Global Compact, an important network

In 1999, at the behest of then U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Global Compact was created to stimulate businesses to be progressively more responsible by urging them to apply the U.N. principles related to human rights, environmental protection, and anti-corruption.…

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Green transition and social costs

Actions to counter the climate crisis must also consider the economic and social impacts generated by the green transition. To speak of a just transition, we need to very carefully evaluate the actions to be put in place to achieve…

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The 8th edition of “Mi curo di te” (I’ll take care of you) draws to a close: here are the winning schools in the Regina (Sofidel Group) and WWF Italia environmental education project for the 2030 Agenda

The 2021/2022 edition of the initiative led schools, students, and families to discover small daily actions that are good for the environment and can contribute to the fight against climate change. It drew to a successful close with widespread participation.…

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Sustainable development and partnerships

Interview with Marcella Mallen, ASviS chair On the topic of partnerships, Soft&Green wanted to hear the opinion of Marcella Mallen, Chair of ASviS and Prioritalia and professor of Diversity management and organizational change at LUMSA University in Rome. This issue…

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Partnerships that help you to grow

We dedicate this issue of Soft & Green to the value of partnerships. It is also a way of celebrating 15 years of the collaborative relationship between Sofidel and WWF. Today we are increasingly hearing about shared value creation. This…

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Civil Economy and the 2030 Agenda

The UN’s 2030 Agenda recognizes the unsustainability of the current development model in environmental as well as economic and social terms and refers to the need for an inclusive, participatory and responsible model: there are therefore many possible links between…

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Civil economy: a new paradigm for a new time

Many are now saying that Civil Economy is a more suitable model of development to respond to the change that is taking place, because it is more inclusive, participatory and sustainable. This paradigm – as opposed to that of political…

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Sustainable development: 3 questions for Enrico Giovannini

October 2019 – Soft&Green asked Enrico Giovannini, spokesman for the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development, ASviS, to answer three questions about the future of sustainability. How is Italy positioned in relation to other countries for the 2030 Agenda? Globally, despite…

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