Global production of plastic is constantly growing and does not look set to decrease. From 15 million tonnes in 1964, production increased to about 400 million tonnes in 2016. These figures give us an opportunity to reflect: in 1989, 100…

The testimony of Giovanni Francesco Martoccia, Sustainability Program Developer SGS Italy Everyone should consider work as a vocation, understood as the desire to achieve goals not out of duty, but out of passion. As utopian as this might seem, there…

To date, the issue of urban regeneration has mainly involved the suburbs of large metropolises. But even the city centre sometimes needs to be revitalised. In this sense, Bologna’s experience is very interesting. In the past, Bologna was well known…

Can a waste disposal facility become a tourist attraction for a city? In Copenhagen, it looks like it can. The new city waste-to-energy plant houses a ski slope, a 27-metre artificial climbing wall, a restaurant and a café surrounded by…

Have you ever heard of GPP? It is not a new online acronym, but that of Green Public Procurement, green purchasing in government. Recently arrived in Italy, it provides for the introduction of criteria to reduce environmental impact into the…

The bureaucratic definition, ISO 20400, does not give an idea of the impact that this standard has on the value that the company can transfer both to its customers and to the region. We are talking about sustainable procurement, i.e.…

People are demanding greater commitment from companies to supply chain management. This is confirmed by international research carried out by DNV GL, an international certification body, in collaboration with the GfK institute. A large-scale survey. The survey involved over 1,400…

Helping companies to be more sustainable by making a process easier. Such as supply chain control and qualification, which can be complex, easier. This is where TenP (Sustainable Supply Chain Self-Assessment Platform) comes in. This tool helps companies to collect…