distinctive color to each flavor, despite skepticism predicting failure. Fifty years later, around 180 varieties have been launched, with enduring favorites like Alpine Milk (blue), Marzipan (red), and Gianduja (intense blue). The latest campaign "Dark Mode: ON!" introduces the Extra Dark 70% chocolate in black, symbolizing all colors in one, paired with a social media takeover in total black to celebrate the launch.

☕ Costadoro S.p.A., a Turin-based high-end coffee producer present in over 40 countries, with 55% of its production exported, has released its 2023 Impact Report. The company focuses on sustainability as an essential element for long-term success, integrating sustainable practices into every aspect of operations. They have 4 environmental and social certifications (ISO 14001, BIO, Fairtrade, and B Corp) and are involved in circularity projects, such as utilizing waste heat from roasters to heat their facilities, expecting to reduce natural gas use by 28,927 standard cubic meters annually and recover 270 kW of power by 2025. The company prioritizes employee potential and well-being, with over 130 staff members, providing 1,500 training hours, and 6,000 hours for clients and partners. Costadoro supports the International Women Coffee Alliance, promotes human rights in their supply chain, and engages in environmental and artistic projects with educational institutions. They back values communicated through sports and aim to evolve into a carbon-neutral business model.