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Expo Milano 2015 wishes to promote an international, cultural and educational experience in a shared
manner for its Visitors and Participants, fostering dialogue among all the citizens of the Planet and
thus contributing to enhance mutual cooperation. There are several organisational aspects that
present innovations: the pervasiveness of the Theme “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, the Visitors
engagement, the Countries involvement through the Cluster model, the contribution of Companies
and Civil Society as well as the several initiatives organised during the approaching phase with Schools,
Universities and Research Institutions.
We are committed to make Expo Milano 2015 the first Universal Exposition exploiting the best tools
for managing our social, economic and environmental performances. This is why, in the occasion of
the publication of our second Sustainability Report, we can proudly announce that the Company has
obtained a very important acknowledgment from an external verification institution: our Sustainability
Management System for the planning phase of the Event is compliant with the international standard
ISO 20121:2013, allowing us to keep pursuing the values of efficiency, transparency and outside
engagement which represent key objects for Expo Milano 2015.
Giuseppe Sala
Chief Executive Officer of Expo 2015 Company
Commissioner of the Government of Italy for Expo Milano 2015
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PREAMBLE
Expo 2015 SpA has decided to publish a Sustainability Report in order to set down and communicate
to all its Stakeholders the commitments undertaken and the results achieved under the social,
economic and environmental profile of the organisation of the Milan Universal Exposition. Ever since
the candidature phase of the city of Milan to host the Event, sustainability has been a key element in
the strategy for ensuring its success which not only characterises the main Theme of the Exposition
but also pervades and marks all the planning, organisational and management aspects thereof.
Expo Milano 2015 is the first Universal Exposition to have been described through the drafting of a
Sustainability Report which, starting from the first edition in 2013, accompanies the approach to the
Event and the Event itself. The objective is to promote the dissemination of the activity of sustainability
reporting in the organisation of large events – and in particular of the Universal Expositions – thus
contributing to an intangible legacy of good practices and competences in sustainability reporting.
The first Sustainability Report was published in December 2013 with reference to the design and
planning phase managed by Expo 2015 SpA up to 30 June 2013, with the exception of some significant
data and events which occurred just before the print. In the same way, this second edition reports on
the activities carried out by Expo 2015 SpA up to 30 June 2014, with updates on some relevant themes
up to the time of printing. The third and last Report will be published at the end of the Event.
The previous edition of the Report can be seen and downloaded from the website (http://www.
expo2015.org/it/sostenibilita/il-rapporto-di-sostenibilita-di-expo). Reference is made to the same in
this edition for more detailed information on certain themes.
For the Sustainability Report Expo 2015 SpA has chosen to adopt, as a methodological reference, the
2013 edition of the Guidelines for Sustainability Reporting by the Global Reporting Initiative, the so-
called GRI-G4. The GRI Guidelines represent the best practice recognised at international level in the
field of sustainability reporting.
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06 PAG. 83
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INDEX
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The Milan Universal Exposition and the mission of Expo 2015 SpA
1.1 Introduction pag. 8
1.2 UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION ORGANISATION AND THE ROLE OF THE BIE pag. 8
1.3 EXPO MILANO 2015 THEME pag. 10
1.4 VISITOR EXPERIENCE pag. 11
1.5 EXPO 2015 SPA ROLE pag. 11
THE GOVERNANCE AND THE COMPANY Organisation
2.1 Governance and the bodies established for Expo Milano 2015 pag. 14
2.2 Involvement of the Country System pag. 15
2.3 Corporate governance of Expo 2015 SpA pag. 18
2.4 Company Organisation pag. 21
THE WORKS FOR EXPO MILANO 2015 AND THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
3.1 INFRASTRUCTURES FOR EXPO MILANO 2015 pag. 26
3.2 RELEVANT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK pag. 26
3.2.1 EXPOSITION SITE AGREEMENT
3.2.2 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ON SAFETY AND LEGALITY
3.2.3 STRENGHTENING OF THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIRNESS AND TRANSPARENCY
3.2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
3.3 EXPOSITION SITE pag. 30
3.3.1 MASTER PLAN
3.3.2 WATERWAYS PROJECT
3.4 SITE AND LOCAL COMMUNICATION pag. 41
3.5 ITALIAN PAVILION pag. 42
3.6 EXPO VILLAGE pag. 48
3.7 DIGITAL SMART CITY AND TECHNOLOGY pag. 48
3.8 DISMANTLING OF THE EXPOSITION SITE AFTER THE EVENT pag. 50
PRINCIPLES FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF EXPO MILANO 2015 AND STAKEHOLDERS’ RELATIONS
4.1 EXPO 2015 CHARTER OF VALUE AND COMMITMENTS pag. 54
4.2 STAKEHOLDERS’ MAPPING AND IDENTIFICATION OF MATERIAL ASPECTS pag. 60
EXPO 2015’s HUMAN RESOURCES
5.1 Expo 2015’s staff pag. 66
5.2 Employment policies pag. 67
5.2.1 PERSONNEL SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS
5.2.2 Staff performance assessment
5.3 Expo 2015’s remuneration policy pag. 70
5.4 STAFF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT pag. 70
5.5 VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME pag. 72
5.6 Employees’ health and safety pag. 76
5.7 Health and Safety construction sites pag. 77
THE ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK
6.1 FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF EXPO 2015 pag. 84
6.2 MECHANISM FOR CONTROL AND MONITORING OF EXPENSES pag. 86
6.3 Financial Statement 2013 pag. 86
6.4 ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE EVENT pag. 88
THE ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORK
7.1 MAIN OBJECTIVES AND INITIATIVES pag. 92
7.2 EXPO 2015 SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM pag. 92
7.3 RECLAMATION INTERVENTIONS ON THE EXPOSITION SITE pag. 95
7.4 Environmental Monitoring Plan pag. 95
7.4.1 WORKSITE PHASE MONITORING RESULTS
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09PAG. 157
appendiXPAG. 173
7.5 Assessment of the Impact on Human Health pag. 104
7.5.1 Exposure to PM10
and NO2
– Effects and Impact on Health
7.5.2 Exposure to noise – Effects and Impact on Health
7.5.3 Monitoring
7.6 LEED PROTOCOLS pag. 106
7.6.1 LEED ND PROTOCOL FOR THE EXPOSITION SITE
7.6.2 LEED NC PROTOCOL FOR THE CASCINA TRIULZA
7.7 Guidance and support activities for Participants pag. 108
7.8 Construction site Audits pag. 110
7.9 Greenhouse gases Inventory and offsetting pag. 111
7.9.1 offsetting interventions
7.10 ECOLOGICAL VALUE OFFSETTING (EVO) pag. 117
7.10.1 PHASE I OF THE EVO PROGRAMME
THE SOCIAL FRAMEWORK
8.1 Participating in Expo Milano 2015 pag. 124
8.2 THE COUNTRIES pag. 125
8.2.1 “Self Built” Pavilions
8.2.2 CLUSTERS
8.3 THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS pag. 128
8.3.1 UNITED NATIONS
8.3.2 EUROPEAN UNION
8.4 THE CIVIL SOCIETY pag. 129
8.5 THE PRIVATE SECTOR pag. 130
8.5.1 Partnerships
8.5.2 Suppliers
8.5.3 Green Procurement
8.5.4 ENCOUNTER BETWEEN COMPANIES AND PARTICIPANTS
8.6 Protocols on the topics of Legality and Labour pag. 136
8.6.1 Initiatives aimed at preventing mafia infiltrations
in the Exposition Site works
8.7 Communications by Expo 2015 pag. 142
8.7.1 Strategy and Objectives
8.7.2 COMMUNICATION PLAN
8.7.3 WEBSITES AND SOCIAL NETWORK
8.7.4 SPECIAL PROJECTS
8.8 FEEDING KNOWLEDGE PROGRAMME pag. 147
8.8.1 EURO-MEDITERRANEAN SCIENTIFIC NETWORK
8.8.2 Best Sustainable Development Practices (BSDP)
on food security
8.9 SCHOOL PROJECT pag. 150
8.10 Patronage for the initiatives of various Stakeholders pag. 152
8.11 Tourism promotion pag. 152
8.12 Ticketing pag. 154
METHODOLOGY
9.1 Methodological note pag. 158
9.2 Table of correspondence with the GRI Guidelines pag. 160
9.3 CONTACTS pag. 171
partners’ commitments for the expo milano 2015 sustainability
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1.1 Introduction
Expo Milano 2015 is a unique global Event of extraordinary importance under the educational, cultural
and scientific profile, which will be held in the city of Milan from 1 May to 31 October 2015. The Theme
of the Exposition is “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, and centres on nutrition and the sustainable
use of resources, the right to a healthy, safe and sufficient nutrition for the whole planet and on the
research into and sharing of more sustainable models of production and consumption.
The Milan Universal Exposition 2015 will see the participation of over 140 countries and about 20
million Visitors coming from all over the world. The objective is to unite Governments, Institutions,
Civil Society and Citizens in a debate on universal themes connected with nutrition and sustainable
development: the balance between natural resources, food and energy production, food security,
protection of both natural and agricultural biodiversity, innovation in technologies, the multidisciplinary
vision and cooperation, the linking of experiences and competences, food cultures, information on
healthy lifestyles and nutritional education.
1.2 UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION ORGANISATION AND THE ROLE OF THE BIE
The Universal Expositions are the largest of the world events, and since their origins in the first half of
the 19th century have been a display case of innovation and inspiration for humanity, and an important
platform for the presentation and sharing of new models capable of contributing to the development
of progress and civilisation.
Organised by the nation that wins a candidature competition, the Universal Expositions provide
for the participation of other countries invited through diplomatic channels by the host nation. At
international level, the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) is the organism that has the task of
overseeing and regulating the calendar, the candidature campaign, the selection and the organisation
of the Expositions. The BIE is an inter-governmental organisation established in Paris in 1928 by the
Convention on International Expositions, subsequently amended in 1972, 1982 and 1988 (for further
information see the site of the BIE www.bie-paris.org).
Membership of the BIE is open to all member nations of the UN or one of its Agencies, of the
International Court of Justice, or countries whose application is approved by a two-thirds majority
of the General Assembly of the BIE. As of today, there are 168 member countries. The BIE works to
ensure correct application of the Convention and of all the regulations relating to the Expositions, and
also the transmission of knowledge and best practices from one Event to another.
The Expositions provide for two categories of participants: the Official Participants – countries and
international organisations – and the so-called Unofficial Participants – NGOs, companies and Civil
Society Organisations.
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Values and the Mission of the Universal Expositions
The key Mission of the Universal Expositions is the education of populations, as confirmed by
Article 1 of the BIE Convention, on the basis of which an Exposition is “a display which, whatever
its title, has as its principal purpose the education of the public: it may exhibit the means at man’s
disposal for meeting the needs of civilisation, or demonstrate the progress achieved in one or more
branches of human endeavour, or show prospects for the future”.
At the root of the BIE’s work – and so also of the organisation of the Expositions – there are three
fundamental values:
• Trust – by signing the Convention, the countries commit themselves to creating and developing
opportunities for humanity to meet, and establish a link of brotherhood between different cultures;
• Solidarity – Multicultural exchange and sharing actions are the basis of every Event. The Expo-
sitions are a meeting point for cultural diversity and innovation, the place where different civili-
sations share their knowledge with the objective of identifying together the best prospects and
solutions to address the challenges to which humanity is called to respond;
• Progress – The Expositions aim to promote education via experience, development via innova-
tion and experimentation via cooperation.
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Universal Expositions in History
The first Exposition recognised by the BIE before the establishment of the Convention in 1928 is the
one held in London in 1851, which saw the participation of 28 countries with more than 6 million
visitors: the “Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations”. One of the most famous, the
Paris World Exposition in 1889, was organised to celebrate the centenary of the French Revolution;
the legacy of the Event is the structure that is still considered the symbol of the city and of the
whole nation, the Tour Eiffel. In 1906 Milan also hosted an Exposition centred around the theme of
transport, to celebrate the opening of the Sempione tunnel.
The Universal Expositions are often the ideal setting for the presentation of new inventions and
innovations to the whole world, including: the harvester-thresher (London, 1851), automatic sewing
machines (Paris, 1855), typewriters, the telephone and the phonograph shown in Philadelphia
(1876), the first diesel-powered car (Paris, 1889), the big wheel and the zip fastener (Chicago, 1893),
the incubator (Seattle, 1909), the photographic film (San Francisco, 1915), the television (New York,
1939) and the mobile telephone (Osaka, 1970).
With the arrival of the third millennium, moreover, the Universal Expositions have made it possible
to address the central questions for the world community, as evidenced by the themes of the
most recent Expos: The Oceans: A Heritage for the Future (Lisbon, 1998), Humankind, Nature,
Technology (Hannover, 2000), Nature’s Wisdom (Aichi, 2005), Water and Sustainable Development
(Zaragoza, 2008), Better City, Better Life (Shanghai, 2010), The Living Ocean and Coast: Diversity of
Resources and Sustainable Activities (Yeosu, 2012).
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1.3 EXPO MILANO 2015 THEME
The Theme of Expo Milano 2015, “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, pervades and characterises
all the various organisational and expressive dimensions of the Event. The title reminds us of the
importance not only of mankind’s nutrition, but also, and above all, that of our Planet, highlighting how
these two requirements are deeply connected. The challenge for Expo Milano 2015 is to arrive at an
understanding of how mankind can simultaneously feed itself and the planet, through research and
the sharing of sustainable models of production and consumption and following a multidisciplinary
approach (environmental, historical, cultural, anthropological, medical, techno-scientific and
economic), so as to activate and develop ties, relationships and connections that can stimulate all
levels of society. Specifically, Expo 2015 has set out the Theme along three main lines:
• scientific-technological, which includes scientific considerations, production processes, public
policies and the rules that govern food security and quality for balanced, sustainable development,
both for individuals and for the systems of food production;
• socio-cultural, aimed at encouraging correct, healthy nutrition with the double objective of pro-
moting fair access to resources for all populations, without waste, and of facilitating the meeting
of the various peoples’ cultural and social identities through the different culinary and nutritional
traditions;
• cooperation for development, aimed at reducing hunger, malnutrition and the social imbalances
connected with access to food.
Expo Milano 2015 and the UN Millennium Goals
The Theme of the Exposition and the challenges it poses are rendered even more relevant by the
coincidence of Expo Milano 2015 and the deadline for the UN’s Millennium Goals. In particular, the
Theme of the Milan Exposition is linked to some of the Goals set down by the United Nations:
-- the first: to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, specifically to reduce by 50% the world pop-
ulation that suffers from hunger;
-- the fourth: to reduce child mortality under 5 years of age by two thirds;
-- the fifth: to improve maternal health, in particular to reduce the rate of maternal mortality by
three-quarters;
-- the seventh: to ensure environmental sustainability, in particular by stimulating policies and
programmes of sustainable development to reverse the current loss of environmental resources,
reducing the process biodiversity of extinction;
-- the eighth: to develop a world partnership for development.
The United Nations have officially confirmed their participation in Expo Milano 2015 and will focus it
on the promotion of the campaign “Zero Hunger Challenge. United for a Sustainable World”.
The campaign, launched in 2012 by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, particularly stresses the
importance of achieving the first Millennium Goal, that of eradicating hunger, via an express invitation
to world cooperation. Regarding UN participation in the Event, more detail will be found in Section
8, while for more information on the Millennium Goals see http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/.
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1.4 VISITOR EXPERIENCE
The objective of Expo Milano 2015 is also that of providing the Visitor with a unique, memorable experience
in terms of culture, education and entertainment, presenting itself as a traditional and innovative Exposition
at the same time: traditional because it will follow the guiding principle of the BIE regarding the educational
value of Expositions, and innovative because it will lay down a new concept of Universal Exposition –
thematic, sustainable, technological and centred on the Visitor Experience. Indeed, future Expositions will
probably not be remembered for their architectural monumentality, but for the contribution to the themes
of human development that they will be able to address publicly and spread universally during the Event. It
thus becomes crucial to establish from the beginning the preconditions so that the Visitor’s experience can
be transformed into interest, further study, knowledge and awareness.
Expo 2015 has therefore set out the Theme in all of its main ways of representation in the Site which
will define the Visitor’s overall experience: both with the architecture and in the definition of the content
and events by the Participants, both by their food and catering service offer – making the Theme also
a practical experience – and in the use of innovative, more sustainable technologies. In this way it will
seek to attract the attention of the Visitors, involving them in defining possible solutions to the questions
regarding food security raised by the Event and encouraging their active participation or engagement.
It is furthermore of fundamental importance for Expo 2015 to ensure a unique Visitor experience
accessible to all, in full respect for the values of welcome, solidarity and pluralism essential to the
success of the Event. To this end the Company has set in motion a programme of assistance for
special Visitors (see Section 3).
1.5 EXPO 2015 SPA ROLE
The company Expo 2015 SpA was established according to the provisions of Article 4 of D.P.C.M.
22/10/2008, “Measures required for the realisation of Expo Milano 2015”, the founding regulatory act
for the overall organisation of the Event and for the definition of the competences of the bodies and
entities designated to carry it out. Expo 2015 SpA, formally established on 1 December 2008, is the
body responsible for the organisation, realisation and management of the Event. Consequently its
responsibility and duties include carrying out all the activities necessary for:
• the realisation of the infrastructure, preparation and construction work of the Exposition Site (see
Chapeter 3 of the Report);
• the involvement of the Participants in the Event;
• the organisation and management of the Event.
With reference in particular to the work required for the realisation of the Exposition, Expo 2015 SpA
is the commissioning body and – having the juridical status of a body governed by public law – issues
public calls for bids for the award of contracts for works, services and supplies, in compliance with the
provisions of Legislative Decree N°163 of 12 April 2006 (Code of Contracts).
Expo 2015 SpA Shareholders:
• 10% - Milan Chamber of Commerce
• 10% - Milan Provincial Council
• 20% - Lombardy Regional Council
• 20% - Municipality of Milan
• 40% - Ministry of the Economy and Finance
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2.1GovernanceandthebodiesestablishedforExpoMilano2015
The management organisation of Expo Milano 2015 is governed by D.P.C.M. of 6 May 2013, which
replaced and abrogated D.P.C.M of 22 October 2008 (the original deed of association of the Company
Expo 2015 SpA) and the subsequent provisions with the purpose of rationalising the entities devoted
to manage all the activities connected to the Event and to simplify the procedures and processes
necessary to provide the infrastructures and to set up the Exposition Site, the related works as well as
all the functional interventions included in the municipal, provincial and regional programmes.
It defines the overall frame of the measures and funding needed for the realisation of Expo Milano 2015,
the responsibilities and competences of the various bodies involved, and the activities of organisation
and management of the Event. In particular, two different types of works are identified:
• “essential works”, which include infrastructure works directly connected with the Exposition Site
and works of a technological nature;
• and “related works”, relating to the wider road, street, rail and metropolitan line infrastructure meas-
ures.
The reference bodies for the governance of Expo Milano 2015 are:
1. Expo 2015 SpA as the company responsible for realising the Exposition Site and some of the essen-
tial works, organising the Event and managing the operational relationships with the Participants.
2. The Sole Commissioner of the Government of Italy for Expo Milano 2015 (“Sole Commissioner”)
who has the task of:
- representing the Italian Government to the participating Countries and International
Organisations;
- coordinating all the activities related to the preparation and organisation of the Event, with the
power of policy-making and general control over themes and contents;
- watching over the execution of the infrastructure works necessary for the Event, using enabling
powers and, if necessary, extraordinary substitutive powers in the case of necessity or urgency.
The Sole Commissioner – identified in the figure of the Managing Director of Expo 2015 SpA -
also exercises substitutive powers to resolve situations or events hindering the realisation of the
essential and related works foreseen for the Event, as well as the participation of the nations and
bodies enrolled or the regular progress of the Event. He has nominated two delegates with the
functions of ensuring and checking the progress of the activities and measures relating to essential
and related works for the Event.
3. The Commission for the coordination of activities connected with Expo Milano 2015 (COEM), as
the highest coordinating body of the various institutional levels involved in the Event, with the main
purpose of ensuring the necessary link and coherence between the various activities of the Expo-
sition organisation and management. The COEM is chaired by the Prime Minister, or by a delegate
of his, and is made up of the Sole Commissioner, the Divisional Commissioner for the Italy Pavilion,
the pro-tempore President of the Lombardy Region, the pro-tempore President of the Province of
Milan, the pro-tempore Mayor of the Municipality of Milan and by the competent Ministers identified
from time to time by the Prime Minister.
4. The Official Panel for the Overall Governance of Regional and Supra-regional Interventions (“Ta-
volo Lombardia”), the body charged with the programming and realisation of the regional and su-
pra-regional activities related to Expo Milano 2015, and also of the activities related to the related
works regarding different areas from those for which Expo 2015 SpA is responsible. The “Tavolo
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Lombardia” – chaired by the pro-tempore President of the Lombardy Region – is attended by the
Sole Commissioner, the Divisional Commissioner General for the Italy Pavilion, the Municipality of
Milan, the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, the Province of Milan, the Municipalities of Rho
and Pero, the Milan Chamber of Commerce and, in relation to their respective competence, other
Ministers, local regional bodies, and, if interested, the other Italian Regions and supra-national bod-
ies or organisations.
Figure 2.1 – The four reference bodies for the governance of Expo Milano 2015
Expo
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Commissioner
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Commission
COEM
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coordination
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2.2 Involvement of the Country System
The success of Expo Milano 2015 also depends to a fundamental degree on the contribution of local
institutions in the areas directly affected and, more generally, on the relationship and collaboration
with bodies and institutions in the whole of Italy. In order to ensure the correct management and
outcome of these relationships, in organising the Event Expo 2015 SpA interfaces with:
-- the Municipality of Milan, via the “City Operations” programme, a planning tool that has been
adopted in order to integrate the projects and initiatives that the Municipality is carrying out in the
light of the Event, with the activities developed by Expo 2015 SpA, and therefore maximise the ben-
efits and positive fall-out on the city from the Exposition;
-- all the Italian Regions, in the context of the “Expo – Regioni” round table, also attended by the
Conference of Regions and the Government, with the purpose of involving all the Italian Regions
in the Event, making the most of the Theme’s assets and quality points, and giving new impetus to
tourism as well.
The participation of all the Italian regions is also promoted via a series of Memoranda of Understanding
which Expo 2015 has signed with numerous bodies and institutions in the Lombardy and national
regional contexts, aimed at giving visibility to Italy’s productive and historical assets, involving the system
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of businesses and districts, and endorsing food and wine specialities and the cultural characteristics of
the Country.
The involvement of the Country system is also fostered by the Government through the plan called
“Agenda Italia 2015”, aimed at promoting the role of Italy in the world, developing the themes and
content of the Universal Exposition and contributing to the development of the Country. The plan in
particular includes the project “Expo e Territori”, which promotes 25 itineraries “of taste and culture”
distributed throughout the Italian Regions. This initiative benefits from a 20 Millions of Euro appropriation
set aside by the Government, involves 320 municipalities and aimes at valuing 20 UNESCO sites, over
150 museums and other places of cultural interest and 80 typical Italian products. The suggestions
for defining the itineraries came directly from the Regions and were subsequently screened by the
Ministries involved: Agricultural Policies, Cultural and Tourism Heritage and Activities, Foreign Affairs,
Education and Research.
“Expo e Territori” is a key project for bringing Expo Milano 2015 to the whole Country, crossing the
cultural/architectural path with the cultural/touristic one, thanks to the promotion and enhancement
of lesser-known Italian destinations. Expo Milano 2015 thus becomes the opportunity to show the
variety of the historical, archaeological, artistic and cultural heritage that characterises and marks out
our Country, accompanied by the discovery of the typical culinary traditions in each local area.
Among the other initiatives promoted by the Government to re-launch tourism in Italy (see Chapter 8
of the Report), we should highlight:
-- the promotion of Italy and tourism to Expo Milano 2015 through specific missions abroad;
-- the “Made of Italians” campaign, aimed at facilitating visits to Expo Milano 2015 by Italians who live
abroad and foreigners of Italian origin;
-- the School Project;
-- the organisation of three large international exhibitions and their territorial itineraries: “Italy from the
Renaissance to the 1900s”, “Giotto from Assisi to Milan” and “Leonardo da Vinci”.
Finally, at regional level, in August 2013 the Lombardy Region through Finlombarda, the Milan Chamber
of Commerce, Unioncamere Lombardia and Expo 2015 established in Milan the Company Explora
SpA, with the strategic objective of increasing the touristic competitiveness and attractiveness of the
whole Milan-Lombardy area. In particular, the Company works to organise, following market logic, the
tourist resources of the area in order to propose them to international tour operators, positioning itself
as an intermediary between the latter and local operators.
ANCI per Expo
In December 2013 Expo 2015 signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Prime Minister’s
Office, the Italy Pavilion and ANCI (National Association of Italian Municipalities) with the scope
of promoting and coordinating programmes of communication and dissemination of information
on Expo Milano 2015 aimed at stimulating the participation and involvement in the Event of all
the Italian municipalities. This commitment translated into the organisation of a Road Show with
20 stages in 20 cities selected by the regional ANCI, which at the request of Expo 2015 sent the
invitation for candidature for becoming a destination of the tour to their Municipalities, collected
their proposals and selected the most interesting ones.
The tour set off on 11 April 2014 from Gorizia and currently (November 2014) has already been in the
cities of Monza, Catania, Venafro, Cuneo, Pisa, Maranello, Sestri Levante-Lavagna-Chiavari, Olbia,
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2.3 Corporate governance of Expo 2015 SpA
The governance of Expo 2015 SpA provides for a Board of Directors comprising a maximum 5
members nominated by the Partners’ Assembly. The directors hold office for the period established
by their instrument of appointment, not exceeding three business years, and cease their commission
when the Assembly approves the balance sheet related to their last year of service. The Board of
Directors has all the powers of ordinary and extraordinary administration, as well as the authority to
carry out all the acts that it retains useful and/or suitable for the implementation and attainment of the
corporate objective, with the sole exception of the areas that the Law or the Company Statute assign
to other corporate bodies.
The Board of Directors chooses a President among its members, who proposes the appointment of a
Managing Director, again from the board’s members. The President chairs the Board of Directors and
calls meetings every time he considers it necessary, or when it is requested by the Managing Director
or by the majority of the members of the Board. The President is responsible for corporate signature
and representation to third parties.
The Managing Director has the powers of strategic control, management and Corporate representation.
The Board of Auditors, comprising three members and two alternate auditors and appointed by the
Partners’ Assembly, supervises and checks observance of the law and the Company Statute.
From Autumn 2014, the Company has significantly increased its commitment to transparency through
the voluntary uploading of a significant amount of information relating to: the Company organisation,
the staff, with particular attention to the functions and related pay of managers, the measures adopted to
protect the guarantees of fairness and transparency (see Section 3) and all the checking and verification
procedures on the work of the Company, the calls for bids published, the subsidies and contributions
paid, the extraordinary and emergency measures adopted and much more. The address of the website
where this information can be accessed is http://www.expo2015.org/it/amministrazione-trasparente-.
Moreover, Expo 2015, as a Company prevalently owned by public bodies, is subjected to a tight net of
controls, both internal and external, for example regarding accounting regularity, observance of time
schedule, workers’ health and safety, fairness and transparency, anti-mafia legality and observance of
the necessary instructions for coordination with local bodies.
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Expo 2015 model of organisation, management and control ex D.Lgs. 231/2001
In the framework of legislative and corporate measures to guarantee observance and control of
the principles of legality, transparency and free competition, fundamental to the organisation of
the Event, in 2010 Expo 2015 SpA voluntarily adopted a Model of organisation, management and
control ex D.lgs. n. 231/2001. At the root of the Model lies the Ethical Code of the Company, which
defined the ethical-social principles and regulations for Company behaviour, the observance of
which is a commitment and duty for all the Company’s employees as well as for all the persons that
maintain, for whatever reason, contractual and/or working relationships, even part-time, with the
Company itself.
The Model, drawn up starting from the mapping of Company processes and a risk assessment,
is updated to reflect, from time to time, new legislative provisions and internal changes in the
Company.
The Model includes the Supervisory Board (SB), which is autonomous, independent and competent
in risk control connected with the specific activities carried out by the Company and the related
juridical profiles. The Board is composed of 3 members, two external and one internal. Its task
is to supervise the observance of the Model on the part of those it applies to, its effectiveness in
preventing crimes, the implementation of the Model’s prescriptions in the context of the activities
of the Company and the updating of the Model itself. In particular, the SB refers to the Board of
Directors every six months via a written report on the outcome of the activities carried out in the
reference period, and on a continuous basis for specific or emergency needs. The SB also reports
to the Board of Auditors, at least annually, regarding the application of the Model, its operation and
updating, and relevant facts or events observed.
Finally, for monitoring purposes, the SB receives periodic information from the singular departments.
In any case, all those subject to the Model are required to communicate directly to the SB to signal
any violations of the Model.
The SB met 10 times in 2013 and 7 times in the first six months of 2014.
The Model and the Ethical Code can be downloaded from the Company site at:
http://www.expo2015.org/it/amministrazione-trasparente-/disposizioni-generali/programma-per-
la-trasparenza-e-l-integrita.
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Expo 2015 SpA
Figura 2.3 – Summary diagram of internal and external controls on Expo 2015 SpA
Internal Controls
Magistrate
delegated to
control at the Court
of
Auditors
Board of
Auditors
Commitee
of Chartered
Accountants
Internal Audit
Supervisory Board
Operative Boards
ARPA
GICEX
Local Health
Authority
Territorial
Labour
Management
Local Police
Milan
Prefecture
Coord. Comm.
Supervisory
Authority for
Major Works
Institutions
Supreme Board of
Public Works
Prime Minister’s
Office.
Min. Economy
& Finance
Court of
Auditors
Regional State Ac-
counting
Office
Milan Section
Min.
Infrastructure and
Transport
IDG State
Construction and
Special Measures
Milan
Prefecture
Coord. Comm.
Supervisory
Authority for Major
Works
Lombardy Region
Province of
Milan
External Controls
Expo 2015 SpA
Shareholders’
Assembly
Board of
Directors
Managing
Director
Established Ad Hoc
COEM
Coordination
Commission for
activities
connected
to Expo
Sole
Commissioner
Lombardy Table
- regional
and supra-regional
measures
Lombardy
Region
Environmental
Observatory
Milan
Municipality
- Council Expo
Comm.
Milan
Municipality
- Anti-mafia
Committee
Lombardy
Region
Special
Anti-mafia
Commission
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2.4 Company Organisation
The structure of Expo 2015 SpA is divided into seven Divisions, which are organised into a variable
number of Departments responsible for achieving specific objectives:
• Construction Division: responsible for completing the works on the Exposition Site within the es-
timated time and cost, for Works Direction and the coordination of Works Departments operating
on a different basis to realise the Site, and also responsible for carrying out the works foreseen for
the Waterways project.
• Communication and Public Relations Division: responsible for the realisation of the plan for pro-
motion, communication and dissemination of the contents of Expo Milano 2015 through an effi-
cient communication management with the media, the organisation of national and international
events and the facilitation of relationships with the institutions.
• Delivery, Integration & Control Division: responsible for the integration of all the Company’s ac-
tivities and plans for the Event via a combined action through all the other Divisions, directed at
monitoring deliveries and controlling procurements and the use of resources.
• Events & Entertainment Division: responsible for all the activities related to commercial and tourism
development, ticketing, marketing and the management of Partnership and Sponsorship contracts.
• Operations Division: responsible for all the activities necessary for the correct functioning of the
Site during the six months period (security, logistics, maintenance, mobility, cleaning etc.)
• Participants & Clusters Division: responsible for the management of relations with the BIE, Official
and Unofficial Participants and NGOs; responsible for realising the Clusters and Feeding Knowledge
Projects and for supporting Participants in the identification of accommodation solutions.
• Italy Pavilion Division: responsible for all the activities necessary for the realisation of the Italian
Pavilion, and also for the organisation and coordination of Italy’s participation in the Universal Expo-
sition as a participating Country as well as the host Nation.
Finally, we should mention the Legal Department, which reports directly to the Managing Director,
which is entrusted with the activities necessary for Corruption Prevention and Transparency ex Law
190/2012 and the Juridical-Administrative Secretariat activities of the Board of Directors. In particular,
the Legal Director has to: draft the corruption prevention plan, check the efficient implementation of
the same and propose modifications in the case of the discovery of significant violations or changes
in the organisation; define appropriate procedures for selecting and training employees who will be
working in sectors particularly exposed to corruption; and monitor the fulfilment of the Company’s
obligations of pubblication according to the regulations in force, and finally provide answers to the
citizens and companies requests about published data.
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Figure 2.4 – Organisation chart of Expo 2015 SpA
Institutional
Affairs
Communication
Development
Communication
Events
Communication
projects
and Media
management
Partner
Mgmt
Coordination
Communication
CEO
DELIVERY,
INTEGRATION &
CONTROL
DIVISION
SUSTAINABILITYAUDIT (*)
PROCUREMENT
HUMANE
RESOURCES
& ORG.
FINANCE
FACILITY,
HEALTH & SAFETY
VICE DIRECTOR
FINANCE
information
technology
EVENT &
ENTERTAINMENT
DIVISION
Pavilion Zero
Art Director
NON
FOOD RETAIL &
PROGRAM MGMT
PARTNERS &
SPONSOR MGMT
TICKETING &
TOURISM
TECHNOLOGIES
& DIGITAL
INNOVATION
BUSINESS DEV. &
SALES MGMT
MARKETING &
ENTERTAIN.
VISITOR EXP. &
EXIBITION DESIGN
PARTICIPANTS
DIVISION
PROGRAM MGMTUNO
Europe,
Americas and
BIE
relationships
Asia and
Middle East
EU, Holy See,
Int. Org. And
special projects
AFRICA, NOP,
CLUSTER, PVS AND
BEST PRACTICES
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(*) Comes under the Board of Directors in terms of hierarchy. Reports to the Delivery,
Integration & Control Division.
(**) Reports to the CEO from an organisational point of view and to the Section Commissioner
for the Italian Pavilion from a functional point of view (for co-ordination, guidance and audit
activities).
Italian
Pavilion (**)
Legal
Deputy director
C&D
Technical
Administrative
Director
Tenders and
contracts
Safety,
environment,
authorizations
Infrastructure
execution D.T.
Manufactors
execution D.T.
CONSTRUCTION
& DISMANTLING
DIVISION
Waterways
execution D.T.
PARTICIPANTS
ON SITE MGMT
Participants
technical
support
PARTICIPANTS
CONSTRUCTION
S ADVISOR
Operational
command &
control
Expo Village and
events areas
ACCREDITATIONPROGRAM MGMT
LOGISTIC,
MOBILITY, WASTE
& CLEANING
FIELD
OPERATIONS
OPERATIONS
DIVISION
O. Passariello
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3.1 INFRASTRUCTURES FOR EXPO MILANO 2015
In 2008 two groups of works were envisaged for the realisation of Expo Milano 2015:
-- the Essential Works, for which Expo 2015 and other bodies are responsible, and whose total value
amounts to € 2,129.1 million;
-- the Related Works, which are the responsibility of other bodies.
The Essential Works which are the responsibility of Expo 2015 SpA amount to € 1,305.6 million.
The Company is the direct recipient of the public funds from the financing Bodies. The methods of
assignment and accountability of the funds and how they can be used are described in Chapter 6 of
the Report.
The Essential Works include:
• the works required to realise the Exposition Site:
- the urbanisation interventions, such as, for example, the interventions to remove interferences
and to re-route traffic around the Site perimeter, the construction of the basic Exhibition ground
(the so-called Piastra), or the technical infrastructure works;
- the Artefacts, or rather, the architectural structures that will house the various services for the
Visitors – restaurant services, commercial services, toilet facilities etc. – the spaces for the
various events, the renovation and re-qualification of existing buildings and the realisation of the
architectural structures for the Clusters and the Thematic Areas;
• the irrigation and water supply interventions essential for the functioning of the Exposition Site
and the Waterways project;
• the construction and fit-out of the Italian Pavilion in the Exposition Site as host Country.
The remaining Essential Works regard the interventions for connection to the Site (road and motorway
networks, the underground railway, parking areas and structures), whose implementation is the sole
responsibility of local institutions, in the context of the competences defined and assigned to the
Tavolo Lombardia (Lombardy Panel). These interventions amount to € 823,5 million.
Within the category of the Related Works for the Exposition there is a series of infrastructures
involving streets, roads, railways and underground lines, already envisaged by infrastructural plans and
programmes independent of the Event, and whose implementation is nevertheless relevant in order to
ensure the full access of the regional and national networks to the Exposition Site. The implementation
of these interventions is the responsibility of various local bodies and institutions (Lombardy Region,
Province of Milan, Milan City Council, ANAS [Azienda Nazionale Autonoma delle Strade (National Road
Board)], RFI [Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (Italian Railway Network)]).
3.2 RELEVANT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The realisation of a Universal Exposition requires the definition of a regulatory framework which
regulates the organisation and management of the event and participation in it. The main reference text
with regard to Universal Expositions is the 1928 Convention Relating to International Expositions, along
with various regulations by the BIE aimed at disciplining the competences of the Country hosting the
event and the participation of the Countries in the event. Furthermore, it is appropriate to emphasize
that Expo Milano 2015, taking place in Italy, remains under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Italian State
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and, consequently, the applicable rules are those in force in Italy (except for the provisions of the 1928
Convention and the subsequent amendments with regard to the establishment of a duty free zone
within the Exposition Site, with all the relevant relief from customs duties and tax).
3.2.1 EXPOSITION SITE AGREEMENT
As established in the Convention Relating to International Expositions, the host Country must adopt a series
of special legislative measures aimed at facilitating the organisation of the Exposition. To this purpose, in July
2012 the Italian Government and the BIE stipulated an Exposition Site Agreement, ratified by Law 3/2013.
It is an agreement which has already been successfully used in previous International Expositions; it is
aimed at determining which mechanisms should be adopted in order to facilitate the participation of States,
international organisations and public and private subjects in Expo Milano 2015, guaranteeing the necessary
tax and operational conditions. Among the main measures envisaged in the Agreement there are:
• simplified procedures to issue entry visas, temporary residence permits and work permits for the
foreign personnel involved in the Exposition;
• the allocation of frequencies for Participating Countries’ wireless mobile communications;
• special measures envisaged to guarantee access to the national insurance system, healthcare system,
school and social system of the foreign personnel involved in the organisation of the Exposition;
• tax-exemption measures for the Participating Countries for the import of goods and materials.
3.2.2 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ON SAFETY AND LEGALITY
The size of the areas involved and of the planned works, the number of workers, the duration of the projects
and their economic value are factors that have made Expo 2015 aware of the potential risks connected to
the realisation of the Exposition Site, especially in relation to work site safety, the regularity of contracts and
the risk of Mafia infiltrations.
The relevant regulatory sources for work site safety and for the regularity of public contracts are,
respectively, Legislative Decree 81/2008 and subsequent amendments and additions (Consolidated
Law on Safety) and Legislative Decree 163/2006 (Public Contract Code). The Site’s yards are also
subject to anti-Mafia regulations updated with the coming into force of the new “anti-Mafia code”:
Legislative Decree 159/2011 (as amended by Legislative Decree 218/2012, which has extended the
definition of the categories that can be checked).
The details of the anti-Mafia measures applied – among which the Legality Protocol, signed with the
Prefecture of Milan in 2012, stands out in importance– are described in Chapter 8, within the context of the
control systems adopted by the Company in collaboration with the various subjects and institutions involved.
According to this Protocol, Expo 2015 is “the subject responsible for protecting the Site’s works from Mafia
interference, and it has the duty of guaranteeing a constant and consistent flow of information on the data
relating to the supply chain of all its contracting and subcontracting companies, all of which are obliged to
communicate their data and the information concerning the subcontracting companies participating in the
works” (See Lombardy Region’s Territorial report on illegal activities connected to the waste cycle, approved
by the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry into the Waste Cycle and Related Illegal Activities on 12/12/2012).
In order to implement the Protocol, Expo 2015 inserts into every contract it signs the obligation by
the contractors to report any extortion attempts or any solicitation of illegal behaviour, despite the
absence of a general law imposing such an obligation. This is an advanced experience in the fight
against the Mafia and a clause which – while awaiting legislation which will convert it into a general
rule for all contractors and subcontractors – could serve as a model to be introduced in all contracts.
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3.2.3 STRENGHTENING OF THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIRNESS AND TRANSPARENCY
In May 2014 some of the tender procedures approved by Expo 2015 were the subject of investigation
by Milan’s Public Prosecutor (in particular those relating to the architectural service structures, to the
Southern Waterways and to the identification of a concessionaire of Expo Milano 2015’s remote parking
areas and the relevant shuttle bus service). A manager of Expo 2015 was also involved in the investigation
as he was suspected of having interfered with the fair and normal implementation of the above-mentioned
procedures. The manager involved resigned from Expo 2015 while the Company declared that it had
nothing to do with it and offered its total willingness to collaborate with the authorities as well as to
strengthen its internal control system, aimed at guaranteeing fairness and transparency. Also in the light
of the above-mentioned matter, on 24 June 2014, the Italian Government, through Legislative Decree
90/20141
containing “urgent measures for simplification and administrative transparency and for the
efficiency of judicial offices”, assigned to the President of the National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC)
the task of monitoring and guaranteeing the fairness and transparency of the procedures connected to
the realisation of the works for Expo Milano 2015. ANAC’s President therefore promptly set up a special
task force consisting of members from ANAC and from the Guardia di Finanza (Italian Financial Police)
for the purpose of assisting in the preventive verification activities aimed at ascertaining the legitimacy
of the acts related to the assignment and execution of the contracts for the works, services and supplies
connected to the implementation of the Event.
Forthispurpose,Expo2015mustsendalltherecordsoftheproceduraldocumentsforcontracts’assignment
to ANAC’s President on a regular basis (such as, for example, tenders and invitations letters, conditions of
tender, specifications, contract models etc.) as well as some documents relating to the phase of execution
of the contracts (in particular examinations of alterations during construction of high-cost works).
Instead, the records of the assignment of services or supplies for an amount below € 40,000 and the variation
documentsenvisagingamoderateincreaseinexpenditurecomparedwiththetotalamountoftheassignment,
are not subject to a preventive verification of legitimacy. Nevertheless, Expo 2015 is obliged to send periodical
reports on such records to ANAC, which keeps the right and the authority to carry out random checks.
On 10 July 2014, ANAC’s President sent to the Prefecture of Milan the request for the extraordinary and
temporary management of Maltauro SpA, the company that had won one of the contracts subjected
to investigation; a contract which regards the “architectural service structures” for the Exhibition
Site. The request was granted a few days later by the Prefect of Milan, who appointed one or more
administrators on whom to bestow, by law, all the powers and duties of the company’s administrative
bodies, but only for the complete execution of the contract being investigated.
On November 4 2014, the Prefect of Milano put under compulsory administration also two of the
companies that had been awarded the contract for the Waterway project (Maltauro SpA and Tagliabue
SpA) because of their involvement in some investigations concerning the regularity of the relative
procurement process. Even in this case, Expo 2015 declared its non-involvement whereas the manager
involved resigned from the Company.
For further information on the measures adopted by the Government to guarantee the fairness
and transparency of the procedures connected to the realisation of the works and of the activities
connected to the organisation of the Event, please visit http://www.anticorruzione.it/.
1
Legislative Decree 90/2014 containing “Urgent measures for simplification and administrative transparency and for the
efficiency of judicial offices” in G.U. [Official Gazette] no. 144 of 24 June 2014, converted into Law 144 /2014, in G.U. [Official
Gazette] 190/2014.
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3.2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
The plan of the Essential Works to be carried out by Expo 2015 for the realisation of the Exposition Site
and of the relevant Artefacts is not only required to comply with the applicable environmental legislation
but is also subjected to a detailed plan of verifications aimed at ensuring that the works and activities
carried out on the Exposition Site are sustainable from the environmental point of view. Indeed, the
plan is subject to authorization procedures for the works by the Permanent Project Review Committee
(CdSP [Conferenza dei Servizi Permanente]), set up with the Decree No. 12161 of 21 October 2011
by the Lombardy Interregional Commissioner for public works. The CdSP is the institutional body to
which preliminary and final projects must be submitted; it also collects the opinions of all the bodies
involved and approves the projects
The interventions on the Site have also been the subject of two specific procedures:
• a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) aimed at assessing the Planning Agreement, contain-
ing the zoning variance to the general planning schemes of the municipalities of Milan and Rho,
necessary for the realisation of the Expo Milano 2015 Universal Exposition. The Planning Agreement
was given final approval in the Decree of the President of the Regional Council (DPGR) No. 7471 of
4 August 2011;
• an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the preliminary project of the Exhibition Piastra (that
is to say, the Site’s most important infrastructure, comprising the water and drainage works, the
main roadways, the facilities for the distribution of electricity, telecommunications and water). The
Procedure ended with Regional Government Order IX/2969 dated 2 February 2012. The EIA Order
contains: (a) a favourable judgement on the project’s environmental compatibility, (b) certain spe-
cific recommendations which would have to be implemented; and (c) provision for the setting up
of an Expo 2015 Environmental Observatory. The development of the project was followed by two
procedures aiming at verifying the applicability of EIA which led to the exclusion of a new proce-
dure of environmental assessment, provided that the recommendations prescribed in the Regional
Government Order IX/4779 dated 30/01/2013 and in the Regional Government Order X/725 dated
27/09/2013 were complied with.
The Expo 2015 Environmental Observatory was set up in 2012 to perform five functions:
1. to check compliance with the mandatory recommendations of Order IX/2969;
2. to verify the proper execution of the environmental monitoring activities;
3. to identify and plan compensation/offsetting measures to deal with particular environmental matters;
4. to certify the completion of measures to offset the impact of ecological value loss of soils and the
impact of climate-changing emissions;
5. to make environmental information available to the general public.
The Expo 2015 Environmental Observatory is made up of representatives of the Lombardy Region,
Expo 2015 Company, the Province of Milan, the municipalities of Milan and Rho and organisations
within the Region which had taken part in drawing up the EIA. It receives technical support from the
Lombardy Regional Agency for Environmental Protection (ARPA Lombardia) and is open to outside
bodies which apply to join it (e.g. the environmental pressure groups (Legambiente and FAI, the
Cariplo Foundation, the WWF, and the South Milan Farming District). To make the Observatory’s work
more effective it has set up four working groups: Planning and Services, Monitoring, Environmental
Offsetting (ecological value and CO2
), and Public Health.
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3.3 EXPOSITION SITE
3.3.1 MASTER PLAN
The Exposition Site occupies an area of 1.1 km2
north-west of Milan: the municipalities directly affected
are those of Baranzate, Bollate, Pero and Rho. The district enjoys excellent communications: the Site
itself is at the intersection of two motorways, the A8/A9 Como-Varese-Milan and the A4 Turin-Milan-
Venice. It is also served by the main public transport systems (Metro Line 1, the city rail link, and local,
regional and high speed railway services). It is less than one hour from Milan’s Malpensa and Linate
Airports, and one hour away from the Orio al Serio Airport.
Two watercourses cross the Site on which Expo Milano 2015 is to be held: the Guisa River and the
Viviani conduit. Both have a very limited flow, but are periodically affected by floods. In order to avoid
the risk of overflows, both watercourses have been diverted into a new bed running outside the Site
along the A8 motorway. Additional protection is afforded by the construction of a so-called “flood
control reservoir”, a reinforced concrete basin with a volume of 20,000 m3
located in the eastern
portion of the Site and designed to act as a safety valve for excess water in the event of exceptional
floods.
Figure 3.1 – The Exposition Site
The Master Plan submitted to the BIE is based on two axes at right angles, recalling the layout of
ancient Roman cities (Figure 3.2):
• The “Decumanus”, or World Avenue, an axis approximately 1.5 km long and 35 m wide which cross-
es the whole Site from east to west. Along this axis are the pavilions of the various Participants, thus
offering every Country a prominent position and great visibility;
• the “Cardo”, a perpendicular axis 350 m long with a north-south orientation, along which rise the
structures built for the participation of the Italian Communities and territories.
At the intersection of these two main avenues there is “Piazza Italia”, a symbolic meeting point between
Italy and the world.
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The more significant Artefacts to be built by Expo 2015 on the Exposition Site are:
• the Lake Arena, approximately 90 m in diameter, is the biggest open space dedicated to Visitors. It
will house art events and art installations;
• the Mediterranean Hill, its top affording a panoramic view of the Site;
• the Expo Centre, a space for offices and events (it comprises the auditorium, with seating capacity
for 1,500 people, and the performance area);
• the Expo-Cascina Merlata Walkway, which provides access to the staff of the Participants housed
in the Cascina Merlata complex;
• the Fiera Walkway, to facilitate entry to and exit from the Exposition Site;
• the Open-Air Theatre, a temporary building located on the southern portion of the Site, designed
to accommodate approximately 11,000 people on the lawns and on the terraces, for open-air con-
certs, stage shows and official ceremonies. The canopy covering the stage area is made entirely of
solar panels, so that the energy needed for the various performances can also be obtained from
renewable sources;
• the Cascina Triulza, a renovated old farm house which is an important example of the historic ar-
chitectural and environmental heritage represented by the Milanese farmsteads.
The Clusters are the innovative element of Expo Milano 2015 since, for the first time, the Countries
which will not build their own exhibition pavilion, will be grouped in collective pavilions according to
thematic identities and food chains, rather than according to geographical criteria.
Each Country will be given a space for offering its own particular contribution to the development
of the theme of the chosen Cluster, while common areas will be dedicated to cultural and musical
events, tastings and thematic exhibitions. The model of participation in the Clusters is described in
Chapter 8.
At key locations around the Site there will also be the Thematic Areas, spaces devised by Expo 2015, in
which the Organiser will put forward its own interpretation of the Theme. The five Thematic Areas will
deal with the subject of food through exhibitions and art installations, functioning as essential points
for exploring the Theme and for stimulating Visitors’ engagement:
• Pavilion Zero – this Pavilion will act as the “launch pad” for the Theme of Expo Milano 2015, where
Visitors will be able to review the history of human nutrition and approach the big issues concern-
ing the future of the planet by strolling through a very striking scenographic display covering 38,000
m2
. The exhibition, developed with the contribution of the United Nations, will end with a space
dedicated to the Best Sustainable Development Practices selected from the Feeding Knowledge
programme described in Chapter 8;
• Future Food District – made up of two 2,500 m2
exhibition pavilions and of a 4,500 m2
public
square, will present possible scenarios for the extensive application of new technologies at each
stage of the food chain through an extremely interactive itinerary; the Visitor will be able to expe-
rience what buying in the supermarket of the future and cooking the purchased food in the hy-
per-technological kitchens will be like;
• Biodiversity Park – the Park will be a large area (14,000 m2
) dedicated to agro-biodiversity - that is
to say, the diversity of agro-industrial systems - through a system of greenhouses, open spaces and
cultivated spaces through which the Visitor will be able to discover a multitude of plants, crops,
orchards, gardens, installations, digital interactions, applications, games and performances;
• Children’s Park – a space wholly dedicated to the Exposition’s younger Visitors and their families, who
will be able to explore the complex themes of life and sustainability through various activities which are
both educational and fun and which use different stimuli (physical, sensory, relational and cultural).
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The Thematic Area Art & Foods, instead, will be held at the Triennale di Milano for the whole duration
of the Exposition, contributing to strengthening the city’s bond with the Event: it is an exhibition
dedicated to the iconography of food, drink and good companionship, which presents food as the
object of the works by artists from all over the world.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a display of items connected to cooking, nutrition and
conviviality which have changed man’s daily life.
Lastly, the Site is bordered by one of the Expo’s hallmark projects: a Canal 4.5 km in length and about
4.5 m wide at its narrowest, with a total area of some 90,000 m2
. The water for the Canal, which will be
Figure 3.2 – The Site Plan
WAREHOUSE
EXPOOFFICES
VOLUNTEER
THEMATIC AREAS EVENT AREAS SERVICE AREAS
OFFICIAL PARTICIPANTS
SELF BUILT LOTS
OFFICIAL PARTICIPANTS
CLUSTERSLEGENDA:
MEDIA
CENTRE
ZERO PAVILLION
RICE COCOA
CIVIL SO
CIETY
CHILDRENPARK
CAFÉ
FRUIT &
LEGUMES
SPICES
CONFERENCE
CENTRE
AUDITORIUM
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PADIGLIONE ITALIACORPORATE CIVIL SOCIETY
OPEN-AIR THEATRE
CEREALS&
TUBERS
MEDITERRANEAN
HILL
SLOW
FOOD
PALAZZO
ITALIA
LAKE ARENA
ISLANDS
ARID ZONES
BIODIVERSITY PARK
BIO
MEDITERRANEUM
ARTS & FOODS
TRIENNALE DI MILANO
FUTURE FOOD
DISTRICT
between 30 cm and 70 cm deep, will come directly from the Villoresi Canal, an existing canal which
crosses the territory north of Milan.
The making of the new canal is part of the activities for the development of the Waterways project, to
which the next paragraph is dedicated.
The state of progress of the essential works for which Expo 2015 is responsible, is regularly updated
on the pages of the Open Expo website dedicated to the works under way (http://dati.openexpo2015.
it/chart/lavori.html).
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3.3.2 WATERWAYS PROJECT
The programme of interventions of the Waterways Project, which was approved on 13 February 2012
by the Board of Directors of Expo 2015 and ratified by Regional Government Decree No. IX/3255 by
the Executive of the Lombardy Region on 4 April 2012, is divided into four thematic categories:
1. interventions essential for the functioning of the Exposition Site
• redevelopment of the Principal Villoresi Canal (Groane Tract and Monza Tract);
• construction of the Secondary Waterway Canal for Expo 2015:
- Northern Waterway (Via d’Acqua nord), from the Villoresi to the Site and correlated cycleway link,
- Southern Waterway (Via d’Acqua Sud) from the Site to the Naviglio Grande (Milan’s main
historic canal);
2. Regional waterway network:
• re-qualification and making safe of the Guisa River valley;
• realisation of the Green - Blue Ring (Milan – Lake Maggiore);
3. Expo Park:
• creation of a pedestrian and bicycle ridge way (Naviglio Grande/S. Cristoforo – Expo Site/Fair
cycle link and signalling system and Cascina Merlata – Expo Site link);
• re-qualification of the Darsena and Naviglio Grande (recovery of the Darsena and of the Naviglio
Grande: banks, parapets and northern tow path);
4. landscape and rural system:
• interventions of agri-environmental recovery and recovery of elements of the rural landscape.
During the implementation phase, the interventions were then aggregated and/or divided for an easier
and more coordinated implementation. The Figure below offers a concise description of the various
projects/contracts.
The programme of interventions of the Waterways Project, as described in the previous edition of the
Sustainability Report, is the result of a long debate with the authorities responsible for the management
of the territory.
Access to the Exposition Site
One of Expo 2015’s objectives is that of ensuring a visiting experience accessible and enjoyable by
everyone,respectingthevaluesofwelcomingandpluralism,fundamentalforthesuccessfuloutcome
of the Event. For this purpose, the Company has created a programme aimed at coordinating all the
interventions which will be implemented for ensuring the greatest possible access to the Exposition
Site, visits, contents and communication enjoyable by everyone, a good quality welcome as well as
good quality services for the general public, including people with disabilities and those with other
specific needs (elderly people, people with health problems or with food intolerances, pregnant
women, families with small children etc.).
These actions will be carried out in tune with the principle according to which each Visitor - with his
specific needs deriving from personal and health conditions – has the right to access the Site and
enjoy the visiting experiences offered by the Event in a complete and fully autonomous manner.
During the implementation of the interventions, the Company will promote, on one hand, the
involvement of and discussions with the most representative disabled people’s organisations and,
on the other hand, with public and private subjects which are competent in the fields of accessibility
and usability of the territory and of services to citizens.
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Figure 3.3 – The waterways project
Waterways
Project
Navigli and historic
waterways
Green-Blue ring
Figure 3.4 – Waterways works underway - Construction Sites on the Villoresi Canal
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Already in 2007, in the Candidate’s Dossier, the importance of water as a primary element for nutrition
was being considered, suggesting the Canal which surrounds and marks out the Exposition Site and a
Waterway Project.
Thus in 2009, within the Tavolo Lombardia (Lombardy Panel), a specific round table with the authorities
concerned was set up, with the aim of examining the various pursuable design options. The common
indications and objectives which emerged from the table are listed hereunder:
• the functional correlation between the Site canal and the Waterways,
• the guidelines for the reorganisation/(permanent) improvement of the irrigation network’s efficiency,
• the environmental and landscape re-qualification of the green and agricultural areas west of Milan.
On the basis of these indications, between 2009 and 2010, the Feasibility Study for an irrigation link
between the Villoresi Canal and the Naviglio Grande was conducted, with the aim of guaranteeing:
• the hydraulic functioning of the Exposition Site (irrigation of the canals within the Site, supplying of
cooling systems in temporary buildings, collection of phyto-purified rainwater);
Valorisation of the rural landascape
The project of valorisation of the landscape and of the rural system is part of the Waterways project,
as a complementary action to the other interventions envisaged by the project in the western part
of Milan. The intervention area goes from the Villoresi Canal north of Milan to the Naviglio Pavese
south of Milan.
The project is aimed at promoting and valorising the rural landscapes more directly correlated to the
urban system and to the route of the canal and of the dorsal pedestrian/cycle path of the Waterway.
The main planned interventions are:
-- the reconnection and organisation of routes/itineraries through the rural landscape;
-- the implementation of works aimed at recovering and valorising areas and property connected
to or bordering on the above-mentioned routes with the aim of promoting the itineraries and
landscapes covered.
The chosen routes extend for approximately 50 km altogether, almost entirely on already existing
routes which are public property, or on routes used by the general public, and they define various
itineraries/circuits relating to 4 distinct territorial contexts:
1. Groane – the northern sector which includes the landscape of the plain between the Villoresi
Canal and the southern border of the Parco delle Groane;
2. 5 Municipalities – the western sector relating to the cereal-growing plain of the strip containing
karst springs in the part directly correlated with the park proposal of the 5 Municipalities;
3. Muggiano – the western sector relating to the cereal-growing plain of the strip containing the
springs in the part directly correlated with the surroundings of Muggiano;
4. Rice fields - the southern sector which includes the low irrigated rice plain between the Naviglio
Grande and the Naviglio Pavese. Light equipment will be placed along the routes (such as, for ex-
ample, benches and/or seats, fences, notice boards with educational/informative panels, vertical
signalling systems etc). In the rural territories covered, numerous elements belonging to the local
landscape are recovered and recomposed: springs and waterways, wooded areas, hedges and
plant rows, hydraulic structures and other assets of historical interest. Finally, the creation of small
rest areas and of some receptive points for the purpose of facilitating the enjoyment of the rural
context is envisaged, along with the highlighting of the points of access from the built-up areas.
The project has been defined and is carried out through ERSAF in strict agreement with the local
authorities involved, which have signed in that respect a memorandum of understanding.
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Table 3.1 – State of progress of the Project as of October 2014.
State of progress of the Project as of October 2014
Project/Contracts State of progress Start of the works
1 Villoresi Canal - Groane Tract works underway 06/2013
2 Villoresi Canal – Monza Tract works underway 06/2013
3 Northern Waterway works underway 07/2013
4 Southern Waterway
works partly underway and partly
suspended pending approval of
alternative route
08/2013
5
Southern waterway – Urban
Testata
works underway 02/2014
6 Darsena Re-qualification works underway 08/2013
7 Blue-Green Ring works underway 09/2014
8 Guisa re-qualification works underway 08/2014
9 Rural Landscape
works partly underway and partly
being planned
04/2014
• a greater water supply for the irrigation system in the agricultural areas west and especially south of
Milan; keeping the water balance unaltered, that is to say, without any further withdrawal of water
from the Ticino river.
The project, described in the Registration Dossier presented to the BIE in 2010, is better articulated and
defined in its various components in the programme of interventions approved on 13 February 2012 by the
Board of Directors of Expo 2015 and ratified by the Regional Council with Regional Government Decree
No. IX/3255 dated 4 April 2012.
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The Southern Waterway project has been subject to numerous protests by spontaneous local
committees both in relation to the inconveniences caused by the works and to the work itself.
Therefore it seems useful to devote a box to the “Southern Waterway” case, describing the approval
process as well as the events which have led to the modification of the original project.
The identification of the route of the Southern Waterway (from the Exposition Site to the Naviglio
Grande) has taken place as a result of two feasibility studies commissioned by Expo 2015:
1. the first study was carried out by Studio Paoletti in 2010 within the broader context of the hydrau-
lic feasibility of the Exposition Site;
2. the second study was conducted in 2011 by the ET Villoresi Consortium, which, once the au-
thorities involved had been consulted beforehand (in particular AIPO, Lombardy region and Milan
City Council), revised the route hypotheses contained in the previous study for the purpose of
identifying a route which would be more easily realised, with the possibility of faster emptying in
case of an emergency, and greater flexibility in terms of supply.
The project, developed in close collaboration with the bodies involved, was subjected to two
verification and approval steps during the Services Conference:
1. the preliminary project of the entire “Waterways Canal – Secondary Villoresi Canal” (including the
northern tract as well) - approved on 6 July 2012 – which defined the route and the typological
characteristics of the new irrigation canal in its various tracts;
2. the final project of the Southern Waterway – Canal and the Darsena – Expo/Fair link, (which
includes the canal for the return of irrigation water to the Naviglio [the so-called Southern Wa-
terway]), the organisation of the bordering areas, the Darsena – Expo/Fair bicycle link, and the
organisation of the banks of the Grande Naviglio in Milan) – approved on 8 January 2013.
The approved final project is therefore an integrated project which combines the implementation of the
planned irrigation reorganisation with the opportunities of requalification and valorisation of the green
and agricultural areas west of the city and of the banks/towpath of the Naviglio in Milan; long tracts of the
canal with grassy banks, water displays, pedestrian/bicycle paths, recovery of abandoned areas, furniture,
green connections and the full return of the towpath of the Naviglio to the system of urban public spaces,
including the construction of new pedestrian bridges. The irrigation canal and the pedestrian/bicycle link
between the Site and the Naviglio Grande cross the Parco Pertini, Parco Trenno and the Parco delle Cave.
According to the original planning, the works, which were begun at the end of August 2013, were intended
to be complete by April 2015; nevertheless the construction site set up for the Southern Waterway, starting
in November/December 2013, led to protests from local citizens, worried about the impact that the
planned works and their implementation could have on the city’s above-mentioned parks.
Southern Waterway
Figure 3.5 – Waterways works underway - Darsena Construction Site
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More specifically, when the works were about to start, a series of demonstrations by a few autonomously
established committees began; such demonstrations forced the site managers, after being notified by
the contractors, and following specific on-site inspections in the various areas concerned, to suspend the
works for lack of the necessary safety conditions owing to the presence of the demonstrators. In order to
assess the reasons for the citizens’ protests and identify possible common solutions, in December 2013, the
Municipality of Milan activated a negotiating table with the representatives of the demonstrators which led
to several meetings being held between Palazzo Marino and various structures of Expo 2015. Nevertheless,
despiteallthosemeetings,itwasnotpossibletoreachanagreementwhichsatisfiedeveryoneand,asaresult
of that, the Delegated Commissioners presented to the Sole Commissioner of Expo 2015 the opportunity
to re-examine the project. In particular, 5 alternatives to the original project were taken into consideration:
1. not to realise the work;
2. to define an alternative route west of the city along the Olona Diverter;
3. to divert the Waterway slightly south of the Exposition Site within the Olona river;
4. to define alternative implementation techniques which would have a smaller environmental im-
pact within the city’s parks Pertini and Trenno;
5. to improve the integration of the work within the projects for the reorganisation of the Parco delle Cave.
The first three alternatives were discarded because the work must be realised anyway, both for the use
which will be made of it in relation to the Exposition Site and especially for the important irrigation purposes
itwillbeabletoaccomplishpermanentlyforthebenefitoftheagriculturalareassouthofMilan;furthermore,
the second alternative, already taken into consideration by the Feasibility Study, involves a more complex
and onerous realisation compared to the original route, while the third one would entail an unacceptable
increased risk of flooding. Consequently, the choice fell on the identification of alternative implementation
techniques which guarantee a minimum environmental impact, if not its complete elimination, on the city’s
parks Pertini and Trenno: more precisely, the canal will remain completely filled in and will be completed
adopting a micro tunnelling technique, thus confining surface excavations to only a few specific cases.
As for the Parco delle Cave, the design alteration involves on one side the introduction into the
project of some landscape reorganisation interventions surrounding the area, for the purpose of
improving the integration of the canal with the plans for the reorganisation of the western area of
the park, and on the other side – on the eastern side - a few interventions for the re-qualification of
the existing waterway network and the improvement of its supply conditions through the withdrawal
of modest quantities of irrigation water from the Waterway canal, for the purpose of protecting and
enhancing the high ecological and landscape value of the western sector of the park.
On 7 May 2014 the Board of Directors of Expo 2015 approved the proposal for the revision of the
project of the southern tract of the Waterways.
On October 2014 the project revision has been submitted to Public Bodies (services conference) in
order to get their approval.
Figure 3.6 – Waterways works underway - Northern Waterway Construction Site
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Figure 3.7b – Variations executive project – burial channel along Trenno Park
Figure 3.7a – Variations executive project – burial channel along Pertini Park
ORIGINAL PROJECT VARIATIONS
ORIGINAL PROJECT VARIATIONS
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3.4 SITE AND LOCAL COMMUNICATION
Expo 2015 devotes special attention to communicating with the citizens living in the areas surrounding
the Exposition Site in order to inform them about the progress of the works.
An initial communication campaign was launched at the end of 2102 for the purpose of informing
all commuters about the changes to the road network with informative posters, flyers, publications
in the local media and notices on the pages of the websites of the Municipalities involved. In 2013
this campaign was repeated and a dedicated website (http://www.expocantiere.expo2015org/) was
created in order to provide prompt information on the progress of the works on the Exposition Site
and an update on the various changes to the local road network.
Furthermore, Expo 2015 launched, in coordination with Ferrovie dello Stato, (Italian State Railways), an
information campaign about the changes to the Rho/Fiera railway station, with consequent moving
of the pedestrian exits and of the car parks, which are used a lot by commuters living in Rho, Arese,
Baranzate and Bollate.
Communication with the citizens of the Municipalities surrounding the works of the Exposition Site
has not only taken into account the inconveniences connected to traffic and to the changes to road
traffic - which are limited anyway - but also the opportunities for the valorisation of the territory,
of its socio-economic fabric, of young people and of students. Indeed, Expo 2015 has participated,
with its representatives, in numerous meetings at the schools in Rho, at the Comitato Risorgimento
(Risorgimento Committee), which assembles the enterprises of the hamlet of Mazzo di Rho bordering
on the construction site area, and at Distretto 33, which assembles the institutional representatives of
the Municipalities which are located on the axis of the Sempione State Highway.
The institutional videos to illustrate Expo Milano 2015 were presented on all the occasions of aggregation
in the Municipality of Rho (Rho Fair, White Night, festivals), while explanatory totems made available by
the Company to all the Municipalities have marked all public ceremonies.
Expo 2015 has also contributed to the event “2 weeks in SuperMilano” in 2014, with a calendar of
100 cultural events, guided tours and food and wine events, reaching 20 Municipalities in the area
surrounding the Exposition Site and involving more than 200,000 visitors, as well as a numerous
groups of volunteers from 16 school institutes in the area.
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3.5 ITALIAN PAVILION
Italy’s participation in the Universal exposition as the organising Country is a unique opportunity
to present to the world the richness of Italy’s culture and identity in the field of food, to promote
the excellences of its food supply chain and to valorise its ability to offer innovative production
solutions and technological solutions in order to face the issues and the themes of food
sustainability: and so Italy, besides being the hosting Country for the Universal Exposition Expo
Milano 2015, will also build its own expository pavilion as a Participating country.
The Italian pavilion is located along the Cardo. It includes Palazzo Italia, designed as a permanent
building and thus destined to remain even after the end of the Event, and a series of temporary
buildings designed to house the equipment and facilities of the Italian Regions, as well as the
exhibition spaces and thematic squares assigned to the Sponsors.
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The architectural project
Sixty-eight groups of Italian and foreign designers participated in the tender held in 2012 for the
selection of the architectural project for the Italian pavilion.
In April 2013, the Nemesi&Partners project, realised with Proger and BMS Progetti for the engineering
part concerning the structures and facilities, was proclaimed as the winner.
The Palazzo Italia extends over approximately 13,000 m2
, on 6 levels above ground, while the
temporary buildings of the Cardo cover approximately 10,700 m2
, on 3 levels above ground; the
project is characterised by an experimental approach centred on technological innovation and
sustainability, able to valorise the know-how of the Italian companies involved and to contribute
to making the Italian pavilion the symbol of the excellence of Made in Italy.
The building, which takes inspiration from an urban forest, features an external cladding realised
as a branched outer “skin” which is reminiscent of the icon of the Tree of Life: indeed, the
architectural volumes have massive supports on the ground feigning big roots which plunge
deep into the ground, to then extend upwards, widening and opening up like a mesh of branches
and foliage through large glass surfaces.
In the centre of the Palazzo Italia is a large inner square - the place where the exhibition
itinerary starts - surrounded by four blocks which will respectively house the expository area,
the auditorium-events area, the representative offices area and the conference-meeting rooms
area; furthermore, from the internal square, a stairway unfolding upwards connects all the levels
of the pavilion longitudinally.
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As for the temporary buildings along the Cardo, the project takes inspiration from the Italian Village
idea, through the realisation of small structures juxtaposed to small squares, terraces and porticoes.
The Cardo buildings will represent the Italian territory and in particular that of the Italian regions, which
will use those structures as their expository and representation area.
Opposite the Palazzo Italia, along the Cardo North, institutional and expository spaces, along with
representation spaces, have been reserved for the European Union pavilion, highlighting in a symbolic
manner the close relationship between Italy and Europe.
The Palazzo Italia was designed with sustainability in mind, and was conceived as a building which will
use almost zero energy also thanks to the contribution of the photovoltaic glass panel roofing and
to the photo-catalytic properties of the new cement used for the outer surface. The entire 9,000 m2
external surface of Palazzo Italia will consist of 900 panels made from an innovative cement which is
able, in direct sunlight, to “capture” some pollutants present in the air, converting them into inert salts,
thus helping to purify the atmosphere from smog. Furthermore, the mortar is made from 80% recycled
aggregates, part of which consist of scraps from the cutting of Carrara marble, and therefore provide
a superior brilliance compared to traditional white cements. The “dynamic” component is a specific
characteristic of the new material, whose particular fluidity allows the creation of complex shapes
like those which characterise the panels of Palazzo Italia. Therefore it is a material which shows the
potential of sustainable innovation, able to reduce the environmental impact of a raw material and at
the same time to improve its quality and performance.
Finally, the covering of Palazzo Italia consists of a “sail vault“ made of photovoltaic glass which will
contribute to generating the energy necessary to illuminate the building.
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The involvement of Stakeholders
The promotion of Italian culture and of Made in Italy excellences, not only in the food sector but also in
the field of technological innovation applied to food production and to the sustainability of the supply
chain, cannot happen without the involvement of Italy’s leading Stakeholders: the Ministries, the territorial
bodies (Regions, Provinces and Municipalities) - which have strong cultural and culinary identities and
traditions - businesses, the associations promoting cultural events (music, literary, film events etc.)
connected to the Theme, Schools, Universities and the entire Italian educational system, the media and
the information world, and more generally the whole population.
From the institutional point of view, the Italian pavilion is a Partner of the Ministry of Economy and
Finance, the Lombardy Region, the Province and the Milan City Council.
Each Region will have at its disposal an expository space within the pavilion, in rotation, in order to showcase
its typical products, culinary traditions, recipes etc. At the same time the Regions are also encouraged
to develop thematic itineraries connected to the Exposition within their own territory for the purpose of
promoting tourism in the whole Country.
The Italian pavilion, together with Expo 2015 Company, has also signed the agreement with ANCI
(National Association of Italian Municipalities) for the promotion of the Universal Exposition in all the
Italian Municipalities thanks to the ANCIperExpo (ANCIforExpo) Road Show (see Chapter 2).
As for the promotion of Italian production activities and the showcase of excellences Made in Italy, the
Italian pavilion, besides being a Partner of the Milan Chamber of Commerce, is holding a series of public
tenders aimed at selecting concessionaires for the management of areas dedicated to the display and
marketing of some typical national products such as, for instance, pizza and pasta, coffee, salami (cold
cuts), milk, beer etc.
Special attention has then been paid to wine: a pavilion completely dedicated to Italian wines called
“A Taste of Italy” will rise along the Cardo, where it will be possible to taste different types of wine,
discovering at the same time the history and secrets of Italian wine production.
Finally, as far the involvement of Civil Society and of the Italian population is concerned, the Italian
pavilion is a Partner of the Milan Foundation for Expo 2015: an organisation which wants to commit itself
to development cooperation projects which draw upon the best competences of Italian companies
and all the way down to direct involvement - when that is required by a project - and which offer
emerging Countries solutions of real sustainability with lasting benefits.
Finally, the Italian pavilion has realised numerous initiatives:
• the opening of two competitions within the project We Women for Expo (see Chapter 8): the
first competition awards the best start ups promoted by women entrepreneurs; the second one,
instead, awards associations, foundations, small and medium-sized enterprises and non-profit or-
ganisations for the purpose of selecting projects already carried out which have produced positive,
tangible and demonstrable changes in women’s quality of life;
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• the granting of non-onerous patronages to cultural and food and wine events connected to the
Italian tradition and to the Theme and organised all over Italy;
• the organisation of the Panorama Tour, in collaboration with the weekly magazine Panorama,
aimed at presenting small Italy as the real human capital for development. It has promoted round
tables, meetings with political personalities, professors from universities and entrepreneurs in 10
cities: Reggio Calabria, Lecce, Ancona, Parma, Verona, Verbania, Brescia, Viterbo, Catania and
Salerno;
• the Vivaio Scuole project (School Nursery Ground Project): expository space within the Ital-
ian pavilion where students and teachers will be able to present to their peers as well as to
Visitors the most important didactic projects developed within the context of various edu-
cational itineraries and/or competitions such as, for example, those held by MIUR (Ministry
of Education, University and Research) and by the Regional School Office for Lombardy, the
competitions Together in Expo and PoliculturaExpo (see Chapter 8), but also projects pre-
sented by European schools and other Countries;
• the musical competitions Opera Expo, promoted by the AsLiCo association (Associazione
Lirica e Concertistica Italiana [Italian Opera and Concert Association]) to raise awareness of
opera in schools, and Nutrire la Musica (Feeding Music), in which 50 composers will perform
works inspired by the Theme within the pavilion during the semester;
• the Vivaio Web Magazine: an online magazine with articles by teachers and students about
the Theme.
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The Concept of the Italian pavilion
Vivaio Italia (Nursery Italy) is the concept of the Italian pavilion: the idea is that of exploiting Expo
Milano 2015 to relaunch Italy’s image in the world, showing the excellence of goods Made in
Italy and laying the foundation for the future, offering a fertile ground for the blooming of new
ideas, young talents and innovative projects.
The symbol of Vivaio Italia is represented by the Tree of Life meant as an expression of primigenial
nature and as the “mother” of all living things.
The Vivaio Italia concept was at the heart of the tender for the selection of the architectural
project for the Italian pavilion. In particular, participants were requested to bear in mind certain
key elements for the project which are considered closely connected to the concept and
indispensable to interpret it from an architectural perspective:
1. Transparency;
2. Energy;
3. Water;
4. Nature;
5. Technology.
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3.6 EXPO VILLAGE
As always happens in Universal Expositions,
the organiser commits itself to providing
accommodation for the members of the
Participants’ delegations in the proximity of the
exposition area.
For this purpose, Expo 2015 signed a lease
for the residential complex made up of seven
tower buildings in the northern part of the
new quarter “Cascina Merlata”, currently under
construction. These buildings have been
designed paying special attention to the issues
of environmental sustainability, in order to
minimise environmental impact and to optimise
energy consumption.
The residential complex, called “Expo Village”, is located only 500 m from the Exposition Site and is
connected to it by a pedestrian bridge built for the purpose. The bridge allows fast and easy access to
the Site. Altogether, the residential units will host approximately 1,500 people.
TheExpoVillageismadeupofdifferent-sizedapartments(one-roomapartments,two-roomapartments,
three-room apartments and four-room apartments) which the Company lets to the Participants for the
period going from 1 March 2015 to 31 December 2015, along with the supply of various accessory
services, such as, for example, cleaning, maintenance, doorman service, health assistance, Wi-Fi etc.
Further living facilitations for the members of the Participant’s delegations (approximately 1,000 beds)
will be guaranteed thanks to special rate agreements signed with the hotels in the area and to specific
agreements with Milan’s universities for the younger guests.
3.7 DIGITAL SMART CITY AND TECHNOLOGY
The design and realisation of the Exposition Site took into serious consideration the opportunities
offered by the use of “intelligent” information technologies, which are able to make the exposition area
a “Digital Smart City”, thus guaranteeing that the Participants and Visitors will have a series of innovative
services aimed at enhancing the Visitor experience and the Site’s functionality, and destined to remain
as one the legacies of the Event.
Consequently, the company Expo 2015 has developed – with the essential contribution of the Partners
operating in the infrastructure sector and in the Information Technology sector – three support
platforms for Participants and Visitors:
1 the first platform is Smart City, based on five layers (see Figure 3.8) of infrastructures designed in
an integrated manner and equipped with digital smart technologies and technological services
in the contexts of energy, technological infrastructures, security systems (for example, video sur-
veillance, access control), edutainment (that is to say, support services for the Event connected to
entertainment) and of more traditional services for the Visitor (for example, cashless payments).
2. the second platform is Ecosystem Expo, also called E015. It is a digital cooperation environment for
the development of integrated software applications. The initiative was born from the collaboration
between Expo 2015 Company and Confindustria (Italian Employers’ Federation), Assolombarda,
