What we do

Torino Social Impact is an alliance among public and private actors that in the framework of their activities carry out projects with a meaningful social impact, thus composing a cluster rich in skills, initiatives, opportunities and services.
The different partners also collaborate in a horizontal strategic planning aimed at: building common infrastructures and pilot projects to strengthen the ecosystem; creating a collective brand to promote the ecosystem and position it on the global map of social impact investments.
This section is a showcase of all projects, services, opportunities, events generated both by the partners individually and by the collaboration among them.

The ecosystem in action:

Services Projects Opportunities and financing Events
SOS Domestic Work – Webinar on Managing Contracts with Caregivers, Housekeepers, and Babysitters
SOS Domestic Work – Webinar on Managing Contracts with Caregivers, Housekeepers, and Babysitters
Nuova Collaborazione, in partnership with Agenzia Piemonte Lavoro, the regional agency that coordinates the Employment Centers, organizes a series of free informative webinars dedicated to managing domestic work contracts with caregivers, housekeepers, and babysitters. These webinars aim to support employers and families in the optimal management of contracts and provide the necessary tools for proper […]
NEET
NEET
The NEET Community of Practice started in September 2023 to stimulate initial discussions on project initiatives by ecosystem entities. In the first two meetings, participants discussed the limitations and opportunities of funding for social impact projects based on their direct experience. An investigation into the types of financial instruments revealed interesting results, with 53% of […]
Benefit Corporations
Benefit Corporations
After three knowledge-sharing events in April, July, and December 2022, and an initial analysis of the group’s needs and expectations, four companies actively participated in co-designing a training and networking program for 2023 titled “Fit4benefit“. A feedback report was produced at the end of the four sessions, available on the Torino Social Impact website here. Furthermore, […]
Circular Economy
Circular Economy
The Circular Economy community originated within the European project RESPONDET, where the Chamber of Commerce of Turin (with TSI) partnered with the City of Turin. A consultation was initiated with TSI-affiliated organizations focusing on the circular economy to produce a Local Action Plan on social economy by the City of Turin. Two events were co-designed to […]
OP4IMPACT
OP4IMPACT
The community of practice “Professional Orders for Impact” is composed of the Order of Accountants and Accounting Experts of Turin, the Order of Lawyers of Turin, the Notarial Council of Turin and Pinerolo, and the Order of Labor Consultants of Turin. The working group aims to address the main issues of organizations oriented towards generating […]
Gender equality
Gender equality
The community of practice has initiated an initial discussion on a topic that is now the focus of general attention, both in the public debate and in policies and projects, such as the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRP), which consider gender equality a cross-cutting priority. The working group is led by Monica Cerutti, an […]
CUAP Social Impact Finance II edition
CUAP Social Impact Finance II edition
The University Course for Professional Development (CUAP) in Social Impact Finance is aimed at individuals who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills in sustainable finance and impact investing. The university course, coordinated by Prof. Paolo Biancone, is organized by the “Valter Cantino” Department of Management at the University of Turin, in collaboration with Torino […]
Narrazioni Parallele (Parallel Narratives)
Narrazioni Parallele (Parallel Narratives)
Can artificial intelligence engage with classical and contemporary music to create something innovative together with the audience attending the concerts? And can it do so while also promoting emerging artists and involving new audiences, connecting them within a new cultural ecosystem? Narrazioni Parallele is the journey that brings together and fosters dialogue between Natural Intelligences […]
Touch Project
Touch Project
Tackling Outcome-Based Finance Challenges: a Replication Model for the Social Economy (TOUCH) is a 24-month project that began in December 2024. The project is funded by the European Commission under the ESF 2024-2026 call “Actions to boost the development of finance markets for social enterprises.” Project Presentation The project aims to create the first outcome […]
Democracy Biennale 2025 – The Role of Journalism in the Era of the Impact Economy
Democracy Biennale 2025 – The Role of Journalism in the Era of the Impact Economy
What is the role of information in the era of the impact economy? This question sparked a journey in 2024 at Torino Social Impact to explore how journalism can help drive change in a context where all actors in society—from institutions to businesses—are called to take action to address major environmental and social challenges. Journalists […]
Impact Journalism Spring Lab
Impact Journalism Spring Lab
Turin, May 22-23-24, 2025 Three days in Turin for an advanced training and professional exchange lab on impact journalism, organized by Torino Social Impact and the Corep – “Giorgio Bocca” Master in Journalism at the University of Turin, in collaboration with Anso – National Association of Online Press. A journey born within Torino Impact Journalism, […]
Collaborative Cities: Integrating Policy, Finance & Nature-Based Solutions – Webinar Series
Collaborative Cities: Integrating Policy, Finance & Nature-Based Solutions – Webinar Series
How can cities drive real transformation in the fight against climate change? Urban areas are at the forefront of climate action, but to become more resilient and sustainable, they need strong policies, green financing, and nature-based solutions—all backed by cross-sector collaboration. This webinar series, part of the EU-funded FARClimate project, brings together leading experts to […]
KEART and Reale Mutua Assicurazioni for Villa Cimena
KEART and Reale Mutua Assicurazioni for Villa Cimena
Reale Mutua and KEART write a new chapter for Villa Cimena: between art, restoration, and community KEART Keep an Eye on Art is a project dedicated to the protection of historical, artistic, and contemporary heritage, fostering dialogue and public awareness. In collaboration with the Galleria Umberto Benappi in Turin and with the support of Reale […]
Totta’s Ski Course 2024-25 – “An Even Greater Adventure”
Totta’s Ski Course 2024-25 – “An Even Greater Adventure”
We aim to provide an inclusive sports experience for children facing economic, social, and cultural disadvantages in accessing sports and outdoor activities, with special attention to the inclusion of disabled children and those at risk of exclusion. This goal is achieved through the organization and management of completely free ski courses, in collaboration with schools, […]
La vetrina del volontariato – A platform that connects associations and citizens
La vetrina del volontariato – A platform that connects associations and citizens
A digital space to enhance volunteering and make it accessible to everyone, promoted by Volontariato Torino ETS-   Vol.To This is “La vetrina del volontariato” (Volunteering Showcase), one of the results of I3S – Innovation for the Third Sector, an initiative launched by Piemonte Innova (formerly Torino Wireless) in March 2020, with financial support from the […]
The Potential of Domestic Work: a new Welfare model
The Potential of Domestic Work: a new Welfare model
Nuova Collaborazione, the National Association of Domestic Employers, has always prioritized supporting families and promoting innovative policies to improve the domestic work sector. We actively participate in the negotiations of the National Collective Labor Agreement (CCNL) and work to bring the demands of our members to institutions, aiming to foster policies that make the sector […]
NC Formazione Lavoro: education, certification and personnel recruitment in the domestic work
NC Formazione Lavoro: education, certification and personnel recruitment in the domestic work
NC Formazione Lavoro is a project dedicated to the qualification, certification and recruitment of professionals in the domestic work sector. Specifically, the project offers tailored courses for housekeepers, babysitters, and caregivers, with the goal of providing practical and theoretical training that meets the current needs of families. These courses are designed to enhance professional skills, […]
Outcome Fund: An Impact Finance Tool to Address Social Challenges in the Community
Outcome Fund: An Impact Finance Tool to Address Social Challenges in the Community
The Outcome Fund: An Initiative to Build a Public-Private Impact Finance Mechanism to Address Social Challenges in the Community. The mechanism involves the aggregation of a series of “outcome-based” contracts, a form of financing in which payments are tied to the achievement of predefined and measurable impact outcomes. Throughout 2024, numerous meetings were held with […]
The Metropolitan Plan for the Social Economy of Turin
The Metropolitan Plan for the Social Economy of Turin
On July 18, 2024, the Chamber of Commerce of Turin and the Metropolitan City of Turin signed an agreement for the drafting of a Metropolitan Plan for the Social Economy within the framework of Torino Social Impact. Between April and May 2025, the Plan was definitively approved by the Chamber’s Executive Board and the Metropolitan […]
Designing the city by enhancing public assets for social impact. The City of Turin’s pilot project.
Designing the city by enhancing public assets for social impact. The City of Turin’s pilot project.
The project aims to develop an impact measurement model to enhance the value of real estate assets and support urban redevelopment in the City of Turin. The objective is to establish a method for granting discounts to individuals interested in purchasing properties for socially valuable projects. The city faces the dual challenge of unsold properties […]
Become a note in our Christmas symphony!
Become a note in our Christmas symphony!
Join the Symphony of Casa Giglio and Become a Christmas Volunteer Every year, Casa Giglio organizes a Christmas Fundraiser to provide free and meaningful accommodation for families with children undergoing treatment in hospitals in Turin, hosted at the Casa. We achieve this through Solidarity Gift Stalls, gift wrapping, and activities dedicated to children. Every day, […]
Second Edition of the “Circular Days” at Green Pea
Second Edition of the “Circular Days” at Green Pea
The Circular Days are back in 2024 at Green Pea, with the fashion segment organized in collaboration with the startup Atelier Riforma. This weekend event invites everyone to explore the world of circularity through products, workshops, experiences, labs, games, food, and plenty of creative ideas! November 23-24, 2024: A Celebration of Circularity During the time […]
Webinar “Economic viability of impact journalism”
Webinar “Economic viability of impact journalism”
How can you build a newsroom from scratch and make an impact journalism project economically sustainable over time? On Monday, November 2, from 2 PM to 4 PM, the course “Economic Sustainability of Impact Journalism” will take place. This is the fourth in a series of webinars as part of the Torino Impact Journalism initiative. […]
Webinar “Impact journalism: stories that make a difference”
Webinar “Impact journalism: stories that make a difference”
How does an editorial team focused on impact journalism operate, and what are the main challenges it faces in today’s media landscape? On Monday, November 11, from 2 to 4 PM, the course “Impact Journalism: stories that make a difference” will take place. This is the third in a series of webinars within the Torino […]
Salone del Libro 2024 Fair
Salone del Libro 2024 Fair
There are those who have been orienting journalistic work towards positive social values for years and those who have invested in innovative tools to promote new ways of reporting. Some have founded a successful news outlet from scratch, while others have championed journalism that focuses on solutions as a means to change the world.
Webinar “Fundamentals and principles of Solutions Journalism”
Webinar “Fundamentals and principles of Solutions Journalism”
Solutions Journalism – or journalism oriented towards solutions – is an approach to traditional journalism that aims to respond to social problems in a rigorous, compelling, objective, and critical manner. While traditional journalism often focuses on reporting problems, approaches like Solutions Journalism strive to balance this perspective by showcasing effective ways to highlight what is […]
Webinar: “Metrics of social impact in journalism”
Webinar: “Metrics of social impact in journalism”
Within the framework of Torino Impact Journalism, initiative sponsored by Social Impact Agenda per l'Italia, we launched a series of webinars that will explore the role of information in the era of the impact economy.
Circular Fashion Days 2024
Circular Fashion Days 2024
Here’s the translation from Italian to English: “All fashion enthusiasts, as well as those passionate about sustainability and creativity—and even those who know nothing about the topic but want to dive into this world—will be fully satisfied by the end of June knowing that the first Circular Fashion Days will be held! Where? In Turin, […]
Do Impact
Do Impact
Digital and Data-Driven Opportunities to Strengthen the Social Economy Impact (Do Impact) is a 24-month project that began in September 2024. The project is funded by the European Innovation Council and the Executive Agency for SMEs (EISMEA) under the call SMP-COSME-2023-SEED-01 — [Proximity and social economy industrial ecosystem: boosting the digital transition of social economy […]
Green Culture
Green Culture
Green Culture is a free training program designed to address the challenges of ecological sustainability. It is aimed both at Italian cultural institutions that want to embark on a path of change and innovation to plan their ecological transition, and at those who wish to acquire the skills to guide them in this process. Faced with […]
GGG X Planet Week – Global Challenges, Local Solutions: Turin and the G7 on Climate Change
GGG X Planet Week – Global Challenges, Local Solutions: Turin and the G7 on Climate Change
“Global Challenges, Local Solutions: Turin and the G7 on Climate” aims to provide a unique opportunity for reflection and dialogue on the themes of the G7 Climate, Environment, and Energy. For three days – from April 28th to 30th – the eyes of the world will be on Turin for the G7, an event that […]
Torino Impact Journalism
Torino Impact Journalism
The role of journalism in the impact economy What do we mean when we talk about impact journalism? How can information today contribute to the shift in economic, environmental, and social paradigms? Is it possible to measure the social impact of news? With a mission to explore all the frontiers of impact economy, Torino Social […]
European Projects HUB for the Social Economy
European Projects HUB for the Social Economy
The HUB for European Projects for the Social Economy, launched in co-design with Weco Impresa Sociale thanks to the contribution of the Turin Chamber of Commerce and the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation, aims to enhance the ecosystem’s expertise in European project design to seize the numerous opportunities emerging at the EU level within a […]
Podcast: the ten golden rules of environmental communication
Podcast: the ten golden rules of environmental communication
The ten golden rules of environmental communication has been transformed into a ten-episode podcast! We look at the ten rules together with guests who will tell us about their own experience and discuss environmental communication tools and dynamics. The podcast will be presented by our head of communication, Micol Burighel. The ten golden rules of environmental […]
Community of Practice
Community of Practice
To promote the strengthening of the ecosystem and the collective dimension, the goal of the Torino Social Impact platform is to enable the involvement and protagonism of partners by activating and facilitating Communities of Practice on shared themes and challenges. It draws on the expertise of network partners to collaborate on emerging projects. The design […]
“The Common Home that… is there”
“The Common Home that… is there”
In Lanzo, on the afternoon of Sunday, February 25, 2024, from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM, at Lanzo Incontra, twenty-three local entities focusing on the environment will gather, meet, and introduce themselves to the community to share the story of “The Common Home that… is there” The aim of the day is to make known […]
Let’s shorten the distances, meeting with Senegal
Let’s shorten the distances, meeting with Senegal
ACCORCIAMO LE DISTANZE is an initiative of Qubì Cultural Association that aims to promote integration for Turin’s foreign students, who will have the possibility to tell us about their countries through food and traditions. These are convivial evenings with the specific purpose of networking in the city through cross-cultural interchange. The next appointment is with […]
Funding for Ecological and Energy Transition and Circular Economy
Funding for Ecological and Energy Transition and Circular Economy
STAGE call for support to plans for the sustainable transition of SMEs The STAGE program has announced a call within the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Sustainability Transition Program, aiming to identify and engage SMEs from all sectors to help them develop their sustainable transition plans, attract investments, and private financing through dedicated support. The […]
Economic Awareness
Economic Awareness
The project, carried out by the Torino Finance Committee in collaboration with the regional education office for Piedmont, aims to bring economics into schools, starting from the direct experiences of children and teenagers, addressing topics close to them. The development of economic awareness proposed is based on two central aspects in teaching economics at school: […]
Become a U.Power Coach and guide women to success in Social Entrepreneurship
Become a U.Power Coach and guide women to success in Social Entrepreneurship
Have you ever thought that you have the power to change the course of someone’s life? Of being that support that can turn an idea into reality, that driving force behind the success of someone who is just looking for an opportunity to emerge? With the U.Power project, this power is in your hands! We […]
A Circular November for the people of Turin: Green Pea’s Circular Days are coming.
A Circular November for the people of Turin: Green Pea’s Circular Days are coming.
In November, a special occasion awaits all the people of Turin (and beyond!): it’s the Circular Days at Green Pea, a weekend event (November 24-25-26) entirely dedicated to the circular economy and mindful consumption, as an alternative to the classic unrestrained consumerism of Black Friday! The startup member of Turin Social Impact Atelier Riforma – […]
Fabermeeting
Fabermeeting
For 15 years, the Fabermeeting in Turin has been bringing together young digital creatives from all over Italy and companies in the sector. Through co-designing content, it explores all possibilities for collaboration, which often turn into employment, as well as addressing the new social and cultural needs anticipated by this particular sector. Giving a voice […]
Talent Nights in Open Incet
Talent Nights in Open Incet
The Talent Nights at Open Incet are mini-hackathons among young residents of Turin, aimed at hands-on experimentation in the fields of co-creation and skill cross-pollination to realize innovative and impactful projects. The first session will take place on October 4th and will focus on Digital Innovation. Iacopo Livia, Event Director of Sprintaly and co-founder of […]
Empower!: the project to support the financial inclusion of non-EU citizens living in Turin and its province
Empower!: the project to support the financial inclusion of non-EU citizens living in Turin and its province
The Empower! project aims to enhance the skills and potential of non-EU migrant citizens living in the Turin area. The aim of the project is to improve the economic and financial inclusion of non-EU citizens residing in Turin and its province by helping them to become economically independent. The activities implemented are: financial education, job […]
Respondet
Respondet
Introduction Project name: REgional Social economy POlicies for sustaiNable community-DrivenEnvironmental Transition Project acronym: RESPONDET Call: SMP-COSME-2021-RESILIENCE Topic: SMP-COSME-2021-RESILIENCE-SEM Type of action: SMP Grants for Financial Support Granting authority: European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency Project starting date: fixed date: 1 May 2022 Project end date: 31 October 2023 Project duration: 18 months Project presentation […]
Buy Social
Buy Social
Introduction Buy social Future of Social Economy! (BFSE-B2B) is an 18-month project that started in May 2023 and is funded by the European Innovation Council and the SME Executive Agency (EISMEA) under the SMP-COSME-2022-BUYSOCIALB2BMARKET call. Project presentation The undisclosed potential for cooperation between mainstream enterprises and social economy organisations (SEO) can be decisive to deliver […]
Applied art and manipulation of reused noble materials – sustainable circularity workshops
Applied art and manipulation of reused noble materials – sustainable circularity workshops
Creative paths with the manipulation of noble reused materials such as wood, glass mosaic, fabrics and approach to mixed decorative techniques with artifacts exhibited at the end of the path. Materials supplied Recycled glass materials; glass mosaic tesserae; glassy gems; reused mirrors; supports in reused noble materials; pre-processed wood; decommissioned DECATHLON sports equipment; sheets and […]
Impact Prototypes Labs 2022/2023
Impact Prototypes Labs 2022/2023
For the third year, entrepreneurial world and students of the Politecnico di Torino and the University of Turin together to generate impact The 2022 – 2023 edition of IP Labs begins, a program aimed at SMEs in Piedmont who want to discover their potential for social impact and create innovative solutions that combine market opportunities […]
SocialTech4EU
SocialTech4EU
Introduction The SocialTech for Europe for Resilient and Responsible Ecosystems, SocialTech4EU, is a two-year project that kicked off in September 2022 and is funded by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) through the Joint Cluster Initiatives (EUROCLUSTERS) for Europe’s recovery (SMP-COSME-2021-CLUSTER). Presentation of the project Social economy organizations often face structural difficulties […]
Social Value Matters Europe
Social Value Matters Europe
On 24 and 25 October 2022 the Social Value Matters Europe conference will be held in Turin, a conference dedicated to best practices and innovations in the world of impact assessment and management, with the aim of highlighting the fundamental role that social value measurement can play in creating a sustainable world. Social Value Matters […]
The Global Social Business Summit 2022
The Global Social Business Summit 2022
The Global Social Business Summit (GSBS): Organized by The Grameen Creative Lab and the Yunus Centre since 2009, the Global Social Business Summit is the worldwide leading summit of the social business community around Nobel Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus, involving social business practitioners, promoters, and friends from the corporate, academic, institutional, and entrepreneurial world with […]
Collective Project 2022/2023 – A new model of Open Innovation
Collective Project 2022/2023 – A new model of Open Innovation
Réseau Entreprendre Piemonte in collaboration with the Turin campus of ESCP Business School and with the impulse and support of the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation, promotes the call for application aimed at non-profit organizations, companies and startups to participate in the Collective Projects 2022/2023. The new edition of the Collective Projects 2022/2023 was created […]
AbiTO – Abitare Solidale Torino
AbiTO – Abitare Solidale Torino
The AbiTO – Abitare Solidale Torino project activates co-housing between people who live alone in large houses, with at least one extra room, and who may need support for daily living (the elderly and disabled, but not only) and those who have difficulty with the cost of housing or who are discriminated against by the […]
Social Tech Lab
Social Tech Lab
Social Tech Lab – Laboratory of technological and social innovation The Social Tech lab is a program that was created to promote knowledge, development and application of technological solutions of social impact, to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations. Multi-year project, it starts in […]
I3S – Innovation for the third sector
I3S – Innovation for the third sector
The I3S project-Digital Innovation for the Third Sector-began as an idea from Fondazione Piemonte Innova (formerly Torino Wireless) in March 2020 in the midst of lockdown, and pursues the goals of the Tech4Good Program of the Torino Social Impact Strategic Plan, which identifies innovation and digital as the main lever of third sector development. It […]
XXXVII NATIONAL SUMMER GAMES SPECIAL OLYMPICS TORINO 2022
XXXVII NATIONAL SUMMER GAMES SPECIAL OLYMPICS TORINO 2022
#TORniamoINcampO: this is the claim chosen to best represent the multiple meanings of the XXXVII Special Olympics National Summer Games scheduled from 4 to 9 June 2022. Representative because marks the official return to sporting activity in presence for the entire Special Olympics movement, representative because it underlines the role of Turin as the national and international capital of sport. The […]
Stories Matter – A photography exhibition by Green Growth Generation
Stories Matter – A photography exhibition by Green Growth Generation
“Stories Matter” is the official side events of the first New European Bauhaus Festival that will take place in June. The opening of “Stories Matter” photo exhibition will take place in 3 cities: Beirut, Barcelona, Brussels. The choice of three cities is to discover how projects, art, culture and social initiative intersect to transform our […]
GSG Leadership Meeting
GSG Leadership Meeting
The 2022 edition 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 hosted the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment Leadership […]
Art, Education & Culture for Sustainability
Art, Education & Culture for Sustainability
Education, Art & Culture to Sustainability, another important pillar of Green Growth, require individual and community actions aimed to raise awareness on fundamental topics: sustainability and circularity; aesthetics and quality of experience beyond their functionality; inclusion and accessibility. Green Growth, based on the principles of the New European Bauhaus, wants to build a bridge between […]
Farmer Community Market
Farmer Community Market
The Farmer Community Accelerator was launched in Lebanon in October 2021, and is part of GreenGrowth‘s Food & Sustainable Agriculture program. The goal is to strengthen the environmental, social, and economic sustainability of local producers by connecting local farmers with other communities (i.e. the consumers’ community, the organic and sustainable suppliers, the institutional stakeholders). The Farmer Community […]
Itinerari paralleli for territorial development
Itinerari paralleli for territorial development
We work with public administrations, public and private institutions, communities and local authorities to activate and accompany transformation processes in urban and suburban contexts. We use integrated design tools such as action research, territorial analysis, service design, business modelling, community engagement and partnership building to accompany territorial marketing and development projects and urban regeneration. Territorial […]
Wonder. Experiments in design for social innovation
Wonder. Experiments in design for social innovation
Wonder is promoted by the Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo to develop design projects that generate innovative solutions and services capable of responding to social needs in the area, taking up the challenge of green transition. Within the framework of the Mission to Create Attractiveness of the Culture Objective and the Mission to Accelerate Innovation […]
Project Reland®
Project Reland®
Reland® is a Spin-Off of OFFGRID Italia, an association of social promotion, which develops educational and training formats focused on circular economy. The project has been funded by the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation through the Torino Proxima initiative. The first Reland® call was created to disseminate the principles of circular economy in the schools […]
FuturMakers
FuturMakers
FuturMakers is a technology & innovation school for kids with classes including coding (Scratch, Processing, etc.), robotics, 3D printing and much more. FuturMakers projects are both commercial & not-for-profit and include sessions within corporate events & “kids in office days”. Since 2020, FuturMakers has its own YouTube Channel too.  
Girls Tech
Girls Tech
“To promote the awareness regarding gender gap in innovation and technology fields, highlighting the differences and spreading the value of inclusion”. Girls Tech is a project launched by Synesthesia: the goal is to fill the gender gap in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) by organizing courses, initiatives and free events dedicated both to young girls and […]
Spesasospesa
Spesasospesa
Synesthesia together with Regusto, Foodchain, Sorgenia, Slow Food, Impact Hub Torino, Rekordata s.r.l, CharityStars Italia has founded Spesasospesa. Spesasospesa has been founded as a project with the aim of providing support to companies and citizens in difficulty in Italy. It works through a platform (Regusto) that manages money and food donations, guaranteeing transparency and traceability.
TuttiConnessi
TuttiConnessi
The TuttiConnessi no-profit project was created to give concrete support to teaching, in a complicated time like the Covid-19 emergency. The aim is to provide all students with access to digital lessons and educational tools through circular economy, crowdfunding and recovery of obsolete devices.
Cascina Roma Creative Hub
Cascina Roma Creative Hub
Cascina Roma Creative Hub is the new community hub of San Donato Milanese. A place of production and cultural experimentation, with spaces dedicated to work and training, designed to promote innovation and social cohesion. Avanzi, together with the City of San Donato Milanese and the youth association Sando Calling, was awarded the call “Fermenti in […]
Project Fioraia – A new landscaper for biodiversity
Project Fioraia – A new landscaper for biodiversity
ABSTRACT The aim is to create a circular model with sustainable and replicable actions that will help pollinators and regenerate our landscapes. This can be done in a ‘systemic approach’ with beekeepers, farmers, citizens, and municipalities. Our targets are unmanaged and abandoned lands, also lands affected by intensive agriculture. We will increase biodiversity and ecosystem […]
Biennale Democrazia
Biennale Democrazia
Biennale Democrazia is a cultural event promoted by the City of Turin and realized by the Fondazione per la Cultura Torino. The objective of the initiative is the diffusion of a culture of democracy that can be translated into democratic practice. Biennale Democrazia is a permanent laboratory of ideas open to everyone, with particular attention […]
2030 Social Impact Prize
2030 Social Impact Prize
2031 is the most important award platform for innovation in Italy and one of the most relevant at international level. It picks up the baton of the Gaetano Marzotto Prize (2010-2020), which has developed and evolved into an even more extensive network, ready for the challenges of the next decade. The mission of 2031 is […]
Ashoka Changemaker Summit
Ashoka Changemaker Summit
Ashoka, the largest network of social entrepreneurs in the world, celebrates for the first time in Italy the Ashoka Changemaker Summit (ACMS), the continental event in which it will gather its associates and strategic partners, and Torino Social Impact is an official partner. 2021 edition The theme of the 2021 edition was A New Togetherness: […]
GSG Global Impact Summit
GSG Global Impact Summit
Torino Social Impact is official partner of the GSG Global Impact Summit, the most influential impact investing event delivering solutions for people and the planet. The Global Steering Group for Impact Investments is an independent organization founded in England in 2015, which brings together leaders in finance, business and philanthropy. The GSG Summit 2021 is […]
Road to Social Change – Forming, transforming and creating a system: for a Third Sector protagonist of territorial development.
Road to Social Change – Forming, transforming and creating a system: for a Third Sector protagonist of territorial development.
UniCredit Banking Academy, in collaboration with AICCON, Politecnico di Milano – Tiresia/MIP, Fondazione Italiana Accenture and TechSoup, presents ROAD TO SOCIAL CHANGE, a project for the Italian Third Sector development which intends to play a leading role in the country’s recovery process, contributing significantly to the realisation of many important economic and social challenges. The […]
DRINN GREEN Project
DRINN GREEN Project
The DRINN GREEN Project is the practical realization of the concept of circular economy derived from Consorzio Equo: reconditioning and reuse of materials by extending their life cycle and helping to reduce waste in landfills. WHAT IS DRINN GREEN DRINN GREEN is an initiative created to create work for those people that the economic crisis […]
Civiltà Digitale
Civiltà Digitale
Civiltà Digitale is a project of Ex Idea l.t.d.-Benefit Corporation, born from an idea of Luciano Violante, Don Luca Peyron and Enrico Gentina. The project Civiltà Digitale (aka Digital Civilization) is a path that comes to life in 2021 to address together with the issues and questions that the irrepressible technological-digital development confronts us. Through […]
Impact Narrative Awards
Impact Narrative Awards
The Global Steering Group for Impact Investments (GSG), Torino Social Impact and Social Impact Agenda per l’Italia, the Italian National Advisory Board, have joined forces to launch the Impact Narrative Awards, the first-ever award dedicated to communication about impact investing. The Impact Narrative Awards aims to identify best-in-class examples of impact investing stories used to persuade […]
Mindly Wespire Platform
Mindly Wespire Platform
Mindly Wespire is the first platform that contributes to making the work environment a better and more performing place through behavioral technology that encourages employees to have a positive impact not only at work, but also on the community. How does it do it? Through 3 main methods: Gamification KPI measurement Over 350 employee engagement […]
Torino Social Impact project works
Torino Social Impact project works
On 25 November 2020, during the Assembly of Torino Social Impact, four working groups were started in order to favour the strengthening of the ecosystem, its collective dimension, and to enable the involvement and the protagonism of the partners. Mapping Innovation, Impact Finance, Tech4Good, Internationalisation: these are the project works born with the aim to […]
The outcome contracting and evaluation mechanism of the Homes4all project
The outcome contracting and evaluation mechanism of the Homes4all project
Homes4All is an impact finance project to tackle the housing emergency in Turin promoted by the City of Turin together with the Chamber of commerce of Turin, Brainscapital s.r.l., Homers s.r.l Società Benefit, Associazione ACMOS. As part of the first phase of the project (feasibility study), the Competence Centre for Social Impact Measurement, through the […]
Cinema Teatro Maffei
Cinema Teatro Maffei
The Cinema Teatro Maffei is a historical place in the city, where the first stable company of Italian avanspettacolo was born. Over the years, the space became a red-light cinema, until it closed in 2019. From a place of show and entertainment to a cinema for adults, the Maffei has represented for decades a place […]
Fooding – Alimenta la solidarietà
Fooding – Alimenta la solidarietà
Fooding is a project to fight poverty and combat food waste, promoted by Arci Torino on the territory of the Metropolitan City of Turin, active since 2018, which includes popular canteens, recovery of food surpluses and distribution hubs of baskets of basic necessities, with the aim of combating food poverty. With the onset of the […]
Museum Pass
Museum Pass
Museum Pass is the card that allows you to access for free and whenever you want to museums, exhibitions, royal residences, villas, gardens with special agreements. Museums Pass is valid 365 days from the date of purchase. Today you can choose between: Lombardy Valle d’Aosta Museum Pass (in green), which allows access to the circuit […]
Da Capo – vestiamoci di nuovo
Da Capo – vestiamoci di nuovo
Da Capo – vestiamoci di nuovo is a project of the Cooperativa Giuliano Accomazzi and was established in 2019. It’s a second-hand and vintage clothes shop where you can buy quality clothing at a smart price and it’s also a social project that promotes job placement of women in fragile situations. So, “Da Capo” has […]
University course on social impact evaluation
University course on social impact evaluation
The course is carried out by the University of Turin and is conceived to enhance knowledge and skills on the field of impact assessment
Erasmus for young entrepreneurs
Erasmus for young entrepreneurs
Codex is a local contact point of the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme, as partner of the project E4IC System II, from 1st February 2020 to 31 January 2023. Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs  (EYE) is an European exchange programme which gives new or aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to learn from experienced entrepreneurs running small businesses in […]
Bench-Mark
Bench-Mark
Bench-Mark | Dialogues from the bench is the first column in which the actors of the impact economy of the Turin ecosystem talk about themselves and share the values that have driven them to join the network of partners of Torino Social Impact. Everything happens in front of a camera, sitting on a bench in […]
The Spaccio di Cultura – Community Concierge
The Spaccio di Cultura – Community Concierge
An old newsstand that does not forget its past, but returns to be the reference point in one of the most important squares of the city, straddling two very different but adjacent neighborhoods. The Spaccio di Cultura – Community Concierge is located in the newsstand in Piazza della Repubblica 1 / F in Torino, between […]
Social Entrepreneurship Committee
Social Entrepreneurship Committee
The Social Entrepreneurship Committee is a Governing Body of the Turin Chamber of Commerce, established in April 2016, aimed at getting to know the structure and dynamics of the Third Sector in an organic way. It is established at the registered office of the Chamber of Commerce of Turin, located in Via Carlo Alberto, 16. […]
Design Calling
Design Calling
The Desing Club and Chamber of Commerce of Turin launch Design Calling, the call dedicated to SMEs in the area to request a voucher worth 5,000 €. The call is an activity that is part of the wider Ask to Design project that, through the asktodesign.it platform, promotes the meeting between companies and designers of […]
Open Call “Game Changers”
Open Call “Game Changers”
The Open Call “Game Changers” is part of the activities of the exhibition “EASY AS A KISS: humanizing technology through design. Vision, story and impact of Interaction Design Institute Ivrea“ that will be inaugurated in the coming months at the Design Club. THE CALL The call selects the best projects carried out in the last 15 […]
Atelier of the hybrid enterprise
Atelier of the hybrid enterprise
Atelier of hybrid enterprise is a project of cultural dissemination and educational experimentation with two modes of participation. Academy is a complete training path, full of insights and moments of comparison, aimed at entrepreneurs and social managers. Futuro prossimo is a series of short meetings open to everyone, with big names in economics, business, research […]
The term Mentoring describes a one-to-one relationship in which a person with fewer skills and experience, Mentee, is supported during a learning and/or developmental process by another person with more experience and expertise who takes on the role of Mentor. Through an accompanying path that consists of moments of reflection, encouragement and practical support, the […]
The Caleidos project
The Caleidos project
As part of the projects funded by the social enterprise CON I BAMBINI, Caleidos promotes interventions for early childhood (0-6 years) in the period 2018-2021 in Piedmont, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Marche and Basilicata. 42 subjects, public and private, on the national territory and, in partnership with each other, support the initiatives with the coordination […]
Digital Ethics Forum 2020
Digital Ethics Forum 2020
On 1st and 2nd October do not miss the second edition of the Digital Ethics Forum. An event on ethics in the production, distribution, and use of digital technologies. The event is organized by Sloweb, together with the Fondazione GCSEC of Poste Italiane and in collaboration with Fondazione CIrcolo dei Lettori di Torino. The event […]
Innovato-R: from experimentation to European best practice
Innovato-R: from experimentation to European best practice
In an ever-changing context the public administration can choose whether to suffer or to become a protagonist itself, intercepting challenges and proposing innovative solutions in response to old and new needs. It is precisely from this premise and from the awareness of the knowledge and experience of public employees, that the “InnovaTO” initiative is launched […]
SEED_Social Enterprises, Efficiency&Development
SEED_Social Enterprises, Efficiency&Development
SEED_Social Enterprises, Efficiency&Development A call for social enterprises that are change players. Since 2018, the call Seed_Social Enterprises, Efficiency&Development represents one of the lines of intervention of the Compagnia di San Paolo for the construction of policies to promote and support the ecosystem of social enterprises, through the implementation of a chain for development, from […]
SmartCTClusters – Smart CiTies through smart Clustering striving for Excellence
SmartCTClusters – Smart CiTies through smart Clustering striving for Excellence
Smart Cities through Smart Clustering develops a relationship model between clusters related to aspects of the Smart City paradigm and establishes the bases of a collaborative network that includes some of the most relevant ecosystems of the Smart City model: Mobility, Energy, Environment, and ICT. A network to promote long-term, cross-sectoral, cross-geographic initiatives capable of […]
Networking & B2B
Networking & B2B
To animate the network of the Piedmont ICT Innovation Cluster, Fondazione Torino Wireless has introduced the Corporate Meeting format.  Since 2010, it is a business networking platform that begins as an event, continues as a B2B and leads to concrete collaborations. Each event is focused on a theme to explore current technological scenarios, such as […]
Asis – Alpine Social Innovation Strategy
Asis – Alpine Social Innovation Strategy
The ASIS initiative project (INTERREG – Alpine Space program) aims to boost the role of local governments for the development of social innovation in order to answer to the social and economic challenges as a first step towards a shared strategy of economic development. Main goals of the project are: To improve cooperation between innovation […]
The future of coworking and collaborative spaces
The future of coworking and collaborative spaces
Coworking and collaborative spaces are among the most important places for the creation of an active, proactive and interconnected social innovation ecosystem. The Covid-19 emergency obviously has had a disruptive impact also for these places. It is necessary to elaborate on how to re-start safely by rethinking the spaces and  their management models, identifying the […]
The impact of Covid-19 crisis on the Third Sector
The impact of Covid-19 crisis on the Third Sector
The Third Sector has proved to be one of the most active to deal with the Covid-19 emergency, by trying to respond to the needs of the weakest and poorest. It is also one of the most affected  by the crisis since many of the services provided, especially those to the person, have undergone radical […]
DELFIN – Sviluppo di ecosistemi finanziari per la promozione dell’imprenditorialità sociale nelle Regioni Rurali
DELFIN – Sviluppo di ecosistemi finanziari per la promozione dell’imprenditorialità sociale nelle Regioni Rurali
The DelFin project brings together partners from Germany, Croatia, Hungary and Italy (Piedmont), to boost the development and consolidation of a financial ecosystem, for supporting the birth and growth of social enterprises in rural areas. The project aims to analyse the possibility of creating favorable infrastructures and contextual conditions, and to investigate how to improve […]
viadellafucina16 Condominium-Museum
viadellafucina16 Condominium-Museum
The first condominium-museum was born in Turin. An experiment of urban regeneration and collective transformation through the power of art and beauty. viadellafucina16 is the first international condominium-museum experiment, created by Kaninchen-Haus in 2016 from an idea by the artist Brice Coniglio. The heart of the project is an innovative residence program for artists in […]
D3T – Data Driven Digital Transformation
D3T – Data Driven Digital Transformation
The D3T project aims to demonstrate how a data-driven approach can innovate the support scheme for digital transformation of businesses – including social businesses – provided by innovation agencies such as Torino Wireless. This approach allows faster and more in-depth assessment of the digitalization needs of businesses and an improvement of support services. According to […]
Circular4.0 – Fostering Circular Economy in the Alpine Space area
Circular4.0 – Fostering Circular Economy in the Alpine Space area
Circular4.0 intends to strengthen the digitization processes of SMEs to encourage innovation and accelerate the transition to the circular economy in the Alpine area. The project promotes the introduction of new technologies, in particular the Internet of Things and tools for Big Data, to facilitate the development of new Circular Economy business models, based on […]
P.IN.S. project – Piedmont Innovation for Social sector
P.IN.S. project – Piedmont Innovation for Social sector
The “P.IN.S – Piedmont innovation for social sector” is a project co-funded under FSE2 Measure of WE.CA.RE, within the POR FSE and FESR 2014-2020. OBJECTIVES The project aims to support and accelerate ideas and projects, business development, hybridization of profit / non-profit models, territorial experimentation, effective networking actions between companies and actors providing skills and […]
Banco dei sospesi
Banco dei sospesi
A caffè sospeso – pending coffee – is a tradition in Naples. It began in the working-class cafés, where someone who had experienced good luck would order a sospeso, paying the price of two coffees but receiving and consuming only one. A person enquiring later whether there was a sospeso available would then be served a […]
Training courses on Team Creation and Company Creation
Training courses on Team Creation and Company Creation
TURN YOUR IDEA INTO A SUCCESSFUL COMPANY 10 weeks to transform your idea into a company, learning how to attract the right partners and how to develop an entrepreneurial project. So far, the Company Creation course has trained over 1050 students in 9 cities and created over 50 teams and 10 start-ups. Within the “Company […]
ToNite
ToNite
ToNite is a project funded by the European programme Urban Innovative Actions that aims to improve the liveability of the areas along the Dora river in the evening hours, through the redevelopment of public spaces and technical and financial support for the activation of proximity services. The Municipality of Torino is the project leader together […]
The Social Impact Stock Exchange
The Social Impact Stock Exchange
The Torino Social Stock Exchange, launched by Torino Social Impact in October 2019, aims to create a capital market dedicated to businesses that intentionally, additionally, and measurably achieve positive social impact and in which transactions are based on both financial value and the value of the measured social impact. The project stems from the desire […]
Building sustainable companies: until July a workshop cycle dedicated to private companies
Building sustainable companies: until July a workshop cycle dedicated to private companies
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMPANIES: best practices for managing Social Impact – is a cycle of Workshops organized by Exar Social Value Solutions in collaboration with SAA – School of Management and with the participation of Chaberton Partners, Prioritalia, Stati Generali del Mondo del Lavoro and Torino Social Impact. This initiative is addressed to large companies (in […]
Tech4Good
Tech4Good
A competence hub which supports the application of technological solutions enabling social impact, at disposal of the third sector organizations and for profit companies.
Social Procurement
Social Procurement
Promotion of innovative forms of procurement, within both public and private companies, in order to support the growth of social impact enterprises.
Torino Social Impact Art Award
Torino Social Impact Art Award
Conceived and curated by Artissima, and promoted by Torino Social Impact, in collaboration with Combo and with the support of the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation, the Torino Social Impact Art Award wides the scope of action of social innovation to contemporary art. Focusing on the space that multiculturalism has in today’s society, the award proposes […]
HOMES4ALL – social innovation for social housing
HOMES4ALL – social innovation for social housing
HOMES4ALL is an impact finance innovative project aimed at addressing housing emerging needs. It is financed by the National Social Innovation Fund and has been developed by the City of Turin together with public private for-profit and non-profit partners. Homes4All promotes an innovative housing strategy based on the identification of empty or occupied dwellings falling […]
Competence Center for Impact Measurement
Competence Center for Impact Measurement
A center of competence for the reinforcement of culture and evaluation practices through guidance, methodological support, training, updating and alignment with international methodologies. The Center of Competence is part of the Turin Social Impact strategic plan and is promoted by the Social Entrepreneurship Committee of the Turin Chamber of Commerce. Launched in 2018, it is […]
Call for Visionary Ideas
Call for Visionary Ideas
The Call for Visionary Ideas promoted by Nesta Italia in collaboration with Talent Garden and Futureland stems from the shared will to stimulate the development of proposals and ideas in the field of Artificial Intelligence which, without neglecting the technological aspect, have the ambition to create a positive impact on our society. The ideas that can be […]
Strengthening entrepreneurial activities with socially desirable effects
Strengthening entrepreneurial activities with socially desirable effects
The Piedmont Region has approved the call for tenders to strengthen entrepreneurial activities that produce socially desirable effects. The measure, intended for non-profit SMEs in single or associated form and for micro and small businesses, profit and non-profit, individually or in partnership, supports through a subsidized loan: LINE A: social innovation projects that broaden, improve […]
Barolo Social District
Barolo Social District
The Barolo Social District, since 1821 – by the will of Giulia di Barolo – welcomes and develops the potential of the most fragile people. Deployed in 15,000 square meters, in the area between Via Cottolengo and Via Cigna, 14 institutions operate on a daily basis, offering socio-health interventions, in particular for women, children, young […]
SEED 2018
SEED 2018
The Seed tender intends to help social cooperatives to formulate and implement renewal processes and proposes to accompany strategic-organizational and innovation strengthening plans resulting from the experience, competence and ideals of the cooperatives themselves. The call is addressed to organizations based in the Metropolitan City of Turin or in the province of Alessandria and is […]
Lab Sharing&Circular (AxTO 3.02)
Lab Sharing&Circular (AxTO 3.02)
Launched in June 2018 and co-funded under the “AxTO – Azioni per le periferie torinesi” project, the laboratory enables and accompanies esperimentation with innovative solutions based on the principles of collaborative and circular economy in response to social and territorial challenges. The first three project are starting in December 2018 (read the news for more […]
Co-City
Co-City
Co-City is an urban Innovative Actions (UIA) project of the City of Turin. The project faces the economic crisis through the co-management of common goods by promoting the collaboration between citizens and the local authority. This collaboration is the enabling factor for creating a new sense of community and new opportuninties for the co-production of […]
Torino City Lab
Torino City Lab
Torino City Lab in the new “Innovation Laboratory” open and spread over the entire area of the city of Torino. It’s an initiative promoted by the City of Torino to support companies (Start-ups, SMEs, Social Enterprises, Industry) in co-development and testing of frontier innovations on the territory of Torino. Companies can submit their proposal – […]
InnovAction Schools: innovative model of “alternanza scuola-lavoro”
InnovAction Schools: innovative model of “alternanza scuola-lavoro”
InnovAction Schools is the “alternanza scuola-lavoro” program by SocialFare, already successfully tested, which has the goal of accelerating social impact practical knowledge, driving students in a co-design and auto-entrepreneurship program, in order to make them critical and aware, activators of social change. InnovAction Schools brings schools, peripheral areas, and provinces as well, in the centers of […]
Regenerate public and private space
Regenerate public and private space
Design and support for the realization of urban regeneration calls, shared space and public art. www.contradatorino.org
Testing Social innovation (AxTO 3.03)
Testing Social innovation (AxTO 3.03)
The AxTO 3.03 is a new measure to encourage the testing of social innovation in peripheral areas. Through a public call for proposals, the City of Turin is interested in supporting the experimentation of new services integrating ICT applications that can satisfy social needs and foster processes of social inclusion, job placement and/or regeneration and […]
Social Renaissance
Social Renaissance
Social Renaissance: convergence place and network to accelerate social impact knowledge and entrepreneurship. Social Renaissance is the convergence platform and location, in the heart of Turin, which offers an open place for discussion and networking at local and international level: a space to grow a fertile ecosystem for social innovation, accelerate knowledge and startup with […]
Social Impact Startup Acceleration: entrepreneurial acceleration program for impact startups
Social Impact Startup Acceleration: entrepreneurial acceleration program for impact startups
Twice per year SocialFare launches an acceleration program to support the best social impact startups.
Design Your Impact: knowledge-acceleration program
Design Your Impact: knowledge-acceleration program
Design Your Impact (DYI) is a theoretical and practical, immersive and multidisciplinary knowledge-acceleration program aimed to support and accompany the growth of social impact projects that aim to become business opportunities by: accelerating the acquisition of practical knowledge and a specific and contemporary language, typical of Social Innovation and social entrepreneurship; providing concrete methodologies and […]
Observatory of New Forms of Social Entrepreneurship
Observatory of New Forms of Social Entrepreneurship
Promoted by the Turin Chamber of Commerce to monitor the different forms of entrepreneurship with a social impact at the metropolitan scale, the related networks and best practices.
Torino Social Factory (Pon Metro 3.3.1 A)
Torino Social Factory (Pon Metro 3.3.1 A)
The City of Turin supports bottom-up initiatives that produce positive impacts in terms of social inclusion and job creation in areas with problems of socio-economic exclusion.
Social Crowdfunding Academy (Pon Metro 3.3.1 B)
Social Crowdfunding Academy (Pon Metro 3.3.1 B)
The Civic Academy Crowdfunding is a project coordinated by the City of Turin under the PON Metro Torino 2014-2020 programme and is realized by a partnership composed by Guanxi, Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini e STI-Jobonobo at the Open Innovation Center of Turin. The project aims to promote and support the generation, development, testing and realization of […]