TRACY Project

Great news from our team member Da Alonso Martínez who just published an insightful work on B Corp research.

Find more here: https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2906

Looking forward to the 3rd Tracy Workshop on the 27th of November in the wonderful Archivio Antico room at the ancient Bo Palace (the 800 years old headquarter of the University of Padova). More info here: https://www.tracyproject.org

❗️Last days for sending your abstract and register for the 🌍 3rd TRACY WORKSHOP!

The event is FREE of charge and promises to be an enlightening experience! 🆓

Share your insights and ideas to help pave the way for a carbon-neutral economy. Let’s come together for interdisciplinary discussions on innovative approaches and strategies. Your research can be a driving force towards a more sustainable world.

Let’s make a difference! 🌟

🌿 Exciting Opportunity Alert! 🌍 3rd TRACY WORKSHOP: Call for Abstracts

The event is FREE of charge and promises to be an enlightening experience! 🆓

Share your insights and ideas to help pave the way for a carbon-neutral economy. Let’s come together for interdisciplinary discussions on innovative approaches and strategies. Your research can be a driving force towards a more sustainable world.

Let’s make a difference! 🌟

📢 Join the 𝟑𝐫𝐝 TRACY Project 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩: Call for abstracts now open!

Submission guidelines:
Abstracts up to 500 words
Outline your research question, methodology, key findings, and implications.
Include 3 to 5 keywords
All submissions must be in English

🗓️ Important dates:
Submission deadline: 31 October 2023
Notification of acceptance: 10 November 2023
Workshop date: 27 November 2023
(The event is free of charge)

📧 Submit your abstract to [email protected]

👉 Download here the call for abstracts: https://unipd.link/Call_Tracy_2023

ℹ️ For more information and registration, please visit: https://www.tracyproject.org/event-details/3rd-tracy-workshop-1

📢 Join the 𝟑𝐫𝐝 TRACY Project 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩: Call for abstracts now open!

Submission guidelines:
Abstracts up to 500 words
Outline your research question, methodology, key findings, and implications.
Include 3 to 5 keywords
All submissions must be in English

🗓️ Important dates:
Submission deadline: 31 October 2023
Notification of acceptance: 10 November 2023
Workshop date: 27 November 2023
(The event is free of charge)

📧 Submit your abstract to [email protected]

👉 Download here the call for abstracts: https://unipd.link/Call_Tracy_2023

ℹ️ For more information and registration, please visit: https://www.tracyproject.org/event-details/3rd-tracy-workshop-1

🌍 SAVE THE DATE! 🌿
Join us for the 3rd TRACY WORKSHOP on Achieving Carbon Neutrality: Sustainable Business Models, Social Entrepreneurship, and B Corps. 🌱

Date: Monday, 27th November 2023

Time: from 09.30 a.m. (Rome time)

Location: Archivio Antico – Palazzo Bo – Via VIII Febbraio, 2

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on our planet? Interested in exploring sustainable business models, social entrepreneurship, and the power of B Corps? This is an event you won't want to miss! 🌎

Join us for a day filled with insightful discussions, engaging workshops, and networking opportunities with industry leaders and like-minded professionals. Together, we will delve into the latest trends, strategies, and innovations driving carbon neutrality and building a more sustainable future.

Whether you are an academic, entrepreneur, business professional, or simply curious about sustainability, this workshop will equip you with practical knowledge, inspiring ideas, and valuable connections. 🤝

Mark your calendars, spread the word, and get ready to be part of a community dedicated to creating positive change. Together, we can pave the way for a greener and more socially conscious world. 🌿💚

Stay tuned for further updates and registration details coming soon! Let's make a difference together at the 3rd TRACY WORKSHOP!

🌍🌿 Transitioning from Sustainable to B Corp Certification: Insights from Lifestyle Industry Executives! 💼

This insightful article explores the journey of lifestyle industry executives in achieving B Corp certification—a testament to their commitment to sustainable practices and responsible business. 🌱🌟

As leaders in the lifestyle industry, they have the incredible opportunity to shape the future by embedding sustainability into the core of our businesses. The article above offers a firsthand account of executives who have successfully transitioned from sustainable practices to becoming B Corps—a remarkable milestone that signifies their dedication to social and environmental impact.

The featured executives generously share their experiences, challenges, and strategies for achieving B Corp certification. From embedding purpose-driven values into the company culture to reevaluating supply chain practices and engaging stakeholders, their stories inspire and guide us toward becoming B Corps.

Pursuing B Corp certification, they demonstrate commitment to going beyond the "sustainable" label and embracing a more comprehensive framework for positive impact. It empowers us to not only minimize harm but actively contribute to solving the world's most pressing challenges.

Together, we can create a future where sustainable practices are the norm and businesses play a central role in building a just, inclusive, and regenerative world.
https://scandinavianmind.com/feature/lifestyle-industry-executives-share-how-to-go-from-sustainable-to-a-b-corp-certification

Lifestyle industry executives share how to go from ”sustainable” to a B Corp Certification In an industry full of certifications, brands in the Nordics put more and more attention to B Corp. We ask leading Nordic brands how they obtained it.

Exciting news for sustainable businesses! 🌍🌱 The European Union is taking a significant step towards combating climate change with a new legislation. A recent article on Euractiv reveals that EU companies will soon be required to provide evidence of the carbon neutrality of their food products.

This landmark law aims to create greater transparency and accountability within the food industry, urging businesses to prioritize environmentally friendly practices. By obligating companies to demonstrate their products' carbon neutrality, the EU is fostering a culture of sustainability and empowering consumers to make informed choices.

The move towards carbon neutrality aligns with global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change. It not only benefits the environment but also promotes responsible production and consumption, which are vital for a sustainable future.

For companies already operating with sustainability in mind, this legislation serves as validation and recognition for their efforts. It reinforces their commitment to combatting climate change and allows them to showcase their eco-friendly practices to a broader audience.

At the same time, this legislation presents an opportunity for businesses to assess their carbon footprint and explore innovative solutions to minimize it. Adopting sustainable practices and investing in renewable energy sources will not only help them comply with the new law but also drive positive change within their respective industries.

Here are some moments of the "B Corps, sustainable business models, and firm strategies for meeting the net-zero goals" symposium at the EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT 2023 conference at Trinity College Dublin.

We also had the intervention of special guests Anna Monticelli (Trend Analysis and Applied Research, Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center) and Lucio Brotto, co-founder of Etifor | Valuing Nature

Daniel Alonso Martínez
Silvia Blasi
Eleonora Di Maria
Silvia Rita Sedita

We look forward to EURAM 2024 in Bath, England.

Great news! For our , we will have the intervention of two special guests: Anna Monticelli, PhD (Trend Analysis and Applied Research, Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center) and Lucio Brotto (co-founder of ETIFOR. See you later at Trinity College Dublin!

We are pleased to invite you to the "B Corps, sustainable business models, and firm strategies for meeting the net-zero goals" symposium at the EURAM (EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT) 2023 conference at Trinity College Dublin Global, composed entirely of members of the Tracy project.

The path toward decarbonization is complex, and not only involves companies, but is also influenced by the national, social, and political context. This Symposium will discuss the role and business model of B Corps and other forms of sustainability-driven organizations in the achievement of net-zero goals. While there is a growing debate concerning both carbon neutrality and companies' environmental impact, those two topics have been approached quite independently. Hence, the Symposium is intended to discuss the advantages of blending these two research streams, disentangling the factors (e.g., institutional, industry, and firms) leading firms to meet the net-zero goal.

We will have as symposium panelists:
Daniel Alonso Martínez, Universidad de León, Spain
Silvia Blasi, Università degli Studi di Verona, Italy
Eleonora Di Maria, DSEA - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Aziendali Unipd, Italy
Silvia Rita Sedita, DSEA - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Aziendali Unipd, Italy

We look forward to welcoming you!

More info: https://conferences.euram.academy/2023conference/conference-programme/

One of our favorites B Corps has some great news! A faster way to enjoy delicious and sustainable food is on the way.

Miscusi new fast-casual project in Milan is a hybrid model that combines the speed and technology typical of fast food with the product, healthy pasta from regenerative agriculture with low CO2 emissions, which has made the brand a reference point for lovers of the genre in recent years, with an offer of dishes adapted to different eating habits and intolerances.

The new restaurant retains all the brand's iconic features, such as the open pasta factory where fresh bronze-drawn pasta is produced daily. But it introduces a quick ordering mode. Three large touch screens allow you to order and pay directly for the type of pasta and sauce you want, then pick up your lunch (also to take away, with a paper plate and cellulose fork to avoid plastic, abandoned in this chain for years) after a 7-10 minute wait. A QR code can also be used in the shop window to order, pay and collect, eating on the spot or in the office.

What do you think about this initiative?

NetZeroCities is part of the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program supporting the European Union’s Green Deal. NetZeroCities was designed to help cities overcome the current structural, institutional, and cultural barriers they face to achieve climate neutrality by 2030.

NetZeroCities supports the EU’s Mission of “100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030,” launched as part of the Horizon Europe program. The project works as a service-oriented platform supported by world-class practitioners. It helps European cities by providing them with the solutions they need to achieve their Net Zero goal in a socially inclusive way.

New and existing tools, resources, and expertise are developed and promoted into a one-stop platform accessible to all cities through an online portal. Dedicated services are designed to support cities that are part of the EU’s Mission “100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030”. In addition, NetZeroCities supports a series of Pilots to help drive rapid learning about achieving climate neutrality at the city scale.

Let's recap the main speakers of the event " B for Benefit and B-Corp: when Common Benefit is the Purpose of the Enterprise" and some of their ideas that collaborate with the views of B-corps.
Accordingly to Gianni Dal Pozzo, society 5.0 will have to replace the competition between man and machine with their collaboration. Ethical values and hyperconnectivity outline a new model of the regenerative economy to replace the "extractive" one that, to maximize profits, continues to consume already scarce resources. The goal is the quality of life for us all, so the intellectual effort we should exert as protagonists is to make digital and humanism collaborate.

This year B Lab Europe is celebrating 10 years!
We are celebrating 10 years of B Lab Europe and the European B Corp movement on May 12th with a festival at the NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam, bringing together B Corps and friends of the movement for the first time in three years!
To discover more about it and get tickets go to: https://bcorporation.eu/10-year-celebration/

Padua has signed the protocol among 100 cities to become carbon neutral by 2030.

The memorandum of understanding signed between the Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility and the Italian cities included in the Europe Commission's Mission "100 climate neutral and smart European cities by 2030″.

For Padua and the other cities - Bergamo, Bologna, Florence, Milan, Parma, Prato, Rome and Turin - the decarbonization and energy transition pathway kicks off, which should lead the cities chosen for this trial to be neutral from a greenhouse gas emissions point of view in 2030, anticipating what is the European Union's more general goal already set for 2050.

Padua is one of nine Italian cities involved. In the coming years, the city will become a center of climate experimentation and innovation. A virtuous example for all other European cities.

Source: https://www.lapiazzaweb.it/2022/09/padova-tra-le-100-citta-carbon-neutral-entro-il-2030-firmato-il-protocollo/

Cosa significa esattamente essere Società Benefit o B Corp? Quali sono i vantaggi per le aziende che decidono di intraprendere questi percorsi?

A queste domande e a molte altre troverete risposta partecipando al secondo incontro del ciclo Le Prassi Virtuose, dal titolo “B come Benefit e B-corp: quando il Beneficio comune è la finalità dell’impresa”, un’opportunità unica per esplorare il mondo delle Società Benefit e B Corp e del business a impatto sociale.

Nuovi modelli di business che impegnano attivamente le organizzazioni per la sostenibilità ambientale e sociale creando valore per tutte le parti interessate.

Con il ciclo di incontri Le Prassi Virtuose si intende portare a conoscenza le esperienze di imprese, enti e istituzioni che non si sono limitati ad adempiere a meri obblighi di legge, ma che hanno posto in essere azioni e attività, per l’appunto, virtuose, all’interno della propria organizzazione. La condivisione di queste esperienze, con la possibilità di un confronto dialogico tra i partecipanti, aiuta la conoscenza e la diffusione delle prassi virtuose.

B come Benefit e B-corp: quando il Beneficio comune è la finalità dell’impresa

martedì 4 aprile 2023 alle ore 17:00

Archivio Antico di Palazzo Bo, Padova

L’evento è promosso dall’Associazione degli Amici dell’Università di Padova con il patrocinio della Camera di Commercio CCIAA di Padova.

Programma:

Saluti
Roberto Crosta, Segretario generale Camera di Commercio di Padova

Introduzione
Monica Fedeli, Prorettrice con delega alla Terza missione e rapporti con il territorio dell’Università degli Studi di Padova

Aziende ad impatto positivo
Emiliano Fabris, Direttore Galileo Visionary District e Scuola Italiana Design

Ne parlano
Gianni Dal Pozzo, Amministratore Delegato, Considi S.p.A. Società Benefit
Serena Granziera, Corporate Social Responsability & Impact Manager, Irinox S.p.A. Società Benefit
Franco Masenello, Presidente B.M. Tecnologie Industriali S.p.A. Società Benefit
Federico Pinato, Coordinatore WOWnature Program, Etifor S.r.l. Società Benefit

Uno sguardo al futuro
Fabio Zardini, Country Manager Italia, Patagonia Europe Cooperatief U.a.
Modera: Manuela Soccol, Avvocato Studio Legale Soccol

Al termine dell’incontro sarà offerto un aperitivo
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The second edition of the TRACY Project took place yesterday in a hybrid modality. We thank all companies for their inspiring presentations and all scholars sharing their work in progress on the transition towards and the role of as .

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IT'S TODAY! At 09:00 AM

Tracy Event 2nd Edition - Achieving Carbon Neutrality: Sustainable Business Models, Social Entrepreneurship and B Corps
Please, join us from 9:00 A.M. to 1 P.M. through this Zoom link:

https://unipd.zoom.us/j/83367771277

The event will be in English, online and free. The participants will receive a bonus from Miscusi (https://www.miscusi.com/) Padova, one of our speakers.

See you soon!

Università degli Studi di Padova
DSEA - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Aziendali Unipd

Discover who is behind Tracy Project and Tracy Event, tomorrow, 13th December at 9.00 A.M.

Link zoom: https://unipd.zoom.us/j/83367771277

Silvia Rita Sedita
Karolina Crespi Gomes
Eleonora Di Maria
Ekaterina Domorenok
Silvia Blasi
Lorenzo Marca
Daniel Alonso-Martinez

Università degli Studi di Padova DSEA - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Aziendali Unipd

Gruppo Teddy is an italian fashion retailer of clothing brands: Terranova, Rinascimento, Calliope, Kitana and QB24. They focus on sustainable practices based on acting right, healing the planet and caring for people.

They contribute to the achievement of for 2030; with a particular attention to goals 8, 9 and 11 related to: decent work and economic growth, innovation and sustainable communities.

Luca Galvani: Head of Sustainability at Teddy Group and Guest Speaker at TRACY Workshop on 13th December. 📆

Corticeira Amorim is a Portuguese subholding company belonging to the Amorim Group and claims to be a world leader in the for more than 130 years, with operations in hundreds of countries around the world.

They contribute to the achievement of for 2030; with a particular attention to goals 8, 10 and 12 related to reducing inequalities, decent work and economic growth and responsible production.

Marta Donadel : guest speaker at TRACY Workshop from Corticeira Amorim

Here is the program of the Second Edition of . The event will be on December 13th and will start at 9.00 AM.

The first part of the workshop will be dedicated to a round table with companies that propose sustainable and zero-impact business models; some of these B Corp certified.

Gruppo Teddy
Blum & City Vision
Miscusi
Amorim Cork Italia
Plan A

The second part of the morning, from 11.00 AM until 1.00 PM, will be dedicated to the exhibition of some academic research that has as its main topic sustainable business models and development, with particular attention to the important action of certified companies.

You can follow TRACY Workshop entirely remotely through this Zoom link: https://unipd.zoom.us/j/86051517807

Miscusi is committed to operating responsibly, sustainably and transparently towards its own companies, people, the community and the territory in which it operates. “Good for you and Good for the Planet” is the title of their manifesto, which summarizes how they want to contribute to improving the human condition.

Albertomaria Franzoni

Plan A is a green-tech company - BCorp certified - that offers businesses a three-step method to reduce their environmental impact: "measure, report and reduce".
They contribute to the achievement of the for 2030; with particular attention to goals 8, 9 and 13 related to economic growth, climate action and industry innovation.

Martina Bighignoli

Do not miss the opportunity to submit your abstract to be presented on Tracy Event and receive feedback from professors and scholars. This may help you to improve your work in progress and is for free!!