Iniziativa eco-responsabile e CSR

📊 The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) reports a 27% increase in global travel and tourism companies setting climate goals over three years, with over half now actively engaged in emissions reduction. In the second edition of the Net Zero Roadmap, 53% of the top 250 companies have set clear climate targets, up from 42% in 2021. One-third of these companies aim for Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) goals, doubling the number since 2021. The travel sector accounted for 6.5% of global emissions in 2023, a decrease from 7.8% in 2019; this represents a 10.2% reduction in the sector's greenhouse gas intensity. The airline industry reduced carbon intensity by 6%, while cruise and lodging sectors decreased theirs by 11% since 2019.

🌊 Coastal and marine tourism protection from climate change effects estimated to cost $65 billion annually, reports the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) at Ocean Action Day, COP29 in Baku. Global direct emission reductions to cost around $30 billion, with $1.5 trillion in business generated in 2023, supporting 52 million jobs worldwide, accounting for 50% of all tourism spending and contributing 0.8% to global greenhouse gas emissions.

🍚 Riso Vignola 1880, a Piedmontese company, showcases its premium rice line "Origini – Capolavori di Natura" at Eataly stores in the USA from November 1 to December 31, 2024, with a "Riso Pop-up Restaurant" at Eataly Boston. This collaboration extends a partnership that began in 2023 across Eataly stores in Italy, London, Munich, Paris, and now includes the USA and Canada. Chef Davide Bonato crafted menus for the Boston pop-up, which also featured a special event on November 7-8 with exclusive dinners and risotto masterclasses.

📦 Deliveroo launched an innovative platform for access to 100% recyclable packaging, including compostable products and those made from recycled paper, cardboard, or plastic. Active in France, Italy, and Belgium, the service isn't limited to Deliveroo partners. Since its UK inception in 2018, Deliveroo Packaging has distributed over 25 million units, saving 25,000 kg of plastic and cutting CO2 emissions by around 30,000 kg. Partnership with PackHelp ensures quality packaging, and in Italy, it reaches two-thirds of the population, covering over 1,800 municipalities.

🗻 Protecting coastal and marine tourism from climate change will cost $65 billion annually, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council's report presented at COP29 in Baku. The sector, which generated $1.5 trillion and supported 52 million jobs globally in 2023, accounts for 50% of all tourism spending and contributes 0.8% to global greenhouse gas emissions. Direct emission reductions are estimated at $30 billion globally. The report is a collaboration between the WTTC, Iberostar Group, and Oxford Economics.

☕ La "Guida dei caffè e delle torrefazioni d’Italia 2024-25 Camaleonte" terza edizione è stata presentata il 22 novembre a IMA Coffee Lab, Sant’Agostino (FE). L'opera di Andrej Godina e Mauro Illiano premia 14 torrefazioni italiane e celebra 3 Coffee Academy. Disponibile in app iOS e Android e in formato cartaceo dal 1° dicembre 2024. Nespresso vince Torrefazione dell’Anno e la prima collezione di capsule compostabili. Evento supportato da aziende come La San Marco, De Longhi, Mister Caffè e altri.

🍕 Academia Barilla, in collaboration with CFP del Consorzio Sir and Trattoria Solidale, launched the inclusive "Pasta Masterclass" project for young people in vulnerable situations, reflecting Barilla Group's commitment to diversity and inclusion. Trattoria Solidale, Milano's first educational restaurant, combines high-quality gastronomy and social commitment, employing individuals with psychological, physical, and sensory fragility, as well as those from social reintegration pathways. Chef Marcello Zaccaria of Academia Barilla will lead participants on a journey exploring pasta and Italian culinary traditions. The training culminates with a visit to the Barilla factory in Parma to enhance professional skills and open career prospects. Barilla's diversity and inclusion efforts include 17 active Employee Resource Groups and collaborations like "ThisAbility," the award-winning "Premio Aretè" in 2023, and the partnership with Bebe Vio and Art4sport for the WEmbrace Awards 2024.

🎂 From November 23 to December 22, 2024, the non-profit Associazione Panettone Sospeso ETS initiative in Milan allows people to donate a "suspended" panettone for the Casa dell'Accoglienza Enzo Jannacci and two Food Aid Hubs of the City of Milan. For each panettone left "in suspense," participating bakeries will add another, doubling the donation. The artist PAO is involved in promoting the initiative, turning street bollards into street art with QR codes leading to panettonesospeso.org for donations. Over five years, 7,000 panettoni have been collected and distributed, with remote donations possible through the website. Participating bakeries include Cake l'Hub, Cantun Bakery and Bistrot, and others.

🍫 Agricacao, new chocolate brand by Agrimontana, was launched at a press conference at the Allianz Tower in Milan on Wednesday, November 20. Maître chocolatier Davide Comaschi conducted a tasting, highlighting agricacao's aroma profile. The line includes white chocolates Bianco Alpi, Bianco FG, and Bianco Caramel, plus Gourmet selections like Gianduja latte, vegan chocolates Almondcoa, and monorigine chocolates from Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Costa Rica. A Chuao Criollo chocolate bar and Carati pralines by Comaschi were gifted to attendees.

🍪 Bolton Food, a European leader in canned fish market, published its first Partnership Report titled “Tutto il buono del seafood” highlighting its commitment to innovative strategies in seafood resource valorization and health protection. The report focuses on health effects of fish consumption in preventing NCDs and malnutrition, and on innovative solutions for sustainable futures, including waste reduction and environmental safeguarding. Partnerships with academic institutions and research entities are central to the company's approach, exemplified by ONFOODS, established in 2022 under the Next Generation EU program, and the ONE EARTH program, launched in June 2024, funded by Horizon Europe and coordinated by the University of Bologna.