This document discusses the work of Impronta Etica, a non-profit organization in Italy that promotes sustainability and corporate social responsibility. It outlines Impronta Etica's mission to promote sustainability processes at Italian and European levels and encourage member companies to demonstrate leadership through sustainable and innovative practices. The document also notes Impronta Etica's role in connecting member organizations through research, events, and European projects in order to spread CSR practices and facilitate collaboration for sustainable development.

1. Impronta Etica: How to develop
& support responsible business?
Sara Teglia, Impronta Etica

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Impronta Etica is a non-profit organization created in
2001 to promote sustainability and corporate social
responsibility (CSR).
Its mission is to promote processes towards
sustainability at Italian and European levels,
encouraging its members to transform their efforts
towards innovation into leadership experiences of
sustainable competitiveness.
Impronta Etica is also committed to make Italy a
crucial actor in Europe on the issues of CSR and
sustainable development. To this end, the association
operates as a National Partner Organization of CSR
EUROPE (www.csreurope.org).
OUR MISSION

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OUR MEMBERS

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Sustainable development is..
Sustainable development is really two ideas. One, is a way to understand this complicated world. How
do the economic, the social, the environmental, the political, the cultural factors fit together? And the second
aspect of sustainable development is the idea of sensible goals for this crowded, interconnected
planet. How do we make the world both prosperous, fair and also environmentally sustainable, so that our
numbers, and our economy don't overrun the physical planet itself?
One part of sustainable development is to understand the inter-linkages of the economy, of
society, of the environment, and of our politics and government processes, and the other part of
sustainable development to do something about it.
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Professor at Columbia University "What is Sustainable Development?"

5. RESEARCH AND PUBBLICATION
Together with organisations such as the
University and business associations,
and involving companies.
WHAT WE DO
RESEARCH
PUBLIC EVENTS
With some UNIVERSITIES we
organize some events where our
members present their experience.
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6. INDIVIDUAL SERVICE: assessment, benchmarking, internal training, projects in
partnership
COLLECTIVE
SERVICE: focus
group, training,
events for
members
WHAT WE DO
PROJECTS WITH OUR MEMBER COMPANIES
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7. To develop a replicable and
innovative circular
economy model to
prevent food waste in the
context of a mall. The aim is
creating second life
products from wasted food
that can be reintroduced in
the market at mall level.
http://wastetovalue.it/
Waste2Value: Valore ai Rifiuti

8. We participate to
some EUROPEAN-
FUNDED PROJECTS
where Impronta
Etica brings its skills
and experience and
involves its members
companies.
WHAT WE DO
EUROPEAN-FUNDED PROJECTS
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9. We create a network between companies and organizations, at the national and
international level to promote CSR culture among all the stakeholders, to promote
processes of cultural, organizational and regulatory changes.
National Partners
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European Partner
WHAT WE DO
NETWORKING

10. Sustainability and
business opportunities

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SUSTAINABILITY AND ITS EVOLUTION
From secondary
topic
To a strategic topic
• In the 50s: Sustainability is linked
to the moral of the entrepreneur
• In the 70s: the company is
responsible when it does its "duty":
it respects the laws, pays taxes and
creates profit
• 2020: Sustainability is increasingly
integrated within the organization in a
strategic way and becomes an integral
part of corporate behavior.

12. In this scenario, what
Impronta Etica can do?

13. In a context such as the current one that is increasingly complex and constantly evolving, the role of
associations such as Impronta Etica is really important.
For Impronta Etica a sustainable future is the only possible one and companies must be protagonists of
the change necessary to reverse the trend. Together with our members, we want to encourage
companies to take the lead in understanding and analyzing the contest in which we are living and
therefore create strategic collaborations. In other words, understand the situation in order to take
action.
IN THIS SCENARIO, WHAT IMPRONTA ETICA CAN DO?
For more information read our Manifesto and our Strategic pillars.
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14. To move from the business as usual trajectory to the sustainable development trajectory, and in order
to accomplish that, every part of the world will have to be involved in brainstorming in determining new
and creative ways to ensure inclusive and sustainable growth.
That's going to be our job in the coming years, and that's going to be our task in the coming years,
where we investigate what those problems are, what their core features are and what innovative new
design can mean, to enable us to choose that path of sustainable development.
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Professor at Columbia University
IN CONCLUSION

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