The 2025 edition of the Social Enterprise Open Camp has come to a close today, after four intense days across Turin, Cuneo and Pollenzo, with Torino Social Impact among the system partners.

Over these four days, social enterprises, organisations and foundations engaged in intensive workshops and plenary sessions with visionary speakers such as Otto Scharmer, Senior Lecturer at MIT & Founding Chair; Patrice Schneider, Chief Strategy Officer; Adama Sanneh, CEO & Co-founder of the Moleskine Foundation; Mario Calderini, Full Professor at the Politecnico di Milano and Spokesperson for Torino Social Impact; and Peter Holbrook, CEO of Social Enterprise UK.

On one hand, the event highlighted the growing importance of advancing the social enterprise model—a model that places people and the planet at its core, promotes genuine systemic change in economic paradigms, and invests in the transformative power of innovation, culture and partnership-building. On the other, discussions explored the shifts taking place in the philanthropic sector, with a transition from a financial reporting–driven approach to one grounded in trust and in assessing the social and environmental impact generated. This shift aims to align all actors around shared goals, while reducing administrative burdens that hinder a long-term and results-oriented culture.

The debate also addressed themes related to place-based approaches, territorial development and community engagement, exploring how impact-driven principles can guide urban regeneration and shape the future of communities. Culture and creativity emerged as essential drivers of social transformation, opportunity creation, empowerment of marginalised groups and community activation. The workshops provided a concrete space to advance projects and approaches related to housing, innovation, inner areas, access to cultural and natural heritage, disability, education and many other fields.

It was a privilege to host the Social Enterprise Open Camp – TOGETHERNESS – Cultivating Systemic Change, which offered an immersive and intensive residential training format, featuring a rich programme of workshops and plenary sessions addressing some of the most pressing themes in social entrepreneurship and impact investing.

Music in the service of international solidarity.

The Sowhat group returns to the stage for a special event: a charity concert in support of the projects promoted by Needle in South Sudan, an organization committed every day to providing education, healthcare, and new opportunities to the most vulnerable communities.

South Sudan, marked by years of conflict, instability, and severe socio-economic challenges, remains one of the countries where access to education and healthcare is most fragile; this is why every support initiative plays a vital role.

The event will take place on Saturday, December 14th at 9:00 p.m., at Via Don Dublino 12 in Chivasso.

Reservation is mandatory, and can be made by phone or via WhatsApp at +39 347 250 5930.

It will be an opportunity not only to enjoy great music, but also to contribute in a meaningful way to an initiative of profound human value.

We invite you to join us for an evening where art and social commitment come together.

Every note played will be a small but significant step toward a better future.

Torino Social Impact, together with the Torino Chamber of Commerce, is joining Orange the World, a global campaign promoted by the United Nations within the UNiTE to End Violence against Women initiative, launched in 2008 by the UN Secretary-General. The goal is to end violence against women and girls by 2030 through awareness-raising, mobilisation, and concrete actions worldwide.

The symbolic colour of the campaign is orange, chosen because it represents optimism and hope for a future free from gender-based violence. Every year, from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to 10 December (Human Rights Day), the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence take place: governments, organisations, businesses, and citizens are encouraged to “orange” monuments, buildings, and public spaces, as well as to participate in awareness and advocacy initiatives.

The campaign addresses different forms of violence — from physical and psychological abuse to digital violence, the central theme of the 2025 edition, which focuses on combating online harassment, abuse, and stalking. Orange the World is also an opportunity to strengthen global commitment to gender equality and human rights.

The Chamber of Commerce is taking part by lighting the exterior of Palazzo Affari in orange until 10 December; inside the headquarters, in the waiting room, the panel “The Courage of Respect” will be on display. The piece originates from an initiative of the Committee for Female Entrepreneurship, transformed into images through the technique of scribing. Created by Monica Cortonesi of Yoby, the panel portrays a mosaic of voices united by a shared commitment: building workplaces where gender equality is not an aspiration but a reality. Every stretch is an invitation to reflect, to choose respect as a force against violence and discrimination.

We are pleased to announce that the Music Workshops by Heimat Srl have been selected among the activities included in “Ibridi: free activities for families”, an initiative promoted by Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation as part of Mission 7 – Hybrid Educational Spaces and Contexts of the Education Strategy, and carried out by the Xkè? ZeroTredici Consortium.

The project builds on well-established experiences such as La Bella Stagione and Racconti Reali, gathering lessons learned in the field to offer families new forms of non-formal learning. After an initial preview in spring 2024, Ibridi now returns with a rich calendar of opportunities, accessible via the dedicated app IBRIDI.APP.

Heimat Srl’s Music Workshops within the Ibridi project

Heimat Srl joins the project with an initiative centered on music as a universal and inclusive language: an itinerant body percussion workshop in the heart of Turin.

Body percussion allows everyone to take part in the experience, without instruments or prior skills. Hands, fingers, chest and legs become musical tools, turning the body into a small orchestra. It is a practice that stimulates rhythm and coordination, fosters creativity and—above all—creates immediate connections, breaking down linguistic and cultural barriers.

Heimat’s workshop will take the form of a one-hour musical walk through the city center, where children and families will experiment with body percussion exercises and enjoy a moment of active, fun and shared learning.

A project based on learning by doing

Educational literature and pedagogical practice have long emphasized the value of non-formal learning for the development of cognitive, social and emotional skills. Ibridi aims to respond to this need by creating a city-wide calendar of free activities for children aged 6 to 13.

The activities, taking place in various locations across Turin from November 2025 to May 2026, will allow families to explore unconventional urban contexts, discover new spaces and enjoy educational experiences outside school hours. The goal is to activate a network of cultural and social organizations willing to renew their methodologies and offer inclusive, accessible and complementary opportunities to those already available.

From 5 to 8 December: a solidarity treasure hunt and the Village of Giving

To mark 5 December, International Volunteer Day, Vol.To ETS is organizing four days dedicated to the culture of solidarity, active citizenship and social cohesion.

In the early afternoon, the third edition of StraVol.To will take place: a solidarity treasure hunt ready to energize the center of Turin with stories, connections and acts of active citizenship. Its goal is to strengthen the presence of volunteering in the city, create new synergies among associations, and engage younger generations.

The event, launched in 2023, has become an annual gathering capable of bringing together hundreds of people: volunteers from Third Sector organizations, young people in Civil Service, and citizens interested in getting closer to a concrete idea of solidarity. Through photo challenges, urban creativity exercises, riddles and poetic games, participants will take over streets and squares, offering a collective narrative built on civic engagement and community spirit. The city will become a stage where the world of volunteering can showcase its strength, spark curiosity, and encourage onlookers to imagine themselves as active members of a more attentive and supportive community.

Following this, on the weekend of 6, 7 and 8 December, The Gift of Volunteering will take place: a large Christmas village that will transform Piazza Bodoni into a space dedicated to solidarity and to encounters between citizens and associations. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., more than 200 Third Sector organizations will present their activities, stories of daily commitment, and the products they create to support social, cultural and environmental projects.

The opening moments of both initiatives will feature Enrico Balsamo, a Turin-based comedian, ventriloquist and illusionist known to the wider public for his appearances on the TV programs Tú sí que vales and Eccezionale veramente.

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 – 10:00 AM –  Collegio degli Artigianelli – Teatro Juvarra, Corso Palestro 14, Turin

Using the findings from the “Youth and Future” survey and the data from the Social Report of Fondazione ENGIM Piemonte ETS, the event will highlight through numbers the value of vocational education and training.

It will be a moment to gather perspectives from key voices shaping the future of the region: institutional representatives, Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, the University of Turin, and the young people who live these training paths firsthand.

Institutional greetings expected from:

• Stefano Lo Russo – City of Turin

• Elena Chiorino – Piedmont Region

Invited speakers:

• Sandro Busso – University of Turin

• Gianni Bocchieri – Piedmont Region

• Marzia Sica – Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo

• Antonio Lucente and Marco Muzzarelli – Fondazione ENGIM

Moderator: Gigi Cotichella

A light aperitivo, prepared by ENGIM’s training enterprise Bartigianelli, will follow the event.

To take part, please confirm your attendance by completing this form by Friday, 21 November.

Project “Prevention in the Workplace” with Dally, Abile Job and Fand Torino together on November 19 to promote healthy organizations

Dally Therapeutics, Abile Job and FAND Torino present in Turin “Prevention in the Workplace”, a comprehensive program that brings metabolic disease prevention directly into the workplace. The initiative is designed to help companies reduce the risks associated with diabetes, overweight, obesity and metabolic syndrome — conditions that today affect over 10 million people in Italy and represent one of the main public health challenges.

These conditions also have a significant impact on companies: they lead to more absenteeism, lower productivity and increasing indirect costs. However, acting early is both possible and convenient.
Dally’s program turns prevention into a concrete activity, easy to implement and with high value for employees.

What is the “Prevention in the Workplace” program?

It is a structured pathway that combines screening, data collection, education and continuous digital support.
Specifically, the initiative includes:

• On-site screening (turnkey format): capillary blood glucose test and lifestyle questionnaire, with 10-year type 2 diabetes risk estimation, carried out by a qualified healthcare professional.
• Individual report for each participant, with personalized recommendations.
• Aggregated ESG-ready report for HR, CSR and Management, useful for welfare initiatives, sustainability reporting and impact measurement.
• Digital follow-up for at-risk profiles: access to the Dally App with guided prevention paths on nutrition, physical activity and ongoing education.
• Co-branded CSR communication with Dally, Abile and patient associations to highlight the company’s commitment.

For companies, the outcome is a threefold, immediate value:

• Employee well-being
• Stronger corporate welfare
• Tangible and communicable social impact

How to participate

The event is open to everyone, and registration is available at the following link.

Location: Rinascimenti Sociali, Via Maria Vittoria 38 – Turin
Date: Week of November 19th, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Target audience: HR Managers, CSR Managers, People & Culture departments, Occupational Doctors, entrepreneurs, managers, citizens and institutions

About us

Dally Therapeutics

An Italian startup that helps people and organizations make health easier, through digital solutions for the prevention and management of metabolic diseases. Dally collaborates with people, patient associations, healthcare professionals and Local Health Authorities (ASL) to deliver territorial screening programs and digital follow-up.

Abile Job

An employment and consultancy agency specialized in inclusion, diversity and corporate welfare. It supports companies and individuals in creating healthier, more sustainable and inclusive workplaces.

FAND Torino

An association committed to supporting people with diabetes, promoting prevention and collaborating with institutions and local stakeholders.

For more information, please contact info@dally.it or call +39 333 9976013 (Emanuele).

Torino Chamber of Commerce continues to support and promote the local socio-economic ecosystem through the provision of grants for initiatives aimed at territorial promotion, implemented by third-party organizations.

Eligible applicants are listed in Article 1 of the current Technical Regulation governing grant allocations. All requests must align with the Chamber of Commerce’s current multi-year Strategic Plan (note: the 2020-2024 plan is still in effect, as the new plan will be approved in the coming months by the Chamber Board, inaugurated in May 2025).

Year-Round Grant Applications

Organizations can request grants from the Chamber throughout the year.

Public Call for Grant Applications

Every November, a dedicated Public Call opens for applications for grants supporting initiatives relevant to promoting the provincial economy. From Monday, November 10, 2025, the platform Contributipromozionali.to.camcom.it.
will be active, allowing applicants to register and access the system with their credentials. Please note that a new registration is required each year, as the system does not retain credentials from previous years.

The platform guides applicants in completing the application form, which must be submitted to the Chamber of Commerce, along with all required documentation, between November 10 and November 28, 2025 (strictly by 12:00 PM).

Eligible applicants include recognized and non-recognized associations, foundations, recognized and non-recognized committees, public entities, universities and public research centers, consortia and consortia-based companies with majority public participation, and non-profit organizations.

Excluded are companies governed by Book V, Titles V and VI of the Italian Civil Code, except for training agencies referred to in Article 11(b) of Regional Law 13.4.1995 n. 63. Both the applying organization and the project itself must be non-profit in nature.

Projects must not be subject to direct commercial exploitation by the applicant and should be designed to meet general interest needs for the local socio-economic system.

After the success of the first edition, the festival is back with an even richer program, spreading across the city’s most iconic locations to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and promote a culture of inclusion, equal opportunities, and active participation.

From November 29 to December 8, 2025, DisFestival returns to Turin – the vibrant event organized and supported by CPD (Consulta per le Persone in Difficoltà) and Fondazione CRT, as part of the project Disability Agenda.

A festival to challenge bias

DisFestival was born with one bold goal: making disability “pop” – accessible, visible, and part of everyday life.

Even the name plays with the prefix “DIS”, often seen as negative, turning it into a positive twist: let’s dismantle stereotypes, disable prejudice, and break down the physical and cultural barriers that still limit full participation.

This year’s message is amplified by the communication campaign “Prejudice speaks loud, reality speaks better”, using billboards and social media to ironically expose common ableist phrases and flip the narrative. The aim? Make people think – and show that reality is much richer, more complex, and free of labels.

Saturday, November 29 – Talk “Agenda della Disabilità”

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | OGR Torino – Binario 3, Corso Castelfidardo 22

The festival kicks off with the Talk “Agenda della Disabilità”, promoted by CPD and Fondazione CRT, with a focus on “Learning inside and outside school”.
Guests include: Lella Costa, Silvia De Maria, Carlotta Gilli, Marco Maccarini, Raffaele Mantegazza, Linda Messerklinger, Saverio Raimondo, Camila Raznovich and I Terconauti.

Moderated by Carla Piro Mander and Sebastiano Pucciarelli.

After the Talk, join us for a friendly buffet at SNODO (minimum donation: €10 to support DisFestival activities).

In the afternoon, check out the interactive activities of the “Città dell’Agenda della Disabilità” at OGR’s Sala Duomo – open to all participants, including kids and families!

Book your spot

Monday, December 1 – “Paolo Osiride Ferrero” Journalism Award

6:30 PM | Regional Museum of Natural Sciences | Via Accademia Albertina 15

An evening dedicated to celebrating inclusive journalism with the “Paolo Osiride Ferrero” Award, promoted by CPD and Fondazione CRT, in collaboration with ANSA and the “Giorgio Bocca” Master in Journalism of the University of Turin.

Awards will be given to outstanding works on disability, inclusion, and accessibility in the categories: Print Press, Radio&TV, and Web&Social Network (€2,000 each).

The evening also includes a Special Award for Activism, chaired by Valentina Tomirotti, and the launch of “ResponsAbilmente”, ANSA’s brand-new channel dedicated to the Third Sector.

A long cocktail will follow the ceremony.

Book your spot

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Check out the full DisFestival 2025 program and sign up 

On Thursday, November 27, 2025, the annual AISM – Italian Association for Marketing Development Congress will take place at Fondazione Educatorio della Provvidenza ETS (Corso Trento 13, Turin), under the title “Value, Impact, Trust: Marketing at the Service of the Third Sector.”

The Third Sector is a vital component of Italy’s social and economic fabric, yet it often struggles to communicate its impact and fully convey the value of its activities. The AISM 2025 Annual Congress will address this crucial challenge: how to integrate marketing strategies and techniques into a sector that, with few exceptions, remains largely detached from them.

It will be a day of dialogue and in-depth discussion dedicated to exploring how a strategic approach to marketing can strengthen the effectiveness, credibility, and impact of non-profit organizations — transforming marketing into a tangible driver of innovation and social growth.

The event will bring together experts, professionals, and representatives from institutions and foundations for a multidisciplinary conversation on timely and relevant topics: ethics, social impact, communication, and artificial intelligence.

The congress, organized by AISM – Italian Association for Marketing Development in collaboration with Fondazione Educatorio della Provvidenza ETS, will be held in person from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.

For more information, the full program, and registration, click here.

The sustainability consultancy and Benefit Corporation recognized by La Repubblica Affari & Finanza and ITQF for an average annual growth rate of 25%, driven by a strong market position and a team that has doubled in size.

Amapola has been included among Italy’s “Growth Champions 2026”, the annual ranking compiled by La Repubblica Affari & Finanza in collaboration with the German Institute for Quality and Finance (ITQF). The award highlights Italian companies that recorded the most significant revenue growth between 2021 and 2024.
Amapola was selected following an in-depth screening of more than 60,000 companies, based on official data — including financial statements — to certify economic solidity and growth performance.

A recognition that strengthens Amapola’s position in the sustainability market

Amapola ranks among the top 636 companies on the list, including 22 operating in the consulting sector. The recognition confirms the company’s solid growth path and its ability to adapt to market challenges. Founded in 2009 and a Benefit Corporation since 2021, Amapola has consistently focused on sustainability, anticipating its evolution with innovative solutions and expanding expertise.

This milestone reflects a phase of strong expansion and consolidation: over the past four years, the company’s revenue has increased by 95%, with an average annual growth rate of 25%, a team that has doubled in size, and multiple certifications achieved (Quality Management, Gender Equality, EcoVadis Silver Medal).
In 2025, Amapola also launched its first business network with the partners of 3i Efficientamento Energetico, giving rise to A3i, an integrated hub of expertise spanning sustainability, innovation, compliance, communication, and stakeholder engagement.

Sustainability as a driver of competitiveness

Luca Valpreda, Founder and Managing Partner of Amapola, commented:

“This recognition is the result of a journey that began many years ago, when sustainability was still a marginal topic in the business landscape.
Being included among the ‘Growth Champions 2026’ not only confirms the strength of our business model but also our ability to stay true to the values that have always been the driving force behind our growth.
Our commitment to sustainability has been constant, and today more than ever, it is an integral part of every decision and project we undertake.”

On Tuesday, November 11, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., at the Cottino Social Impact Campus (Corso Castelfidardo 30/A, Turin), the third and final meeting of the seminar series dedicated to Corporate Volunteering, organized within the VIS À VIS project, will take place.

A speed dating session will be held between profit and non-profit organizations to encourage companies and their employees to engage in social, cultural, and environmental initiatives in collaboration with third sector entities.

Agenda:

• Introduction to the final meeting of the VIS À VIS seminar series.

• Institutional greetings by representatives from Cottino Social Impact Campus, Torino Chamber of Commerce, Torino Social Impact, and Volontariato Torino ETS.

• Facilitating dialogue and collaboration between Profit and Non-Profit, with Mario Rosso, ManagerNoProfit.

• Matchmaking session between Profit and Non-Profit organizations, led by Gaia Bacin and Alessandro Chittolina from Weco Impresa Sociale.

The event will conclude with an aperitivo open to all participants.

To register for the event, please visit the project’s website.

Supported by the Turin Chamber of Commerce, the VIS À VIS project is promoted by Volontariato Torino ETS, the Department of Management “Valter Cantino” – University of Turin, Torino Social Impact, WeCo – Impresa Sociale, and the Turin branch of ManagerNoProfit.

The project aims to promote corporate volunteering within the Metropolitan City of Turin, highlighting, assessing, and disseminating the social impact generated by skills-based volunteering initiatives and projects across the territory.

For more information: progetti@volontariatotorino.it

At the Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital in Turin, new tools from the CIAO Project – Inclusive Augmentative Communication in Hospital have arrived. The initiative was created through a collaboration between Time2 Foundation, Dear Onlus and the hospital itself.

The project structurally introduces open-source, freely downloadable Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) tools, representing a concrete step toward humanizing care and reducing communication barriers.

Its goal is to make communication between healthcare staff, children, and families simpler and more accessible, with particular attention to those with complex communication needs.

The initiative involves four hospital wards — the Emergency Room and Short Intensive Observation Unit (OBI), the Child Neuropsychiatry Day Hospital, the Neuropsychomotor and Speech Rehabilitation Clinic, and the Complex Pathologies Clinic (PACO) — to make the hospital experience more welcoming, inclusive, and respectful of individual differences.

Developed by Dear Onlus, the project was designed through collaboration between Fondazione Time2 and the Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital, with key contributions from AAC specialists, speech therapists, and illustrators.
Equally crucial was the input and support of families, who participated in a co-design process, sharing experiences and needs that helped shape practical, user-friendly tools for everyday use.

Thanks to Project CIAO, the participating wards are now equipped with visual materials and communication tools to support patients and their families throughout their hospital journey. Through social stories, signs, symbols, and games, the hospital experience becomes more understandable and welcoming, improving both spatial orientation and communication with medical staff.

All CIAO Project materials are available for free download on the dedicated website.

For more information:  info@fondazionetime2.it

The 21st edition of Start Cup Piemonte Valle d’Aosta, the competition for the innovative entrepreneurship of tomorrow, is coming to a close! Join us on Monday, October 27, 2025, for the awards ceremony hosted by the Piedmont Region at the Grattacielo Piemonte in Turin, and discover this year’s most promising new business projects.

During the ceremony, the finalist projects, selected from 170 business plans submitted to this year’s competition — will compete for the prizes and special mentions offered by the contest’s partners and promoters to support the creation of new innovative startups and foster local economic development.

The most promising entrepreneurial projects will vie for a total prize pool of over €75,000 in cash and services, as well as five special mentions: Female Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation, Open Innovation / Industrial Spin-Offs, Climate Change, and Sustainable Technologies.
The top six winning projects will also represent the region at the 2025 National Innovation Award, taking place in Ferrara on December 4–5, where they will challenge the winners from other regional Start Cups.

Register now on Eventbrite to secure your in-person seat at the ceremony, starting at 9:00 AM at the Piedmont Region Tower, Piazza Piemonte 1, Turin. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet the next leading players of the innovation ecosystem!

Event registration closes on Thursday, October 23, at 11:00 AM.

Agenda

• 09:00 | Participant registration
• 09:30 | Opening remarks
• 10:00 | Finalist projects’ elevator pitches
• 11:30 | Start Cup Piemonte Valle d’Aosta 2025 awards ceremony and prize delivery by competition supporters and partners
• 13:00 | Closing remarks

Partners and sponsors

Start Cup Piemonte Valle d’Aosta is one of Italy’s most renowned and widespread business plan competitions, selecting the best innovative business projects each year. The initiative is funded by the Piedmont Region with resources from the European Social Fund Plus 2021–2027, promoted by Polytechnic of Turin, University of Turin, and University of Eastern Piedmont, and managed by the business incubators I3P and 2i3T as part of the National Innovation Award (PNI) organized by PNICube.

The event will feature the participation of institutions, foundations, and sponsoring companies committed to promoting a culture of innovation, including:
Regione Piemonte, Regione Autonoma Valle d’Aosta, Torino Chamber of Commerce, City of Turin, Metropolitan City of Turin, Finpiemonte, Chambre Valdôtaine, MaaS ToMove, Fondazione CRC, Jacobacci & Partners, LINKS Foundation, Fondazione Laura & Franco Beltramo ETS, Fondazione Michelin Sviluppo, Distretto Aerospaziale Piemonte, AME Ventures, UniCredit, Municipalities of Alba, Alessandria, Asti, Cuneo, Novara, Saluzzo, Verbania, and Vercelli, AIFI – Italian Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt Association, Invitalia, Pépinière d’Entreprises Aosta, and the University of Valle d’Aosta.

The year 2026 will mark a decisive turning point for the nonprofit world. With the entry into force of the final provisions of the Third Sector Reform, the legal status of Organizzazione Non Lucrativa di Utilità Sociale (Onlus – Nonprofit Organization of Social Utility), established by Legislative Decree 460/1997, will be definitively abolished.

By March 31, 2026, all organizations still registered in the Onlus registry must decide how to proceed. “The only exceptions concern Onlus whose fiscal year differs from the calendar year — for instance, those running from September to August — which will need to make their choice by the start of the fiscal year following the one in progress as of December 31, 2025.”

ONLUS organizations have three options ahead. The first is to transform into a Third Sector Entity (ETS), identifying the category most consistent with their nature and activities — such as a volunteer association, a social promotion association, a social enterprise, or another type of organization eligible for registration in the Runts (the National Single Register of the Third Sector).

The second option is to continue operating as a nonprofit, but without the Onlus qualification, thus giving up the related tax and fiscal benefits and being required to transfer their accumulated assets to a Third Sector Entity.
The third option is dissolution, with the full transfer of assets to an ETS. In all cases, failure to make the transition by the given deadline will automatically result in the loss of Onlus status and the application of the ordinary tax regime for private entities.

For many organizations, this would mean losing funds and tax incentives that have long supported their sustainability and enabled them to continue providing services to the community.

The Example of Those Who Have Already Made the Change

For many Onlus organizations, the complexity of the reform generates fear and uncertainty. The fear of making mistakes, facing excessive bureaucracy, or having to suspend activities risks leading to paralysis — precisely when action is needed most.

Yet the stories of two organizations from Turin demonstrate that change is possible, and that transformation can become an opportunity to strengthen one’s identity and ensure continuity for projects born to help others.

In this process, the support and guidance provided by Vol.To ETS have been instrumental in overcoming operational challenges and ensuring uninterrupted activity.

Associazione Progetto Giada, a small but dynamic organization created in memory of little Giada, has always supported children and families affected by illness, particularly cancer. Its work — recognized by the Oncological Network of Piedmont and Aosta Valley — brings moments of serenity and normality to those most in need, also within the “Family Protection” program of the FARO Foundation.

Secretary Giosuè Bronzino describes the transition:

“It was a demanding but necessary process to guarantee the association’s future. At first, there was fear and the feeling of facing something too complex. Then, step by step, we realized that compliance wasn’t just a legal obligation, but a way to protect our story for the sake of many families. Today we can say we made the right choice: we’ve ensured continuity for an activity that continues to bring serenity, care, and light-heartedness to the children and parents entrusted to us, renewing our mission of ‘caring for life.’”

Similarly, Amici di Lumuma, engaged in cooperation projects with a congregation of nuns in Tanzania, have completed their transformation while keeping their mission intact. Since 2002, the association has supported projects in education, healthcare, and agriculture, helping improve the lives of entire villages.

President Angelo D’Auria explains:

“The bureaucracy was daunting. The procedures, deadlines, and fear of making mistakes almost stopped us. But after discussion and reflection, we understood it was an unavoidable step to give continuity to our work. Registering in the Runts was an act of responsibility and respect toward our supporters: it means operating transparently, making our results visible, and ensuring that every contribution turns into real care, education, and opportunities for those who rely on us. Today, we can say we’ve strengthened not only our structure but also the trust of those who believe in us.”

Calendar of Information Meetings

To support Onlus organizations in this transition, Vol.To ETS, the Volunteer Service Center of Turin, has launched a series of orientation meetings designed to explain the legal, fiscal, and operational aspects of the reform in a simple and comprehensive way.

The sessions — free of charge and open to organization representatives — will provide concrete tools and practical guidance to confidently navigate the shift to the new regulatory framework:

• October 9, 2025 (3:00–6:00 PM) – Online meeting

• October 23, 2025 (3:00–6:00 PM) – At Vol.To headquarters

• November 6, 2025 (3:00–6:00 PM) – Online meeting

• November 20, 2025 (3:00–6:00 PM) – At Vol.To headquarters

• December 11, 2025 (3:00–6:00 PM) – Online meeting

• December 18, 2025 (3:00–6:00 PM) – At Vol.To headquarters

In addition to these information sessions, Vol.To ETS offers personalized consulting to help organizations assess their options and define the most suitable path based on their statutory purposes.

For further information and registration, visit the official Vol.To website or contact the service center offices directly.

Sloweb, a pioneer in digital ethics, announces dates and details for the Digital Ethics Forum (DEF) 2025, the seventh edition organized in collaboration with CSI, Digital Campus, Senior CSI, Frontiere, and Piano D. The Digital Ethics Forum is aimed at civil society and aims to inform and educate, excluding academic discussions and self-referential environments. This edition surpasses 100 contributions collected from the DEFs held so far.

The first day takes place on Wednesday, October 29 at CTE Next – CSI in Turin from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM; at the same time, the second day is held Thursday, October 30 at Frontiere in Rome. On the morning of October 29, DEF will host three classes of Italian high schools at the CSI premises for an educational session of digital collage.

Participation via streaming is planned through Webex (on the 29th) and Zoom (on the 30th). Links to access the live streams will be shared after registration via the Eventbrite platform.

The 2025 program (available here) covers the most current themes:

• AI: risks and biases, including gender and others, experiences in risk analysis and reduction, bias generation in the political field. Risks and risk management in various domains.

• EXPERIENCES WITH SLOWEB: Experiences of citizens, teachers, and managers who inform themselves, raise awareness, and self-organize at school, in cities, and companies to oppose the misuse of digital technologies, according to Sloweb’s mission aimed at combating misuse of inherently wonderful technologies.

• IT GREEN: experiences applying green IT in software and hardware production, managing corporate policies on digital responsibility and behaviors of employees and users.

• EUROPEAN DIGITAL AND SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY: Looking at experiences such as CERN and Airbus, the online roundtable among European speakers aims to identify examples of emerging plans, projects, and initiatives between countries and/or industries from different European nations.

«With this edition of DEF, we surpass one hundred contributions, and while educating about risks, we also look at opportunities — both the prospects of Green IT in companies and industrial policies for developing a durable and sustainable European digital industry, as a democratic alternative to Chinese and American monopolies.» Pietro Jarre, one of the founders in 2017 of the Sloweb Association.

Breaking Jail is a cultural and social project promoted by Fashion Team SRL Società Benefit, created to restore visibility, dignity, and value to the educational and professional training paths developed within penitentiary institutions.

It is not merely an event, but rather a laboratory of inclusion and dialogue between the prison system and civil society, where art, work, and culture become instruments of redemption and social reintegration.
The 2025 edition, held from June 27 to 29 at Green Pea Torino, combined craft exhibitions, talks, and artistic performances, creating new connections between institutions, social enterprises, cooperatives, and citizens.

At the conclusion of the initiative, Fashion Team SB produced a structured Social Impact Report with the goal of concretely analyzing the impacts generated and ensuring continuity of the path undertaken.
The decision to measure and report results represents for Fashion Team SB an act of responsibility and transparency, essential to understanding the real social value of the project, identifying the changes achieved, and building a solid foundation for continuous improvement.

Among the main KPI analyzed:

• over 110,000 impressions and 10,500 online interactions;

• coverage across 11 national and local media outlets;

• results from the exhibitors’ survey:

  • 100% reported increased visibility;

  • 80% activated new collaborations and achieved direct sales.

The report, aligned with SDGs 4, 8, 10, 16, and 17 and GRI standards, stands as a model of transparent and participatory reporting, aimed at promoting a culture of measurement and inclusion grounded in data, experience, and people.

Discover all data, methodologies, and future perspectives in the full report.

An alliance between businesses and public and private institutions to make Turin one of the best places in the world to do business and finance while intentionally and jointly pursuing economic profitability and social impact — this has been Torino Social Impact’s mission since its inception. With this vision, the ecosystem has earned a place on the global impact economy map, investing significant energy in international relations to foster collaborations and exchange of practices. These collaborations are now more necessary than ever, in this crucial moment for the social economy in Europe.

Transnational partnerships among ecosystems, regions, institutions, and networks dedicated to impact are increasingly essential at a time when social and environmental sustainability policies are losing ground in Brussels, and the momentum of the social economy as a model for future growth and social value is slowing down.

Last spring, the European Commission dissolved the Social Economy Unit within DG GROW, transferring all competences to DG EMPL. This move raised concerns about the risk of reducing the social economy from an economic actor to a mere welfare tool, thus undermining the recognition of its contribution to the European economy as a collective of enterprises.

Against this backdrop, Torino Social Impact (TSI) continues to strengthen its networking and international promotion efforts, representing both the ecosystem and the values shared by its 400 partners. In the second half of 2025, TSI has been invited to take part in a series of high-level European and global events, furthering the work it began since its foundation.

Thanks to its innovative model and strong collective brand, TSI has become a reference point at the European and international level.
It played an active role in shaping the EU Action Plan for the Social Economy, is officially recognized as a European cluster for the proximity and solidarity economy, and consistently takes part in the European Conference on Social Economy and other major international events and projects.

TSI has hosted in Turin some of the most significant global forums dedicated to the social economy and impact finance and maintains a broad international network with other territories and organizations — a shared resource for the entire ecosystem.

It is a member of major networks including  REVES (Réseau Européen des Villes et Régions pour l’Économie Sociale et Solidaire), DIESIS (Developing European Initiatives for a Social and Solidarity Economy),  Impact Europe, Social Impact Agenda – GSG Italy NAB, and Social Value..

From September through the end of the year, TSI is taking part in a dense European agenda that brings the spotlight back on the impact economy during a period in which economic, technological, and security priorities seem to outweigh social cohesion goals — reshaping the balance between growth, competitiveness, and inclusion that inspired the EU Social Economy Action Plan (2021).

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Social Economy Week – Murcia, 16–18 September 2025

Torino Social Impact joined the Social Economy Week and the European Social Economy Summit in Murcia, organized by Social Economy Europe under the presidency of Juan Antonio Pedreño. The event represented a crucial moment of reflection on the future of the social economy, particularly regarding European policy frameworks.

This debate came at a turning point, marked by the mid-term review of the EU Action Plan for the Social Economy and by the transfer of the social economy portfolio from DG GROW to DG EMPL — a shift perceived as a step backward from viewing the social economy as an integral part of Europe’s economic development ecosystem.

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Social Innovation Forum – Brussels, 1–2 October 2025

TSI was honored to take part in the opening day of the Social Innovation Forum in Brussels, where Davide Dal Maso, Vice President of the Social Impact Stock Exchange steering committee, presented the Social Impact Stock Exchange (SIX) as an innovative experiment to facilitate access to capital for social enterprises and promote impact finance for systemic change.

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Global Social Economy Forum – Bordeaux, 29–31 October 2025

TSI will participate in the 7th Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF) in Bordeaux, together with networks REVES and DIESIS.
For the first time hosted in France after previous editions in Seoul, Montreal, Bilbao, Mexico City, and Dakar, the forum brings together the global ecosystem of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) to discuss how to sustain and grow the economy of transitions.

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ImpactFest & Co-Creating the Impact Cities Network – The Hague, 29–30 October 2025

On October 30, TSI will join the 10th edition of ImpactFest, organized by ImpactCity The Hague, the city’s innovation ecosystem supporting entrepreneurs who combine social impact and economic success. TSI will present its ecosystem model during one of the plenary sessions.

On October 29, in collaboration with ImpactCity, Euclid Network will host a workshop to co-create the Impact Cities Network, gathering Europe’s leading local impact ecosystems to identify practical areas of collaboration. As one of the most advanced impact ecosystems in Europe, TSI has been invited to contribute to the development of this network.

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DO Impact Transnational Workshop – Riga, 6–7 November 2025

Dedicated to the social economy ecosystem, the third transnational workshop of DO Impact — of which TSI is a partner within its Tech4Good strategy — will focus on data ethics and accessibility, fostering a human-centered approach.

The two-day event will include capacity-building sessions, workshops, and experience sharing to address the digital transformation challenges faced by social enterprises.

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Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform Workshop – Amsterdam, 12–13 November 2025

TSI has been invited to share its experience during a Policy Learning Platform workshop organized by Interreg Europe, which promotes interregional cooperation to improve regional development policies.

During the session on “Strengthening Social Economy Ecosystems”, TSI will highlight how locally rooted public support can be a powerful enabler of resilient and inclusive social entrepreneurship ecosystems.

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Impact Europe – Malmö, 18–20 November 2025

Impact Europe, the continent’s leading impact investing network, gathers over 1,000 delegates to accelerate capital flows for people and the planet.

This year’s Impact Week, hosted in Malmö, is themed “Light the Night”, calling participants to bring clarity and hope in uncertain times.
TSI, an official member of the Impact Europe network since 2024, will participate in this major event for the European impact community.

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REVES General Meeting – Brussels, 3–4 December 2025

On December 3–4, members of REVES (the European Network of Cities and Regions for the Social Economy) will meet in Brussels to finalize the revision of the network’s Charter, Vision, and Mission.

During the assembly, the progress of the “Call for Action: Social Economy Cities and Regions United for Intensified Work on Social Cohesion, Economy and Democracy” — co-developed with the City of Strasbourg and actively supported by TSI — will be presented.

The program will also include the public presentation of the Charter of Civic Space Defenders, developed within B-right Spaces, a CERV funded European project that enabled the creation of the Community of Practice on Democracy Spaces led by TSI in Turin.

The initiative aims to strengthen the collective capacity of local authorities and organizations to support and safeguard civic spaces, key actors in protecting democratic values and citizens’ rights.

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In May 2025, the project PROSECO (“Procurement for (a) Social Economy – Implementation of social procurement for a sustainable transition”) was officially launched. Co-financed by the Interreg Europe Programme, the initiative brings together 11 partners from 9 countries, including Torino Social Impact and the City of Turin.

The project aims to strengthen the role of social procurement in public policies and business practices, promoting an innovative approach to public and private purchasing—one that looks not only at costs, but also at the social value generated. Its objective is to create new employment opportunities for those furthest from the labor market and to promote more inclusive and sustainable economic models.

PROSECO is part of Torino Social Impact’s broader commitment to social procurement development.

Activities in the First Semester

The project was inaugurated with a kick-off meeting held on May 21–22, 2025, in Leuven (Belgium) and hosted by the lead partner, the Province of Flemish Brabant.

The meeting was an important opportunity for the European partners to exchange views, align on shared goals, and lay the foundations for developing social procurement practices across the participating regions.

In the following months, Torino Social Impact and the City of Turin jointly implemented the first local actions, including:

• A documentary analysis of the national and local regulatory framework and existing practices, to identify barriers and enabling factors for the development of social procurement;

• A field study, conducted through a survey and a focus group involving key local stakeholders (public institutions, organizations subject to public procurement regulations, and representatives of both social and traditional enterprises).

These activities provided an overview of the current state of social procurement practices at the local level and helped gather insights from diverse stakeholders.

At the same time, all partner regions established a Regional Stakeholder Group (RSG)—a network of local actors who will accompany the entire project process, helping to shape a shared vision and concrete actions.

The local stakeholder group met for the first time in July 2025, during the focus group organized to discuss preliminary findings on the implementation of social procurement in both the public and private sectors in the Piedmont and Turin areas.
The meeting also provided an opportunity to share reflections on challenges and enabling factors and to formulate useful recommendations on the topic.

The event gathered 11 participants, representing: City of Turin, Metropolitan City of Turin, Turin Chamber of Commerce, University of Turin, Polytechnic University of Turin, Turismo Torino e Provincia, Legacoop Piemonte, AGCI Piemonte, and the Turin Industrial Union.

Next Steps

In the coming months, PROSECO will continue with a new phase of activities that will build upon the work carried out so far.

First, a comparative report will be published, summarizing the findings from each region’s analysis of existing social procurement policies and practices.

Next, a thematic seminar in Amsterdam will take place, focusing on purchasing from social enterprises and reserved contracts, with the participation of project partners and their stakeholders.

An analysis of the main challenges hindering the adoption of inclusive procurement practices will also be conducted, while the engagement of local stakeholders will continue to ensure knowledge sharing, strengthen collaboration, and promote more responsible and sustainable procurement systems.

The ultimate goal is to mainstream social procurement at both the public and private levels.

To stay updated and follow the project’s next developments, visit the official website and its LinkedIn, Facebook, and X channels.

The Cecilia Gilardi Foundation invites the city of Turin and its citizens to an unforgettable evening of music at SERMIG.

Don’t miss the “Community of Talents” concert, taking place on Friday, November 7, 2025, at 9:00 PM, at the Helder Camara Auditorium, located in Piazza Borgo Dora 61, 10152 Turin.

Direction and Performance

The concert will be conducted by Matteo Dal Maso, a scholarship holder of the Foundation, with Sergio Scibilia, also a scholarship holder, on piano. The artists will be accompanied by the MELOS Philharmonic Orchestra.

Evening Program

The concert will feature a prestigious program including:

• W.A. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

• F. Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485

Pre-Concert Activity

Starting at 8:00 PM, guests will have the opportunity to join a guided tour of the Church “Maria Madre dei Giovani”, dedicated to the memory of Cecilia Gilardi — a chance to discover the beauty and history of this meaningful place.

Reservations and Participation

Attendance is free of charge, but seating is limited. Early booking is highly recommended, as places will not be available once capacity is reached.
Reservations must be confirmed by Thursday, October 23, 2025, by emailing segreteria@fondazionececiliagilardi.org or calling 011/19649614.

The public is warmly invited to join this special evening and share in a collective celebration of music and art.

Within the project Crescere in città, promoted by the City of Turin and ITER and co-designed by Green Growth together with REMIDA, Cantiere Circolare comes to life: a series of workshops created to bring circularity and creativity into schools.

The initiative is addressed to teachers and educators in Turin schools, with the goal of reflecting together on the value of reuse and the circular economy through a creative approach, providing practical tools and replicable activities to use with students in the classroom.

The three workshops, led by Green Growth Generation, will take place on November 5, 12 and 19, and will cover themes ranging from everyday reuse practices to the life cycle of objects, up to creative experimentation with the REMIDA materials warehouse.

An opportunity to transform the concept of circularity into a creative experience, through participatory workshops and peer learning moments that foster exchange, while generating a ripple effect capable of engaging students, families, and the entire school community.

Participation is free upon registration here

Once again this year, Torino Social Impact will participate in the CSR and Territorial Innovation Expo, which last year alone brought together 270 organizations, including companies, non-profits, public entities, and startups—and attracted 5.000 attendees.

For its thirteenth edition, the Expo has chosen the theme “Creating Futures of Value”: after understanding the importance of embracing change and challenging contradictions, in 2025 the event focuses on the urgency of creating conditions for a different future. To navigate complexity, it is necessary to strengthen synergies among different actors, consciously engage with social and environmental challenges, and take an active role in the second half of the sustainable development game.

On October 9, 2025, Torino Social Impact will take part in the panel “Territorial Networks: Comparing Experiences”, scheduled from 12:00 to 13:00.

Building networks between companies and other social actors is increasingly important to support ongoing change. The session offers an opportunity to learn from the experiences of various organizations that have promoted a culture of sustainability in their territories over the years: a valuable moment to share strengths, challenges, and models for future development.

Coordinator

Rossella Sobrero, President of Koinètica

Participants

• Andrea De Colle, Project Manager, Animaimpresa

• Irene Maddio-Rocco, Head of Area and Actions of the Metropolitan Plan for the Social Economy

• Marco Fiorino, President, Csrimpresa

• Alice Molta, Coordinator, Impronta Etica

• Lorenzo Orlandi, President, RIS – Rete Innovazione Sostenibile

• Elena Salda, President, Associazione per la RSI

• Walter Sancassiani, Founder, Focus Lab

• Antonella Tagliabue, Coordinator, Rete Lariana per la transizione sostenibile

• Alberto Zambolin, Vice President, Quinto Ampliamento

The Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy launches the Benefit Competition, the first competition in Italy entirely dedicated to Benefit Corporations. The initiative aims to highlight companies capable of combining economic performance with social impact, showcasing innovative projects that embody the principles of sustainability and the common good.

The competition will unfold through five regional stages across different areas of the country and will conclude with a final event, where the best selected experiences will be celebrated. The first stage is scheduled in Milan on November 21, with applications open until Friday, October 17.

The Benefit Competition was created to give a voice to impact-driven companies, while also building a shared knowledge base on the Benefit Corporation model, fostering opportunities for training, dialogue, and visibility. Projects will be evaluated based on their consistency with the model’s principles, their ability to generate tangible benefits for local communities and territories, their innovative drive, and the transparency of their results.

Applications are open to both companies already established as Benefit Corporations in Italy and to organizations interested in adopting this model, including businesses, teams, and individual entrepreneurs. After a pre-selection phase, ten projects from each stage will be invited to present their ideas in a public pitch before a qualified jury. Each presentation will be assessed according to impact, innovation, and alignment with the principles of Benefit Corporations. From every stage, the three most deserving projects will be selected.

The 15 finalist companies – three from each stage – will gain access to the national final event, a high-profile occasion for visibility, networking, and strengthening the Benefit Corporation movement in Italy.

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On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, on December 3, a special initiative dedicated to lower and upper secondary schools across Italy will take place: the exclusive screening of the docufilm “Ambra Sabatini. One Meter from the Finish Line”.

The project aims to encourage students to reflect on the themes of disability, sport, resilience, and road safety. Following the screening, participants will have access to a recorded conversation between Paralympic champion Ambra Sabatini and host Gianluca Gazzoli—a dialogue designed to deepen students’ understanding and inspire them through the direct experience of the athlete herself.

The film tells the extraordinary story of Ambra Sabatini, a symbol of determination and inclusion, who transformed personal challenges into a testimony of strength and hope. This authentic and moving narrative is supported by the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Sport, the Italian Paralympic Committee, and CONI, and was created to raise awareness among young people about the value of diversity and the importance of road safety.

Participation Details

Minimum participation: 150 students (around 6 classes)

School ticket: €5 per student

For more information, schools can contact:

• scuole@adler-ent.com
• scuole@giffonihub.com

Thanks to schools’ participation, the initiative will be scheduled in major Italian cities as well as in local cinemas.

An educational opportunity that brings together cinema, learning, and universal values, offering students a unique and engaging learning experience.

Digital transformation is no longer an option, but a strategic lever for business growth.

This webinar, promoted by Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini with the support of Visa and Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, offers a clear and practical overview of how micro-enterprises, social enterprises, and women entrepreneurs can start a sustainable digitalization journey and harness the opportunities of AI.

With experts, case studies, and first-hand testimonies, the event will provide tools and practical insights to boost competitiveness and face the challenges of the future with awareness.

October 2, 2025 | 3:00 – 4:30 PM
Registrations here

Torino Social Impact is participating in the 10th anniversary of Social Value Italia, reaffirming its commitment to promoting a culture of social impact measurement.

Since 2022, the Turin ecosystem for social entrepreneurship and impact finance has been a member of Social Value Italia and currently serves on its Steering Committee, contributing to the development of the network and the promotion of best practices in the field of Social Value, in collaboration with the Cottino Social Impact Campus and CeVIS, the Competence Center for Impact Assessment and Measurement.

Also in 2022, TSI hosted the European stage of the network, Social Value Matters, welcoming to the city experts, practitioners, and stakeholders engaged in social impact measurement.

The 10th anniversary of Social Value Italia will be celebrated on October 16, 2025, at the Fondazione FOQUS in Naples. The event, under the patronage of the Metropolitan City of Naples, the Municipality of Naples, and ACRI, and supported by Intesa Sanpaolo – Per il Sociale, will be an occasion for reflection and discussion on ten years of commitment, achievements, and future opportunities. Programs, keynotes, and thematic panels will address crucial areas such as technological innovation, educational poverty, urban regeneration, and the challenges posed by global crises.

Discover the program

A clear, accessible document aligned with European standards. Amapola supported every stage of the project: from materiality analysis to the final drafting, as well as the graphic and digital concept.

CSI Piemonte has released its 2024 Social and Sustainability Report, marking a new milestone in the Consortium’s commitment to transparency, accountability, and alignment with the latest European standards. Since 1977, CSI Piemonte has been one of Italy’s leading ICT providers, driving digital innovation for public administrations. The report was developed with the support of Amapola, a consultancy specializing in sustainability since 2009.

A broad and concrete approach to sustainability

Today, CSI serves as a trusted technology partner for 139 public institutions across Italy, offering reliable infrastructures, a government-certified cloud, a regional connectivity network, internationally accredited cybersecurity solutions, and nearly 50 years of experience in developing digital services for citizens.

Sustainability has long been embedded in CSI’s strategy and identity. The organization has voluntarily published its Social and Sustainability Report since 2005. The 2024 edition highlights a resilient, inclusive, and efficient organization:

• 139 member institutions

• 1,035 employees, including more than 100 new hires between 2022 and 2024

• 13 certifications, including ISO 9001, 27001, 45001, 14001, 50001, and UNI/PdR 125:2022

• 4,670 training days delivered

• A gender equality certification score above 90

• 80% average user satisfaction with its services

• 100% of electricity purchased from renewable sources

Voluntary reporting inspired by ESRS

Although not subject to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), CSI Piemonte has chosen to align with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), progressively adopting their principles and guidance.

Amapola supported the Consortium throughout the entire process: conducting a structured gap analysis, facilitating a participatory double materiality assessment, and working with internal teams to collect and organize data. The goal was to build a robust, strategic, and evolving reporting framework.

Content, design, and digital accessibility

Amapola also oversaw the drafting of the report’s contents and its graphic design. The report was conceived with a digital-first approach: each section includes a concise, interactive index to make navigation intuitive and improve readability.

The language strikes a balance between clarity and rigor, addressing a wide and diverse audience of stakeholders, while remaining consistent with CSI’s visual identity. The result is an authoritative and user-friendly tool to showcase the Consortium’s commitment to responsible innovation and sustainable transition.

The full report is available online at: https://www.csipiemonte.it/it/chi-siamo/azienda/sostenibilita

At the first meeting of the new Board of Directors, held on Tuesday, September 23, Alessandra Siviero was elected President of the Fondazione per l’Architettura / Torino. With her appointment and the installation of the new Board, a new phase begins for the Foundation.

“I see the Foundation as a place for dialogue and growth, capable of bringing together professionals, institutions, and citizens. Rooted in the local territory yet open to innovation, it promotes architecture as a common good, enhances the role of young people, and creates new job opportunities. My commitment will focus on several key points: strengthening collaboration with other foundations and building solid national and international networks; fostering internationalization to connect Turin with the best European and global practices; supporting the culture of competitions and spreading transparent and inclusive practices; investing in advanced training, offering growth opportunities for professionals and concrete prospects for young people; working in partnership with institutions, universities, businesses, and associations, in ongoing synergy with the professional Order; and creating large-scale cultural events that engage citizens and institutions while generating new shared visions.” – Alessandra Siviero

Profile of the New President

An architect and freelancer since 2001, Alessandra Siviero is Delegate of Inarcassa for Turin and its Province, member of the Board of Directors of Fondazione Torino Musei and SIAT (Società Ingegneri Architetti Torino). She has held prominent roles such as Board Member of Fondazione CRT and is active internationally, including at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Her expertise spans from bio-architecture to biophilia, from sustainability to the use of generative artificial intelligence applied to architecture. Previously President of the Foundation during her first mandate in 2019, Alessandra Siviero intends to continue the work started, collaborating with a high-profile ten-member Board whose competencies range from urban regeneration to public governance, from cultural criticism to digital innovation, and from youth perspectives to international design.

The New Board of the Fondazione per l’Architettura / Torino

The new Board brings with it a wealth of broad and diverse expertise: architects, academics, researchers, critics, managers, and public leaders combine experiences spanning urban regeneration, technological innovation, territorial planning, European funding management, visual arts, and cultural curation. This heterogeneous and multidisciplinary composition strengthens the Board’s ability to address the contemporary challenges of architecture and the city with vision and responsibility.

• Emanuele Piccardo – Vice President of the Foundation
  Architect, Director of archphoto.it, photographer and curator, he works internationally on the relationship between visual arts and architecture.

• Guido Boella
  Full Professor at the University of Turin, Deputy Rector for business relations, Vice President of Competence Center Industry Manufacturing 4.0, AI Director.

• Roberta Cardaci
  Architect, Head of the Public Works and European Funds Department of the City of Venaria Reale, expert in public governance.

• Manuel Depetris
  Architect and Partner of one of Turin’s largest firms, expert in environmental sustainability, urban regeneration, and reuse processes.

• Elena Franco
  Architect, Board Member of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, where she coordinates the People Commission; she focuses on urban regeneration with attention to local economies and social issues.

• Paolo Giordano
  Freelance architect, secondary school teacher, active in cultural outreach.

• Roberta Ingaramo
  Architect, President of the Ordine degli Architetti di Torino, Associate Professor at DAD, Politecnico di Torino; expert in regeneration, adaptive reuse, and nature-based solutions.

• Cristina Manara
  Architect, Director at Confindustria Piemonte, board member of Lenardo spa and InfraTo, expert in territorial planning, logistics, and internationalization.

• Luca Molinari
  Architect, Full Professor of Theory and Architectural Design at the University “Luigi Vanvitelli,” international critic and curator.

• Marco Rosso
  Architect, ANCE Piemonte and Nazionale.

Ten startups on stage, five trained by their method, and a clean sweep of the podium: the Refugee Restart model demonstrates that investing in the talents of refugees is not just an ethical choice, but a multiplier of tangible innovation for the country.

“An open world where everyone can make choices for their future, irrespective of their socio-economic background.” This is not just a vision, but the driving force behind the daily work of Refugee Restart, a partner organisation of Torino Social Impact dedicated to building pathways to autonomy through entrepreneurship.

A communication campaign to promote social economy and the diversity of the Torino Social Impact network: an alternative vision of the economic model for the city and its territory, aimed at positioning Turin as one of the best places in the world to do business and impact-driven finance.

From September 20 to mid-November, the campaign will be visible in Turin through billboards and dynamic advertising on trams. In parallel, a digital promotion will target Turin, Milan, Bologna, and Genoa.

The One Vision communication campaign aims to express Torino Social Impact’s vision of impact and economy—a synergistic approach connecting the profit and non-profit worlds, building a bridge between the two.
The message is intended to foster a sense of belonging both in the profit and non-profit sectors, with a call to action for those who still view Business and Social as separate, alternative concepts rather than a unified vision.

Always attentive to communication in all its forms, the impact ecosystem is now, for the first time, using advertising to indicate a path toward a new economic model and to highlight the value of its network: an alliance between companies and public and private institutions, making Turin one of the best places in the world to pursue business and finance while intentionally and jointly achieving economic profitability and social impact.

Torino Social Impact seeks to offer an alternative economic model for the city and its territory. It does so primarily through daily work, carried out since 2017, with ever-growing community involvement and impact. Today, over 400 entities participate, including businesses, institutions, financial operators, and third-sector organizations—a cluster of skills, activities, and services aimed at strengthening and promoting the local ecosystem within the framework of the 2030 Agenda.

The Message and Call to Action

One eye on growth, one eye on social impact. Over 400 entities, both profit and non-profit, have already joined the idea of an economy that positively impacts people and the environment. Learn more at torinosocialimpact.it

The goal is to overcome the traditional business vs. social engagement paradigm.
For this reason, Marco Rubiola, creative and founder of piazzasanmarco.com — who has previously worked on these themes with Oliviero Toscani, Fabrica, and Save The Duck — focused on an image that aesthetically conveys a broader, non-dichotomous economic vision: one eye on economic growth, one eye on social development, simultaneously. The call to action is primarily aimed at those who have yet to embrace this new approach to finance and business.

The Creative Idea

The inspiration comes from the portrait of a “tomorrow” person, ideally a potential entrepreneur of a future already present. One eye is styled in a more classic, “business” way, while the other evokes diversity and “social” commitment. Both perspectives can (and should) coexist, as harmoniously as they do in a face.

The tone is positive, lateral, and free from moralistic or imperative tones.

The model embodying the message represents a new kind of “beauty,” boldly drawing from the worlds of advertising and fashion to make this new vision of the economy desirable.

Advertising Planning and Channels

From September 20 to mid-November, the campaign will be displayed in Turin through billboards and dynamic tram advertising. In parallel, digital promotion will target Turin, Milan, Bologna, and Genoa. Digital efforts will also focus on cities with which ongoing discussions on our themes already exist, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between local ecosystems and reinforcing Turin’s attractiveness as “one of the best places in the world for impact-driven business and finance,” as the slogan of Torino Social Impact has stated since its inception.

Also featuring Torino Social Impact. An event that brings together institutions, businesses, the non-profit sector, academia, and the local community.

After Milan, Palermo and Trieste, the national Roadshow of the Oscar di Bilancio FERPI (Italian Public Relations Federation) arrives in Turin, the economic and cultural hub of Northwest Italy, for the fourth stage leading up to the 61st edition of the country’s most prestigious award for excellence in financial and sustainability reporting. The event will take place on Thursday, October 2, at 4 p.m. in the Sala Trasparenza, Regione Piemonte skyscraper. Registration HERE.

The 2025 theme – “TIME DOESN’T STOP. Reporting in transition” – highlights the urgency and responsibility of telling the story of change. Reporting today is no longer just a compliance exercise: it is strategic storytelling, stakeholder dialogue, and a trust-building infrastructure.

Turin as a national crossroads

The choice of Turin is no coincidence: Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta are regions where industrial tradition meets social innovation, universities meet business, and sustainability drives collective impact. Here, reporting becomes not only a tool for competitiveness but also a driver of cohesion and shared responsibility.

Institutional opening

The event will open with remarks from:

• Alberto Cirio, President of Regione Piemonte

• Andrea Tronzano, Regional Councillor for Budget, Finance and Assets, Regione Piemonte

• Marco Gay, President of Unione Industriali Torino

• Cristina Prandi, Rector of the University of Turin

• Riccardo Fava, President of OCIMP – Osservatorio Comunicazione d’Impresa Piemonte

• Filippo Nani, National President of FERPI

A new survey on the CSRD open to all companies

Next, Ezio Bertino, FERPI Regional Delegate, will invite organizations to take part in FERPI’s new national survey on the CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive). Open to all companies engaged in reporting, the survey will provide an updated picture of how the directive and the recent Omnibus package are shaping reporting strategies across Italian businesses. To participate, click HERE.

Voices from business and the region

At the core of the event is the roundtable “Reporting in transition”, moderated by journalist Filomena Greco (Il Sole 24 Ore), with contributions bridging the financial, insurance, industrial and academic worlds:

• Roberta Laveneziana, Senior Manager Mid&Small Caps, Borsa Italiana

• Barbara Moretto, Sustainability Manager, Reale Group (winner of the 2024 Oscar in the “Benefit Corporations” category)

• Laura Cosa, Project Manager, Torino Social Impact – Social Impact Exchange

• Guido Gobino, entrepreneur and founder of the artisanal chocolate company, with Pietro Gobino, Head of Business Development and Sustainability

• Franco Lombardi, Full Professor, Department of Management and Production Engineering, Politecnico di Torino

• Luigi Stella, General Director, Fondazione FARO

Looking ahead to Milan

The Turin stage is part of a nationwide Roadshow gathering experiences, ideas and best practices in the lead-up to the Award Ceremony on December 9, 2025 in Milan, at Palazzo Mezzanotte, home of Borsa Italiana.

An ecosystem of partners and supporters

The initiative is promoted by FERPI, in collaboration with Borsa Italiana and Bocconi University, under the patronage of Regione Piemonte, Unione Industriali Torino, University of Turin and OCIMP, with local support from Pensativa, Amapola, FERPI Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta, UniFerpi Piemonte, and Carolina Mailander Comunicazione.

Media partner: Il Sole 24 Ore – Technical supporter: Deloitte.

Participation

Attendance is free of charge, subject to registration via the FERPI Eventbrite platform at this LINK.

Applications for the 61st edition of the Oscar di Bilancio are open until October 20, 2025. Submit yours HERE.

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• Ezio Bertino – FERPI Delegate Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta
  delegazione.piemonte@ferpi.it

• Micol Burighel – FERPI member
  micol.burighel@amapola.it

• Carolina Mailander Comunicazione
  Carolina Mailander – carolina.mailander@cmailander.it
  Stella Casazza – stella.casazza@cmailander.it

On 19–20 September, the neighborhood comes alive with a festive procession of theatre actions and music, a shared fruit salad at Giardino Pellegrino, and—on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.—the performance OCA – Art that Trains the Mind. The events are supported by Municipal District 7 of Turin and by Democracy in Action, the Horizon Europe project “Culture, the Arts and Cultural Spaces for Democratic Participation.”

After the summer break, Spazio BAC reopens with Tutti Frutti – Fruit Salad Parade, a Social and Community Theatre format by SCT Centre that weaves through Borgo Dora in a joyful procession. Seasonal fruit is donated, collected scenographically with large cloths, then prepared and shared in a convivial gesture that blends theatre actions and live music. The event is organized in collaboration with the young participants of the 8th edition (2024–25) of Creativa, SCT Centre’s School of Social and Community Theatre, and has involved an active network of neighborhood residents and communities, including the Associazione Commercianti Balon, Associazione Zhisong, YEPPèFica, Sermig, Cecchi Point, and many others.

On Friday, 19 September, the parade will wind through the district’s streets with stops and micro-performances that light up courtyards and squares. Route: departure from Giardino Pellegrino, then via Borgo Dora, via Lanino, via Cottolengo, and via Mameli.
On Saturday, 20 September (morning) at Giardino Pellegrino, the community fruit salad will be prepared—then shared with the public. This moment will also feature an artistic showcase of the Cartoline di Aurora project, presenting three new postcards created together with Balon shopkeepers, the teachers of the Maria Teresa nursery school on via Mameli, and the Aurora Care Community.

The events are made possible thanks to the support of Municipal District 7 of Turin and “Democracy in Action,” a Horizon Europe–funded project selected under the call “Culture, the Arts and Cultural Spaces for Democratic Participation,” which explores how cultural spaces and practices can strengthen democratic participation and counter social polarization. Selected by Fondazione Santagata, Spazio BAC will host a study visit with cultural workers from Turkey, Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, and Cyprus to share practices of active citizenship and engagement tools, with a special focus on younger generations.

Closing the weekend, on Saturday, 20 September at 6:30 p.m., Spazio BAC will present OCA – Art that Trains the Mind by SCT Centre, a theatrical performance and participatory game in the form of the traditional “Game of the Goose.” Square by square, SCT Centre’s artists will guide audiences through a collective reflection on crucial themes—environment, democracy, and rights—intertwining research and artistic creation. For the occasion, several squares have been developed from insights emerging within the Democracy in Action process.

Participation in all initiatives is free of charge. For the performance on 20 September, registration is required.

PROGRAMME

19 September 
6:00 p.m. — Departure of the Tutti Frutti Parade from Giardino Pellegrino.
Route: via Borgo Dora → via Lanino → via Cottolengo → via Mameli.

20 September
9:00–11:00 a.m. — Community fruit-salad preparation with the residents of Borgo Dora | GIARDINO PELLEGRINO
11:15 a.m. — Fruit Salad Festival: tasting with music and neighborhood stories | GIARDINO PELLEGRINO
6:30 p.m. — Interactive performance OCA – Art that Trains the Mind on inequality, discrimination, and active citizenship. Free entry; registration via QR code | SPAZIO BAC

In case of rain
The fruit-salad preparation and festival will take place at the entrance to Sermig, under the large canopy.

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Events produced by Social Community Theatre Centre – Dispari Teatro – Teatro Popolare Europeo ETS.
With the support of the Democracy in Action project and Municipal District 7 of the City of Turin.
Organized in collaboration with the students of Creativa, the School of Social and Community Theatre of SCT Centre, supported by Fondazione CSP.
The Parade and Fruit Salad Festival are delivered in collaboration with Fondazione Comunità di Porta Palazzo, Eco dalle Città, Ass. Fuori di Palazzo.

Acknowledgements: Residents of the neighborhood; Volunteers of Giardino Pellegrino and the “Perché No?” group; Casa Circostanza – Fondazione Uniti per Crescere Insieme; Civico Zero Torino; Gruppo La cultura dietro l’angolo – Biblioteca Calvino; Scuola Maria Teresa; Progetto Aurora Comunità di Cura; Progetto Giovani Comunità Energetiche; Associazione Commercianti Balôn; Associazione Zhisong; Associazione Acfil; Comunità Giulia; Associazione YEPPèFica; Cohousing Numero Zero; Gruppo Maangi fi; Sermig; Gelateria Popolare; Cecchi Point.

A tribute to the power of imagination and the concreteness of choices: Amapola presents the results of 2024, a year dedicated to sustainability, with measurable outcomes and over one thousand hours committed to benefit projects.

“Do or do not. There is no try.” The iconic quote from the Star Wars saga is the title of Amapola’s 2024 Impact Report. For Amapola – a Benefit Corporation specializing in sustainability consulting – it is not just a cultural reference but a deeply political statement, urging a shift from intention to action, from theory to responsibility.

Data, projects and people: impact in numbers

2024 was a year of tangible actions and measurable results, summed up in a few key figures. They reflect an idea of sustainability built on presence, conscious choices, and giving back value.

• 1,000+ hours of benefit activities

• 17 community projects

• 500+ people reached through pro bono training

• Zero gender pay gap

• 32% of gross profit redistributed as a year-end bonus, shared equally among all Amapola employees

These achievements represent just part of Amapola’s broader commitment, which continues to focus on relationships, quality of work, and responsibility toward the community and the environment. Beyond reporting on initiatives carried out in 2024, the document also reflects on the role every organization can play in shaping possible futures. Because when sustainability promises seem to fade or lose meaning, what’s needed is clarity, courage, and imagination to resist inertia.

Life balance, flexibility and people’s wellbeing

In 2024, Amapola further strengthened its internal policies on equity and wellbeing, making flexibility a cornerstone of its organizational model. Remote work accounted for 32% of working days, balancing autonomy with collaboration. Particular attention was given to life balance, with extended parental leave and the introduction of an annual 30-hour allowance for employees with caregiving responsibilities. Every team member accessed personalized training paths, for a total of 37 hours per person over the year. Recognition of this commitment also took the form of redistributing 32% of gross profit as an equal company bonus to all staff.

“A sustainable company is, above all, a community that must reflect, decide and, above all, act. This Report is the result of a collective effort: it brings together the many ways we try to create meaning together, turning business choices into concrete actions and shared value,” says Luca Valpreda, Founder and Managing Partner of Amapola.

Focus on environmental commitment

Alongside social and organizational aspects, the Report highlights Amapola’s increasing attention to environmental sustainability. For 2024, the company calculated its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions and included the impact of commuting. It also promoted sustainable practices through an internal environmental policy covering all operations: from material purchases to responsible use of digital devices, waste management, and mindful consumption of resources such as water, energy, gas, and paper.

Two strategic achievements

2024 also marked the renewal of Amapola’s Gender Equality certification and the awarding of a Silver medal in the EcoVadis rating, which assesses companies’ ESG performance worldwide. Two milestones that reinforce the strength of the path undertaken.

Why science fiction?

“We chose science fiction because today it feels like the only language capable of capturing the scale of the present. It helps us name fractures, imagine possible futures, and – above all – reminds us that every real transformation encounters resistance. After every revolution, there are always forces trying to turn back the clock. That’s when we must remain clear-eyed, courageous, and able to imagine. This Report is our way of showing that Amapola stays on course,” explains Micol Burighel, Head of Communications and Impact Council Member at Amapola.

The creative design – by Daniele Cavallero – follows the science fiction thread, immersing readers in distant planets, humans exploring the unknown, spacecrafts, and alien landscapes. Evocative imagery is paired with tables, infographics, and highlight pages, making the document easy to read and navigate.

The Amapola 2024 Impact Report is available here.

How do you imagine the ideal garden? And what if we could redesign the green spaces of our neighborhood together?

On September 16, Green Growth Generation invites you to join a creative and interactive workshop, open to all ages, to explore the relationship between nature, city, and community. Starting from questions and inspirations, we will create collages and micro-prototypes of ideal green spaces, capable of expressing the desires and dreams of the neighborhood.

What we’ll do

• Meeting point and short walk at Giardino Pellegrino – 4:45 PM (P.za Borgo Dora)

• Brief introduction and opening circle

• Guided imaginative journey

• Creative activity in small groups: drawings, maps, collages

• Sharing of ideas and prototypes

• Collective closing with hopes and wishes for the neighborhood

Who can participate

Everyone! The workshop is designed for adults, children, seniors, families, and anyone who wants to contribute with creativity and imagination.

Practical info

• No artistic skills required, just a willingness to imagine and share.

• All materials will be provided by the organizers.

• Free participation, registration recommended.

• Meeting point: Giardino Pellegrino, P.za Borgo Dora (4:45 PM)

• Workshop: Cecchi Point, Via Antonio Cecchi 17 – Turin

• Time: 4:45 – 7:00 PM

Turin Social Impact will take part from 16 to 18 September in the  European Social Economy Week, the European event that brings together policymakers, civil society actors, social enterprises and other stakeholders to take stock of the implementation of EU policies on the social economy.

This initiative highlights the role of the social economy within the processes of green and digital transition, underlining how social enterprises are essential for cohesion, inclusive employment and territorial resilience. In the background is the Social Economy Action Plan (SEAP), adopted by the European Commission on 9 December 2021, which sets out concrete measures to support social economy actors in their development, access to markets, innovation and job creation.

A key element is the Transition Pathway for Proximity & Social Economy, launched by the European Commission, which identifies 14 strategic areas (including energy efficiency, support for local value chains, digitalisation, and responsible procurement practices) to foster the green and digital transition of the social economy, and gathers specific actions in the form of pledges from stakeholders across the European ecosystem.

Turin Social Impact has been active and engaged in the stakeholder engagement processes carried out by the European Commission for the definition of policies dedicated to the social economy, starting from the drafting of the EU Social Economy Action Plan and later in the Transition Pathway, to which it contributed with several pledges.

Recently, the Torino Metropolitan Social Economy Plan 2030, developed and approved by the Metropolitan City of Turin and the Torino Chamber of commerce within the framework of Turin Social Impact, was published on the European Commission’s Social Economy Gateway, the platform dedicated to sharing knowledge, tools and good practices for the social economy.

NASA Space Apps, the largest annual space & science hackathon in the world, is back in Turin, Italy: the Innovative Companies Incubator of Politecnico di Torino (I3P) will host the local Space Apps Challenge event for the ninth time with a new in-person edition!

The initiative

NASA International Space Apps Challenge is a collaborative event involving programmers, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, technologists, and innovators from around the world. Gathered in hundreds of local venues, participants use open data provided by space agencies to devise innovative solutions to the major challenges – not only scientific – that humanity faces today on Earth and in space.

Space Apps gives participants the opportunity to bring space-related projects to life for a wide range of applications. I3P is looking forward to seeing which innovative and creative ideas the participants will bring to the community this year.

The Italian Space Agency (ASI) is a partner in the initiative at a global level, as are the European Space Agency (ESA) and other of the world’s leading space agencies, while at a local level the Turin hackathon will be able to count on sponsors, mentors and jurors from the aerospace industry, innovative start-ups and SMEs, public bodies and associations that foster the growth of the Italian space sector.

The local event

Everybody can join the free competition in I3P on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October and work on their idea, project or even prototype to respond to the latest Space Apps challenges, while getting to know new interesting people, aiming to win prizes and generally having a blast over the weekend. Who knows what could come out of it?

The local Turin event of Space Apps 2025 is organised by the business incubator I3P, which since 1999 supports the birth and development of innovative start-ups with high technological intensity and growth potential, in collaboration with the incubation program ESA BIC Turin, founded in 2021 to stimulate the development of new innovative space-based companies.

To register and participate in the event, you must log in with a personal profile on the official NASA Space Apps website, select the Turin event, and register for it. Teams (recommended size: 3 to 5 members) can be formed independently or directly on site at the start of the hackathon. Participation in the local edition in Turin will only be possible in person.

Event schedule

Saturday, October 4

• 13:00 | Participants reception
• 14:30 | Team composition and confirmation
• 15:00 | Introduction to the hackathon
• 16:00 | Start of the hackathon
• 20:00 | Dinner for the participants
• 23:00 | The hackathon goes on within I3P

Sunday, October 5

• 09:00 | Breakfast for the participants
• 10:00 | The hackathon goes on within I3P
• 13:00 | Lunch for the participants
• 15:00 | Project finalization phase
• 16:00 | Project submission deadline
• 16:15 | Project pitch of each team
• 17:30 | Award ceremony and event conclusion

October 8–10, 2025 – Milan, Bocconi University

The Amapola project returns in partnership with the Salone della CSR e dell’innovazione sociale (CSR and Social Innovation Fair), offering Bocconi University students one-on-one meetings with sustainability professionals and a final panel discussion to explore visions, expectations, and career opportunities.

How can young people navigate the fast-evolving world of sustainability careers? And what role can the next generation play in building a future with impact? This October, Meet the CSR Leaders is back at the Salone della CSR e dell’innovazione sociale (Bocconi University, October 8–10, 2025). The initiative, launched by Amapola – a Benefit Corporation specializing in sustainability, part of Torino Social Impact – is organized in collaboration with the Fair and, since 2024, with the CSRnatives network.

Building on the success of previous editions, the 2025 program once again features in-person, one-to-one sessions between students and professionals working daily in sustainability. Each meeting offers a concrete opportunity for dialogue, guidance, and inspiration across the many facets of CSR careers: from environmental and social impact to reporting, stakeholder engagement, communication, and compliance.

Each session lasts 30 minutes and will take place at Bocconi University during the following times:

• Wednesday, October 8: 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

• Thursday, October 9: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

• Friday, October 10: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Registration is already open here.

The final afternoon of the Fair will also host a public panel on the project, scheduled for Friday afternoon, with young participants and experts reflecting together on the future of sustainability professions. Introduced last year, this collective moment brings together academic, business, and generational perspectives, enriched by the direct experience of the one-to-one meetings.

“Meet the CSR Leaders is a bridge between those just beginning their journey and those who have long chosen to work toward a sustainable transition,” says Rossella Sobrero, member of the promoting group of the Salone della CSR. “This year more than ever, the project resonates with the Fair’s theme, ‘Creating Futures of Value,’ and embodies the ambition to create spaces where different visions and experiences can meet, sparking new ideas, new connections, and new projects.”

Launched in 2022, Meet the CSR Leaders has become a staple of the Fair’s cultural program. Over the years it has engaged more than 150 young people and around 60 sustainability professionals, delivering over 30 hours of individual guidance.

“At Amapola, we believe that guiding the new generations into the sustainability field is an essential responsibility for those working in it,” says Elena Mancino, partner at Amapola. “That’s why we decided to strengthen the initiative with a final public discussion: we believe in the value of dialogue and in the power of multiple voices to reflect the complexity and opportunities of our sector.”

“We’re proud to support Meet the CSR Leaders again this year,” adds Vincenzo Baccari, coordinator of CSRnatives. “We believe that intergenerational dialogue is key to building sustainable, conscious careers together.”

👉 Click here to register

The 2025 edition of the Salone

The 13th edition of the Salone della CSR e dell’innovazione sociale is titled “Creating Futures of Value.” After exploring the importance of embracing change and challenging contradictions, in 2025 the Fair invites reflection on the urgency of building the conditions for a different future.

To navigate complexity, it is essential to strengthen synergies among different actors, face social and environmental challenges with awareness, and play a leading role in the second half of the sustainable development journey.

 

The Italian Master Startup Award – IMSA 2025 will take place on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in Turin, at the Agorà Hall of I3P, the Innovative Enterprise Incubator of the Polytechnic University of Turin.

The IMSA 2025 Award is organized by PNICube, the largest and most widespread national network of university incubators and Start Cup competitions, together with I3P, a certified incubator that, since 1999, has supported more than 375 startups in developing their businesses. The event is part of Italian Tech Week, the leading Italian tech conference organized by Vento – the Italian chapter of the Exor Ventures investment fund – in editorial collaboration with the GEDI Group, and is supported by the Piedmont Region through the resources of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).

Now in its 19th edition, the IMSA Award brings together young innovative startups with strong technological intensity and growth potential, founded by talented young university researchers and public research institutions within the PNICube network. They will compete for the title, awarded on the basis of significant economic and qualitative achievements, across four sectors: Cleantech & Energy, ICT, Industrial, and Life Sciences – MedTech. The first prize amounts to €10,000, co-financed by PNICube and I3P.

The final event of IMSA 2025 therefore provides an ideal platform to exchange ideas and concrete proposals on how to foster innovation and entrepreneurship as a means of advancing sustainability. In particular, discussions will focus on innovation ecosystems, including those supported by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), and their future development trajectories.

How to partecipate

The IMSA 2025 Award will take place on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m., in person at the Agorà Hall of the I3P Incubator, located within the Campus of the Polytechnic University of Turin, accessible from the pedestrian entrances at Corso Castelfidardo 34 and Via Borsellino 53/N.

Participation in the event is free of charge, subject to registration on Eventbrite.

Program

2:00 p.m. | Welcome and participant registration

2:15 p.m. | Institutional greetings

• Paola Paniccia, President of PNICube

• Giuseppe Scellato, President of I3P

2:30 p.m. | Pitches by the finalist startups

3:30 p.m. | Panel discussion: “Innovation Ecosystems, Research-based Startups, and Growth”

4:30 p.m. | IMSA 2025 Award Ceremony

5:00 p.m. | Closing remarks

In this new episode of Bench-Mark, we meet Marzia Scarteddu, director and president of Umana Fauna.

With her, we discover how theatrical language can become a bridge between the stage and society, enhancing the uniqueness of each person and generating new forms of social economy.

Interview by Francesco Antonioli.

Watch all other episodes of Bench-Mark here

From September 10 to October 4, 2025, the Regional Council of Piedmont will host at the Galleria Spagnuolo of Palazzo Lascaris (Via Vittorio Alfieri 15, Turin) the photographic exhibition Donne e Motori? Gioie e Basta, conceived by the Friends of Museo Fratelli Cozzi Association and promoted by the Italian Women in Automotive Association.

Curated by photographer Camilla Albertini, the exhibition tells women’s stories through portraits that depict them alongside a “sister” – a friend, colleague, or companion – highlighting the values of solidarity, affinity, and collective strength. Its goal is to overcome old stereotypes that for years have linked the phrase “women and engines” to reductive clichés, restoring dignity and centrality to the female role in every field of work.

The exhibition, organized with the support of the Regional Council of Piedmont and under the patronage of the Turin Auto Show 2025, is part of a traveling cultural project that has already reached other Italian cities, carrying forward a clear message: promoting gender equality, inclusion, and social innovation.

This initiative is part of a broader path aimed at enhancing the contribution of women in the automotive sector and, more generally, in the world of work. A visual narrative that weaves together art, industry, and civic engagement, with the conviction that diversity is a true engine for a fair and sustainable future.

The European project DO Impact (“Digital and data-driven Opportunities to strengthen the Social Economy Impact”) returns to Turin with two workshops dedicated to social economy organizations looking to enhance their impact through digital tools and strategic use of data. The workshops are organized by the project’s Italian partners: Torino Social Impact (TSI), Fondazione Piemonte Innova (FPI), and Politecnico di Milano – TIRESIA.

The initiative is based on the idea that advanced management of technologies and data can help social enterprises identify emerging needs, propose more effective solutions, and strengthen their ability to generate social value.

The first two workshops, part of a cycle of eight sessions aimed at SMEs, cooperatives, NGOs, social enterprises, and other social economy organizations, will focus on the following key topics:

• 22 September – Digital Strategies to Increase Social Impact: Contributions from FPI, Vol.To, and Drimlab, with a practical focus on collaborative tools such as Notion.

• 23 September – Data for Good: Led by the Tiresia (Politecnico di Milano), introducing the concept of using data as a strategic asset for social impact.

Location: ESCP Business School, via Andrea Doria 27, Torino

Registrations for the workshops are already open via the online form. For organizations located more than 20 km from Turin, a lump-sum reimbursement for travel, accommodation, and subsistence expenses is available upon request until 11 September, 2025. Full details are available here.

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The DO Impact project (project number 101167976) is co-financed by the European Union (call SMP-COSME-2023-SEED).

From Wednesday, March 22 to Sunday, March 26, Biennale Democrazia, a cultural event promoted by the City of Turin, conceived and chaired by Gustavo Zagrebelsky, returns to Turin and has been held under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic since 2009. Now in its eighth edition this year, whose title is ‘At the Boundaries of Freedom’, its goal is to return to a reflection on the complex relationship between freedom and democracy, inside and outside the borders of our society. The event welcomes more than one hundred meetings, more than two hundred and twenty Italian and international guests, five exhibitions and the contribution of about one hundred and fifty volunteers. The events will be recorded and made available on the event website every year.

In five days, a reflection starting from four thematic itineraries, four different perspectives to discuss and reason together around the significant issues concerning freedom, to which this year will be added the sections Democrazia Futura, dedicated to young people and schools of all levels, and Democrazia Diffusa, realized in synergy with the cultural realities of the territory and with Torino Social Impact, which has involved some partners in the programming, as well as expressing an event within the RESPONDET project, in collaboration with Torino Creative City UNESCO for Design and a presentation by Euricse.

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Biennale Democrazia

 

The Global Social Business Summit kicked off on Monday, November 7, in Turin. For two days in the Centrale della Nuvola Lavazza, Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2006 and ‘father’ of microcredit, brought together the global social business community for the annual event he founded in 2009, which this year came to Italy for the first time. In front of an audience of around 500 people from 45 countries around the world – including over 300 social entrepreneurs as well as exponents of global politics and economics, managers and scholars, representing about fifty international organisations – this Summit edition laid the foundations of a culture of peace through business to develop a three-zero economy: zero unemployment, zero poverty and zero CO2 emissions.

The day before the Summit started, Muhammad Yunus visited the Sermig Arsenal of Peace, welcomed by its founder Ernesto Olivero. The day at Sermig ended with the appointment “Cultivating a culture of peace with social business” a meeting with Turin’s young people, the 3 Club Zero and the Young Challengers. We talked about it here.

The opening ceremony on November 7 marked the official begin of the 2022 Summit. After the institutional greetings, it was Muhammad Yunus himself, together with Lamiya Morshed, executive director of the Yunus Centre, and Hans Reitz, CEO of The Grameen Creative Lab, who opened the proceedings, articulated through a series of thematic panels. The opening greetings also included a speech by Guido Bolatto, Secretary General of the Turin Chamber of Commerce, a long-standing promoter of TSI.

The first day’s meetings focused on topics such as energy, food, new financing instruments with social impact, technology, sport, and a focus on the coffee market in view of Agenda 2030, to continue the next day with further discussions on microfinance, social entrepreneurship, green mobility, public health, and circular economy. To access the full programme, and watch panel recordings, click here.

Many TSI’s partners attended the Summit: among them, Links Foundation and PerMicro brought their testimonies to the stage.

Also on November 7, the establishment of a Social Business Research Centre at the University of Turin was announced at the Yunus Social Business Academia Forum. For more details, read the news.

Those were all valuable opportunities to share ideas and results, create connections and learn good practices from the protagonists of local and global social business ecosystems, but also to spread public awareness on these issues, stimulating debate on the need to tackle inequalities in our society and promote the common good.

The Global Social Business Summit – which so far has been hosted in various countries around the world, from Mexico to Austria, from Malaysia to France, from Germany to Kenya – is promoted by The Grameen Creative Lab and the Yunus Centre, with the organisational support of the Italian tech media company TMP Group spa, which proposed Turin as the location. A choice that rewards an internationally recognised model in the social business sector also thanks to the work carried out in the area by Torino Social Impact, partner of the event together with the Turin Chamber of Commerce, City of Turin, Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation, Sermig, Tourism Turin and Province, University of Turin, Talent Garden and other Italian and international players such as Quid, Neoma Business School x KPMG, H-Farm, Circ, Az.imut. To these are added, in the role of sponsor, the Lavazza Group, which played a leading role in the event as well as hosting it, and the initiative’s historical partners: BNP Paribas, present with a large delegation also involving the Italian structure of its subsidiary BNL, and the organisations of the network created by Professor Yunus Friends of Social Business, Yunus Sports Hub, Yunus Environment Hub, YY Ventures.

TSI won the prestigious Absolute Press Jury Award, chaired by Forbes Italy, and second place in the Public Communication category of the Areté Award.

The award ceremony took place in the setting of the CSR Fair of Responsible Communication, at Bocconi University in Milan. The aim of the award, now in its 19th edition, is to valorise individuals who have distinguished themselves for the effectiveness of their responsible communication, presenting virtuous examples to the business community and the general public. Candidates are selected by the Jury after careful monitoring, not by the spontaneous application.

‘The communicative strength of Torino Social Impact lies in the breadth and heterogeneity of its more than 220 partners: third sector, foundations, for-profit companies including 30 benefit societies, organisations and institutions voluntarily committed to generating social impact through their activities. These awards give us confirmation that the voice of the ecosystem is heard and appreciated, and encourage us to give it ever greater echo’. These were the words of Guido Bolatto, Secretary General of the Torino Chamber of Commerce, which promotes the platform together with the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation, in line with the Jury’s motivation: for the capacity of aggregation and inclusion, with more than two hundred actors, institutions, companies, research centres, third sector, to work together on a sustainable ecosystem.

President of the Press Jury is Alessandro Rossi, Director of Forbes.it. Mediapartners BFC Forbes, Gruppo24Ore, Askanews and Formiche.

Forbes interview to Guido Bolatto, Secretary General of the Turin Chamber of Commerce

Réseau Entreprendre Piemonte, Thursday 29.09.2022, with an event in Turin in Rinascimenti Sociali, launched its IMPACT accompanying program.

Impact + is an accompanying program aimed at social enterprises, cooperatives and innovative startups with a social vocation, designed to help them pursue a greater positive impact for the future in the social, cultural and environmental fields. It aims to sensitize 100% of entrepreneurs to the challenges of a changing world.

The course is part of the Réseau Entreprendre international methodology and provides companies with a tool for diagnosing needs and measuring the impact generated, specialist support for the preparation of a Social Business Model Canvas and social planning tools enriched by hours of mentoring provided, free of charge, by a network of experienced entrepreneurs and professionals in various product sectors.

Impact + takes place within the START program of Réseau Entreprendre, aimed at newly established realities.

For the second year, Torino Social Impact is a strategic partner of the GEN C: Generazione Changemaker project, promoted and implemented by Agenzia Nazionale per i Giovani and Ashoka Italia.

The initiative aims to create a community of young changemakers who make a positive impact on society.

The call is focused on girls and boys between 13 and 24 years old and mentors between 25 and 35, who have identified a problem, developed an idea to solve it and, after setting up a team, are generating a positive impact in their local area and community, supporting digital, ecological and autonomy transitions.

Applications are open until November 7.

All information here: Gen C Call

Young Challengers Program 2022, led by the Grameen Creative Lab, a creative incubator for social innovation founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Prof. Muhammad Yunus, and Talent Garden, a European leader in digital training, lands in Piedmont!

The programme, designed to train tomorrow’s young leaders in the field of social entrepreneurship and Industry 4.0, is aimed at 80 students, aspiring entrepreneurs and young professionals from all over the world who are passionate about social business and Tech4Good initiatives, and who want to learn skills that can help them make a positive impact on their community and their region.

2 months of flexible online training, from September to November, at the end of which they will create, with other young changemakers, their Tech Social Business idea and present it in a final in-person pitch at the Global Social Business Summit 2022, the largest global event of the social business community, to be held in Turin on 7 and 8 November 2022.

At the Summit, they will also be able to interact directly with award-winning professor Muhammad Yunus and meet executives from the world’s leading social enterprises. At the end of the programme, participants will learn fundamental skills such as creating a digital mindset, applying systems thinking to environmental and social problems, creating a plan for a tech social business and a go-to-market strategy, and presenting business ideas to a panel of judges and possible investors.

The Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation will offer 10 scholarships for the Young Challengers Program to talented young people aged 18-30 years old, resident in the Piedmont region. Applications are open from June 20 until July 13 at the following link.

The programme will be held in English, so please apply in English.

 

Sustainability is becoming a mainstream issue: for this reason it is increasingly important to assess the impact generated by strategies and projects implemented by profit and non-profit companies.
On the occasion of its 10th edition, the CSR and Social Innovation Expo launches the Impact Award to bring attention to the importance of measuring and assessing the impact generated by projects that aim to contribute to the path towards sustainable development.

Why this award

With this award, the Expo intends to reward profit and non-profit organisations capable of measuring the economic, social and environmental value created by sustainability projects and initiatives, but also to emphasise the need to communicate the results obtained and share them with stakeholders.

How to participate

Participation in the award is free and open to all profit and non-profit organisations based in Italy that have assessed the impact of a project carried out between 2019 and 2021. The project may have been realised in different locations but must also have had an impact in Italy.
All organisations that have already communicated the impact of their initiatives to stakeholders, e.g. through events, workshops, the website, newsletters, reports, etc., can participate in the award. To participate, you must submit your project entry form by 31 August 2022.
To be eligible, applications must contain: information on the organisation and the context in which it operates; a description of the project, the methodology adopted and the impact generated; indications on the stakeholder engagement process; a description of the dissemination actions and possible developments of the initiative.

Awards

The award ceremony is scheduled during the CSR and Social Innovation Expo on 3 October 2022 at Bocconi University in Milan.

For further information

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Biennale Democrazia is a cultural event promoted by the City of Turin and realised by the Fondazione per la Cultura Torino. The aim of the initiative is to spread a culture of democracy that can be translated into democratic practice.

Biennale Democrazia is a permanent workshop of ideas open to all, with a special focus on high school and university students. The project is divided into a series of preparatory and intermediate stages – from meetings in schools to thematic discussion workshops – culminating, every two years, in five days of public appointments: lectures, debates, readings, forums, in-depth seminars and various moments of active involvement of citizenship. All this with the presence of the most authoritative protagonists of national and international culture, and with the collaboration of over 70 institutions, organisations and associations, which make possible a rich circulation of ideas, suggestions and proposals.

Biennale Democrazia is also art, cinema and theatre. Partnerships with the city’s cultural bodies make it possible to realise initiatives that use the languages of creativity and entertainment, under the banner of transversality and the mixing of expressive modes. Alongside lectures, debates and meetings, the Biennale Democrazia calendar therefore hosts themed film festivals, exhibition itineraries, concerts and moments of city animation, theatre shows, performances and forays into unusual and unexpected spaces.

8th edition: Boundaries of FREEDOM

As announced at the press conference on 7 June, the Biennale Democrazia is returning to the period that has seen it play a leading role from the very beginning: from Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 March 2023, Turin will host the eighth edition of one of the most eagerly awaited events in the city’s cultural calendar, with a particularly significant title: AT THE LIMITS OF FREEDOM.

At the centre of attention will be freedom, an indispensable reference point for any discourse on democracy and, at the same time, a word that is contested by even very different sides and cultural traditions, to the point of becoming a flag, continually redefined, of the most diverse political actors. Hence the need to talk about it again, with the aim of grasping its nuances, understanding its contradictions, discussing its limits and possible new advances. In continuity with the previous years, the 2023 edition will find space throughout the city, thanks to the active and proactive involvement of the realities that animate it, which will be solicited to put forward opportunities for meetings, activities and reflections on the themes on which it will be articulated: Free all!, Conflicts of freedom, Freedom as a format, Imagining freedom.

With this in mind, the collaboration with the Turin Chamber of Commerce is renewed, which, through its partnership with the Turin Social Impact platform – the ecosystem for social impact entrepreneurship – will make it possible to reflect on urban regeneration practices as a meeting point between active participation and economic and social development.

 

Social Impact Agenda per l’Italia promotes impact investing: investing to generate a positive social and environmental impact that is measurable and compatible with an economic return. And it launches with the support of the Banca d’Italia the project “Impact investing: transforming finance for real change”.

The number of people in absolute poverty recorded by ISTAT in Italy in 2021 is about 5.6 million, 9.4% of the population, and just over 1.9 million households (7.5% of the total). Absolute poverty confirms the historic highs reached in 2020, the year the Covid-19 pandemic began. For relative poverty, the incidence rises to 11.1 percent (from 10.1 percent in 2020) and about 2.9 million households are below the threshold. This is just one of the pieces of evidence that show the unsustainability of the current economic development model, even more, inadequate in the face of the recent dramas of the pandemic and war.

A response to the urgent need for change comes from impact finance (impact investing), which promotes a new investment strategy, no longer oriented towards maximising profits but making concrete contributions to the social and environmental needs of the community, while maintaining an economic return.

But what does impact investing actually mean? What are the opportunities for businesses, the non-profit world, and civil society? Social Impact Agenda per l’Italia (SIA), an Italian network that disseminates knowledge on impact finance, is launching the research project ‘Impact Investing: transforming finance for real change’ with the support of Banca d’Italia: the aim is to contribute to the dissemination of the culture and practices of impact investing in the public administration, the financial sector and business, for a relaunch of the truly sustainable economy.

“In Italy, the impact investing market is already worth €8 billion (investment 2019) and is constantly expanding,” says Filippo Montesi, secretary general of SIA. “However, the urgency of the crisis in our country requires it to grow rapidly, and this is why SIA wants to involve economic players, offering them opportunities for discussion, comparison, and expansion of skills, which will make impact investing opportunities more identifiable and viable. The project that we are launching today thanks to the support of the Bank of Italy and which involves some of the most important players in the financial sector, businesses, the cooperative world, and the third sector, respond to this objective”.

The project, starting on June 21, sees the participation of over 60 Italian professionals from the world of public administration and institutional investors, banks, universities and research centres among the most important in Italy, investment funds and foundations, for-profit and social enterprises, as well as social promotion associations and non-profit organisations.

Participants will work on 3 tables each dedicated to a specific topic of impact investing: Public development policies and incentives for impact investing, Sustainable and fundable business models, and Standards and methods for impact measurement and reporting.

At the end of the meetings, each table will produce a document summarising what emerged from the discussion of the actors involved on the specific topic and a toolkit will be produced with concrete indications and guidelines for the realisation of impact investments, which not only have attractive returns but also positive impacts on society and the environment. This toolkit will be built to be effectively and immediately used by businesses, public administrations, and the third sector to start concrete paths of impact finance.

The results of the project will be presented in the coming months through public webinars with the aim of increasingly broadening the adherence of economic actors to impact finance and thus contributing to real change.

SIA

Social Impact Agenda per l’Italia (SIA) is the reference association in Italy for the promotion of impact finance (impact investing): investing to generate positive social and environmental impact that is measurable and compatible with an economic return.

SIA brings together a network of 25 organisations, representing investors, social enterprises, market builders and philanthropic institutions, working together to realise a new model of a truly sustainable economy.

The association operates through advocacy, research, communication and market development activities.

SIA is the Italian Advisory Board of the GSG (Global Steering Group for Impact Investment), an international movement promoting impact investing in the world.

Introduction

We want the area’s most promising young people interested in working in this field to find ISC the ideal place to develop their dreams.
Although it may sound ambitious, we would like ISC to become the nice place to work, as Silicon Valley is for the digital world.
A place where, with a focus on young people and female leadership, widespread and interpenetrating innovation can flourish.

The Call “We are looking for TALENTS” promoted by the ISC LAB incubator in collaboration with Torino Social Impact and PoliTo Careers, has the strategic objective of identifying those who want to focus their talent and skills within various innovation-oriented realities.

Context

ISC LAB is aware that the company’s value creation process passes through the correct identification and management of human resources. ISC Incubator’s mission is to draw future scenarios and design winning solutions for innovative companies through the search for the best talents able to adapt to constantly changing conditions.

Goals

Through this Call for Talents, ISC LAB intends to collect expressions of interest from those interested in joining the collaboration/recruitment/stage initiatives promoted and in making their CVs accessible to the platforms with which the Incubator has established partnerships. We are looking for bright, dynamic but above all curious people. Who are willing to challenge themselves and explore alternative paths.

Guidelines

• Recipients – Employed persons, undergraduates, recent graduates, thesis holders, freelancers, willing to make their CVs accessible for the above purposes.
• Submission procedure – Expressions of interest (CVs) matching the company’s needs must be submitted on the iscstartup.it website from 16 June 2022 until 10 July 2022. In relation to the progress of the Call, ISC LAB reserves the right to consider also expressions of interest that will be received later.
• Presentation event – on 23 June 2022 from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. an event will be held at ISC LAB to present the entrepreneurial realities involved in the Call. On this occasion, future aspirants will have the opportunity to meet those who promoted the Call and learn about the projects put forward by the various participating companies. As well as to breathe the atmosphere of the ISC.
• Application deadline – selection will be completed by 30 July 2022, unless extended.

 

What is Social Value International and what are its goals? We asked the CEO Ben Carpenter.

Enjoy a new episode of Impact Interviews, conversations between Torino Social Impact and international leaders and changemakers.

Is it possible to enhance art through the circular economy?

Artàporter is a startup and benefits company, recently founded in Turin, that aims to rethink the commonplaces of art, increase the visibility of emerging artists, and bring more beauty to commercial venues. As a result, it will help create a new generation of collectors who will enjoy art by going to bars, restaurants, or stores.

In this episode of Bench-Mark, the story of CEO Massimo Gioscia.

Interview by Francesco Antonioli.

Watch previous episodes here.

The city of Turin will host, from May 31 to June 4, 2022, the International Festival of Economics.

Selected out of more than twenty applications from as many Italian cities by the creators of the initiative, Editori Laterza, the scientific director prof. Tito Boeri and the coordinator of the Editorial Committee prof. Innocenzo Cipolletta, Turin has capitalized on its recognized ability to network and mobilize the broad ecosystem of local actors (Regione Piemonte, Città di Torino, Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Torino, Università degli Studi e Politecnico di Torino, Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto, Torino Chamber of Commerce, Unioncamere Piemonte, Unione Industriali Torino, gathered in the Torino Local Committee –  TOLC) to attract an event of international resonance.

For our territory, this is an important opportunity that will generate a direct and lasting impact not only at the socio-economic level but also at the cultural level, because it is part of a framework of major events that will see Torino catalyze in the coming months and years growing attention from the public and the media.

Torino Social Impact actively contributes to the Festival’s Participatory Program with 2 events:

FINANCE THAT IS GOOD FOR SOCIAL ECONOMY, organized by Torino Social Impact.

June 2, 2022
2:30 pm. Piazza Carlo Alberto

The great changes of our time call for innovative responses, and the social economy is set to play an increasingly important role in proposing new models of sustainable and fair development. This awareness is at the basis of many stories of a new finance that is necessary, innovative and inclusive, capable of enhancing the positive changes generated on the environment and on our societies. An example of this is the Social Impact Exchange, a project created with the aim of building a capital market dedicated to companies that intentionally, additionally and measurably achieve a positive social impact. The aim of the event is to tell this and other stories of impact finance that can be the engine for growth in the social economy.

Speakers:

• Davide Dal Maso, Vice President of the Social Impact Finance Promotion Committee and Partner of Avanzi Sostenibilità per Azioni
• Elena Casolari, Managing Director of OPES ITALIA Sicaf EuVECA
• Andrea Limone, President Permicro Spa
• Nadia Lambiase, CEO Mercato Circolare

Moderator: Francesco Antonioli, Director Mondo Economico

NEW SOCIAL ECONOMY AND INNOVATION POLICY, by Torino Social Impact

June 2, 2022
4:30 pm. Museo Egizio

The necessary integration between environmental transition and social cohesion can be achieved by fostering a new generation of technological and innovative companies that are able to combine positive social impacts with profitability, retaining the value created in places and communities.

Speakers:

• Dan Breznitz, University of Toronto
• Karel Vanderpoorten, European Commission
• Priscilla Boiardi, Policy Analyst – Private Finance for Sustainable Development, OECD
• Bianca Polidoro, Senior Policy and EU Partnerships Manager, EVPA
• Gianluca Salvatori, General Secretary EURICSE
• Paolo Mulassano, Compagnia di San Paolo, Obiettivo Pianeta
• Mario Calderini, Politecnico Milano, Torino Social Impact

 

Website and event programme here

On Monday 2nd and 9th May, the CUAP – “Social Impact Evaluation” university course will host the presentations of the 14 research projects carried out in groups by the 80 participants of the third edition.

Also in this edition, carried out completely online, the learners applied in the field what they learned in class, actively experiencing what it means to create a “value chain” or identify the main stakeholders of a project.

Looking at the numbers of the course, an interesting aspect that emerged is that about 70% of the learners who have participated in CUAP over time are women. Having reached this third experience, this is indeed a trend.

Another important point is the presence, among the students, of representatives of the Public Administration. This underscores, once again, how the issue of Social Impact Assessment related to the reporting of projects linked to the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRP) is becoming of interest even at the governance level.

Given the interest in the course, not only at the local level, the organizers are planning the closing conference of this edition, which will be open as well as presentation days for continuing education and maintenance of certification as “Impact Evaluators”, and will take place within the International Festival of Economics that will take place in Turin from May 31 to June 4, 2022.

 

Green Growth, an accelerator for communities on sustainability is in its 9th month of life! Today we launch a call for ideas aimed at young people and talents in Turin and Cuneo areas for the Storytelling and Photojournalism project, and a call for interest to hire partners in the area to identify spaces where to co-develop and co-curate the results of creative projects and products.

Based on the principles of the New European Bauhaus, GreenGrowth co-designed and launched in Lebanon the Storytelling Workshop (within the Education, Art and Culture Program) led by Jacob Russell. The pilot training course involved young creatives (Lebanese and non-Lebanese) and worked on the development of issues such as accessibility to transport, slow fashion, energy and human rights. After the training session and the fieldwork, the pairs of photographers and writers developed their own micro-projects.

The next step is to involve other talents and professionals in the sector with the aim of deepening the issues addressed by including different approaches and creative perspectives, and then conclude the journey with an exhibition. The goal is to give visibility to emerging talents and create new opportunities for collaboration in Lebanon, Italy and beyond.

 

The old saying “it’s not the wine that gets man drunk, but it’s the man who gets drunk” is applicable to many cases, including the immoderate use that is often made of the web.

With the intent to educate users on a balanced and conscious use of this medium, in 2017, the non-profit association Sloweb was born in Turin.

With Giulia Balbo, head of communication, we discover the importance of presiding over the digital dimension with a view to sustainability and social impact.

Interview by Francesco Antonioli.

Watch previous episodes here.

The housing emergency is at the heart of urban regeneration policies.

On this issue, since 2019, the innovative startup and benefit company Homes4All proposes a strong economic impact social housing model, calculated and evaluated by specialists. In this new episode of Bench-Mark, Federico Disegni, general manager of Homes4All, tells us about it.

Interview by Francesco Antonioli.

 

34 countries come together to promote impact finance in the world. At OGR a public event on the evolution of social impact in public and private policies to catalyze new economic models for the benefit of all.

From May 23 to 25, 2022, Turin will host the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment Leadership Meeting, the annual meeting of the national Advisory Boards of the various member countries of the network.

The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) is an independent movement established in 2015 to expand globally on the work done by the Social Impact Investment Task Force (SIIT), which was formed in 2013 under the UK Presidency of the G8. Through its National Advisory Board, the GSG represents 34 countries, with a mission to promote impact finance around the world. It brings together key players in the international impact ecosystem, from finance to social entrepreneurship, from philanthropy to the public sector.

This year, the GSG Leadership Meeting will be held in Italy in beautiful Turin, the Italian capital of social innovation, thanks to the activation of a partnership between Social Impact Agenda per l’Italia, the Italian network of impact finance and national Advisory Board of GSG, and Torino Social Impact, an innovative territorial public-private alliance that implements social impact projects.

During the GSG Leadership Meeting 2022, on Monday, May 23rd, a day of meetings and debates will take place.

A new impact era – The evolution of social impact in public and private policy to catalyze new economic models for the benefit of all

From 4 pm to 7 pm, OGR will host the public event: A NEW IMPACT ERA. The evolution of social impact in public and private policy to catalyze new economic models for the benefit of all.

Two international panels are scheduled, coordinated respectively by Mario Calderini, Politecnico di Milano, Spokesperson for Torino Social Impact and Rosemary Addis, GSG Ambassador, which will be followed by a fireside chat by Sir Ronald Cohen, GSG President, interviewed by Maurizio Molinari, Director la Repubblica. To conclude, a dialogue between Giovanna Melandri, President of Social Impact Agenda per l’Italia, and Laura Castelli, Vice Minister of Economy and Finance.
The event will be opened by Michela Favaro,  Deputy Mayor of Turin, Guido Bolatto, Secretary General of the Turin Chamber of Commerce, Massimo Lapucci, Secretary General of Fondazione Sviluppo e Crescita CRT, CEO Ogr Torino, Paolo Mulassano, Director Impact Innovation and Head of Planet Objective Compagnia di San Paolo.

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Speed Networking Session

From 2.00 pm, at Cottino Social Impact Campus, there will be a b2b session between Turin’s impact economy main players and GSG delegates. To organize the agenda, interested persons are asked to identify the delegates they wish to meet and to indicate their preferences in the form.

Why Turin

Turin is among the best territories to seize the opportunities arising from the affirmation of the entrepreneurial and financial paradigm of the impact economy. A very dynamic ecosystem with a scale suitable for the experimentation of solid scientific, technological and industrial skills; a third sector very strong and open to innovation, social incubators and accelerators; important capital oriented to social impact; international organizations dedicated to global social challenges; a strong orientation to corporate social responsibility; propensity for social innovation of public administrations; ability to create a system between public, private and third sectors.

Event partners

The event is organized in partnership with Fondazione CRT, Fondazione Sviluppo e Crescita CRT, OGR Torino, Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, Unicredit and Camera di commercio di Torino.

Ludovico Einaudi for the Collegio Einaudi Foundation on the occasion of the Turin concert of the international tour

On May 24th, Ludovico Einaudi will perform on the stage of the Giovanni Agnelli Auditorium to present his new album Underwater.
It will be possible to support the Collegio Einaudi Foundation with an unforgettable experience through exclusive packages.

The pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi, an icon of world music, will perform on Tuesday 24 May at 9.00 pm at the Giovanni Agnelli Auditorium, on the occasion of the Turin concert of the international tour.

Thanks to the sensitivity of Ludovico Einaudi it will be possible to support the Collegio Einaudi Foundation by purchasing exclusive packages for the concert, some of which also provide the opportunity to meet the artist at the end of the event in an exclusive Meet & Greet.

The concert is part of the international tour for the presentation of the new album Underwater and the proceeds from the exclusive packages will go to support the redevelopment of the Mole residence hall in Via delle Rosine, 3: an important project, in the heart of Turin, which will allow the construction of 148 study places for deserving university students.

“I am glad to take part in a project of such great value” says Ludovico Einaudi. “We often talk about the future: I believe that it is our duty to concretize this reality, in which music becomes manifest and a means to build and support many deserving young boys and girls in their study path.”

“An unforgettable evening is expected “explains Prof. Paolo Enrico Camurati, President of Collegio Einaudi:” The Vip Packs will allow you to listen to one of the most popular composers and musicians in the world and in parallel will give the opportunity to 148 deserving students, regardless of their starting conditions, to grow, train and compare in an open and dynamic community which will be the new Mole residence hall of Collegio Einaudi ”

The Vip Packs will be available until sold out and by May 6, 2022.

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Closed the first phase of the call with 31 expressions of interest by designers and 25 expressions of interest by non-profit organizations.

Phase 1 of the call for proposals Wonder. Experiments in design for social innovation, promoted by the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation to promote the meeting between third sector entities and designers, increasing the awareness of the former with respect to the value of design as a tool for the development of solutions with social impact and giving designers the opportunity to explore the ecosystem and the culture of social innovation in the Turin area.

This first phase involved the presentation of an expression of interest, respectively and independently advanced by non-profit organizations and designers (freelancers, associated studios, companies, cooperatives, associations).

31 expressions of interest were received from designers and 25 expressions of interest from non-profit organizations.

In the next few days, the details of the capacity building and matching process in view of phase 2 of the call will be communicated.

A list of the selected organizations and designers is available at this link.

For more information on the call click here.

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The world of sport is full of stories of redemption.

In order to give voice to each of them, the sports association Mo.Ve. Torino is following the regeneration works of the Fausto Coppi Motovelodromo with the aim of offering the community a new aggregative sports center, inclusive and accessible to all.

In this episode of Bench-Mark, Francesco Antonioli interviews the president of MoVe Fabrizio Rostagno about the link between sports and the impact economy.

Watch previous episodes here.

Legacoop Piemonte and Coopfond presented the first edition of Coopstartup Piemonte, starting on 25 February 2022. The project, realised with the operational collaboration of the I3P incubator, the 2i3T incubator, the University of Turin, the Polytechnic of Turin, Nova Coop and Inforcoop Ecipa Piemonte, aims to promote the birth of new cooperative startups and foster youth employment, as well as bringing benefits to the territory in terms of increased employment and economic, social and cultural growth.

Legacoop Piemonte is the representative association of the cooperative companies that are members of the National League of Cooperatives and Mutual Societies with registered office in Piemonte. Coopfond is Legacoop’s mutual fund for promotion and development: its aim is to promote, strengthen and extend the cooperative presence within the national economic system, with over 450 million euros of net assets invested to date.

The prizes

All applicants will participate in a free training course on the principles of cooperative start-ups. The selected projects will be admitted to a one-to-one course to develop their idea and draw up a Business Plan, at the end of which the winners will be able to set up a cooperative enterprise.

In addition, the winning teams will receive a non-repayable prize of €6,500 for start-up and development costs and vouchers for training, assistance, tutorship and mentoring services.

How to participate

Groups of at least three people, most of whom are under 40 and have a business idea to be transformed into a cooperative enterprise, or cooperatives established no earlier than 1 January 2021, may participate in the call.

To apply, send your application on the official website of the initiative by April 30, 2022.

“Intergenerationality is a distinctive feature and a pillar of cooperation and as Legacoop Piemonte in recent years we have focused our attention on encouraging and helping the emergence of new generations of cooperators,” said Dimitri Buzio, president of Legacoop Piemonte. “The Coopstartup call represents another step in our commitment to create new members and contribute to the creation of a new managerial class both through the generational change in existing cooperatives and the creation of new enterprises that represent for young people the possibility of guaranteeing themselves a good and stable job, also considering that cooperatives are a more durable form of enterprise and better able to resist the crisis than others”.

“Cooperation is a tool that allows many people, especially young people, to transform their dreams into a business, enriching our economic fabric with new people and new skills, an even more strategic objective in this recovery phase. Coopstartup, which in Italy has already involved 7,000 people, is the programme through which Coopfond seeks to achieve this goal”, explained Simone Gamberini, general manager of Coopfond. “This is why we are particularly pleased that this possibility is arriving today also in Piedmont, a region where cooperation has always been strongly rooted, in different sectors, with significant experiences for the whole country, from social cooperation to workers buyout”.

For further information please visit www.piemonte.coopstartup.it or write to piemonte@coopstartup.it.

Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation has selected 5 initiatives for phase 2 of the call for proposals Wonder. Experiments in design for social innovation, for a total commitment of € 240,000.

The call, promoted by the Mission to Create Attractiveness of the Objective Culture and the Mission to Accelerate Innovation of the Objective Planet, in collaboration with Torino Social Impact and the Circolo del Design, aims to encourage the meeting between third sector organizations and designers, increasing the awareness of the former with respect to the value of design as a tool for the development of social impact solutions and giving designers the opportunity to explore the ecosystem and the culture of social innovation in the Turin area.

A list of the selected institutions and designers is available at this link.

For more information on the call click here.

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The 8th edition of the MinD Mad in Design workshop proposes four days of inclusive and interdisciplinary project aimed to students (from Architecture, Design, Psychology, Educational Science and similar), newly graduated students, healthcare workers and people supported by mental health institutions.

From the 7th to the 10th of April, the Casa del Quartiere Cascina Roccafranca in Turin will host six project teams, led by professional designers. The teams will focus on the valorisation of relationships between people and places, imagining to build a new community, based on care, well-being and inclusivity.

To apply, please send a CV, motivational letter and a portfolio (if applicable) to the email info@madindesign.com. Please write “Candidatura WKS 2022” in the subject line.

The deadline for applications is 20 March at h. 12:00.

Research Meeting: companies and stakeholders meet research centres

The ICT Cluster’s Research Meetings are an opportunity to get to know the world of research more closely and to start collaborating with its organisations.

In this first meeting dedicated to such a priority topic, we will try to propose some initial answers to these questions:

What challenges are facing the sector of care, rehabilitation and treatment services for the most fragile individuals: the elderly, children and people with chronic diseases?

What are the winning and emerging models for guaranteeing and improving care and monitoring services, including remote monitoring?

What technologies can be used to create truly effective systems?

In this edition of the Research Meeting, we will explore with the Links Foundation new models of remote assistance and rehabilitation for elderly and vulnerable people, starting from the availability of state-of-the-art IoT and AI technologies.

We will also listen to some successful experiences of companies active on the topic. Moreover, it will be possible to book b2b meetings open to all participants.

This event is open to all third sector and ICT companies, as well as to Service providers (ASL and Social Services) interested in discussing the future of remote care.

Organised by Fondazione Torino Wireless, within the framework of the Piedmont ICT Innovation Pole and the Project supported by the Turin Chamber of Commerce I3S – Digital Innovation for the Third Sector, which involves the Representative Bodies that adhere to the Social Entrepreneurship Committee of the Turin Chamber of Commerce, in particular: Confcooperative Piemonte Nord, Legacoop Piemonte and VOL.TO and, through them, 16 third sector organisations, including social cooperatives, networks and voluntary associations.

Furthermore, it is part of the Tech4good strand of action, an integral part of the Torino Social Impact strategic plan.

More details and free registration on the ICT Cluster website:

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Torino Social Impact adheres to Social Impact Agenda per l’Italia (SIA) through the Turin Chamber of Commerce

EVPA, the investing for impact community, the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG), as well as several of its National Advisory Boards and academic partners, have joined forces to provide a clear and reliable picture of the impact investment market in Europe.

The much-needed drive to mobilise capital for people and the planet is becoming increasingly mainstream. Sustainable and responsible investment is booming. Still, the notions of ‘impact’ and ‘sustainable’ investment are still blurry or intangible for a lot of people. This joint data collection will help create more transparency around impact investing practices and quantify their transformative impact on society and planet.

“Investing for impact has the power to transform society for the better. With more and better data, we’ll be able to shed more light on key trends and real impact. Data will also show us key gaps and challenges to address if we truly want to scale impact across Europe and achieve real and lasting social change”, said Roberta Bosurgi, EVPA CEO.

“There is a window of opportunity to reach sustainable development goals and net-zero, and impact investing is key to its achievement. Coordinating our efforts to map the size and shape of the impact investing market in Europe will help us understand how this crucial tool can best achieve a future fit for our people and planet”, said Cliff Prior, GSG CEO.

The European impact investment consortium gathers key impact players and builds on two years of discussions on how to harmonise methodologies and data collection strategies. The consortium initiates the first European Impact Investment Survey which aims to collect and aggregate data on impact investment practices, comprehensive of all players, country by country, throughout Europe in a consistent and comparable way.

In the medium term, the methodology aims at creating a blueprint for national market sizing processes that can be replicated in other regions thanks to the National Advisory Boards of the GSG and regional membership associations part of EVPA operating in other regions of the world.

The consortium will present overall findings in autumn 2022; detailed data breakdown and in-depth analysis will be available in time for EVPA Impact Week in Brussels (30 Nov. – 2 Dec. 2022).

The Turin ecosystem is increasingly becoming a pole of international attraction. In fact, from May 23 to 25 it will host the Leadership Meeting of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment.

Established in 2015, the GSG is the independent committee launched by Ronald Cohen to continue the work initiated by the UK G8 Presidency in 2013 and brings together leaders from 33 countries in the world of impact investing engaged in finance, social entrepreneurship, philanthropy and the public sector.

On the occasion of this closed-door meeting on May 23, TSI will organize, together with several partners, a public event opened by Ronald Cohen‘s keynote speech.

 

OffGrid Italia is an association born in 2015 from the union of professionals in the field of design, architecture, and construction bonded by an ambitious goal: to live “off-the-grid”. Originating in North America, the off-the-grid movement is committed to building self-sufficient homes with reclaimed materials, with a creative and non-conformist approach.

With Marco Mangione, president and founder of OffGrid, we discover how passion, out-of-the-box thinking and the active involvement of communities are decisive factors in supporting the circular economy.

Interview by Francesco Antonioli.

Watch previous episodes here.

The European Commission is launching a transition pathway for Proximity & Social Economy.

This process includes 10 workshops that will shape potential future EU actions to support the green and digital transition of this ecosystem.

The Commission has invited us to respond to one of their surveys and invite our network to do the same. This is a great opportunity to provide concrete guidance on actions to support green and digital transitions.

Those who respond to the survey will also have priority access to the thematic workshops (clusters, tech4good, skills, local regeneration, public-private partnerships).

It would be really great to bring your voice to the EU table, contributing concretely to the process!

There are only 5 days left to respond to the survey: it closes on February 28.

Take the survey