Iniziativa eco-responsabile e CSR

🌱 Casa Optima, an Italian artisan gelato and high-quality pastry leader, released its first Sustainability Report for 2021-2023, detailing achievements and future strategies aligned with the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In 2023, the company, with markets in over 150 countries, 5 production facilities (3 in Italy, 1 in Brazil, and 1 in France), serving 30,000+ customers and employing 1000+ staff, reduced greenhouse gas emissions by over 45% compared to 2021 and achieved a 7% reduction in waste normalized on produced kg from 2022 with 99% of waste being recycled. Energy consumption also dropped by 7% per produced kg. Approximately 20,000 tonnes of raw materials were sourced in 2023, 98% from the EU, with 2/3 from Italy. The company dedicated 20.4 hours to employee training on average in 2023, made 31 permanent hires, and confirmed 11 out of 20 internships. Casa Optima aims for carbon neutrality by 2030, with a 5% annual reduction in energy consumption, 75% of its fleet to be electric or hybrid, and planting 5,500 trees by 2025 to absorb an estimated 1500 tonnes of CO₂ over ten years.

🏡 Fattoria Ambrosio 1938 in Cilento awarded “Azienda dell’Anno” under The Best category by Flos Olei 2025. Massimo Ambrosio accepted the prize on December 15 at The Westin Excelsior Rome. The guide, celebrating its Silver Jubilee, profiles top 500 olive oil companies. Special mention of organic Crux made from Coratina olives. The farm boasts 30 hectares of olive groves and produces oils with 8-14% yields, available directly and via e-shop.

🏖️ In Campania, Luana Di Tuoro and Costanzo Iaccarino from Ente bilaterale turismo Campania awarded 48 one-time educational bonuses to children of tourism industry employees. For 2024, 95 scholarships are available: 50 bonuses of €500 for high school graduates, 20 bonuses of €750 for tourism school graduates, 20 bonuses of €1,000 for university graduates (between Nov 1, 2023 - Oct 31, 2024), and 5 bonuses of €1,500 for tourism-related university graduates (between the same dates). Felice Casucci highlights the initiative's support for employee's children and economic significance for the region.

📈 Barilla attended the 28th UNCA Awards on December 13, 2024, in New York at Casa Cipriani, with 500 guests including UN Secretary-General António Guterres and actor Theo James, who was honored as Global Citizen of the Year. Barilla, established in over 100 countries and with 147 years of experience, aligns with the UN's vision for a fair, equitable, and sustainable future, and promotes quality and accessibility in their products. Each guest received a pack of Barilla Al Bronzo pasta, symbolizing quality, sustainability, and tradition.

💰 Tommaso Mazzanti, CEO of All'Antico Vinaio, plans to increase company welfare investments to 1 million euros by 2025. With 40 stores in Italy, the US, and the UAE, employing nearly 600, and forecasting a 2024 turnover of 75 million euros, the company offers an enhanced welfare package including an extra free week of vacation and various rewards. Employees of at least one year can win a 5-star Maldives trip, while customers can win a New York trip through an Instagram contest with over 50,000 comments.

🌱 Clorofil, the carbon footprint calculator created by the French group majorian for hoteliers and restaurateurs, registers over 588 properties in France and Italy within nearly two years of its launch, with 30% subscribing. CEO Carole Pourchet highlights the tool's importance due to hospitality's 16% contribution to tourism's GHG emissions. 34% of the adopters have validated their CO2e emissions using Bilan Carbone® by the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME), identifying customer mobility (80%), energy management, and waste as major emission sources. The hospitality sector aims for a 4% reduction goal, slightly below the recommended 5% for Paris Agreement alignment. Parco San Marco Lifestyle Beach Resort aims to cut CO2 emissions by 25% by 2025 and has taken actions like monitoring paper use and promoting electric mobility.

🐝 Granlatte-Granarolo and Conapi-Mielizia won The European Bee Award 2024 for innovative projects to protect pollinators, enhancing biodiversity. The award ceremony took place at the European Parliament in Brussels. Their project, initiated in 2023, implemented measures for the safeguarding of bees across Granlatte dairies, with Conapi placing beehives. Currently, 60 dairies participate, producing 584,080 liters of milk, and 17 have installed 371 beehives housing over 18 million bees. The €4,000 prize will fund hive analysis and biomonitoring. Granarolo also achieved "Approved By Conapi Bees" sustainability standard.

🌽 Azienda Agricola Comunale “Castel di Guido” celebrates its organic novello oil receiving the IGP Roma certification, an emblem of quality and local tradition. The celebration takes place on December 15, 10:00-17:00, including guided tours and tastings. The farm is near Rome, 2,000 hectares in size, with 1,500 olive trees producing over 2,000 liters of organic oil, and monthly 20,000 liters of milk for Centrale del Latte di Roma.

🏡 Gale Hotel & Residence di Miami, designed by GFO and Arquitectonica with interiors by Urban Robot Associates and featuring G.T. Design collections by Deanna Comellini, showcases luxury sustainable interior design. The hotel's shared spaces are adorned with bespoke, sustainable natural materials like the MeatPacking rug, assembled from 30-50 year old recycled hemp and cotton textiles, and the hand-painted wool Luoghi collection in meeting rooms. The Boom and Rime rug collections enhance the connection between nature and architecture, with textures from dense wool and soft bamboo fibers. Rime rugs decorate children's areas with fern leaf-inspired designs. G.T. Design’s eco-friendly approach reflects a commitment to responsible innovation and emotional design.

🏢 Compagnia dei Caraibi, a leader in importing and distributing premium spirits, wines, and craft beers, reinforces its commitment to Associazione QUORE and TOHOUSING+, a social inclusion hub offering mixed-use housing to generate community resources in Turin. Renovation and energy refurbishment works have started at C.so Farini, 20, aiming to house up to 12 LGBTQ+ individuals facing housing emergencies and create communal spaces for social integration. The company supports the project financially, including basic needs, food, and psychological aid.