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SAPORE Trade Expo: a Tasting Experience

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The next event in our hectic February agenda is SAPORE Tasting Experience (at Rimini Fiera from 25th to 28th February) is more than a trade expo. It is the event dedicated to all those wanting to know the future of … Continue reading

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ECOFFEE by DESITA in the 2011 Sodalitas Libro d’Oro della Responsabilità Sociale d’Impresa – ninth edition

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The Sodalitas Social Award every year prizes the most significant social responsibility initiatives implemented in Italy either by large, medium and small companies operating in any branch of activity, or by business associations, by industrial districts and by government agencies. … Continue reading

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Sustainability in Italy: what big retail players are doing.

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Italians are virtuous, with a constantly growing attention towards the environment among young people. This is the picture that emerges from the research about Italian Sustainability and emerging lifestyles: 2,500 interviews, a sample of the Italian population aged between 15 … Continue reading

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Italians and sustainability in the retail business: the buzz is online!

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Italians speak about sustainability online.This is the result of a recent survey led by Blogmeter from October 1st, 2010 to January 31st, 2011 recording approximately more than 9 thousand post about environmental sustainability related to the major retail chains. Social media proved to be the ideal … Continue reading

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McDonald’s opens its first green restaurant in Italy

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Ho.Re.Ca and sustainability: in Italy there are still people who do not like to match these two words or that asserts that “the time has not yet come,” and this is the great challenge we are – successfully - addressing  with ECOFFEE. We strongly … Continue reading

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Vinitaly opens its doors with interesting data

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Vinitaly focus on export and on the Italian market decline. How to seize the new opportunities coming from abroad, particularly from Asian markets, and how to support the internal Italian market are the two main themes of the 2011 Vinitaly, … Continue reading

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Italian consumers love sustainable products but need better product information.

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One of the findings of the “For a Sustainable Supply Chain: business and consumers point of view” survey conducted by the GfK Eurisko and promoted by the Sodalitas Foundation,  the product/service sustainability is ranked fourth among the criterias used by consumers when choosing, but if better … Continue reading

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Biometrics and retail marketing: the future is now

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Biometrics, methods for uniquely recognizing humans based upon one or more intrinsic physical or behavioural traits, is very important when evaluating the efficacy of a retail store design or display and assessing counter actions to make the retail environment more … Continue reading

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M’Illumino di meno: awakening Italy to sustainability

Today is the M’Illumino di Meno 2011 day organized by Italian Rai2 Caterpillar radio program. The campaign aims to the awaken public attention toward the energy issues by inviting people, companies and public structures (schools and municipalities) to reduce the waste of energy during this day. Many companies … Continue reading

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The Green Key arrives in Italy, for more sustainable hospitality infrastructures

The Green Key is a Danish eco-label for all tourist accommodations (hotels, campsites, hostels, farmhouses, cottages and bed & breakfast) interested in reducing their environmental impact in the area .The hospitality structure that is interested in receiving the Green Key … Continue reading

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