Colloquium Platform Biodiversity South Tyrol - Cambiamenti climatici in montagna: i torrenti alpini tra fragilità e resistenza
2025-04-09 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/Rome) | Museum of Nature South Tyrol, Via Bottai, Bindergasse 1, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
I cambiamenti climatici si manifestano con particolare evidenza in alta quota, dove il ritiro dei ghiacciai e la degradazione del permafrost (terreno con temperature costantemente al di sotto degli 0°C) hanno importanti conseguenze anche sulla disponibilità di acqua e sulla qualità chimica, fisica ed ecologica di laghi e torrenti. Con uno sguardo al contesto globale e un focus locale sulla Val Venosta, vedremo come la degradazione della criosfera alpina stia comportando una riduzione della qualità delle acque. Stiamo assistendo infatti a un incremento delle concentrazioni di metalli pesanti come Nichel e Uranio nei fiumi alpini, con effetti anche cromatici che si manifestano come concrezioni biancastre che ricoprono il letto dei torrenti. Gi effetti si propagano anche a fondovalle, laddove concentrazioni al di sopra dei limiti di qualità ambientale si rilevano ormai anche nel fiume Adige. Oltre al deterioramento della qualità chimica delle acque, un’altra minaccia per gli ecosistemi acquatici è l’aumento delle temperature e la scomparsa degli habitat freddi come i torrenti alimentati dai ghiacciai. In questo contesto, certe forme del paesaggio post-glaciale conferiscono alle zone di alta quota una certa resistenza idrologica, alimentando laghi e torrenti. Da alcune di queste forme, composte di frammenti rocciosi e spesso contenenti ghiaccio nascosto, sgorgano sorgenti particolarmente fredde che ospitano specie di microbi e invertebrati a rischio di estinzione. La conservazione di questi gelidi rifugi è fondamentale per affrontare la crisi climatica, che si aggiunge ai forti impatti locali di sovrasfruttamento ambientale moltiplicandone sinergicamente gli effetti ecologici.
Stefano Brighenti è ricercatore in idroecologia alpina. Da una decina di anni si occupa degli effetti ecologici e idrologici dei cambiamenti climatici in alta quota. Ha pubblicato studi sull’ecologia dei torrenti alpini della Val Venosta, sull’importanza idrologica dei ghiacciai e del permafrost e sulla qualità chimica delle acque alpine. Ha coordinato lavori globali sulla resistenza climatica delle montagne e sulla qualità chimica dei torrenti influenzati da permafrost.
Conferenza in collaborazione con EURAC e Piattaforma biodiveristà Alto Adige.
Event website: Calendario eventi – Naturmuseum Südtirol

Transparency and Real Effects of Banks’ Climate Stress Tests
2025-04-10 12:00 - 13:00 | UNIBZ – Room BZ E3.22 & Online, Universitätsplatz 1 - piazza Università, 1, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
The seminar, led by Gerrit von Zedlitz-Neukirch, will explore how climate stress tests impact banks’ disclosure and lending policies, especially under ESG pressure.
The recent series of bottom-up climate stress tests constituted a new intervention into banks’ internal production of climate risk information. We examine whether this intervention leads to changes in disclosures and lending. We find that stress-tested banks expand their climate risk disclosures around the climate stress tests especially if they had high ex-ante commitments to ESG disclosures and high climate risk exposures. This increased climate risk transparency is accompanied by notable changes in lending behavior. Specifically, high-risk borrowers of banks with a stronger change in commitment receive lower bank financing and adjust their operations. Overall, these findings suggest that climate stress tests can commit banks to integrating climate risks into their financial risk management while also influencing the real economy. However, these effects seem to be confined to banks under ESG market pressure, indicating that market discipline complements such soft forms of transparency interventions in driving climate risk integration.
Registration (for Online participation): Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Event website: Transparency and Real Effects of Banks’ Climate Stress Tests / Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Laboratorio “Alberi e agricoltura in città”
2025-04-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Museum of Nature South Tyrol, Via Bottai, Bindergasse 1, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
Alberi in città: Elementi fondamentali di sostenibilità ambientale e di valorizzazione delle alee urbane.

Tavola rotonda con Hilary Solly, antropologa sociale, esperta di orti comunitari e interculturali (ex gestrice dell’Orto Semirurali dell’Associazione Donne Nissà)
Argante Brancalion, Reinhard Dallinger, Klaus Griesser (Regreen Rentsch)
Lingua: italiano
Registrazione: Naturmuseum Südtirol – Kalender
Sito dell’evento: Veranstaltungskalender – Naturmuseum Südtirol

Accessible tourism: insights from a social sustainable perspective
2025-04-16 11:00 - 12:30 | UNIBZ Bruneck – Room BK A1.02 & Online, Piazzetta dell'Università, 1 - Universitätsplatz 1, Brunico/Bruneck, South Tyrol, 39031, Italy
Research seminar of the Cluster Tourism, Marketing and Regional Development. Speaker: Joachim Nigg – Universität Innsbruck
Examining Accessible Tourism: Assessing on identities and leisure constraints for social sustainability
Abstract: Building on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Sustainable Development Goals highlight the urge for social inclusion in manifold respects. The fact that the social component of sustainable development is still broadly neglected in economy, however, contributes to the ongoing social exclusion of people with disability. To foster their inclusion in leisure and travelling, the accessible tourism approach describes collaborative processes towards thorough travel experiences along entire tourism value chains. Whereas existing literature underpins this urge for stakeholder collaboration, research on identities related to it is scarce. Via a series of investigations the urge for collaborative identities where all stakeholders share a common sense for the project target is pivotal for fostering social sustainability transformations in tourism. Besides manifold managerial implications, specialties in working with people with disability in science are highlighted.
Language: English
Registration (for online attendance): Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Event website: Accessible tourism: insights from a social sustainable perspective / Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Innovative Lösungen für eine nachhaltige Kreislaufwirtschaft - Soluzioni innovative per un’economia circolare sostenibile
2025-04-17 10:00 - 11:30 | Online Event
In unserem Webinar erfahren Sie, wie die faszinierende Schwarze Soldatenfliege (Hermetia illucens) die Nahrungsmittelproduktion revolutionieren kann und Sie als Unternehmer diese wertvolle Ressource ökologisch und ökonomisch nützen können. Zudem laden wir Sie im Rahmen unseres Projektes zur Entwicklung der Kreislaufwirtschaft „Interreg Alpine Space CEFoodCycle“ zu einer zweitägigen Studienreise ein (6.-7.05.2025). Wir werden ein Werk besichtigen, in dem organische Abfälle durch die Schwarze Soldatenfliege verarbeitet werden, um daraus proteinreiche Tiernahrung zu gewinnen. Die Schwarze Soldatenfliege ist ein wahres Kraftpaket. Sie wird in der Kreislaufwirtschaft eine Schlüsselrolle einnehmen und ist aus der Zukunft einer nachhaltigen Nahrungs- und Futtermittelproduktion nicht mehr wegzudenken. Die Larven der Soldatenfliege verwandeln organische Abfälle in hochwertige Proteine und Fette, die dann frisch, getrocknet oder gemahlen als Zusatz in der Nutztier- und Pet-Food-Industrie sowie in der Aquakultur verwendet werden können. Die positiven Eigenschaften dieser Biomasse sind mittlerweile vielfach nachgewiesen. Dazu kommt, dass Exkremente und Rückstände aus der Larvenzucht, auch „Frass“ genannt, reich an Chitin sind und sich hervorragend als organischer Dünger eignen. In Deutschland wurden damit bereits erstaunliche Ergebnisse erzielt und auch in Südtirol beginnen im ersten Quartal dieses Jahres die ersten Testreihen.
Zielgruppe: Unternehmer:innen allgemein, Landwirte und Landwirtinnen, verschiedene Institutionen, und Forschungseinrichtungen, Interessierte
Das Webinar ist kostenlos
Anmeldung (bis 9. April): CEFoodCycle: Webinar Schwarze Soldatenfliege (DE)
Programm: PowerPoint Presentation
Event website: Innovative Lösungen für eine nachhaltige Kreislaufwirtschaft | IDM Südtirol
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Nel nostro webinar imparerete come l’affascinante mosca soldato nera (Hermetia illucens) possa rivoluzionare la produzione di generi alimentari e come voi imprenditori possiate sfruttare questa risorsa preziosa sul piano economico ed ecologico. Inoltre, nell’ambito del nostro progetto relativo allo sviluppo dell’economia circolare “Interreg Alpine Space CEFoodCycle” vi invitiamo a un viaggio di studio di due giorni (06-07.05.2025), in cui visiteremo uno stabilimento per la trasformazione di rifiuti organici in mangimi ricchi di proteine con l’aiuto della mosca soldato nera. La mosca soldato nera è un’autentica forza della natura: essa assumerà un ruolo cruciale nell’economia circolare e in futuro sarà imprescindibile per la produzione sostenibile di alimenti e mangimi. Le larve di questo insetto convertono i rifiuti organici in proteine e grassi di alta qualità che, freschi, secchi o macinati, possono essere utilizzati come additivo nell’industria dei mangimi per animali d’allevamento e domestici, nonché nell’acquacoltura. Le caratteristiche positive di questa biomassa sono state ormai più volte dimostrate. A ciò si aggiunge che gli escrementi e i residui derivanti dall’allevamento delle larve, anche noti come frass, sono ricchi di chitina e si prestano come eccellente fertilizzante organico. In Germania sono già stati ottenuti risultanti sorprendenti e anche in Alto Adige nel primo trimestre di quest’anno inizieranno i primi test in serie.
Destinatari: Imprenditori in generale, agricoltori, diverse istituzioni e istituti di ricerca, interessati
Il webinar è gratuito
Registrazione (entro il 9 arpile): CEFoodCycle: Webinar Mosca soldato nera (IT)
Programma: PowerPoint Presentation
Sito dell’evento: Soluzioni innovative per un’economia circolare sostenibile | IDM Alto Adige

Klimaschutz im Tourismus: Wege und Irrwege
2025-04-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Eurac Research, Conference hall, Drususallee 1/Viale Druso 1, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
Vortrag mit Helga Weisz, Expertin für Klima- und Nachhaltigkeitsforschung

Der Tourismus spielt eine zentrale Rolle im Umgang mit der Klimakrise. Einerseits leiden viele Reiseziele bereits unter klimatischen Veränderungen, andererseits heizt die Branche mit steigenden CO₂-Emissionen den Wandel selbst mit an. Auch in Südtirol machen steigende Gästezahlen, intensive Mobilität und hohe Anforderungen an Infrastruktur und Ressourcen einen nachhaltigen Umgang mit Umwelt und Klima immer dringlicher. Wie klimafreundlicher Tourismus gelingen kann, ist Forschungsschwerpunkt der international renommierten Klima- und Nachhaltigkeitsforscherin Helga Weisz. Weisz ist Professorin für Industrielle Ökologie und Klimawandel an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin und arbeitet gemeinsam mit dem Bundesverband der Deutschen Tourismuswirtschaft an der Etablierung des Deutschen Klimafonds Tourismus. In ihrem Vortrag zeigt sie mögliche Wege für einen nachhaltigen Tourismus auf. Zugleich macht sie aber auch deutlich, welche vermeintlichen Lösungen sich als kontraproduktiv für die Bewältigung der Klimakrise erweisen könnten. Im Anschluss an den Vortrag findet eine Podiumsdiskussion mit lokalen Akteurinnen und Akteuren aus der Tourismusbranche statt, um konkrete Lehren und Handlungsansätze, aber auch Herausforderungen und Schwierigkeiten für den Südtiroler Kontext zu diskutieren. Der Vortrag lädt alle Interessierten – aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft – dazu ein, über die Zukunft des Tourismus in Zeiten des Klimawandels nachzudenken, und miteinander ins Gespräch zu kommen.

Programm:

17:00-17:15

Eröffnung und Einführung
Harald Pechlaner, Leiter des Center for Advanced Studies, Eurac Research
Marc Zebisch, Leiter des Center for Climate Change and Transformation, Eurac Research

17:15-18:00

Vortrag
Helga Weisz, Professorin für Industrielle Ökologie und Klimawandel an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin und Leiterin des Future Lab Gesellschaftlicher Stoffwechsel am Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK)

18:00-19:00

Podiumsdiskussion
Helga Weisz, Professorin für Industrielle Ökologie und Klimawandel an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin und Leiterin des Future Lab Gesellschaftlicher Stoffwechsel am Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK)
Raffael Mooswalder, Direktor des Hoteliers- und Gastwirteverbands (HGV)
Stefanie Prieth, Destination Manager bei IDM Südtirol
Thomas Gruber, Managing Director im Bereich Nachhaltige Innovation & ESG, Vahrn, Michaeler & Partner
Kurt Resch, Leiter des Bio & Bikehotels „Steineggerhof“, Steineg Moderation: Harald Pechlaner, Leiter des Center for Advanced Studies, Eurac Research

19:00

Abschluss der Veranstaltung und Umtrunk

Sprache: Deutsch
Anmeldung (bis zum 20. Mai): https://de.eu.surveymonkey.com/r/KSTourismus
Event webiste: Klimaschutz im Tourismus: Wege und Irrwege – Eurac Research

Nachhaltigkeit, Verschwendung und Tourismus
2025-04-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Raiffeisen Forum, Europastraße 19, 4. Stock, Bruneck - Brunico, Bozen - Bolzano, 39031, Italy
Nachhaltigkeit im Tourismus bedeutet, Ressourcen so zu nutzen, dass Umwelt, Kultur und lokale Gemeinschaften langfristig profitieren. Abfallmenge und Tourismus hängen eng zusammen.
Die Referent:innen des TMC Abends sind:

Giulio Angelucci, Amtsdirektor, Amt für Abfallwirtschaft, Autonome Provinz Bozen-Südtirol
Birgit Holzer, 3 Zinnen AG, Verwaltungsratsmitglied
Oswin Maurer, Professor, Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Freie Universität Bozen

Wer achtsam mit Lebensmitteln umgeht, schützt nicht nur Klima und Umwelt, sondern zeigt auch Wertschätzung für deren Herstellung, Herkunft und die Menschen, die daran beteiligt sind. Nachhaltigkeit und Verschwendung sind eng miteinander verknüpft. Die Menge an Abfall, die wir produzieren, steht in direktem Zusammenhang mit der Anwesenheit von Menschen im Gebiet. In den touristischsten Orten unserer Provinz ist die Pro-Kopf-Abfallmenge doppelt so hoch wie in weniger touristischen Orten.
Programme: 2024_25_TMC-Programm_Flyer_DEF-v4.pdf
Event website: Nachhaltigkeit, Verschwendung und Tourismus / Freie Universität Bozen

UNESCO Weltnaturerbe – Kooperation mit der (Urlaubs-)Region
2025-05-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Raiffeisen Forum, Europastraße 19, 4. Stock, Bruneck - Brunico, Bozen - Bolzano, 39031, Italy
Ein Weltnaturerbe ist kein Titel, sondern ein Auftrag mit Verantwortung.
Die Referenten des TMC-Abends sind:

Josef Forstinger, Nationalpark Direktor, Nationalpark Oberösterreichische Kalkalpen – UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site
Carlo Runggaldier, CEO, Tourism Destination San Vigilio Dolomites
David Osebik Johannes Terler, PILUM GmbH

Mit Welt + Natur + Erbe hat die UNESCO alles in eine logische Konsequenz gebracht: Den Weltrang, den Kontext und die Verpflichtung, die mit einem unbezahlbaren Erbe einhergeht. Nur wenn Tourismus, Natur und Gemeinschaft als untrennbare Einheit bestehen, können einzigartige Landschaften wirklich geschützt werden. Ein Weltnaturerbe zu bestaunen, ohne es zu schützen, ist wie ein Haus zu bewohnen, ohne es zu pflegen. Ein Auftrag, den es in der touristischen Praxis frei von Natur- und Kulturverschleiß in die Zukunft zu tragen gilt.
Sprache: Deutsch
Programm: 2024_25_TMC-Programm_Flyer_DEF-v4.pdf
Event website: UNESCO Weltnaturerbe – Kooperation mit der (Urlaubs-)Region / Freie Universität Bozen

Workshop: Lebensraum erneuern_Rinnovare il territorio abitato
2025-05-08 08:45 - 12:30 | Eurac Research, Conference hall, Drususallee 1/Viale Druso 1, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
Ort_schafft Natur-Klima
Klimawandel und Biodiversitätsverlust stellen die nachhaltige Entwicklung von Städten weltweit vor große Herausforderungen. Ökosystemdienstleistungen wie saubere Luft, Wasser und Umweltgesundheit geraten zunehmend unter Druck, was soziale Ungleichheiten beim Zugang zu diesen Leistungen verstärkt. Auch die Gemeinden Südtirols sind mit diesen Herausforderungen konfrontiert, haben jedoch die Chance, eine Vorreiterrolle bei der Klimaanpassung und der urbanen Erneuerung einzunehmen. Naturbasierte Lösungen (NbS) – darunter grüne, blaue und hybride Infrastrukturen – bieten dafür ein wirksames Instrument. Doch sie stoßen oft auf Hürden wie hohe Anfangsinvestitionen und langfristige Amortisation. Während kommunale Budgets und Ressourcen begrenzt sind, verfügen private Unternehmen über finanzielle Mittel und technisches Know-how, um NbS zu unterstützen. Öffentlich-private Partnerschaften können dabei helfen, NbS im gebauten Raum Südtirols zu planen, umzusetzen und zu skalieren.
Im Rahmen dieses Workshops kommen Gemeinden, Unternehmen und Fachleute zusammen, um öffentlich-private Synergien auszuloten und gemeinsame Maßnahmen für NbS und urbane Erneuerung in Südtirol zu diskutieren. Veranstaltet von Eurac Research in Zusammenarbeit mit den Städten Bozen und Meran und im Rahmen des europäischen Projekts JUSTNature, bietet die Veranstaltung Fachvorträge und interaktive Formate zur Förderung von „Natur-Klima-Allianzen“ in Südtirol.
Veranstaltung im Rahmen des H2020-Projekts JUSTNature, in Zusammenarbeit mit der Gemeinde Bozen und der Gemeinde Meran, unter Beteiligung des H2020-Projekts INFINITE
Programm:

08.45

Anmeldung

09.00

Einführung Sonja Gantioler, JUSTNature-Projektkoordinatorin, Eurac Research

09.15

Integration der Säule ‚Natur‘ in dem Programm ‚KlimaGemeinde‘ – IT
Maria Donata Bancher, Agentur für Energie Südtirol – KlimaHaus
‚Nature in the Garden’ South Tyrol Presents Itself: Core Criteria, Services, and Best Practice Example – DE
Sara Nicli, Versuchszentrum Laimburg
Die Stadt renaturieren: Maßnahmen zur ökologischer Funktionalität in Meran – IT
Andrea Balestrini, Stadtgemeinde Meran
Challenges in scaling up NbS strategically in cities? The role of landscape architects
Peter Rier, LIA Collective
The role of the private sector in urban regeneration: the experience of Loacker with Legambiente

10.20

Fishbowl-Partizipationsrunde Fragerunde mit dem Publikum an die Vortragenden. Moderation: Sonja Gantioler

10.40

Kaffeepause

11.00

Interaktiv Sitzung. Aktive Diskussion in Arbeitsgruppen. Moderatorin: Sonja Gantioler

12.10

Gruppendiskussion und Schlussfolgerungen

12.30

Abschluss der Veranstaltung

Sprache: Deutsch und Italienisch. Keine Simultanübersetzung ist vorgesehen.
Anmeldung (bis zum 7. Mai): Link
Event website: Lebensraum erneuern – Eurac Research

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Costruire nuove alleanze per il clima e la natura
Il cambiamento climatico e la perdita di biodiversità pongono nuove sfide per lo sviluppo sostenibile delle città a livello globale. I servizi ecosistemici, come aria pulita, acqua e salute delle persone e dell’ambiente, sono sempre più sotto pressione, aumentando le disuguaglianze sociali nell’accesso a tali risorse. Anche i comuni dell’Alto Adige non sono esenti da queste sfide, ma possono svolgere un ruolo fondamentale nell’adattamento climatico e nel rinnovare il territorio abitato. Possono farlo attraverso le soluzioni basate sulla natura (NbS), integrando infrastrutture verdi, blu e ibride. Tuttavia, l’implementazione delle NbS nel territorio è spesso ostacolata da barriere politiche, regolatorie, finanziarie e di competenze. Le aziende private, specialmente nel settore delle costruzioni, immobiliare e dell’architettura di paesaggio, possiedono le risorse finanziarie e tecniche necessarie per garantire il successo delle NbS. Pertanto, è fondamentale avviare un dibattito che favorisca la creazione di alleanze tra pubblico e privato in grado di supportare la pianificazione e l’espansione delle NbS nelle città e nei comuni dell’Alto Adige. Questo workshop riunisce comuni, imprese ed esperti per discutere le potenziali sinergie tra pubblico e privato ed individuare azioni congiunte per lo sviluppo delle NbS in Alto Adige. Organizzato da Eurac Research in collaborazione i Comuni di Bolzano e di Merano nell’ambito del progetto europeo JUSTNature, l’evento propone una serie di interventi da parte di esperti e una sessione interattiva per promuovere le “Alleanze Natura-Clima” in Alto Adige.

Evento organizzato nell’ambito del progetto H2020 JUSTNature, con la collaborazione del Comune di Bolzano e del Comune di Merano.

Programma:

08.45

Registrazione

09.00

Introduzione Sonja Gantioler, JUSTNature project coordinator, Eurac Research

09.15

Integrazione del pilastro “Natura” nel programma “ComuneClima”
Maria Donata Bancher, Agenzia per l’Energia Alto Adige – CasaClima
“Giardino naturale”- l’Alto Adige si presenta: criteri fondamentali, servizi e best practice – DE
Sara Nicli, Laimburg Research Centre
Integrare il verde nel tessuto abitato: le Misure di Funzionalità Ecologica a Merano – IT
Andrea Balestrini, Comune di Merano
Le sfide dei progetti di NbS nelle città: il ruolo degli architetti paesaggisti
Peter Rier, LIA Collective
The role of the private sector in urban regeneration: the experience of Loacker with Legambiente

10.20

Fishbowl – Discussione partecipata. Domande e risposte dal pubblico. Moderatrice: Sonja Gantioler

10.40

Pausa caffé

11.00

Sessione interattiva. Discussione moderata in tavoli di lavoro per un dibattito sulle sinergie e azioni comuni tra pubblico e privato per lo sviluppo di NbS e di rigenerazione del territorio costruito in Alto Adige. Moderatrice: Sonja Gantioler

12.10

Dibattito di gruppo e conclusioni

12.30

Chiusura dell’evento

Lingua: tedesca e italiana senza traduzione simultanea.
Registrazione (entro il 7 maggio): qui

Sito web dell’evento: Rinnovare il territorio abitato – Eurac Research

“I Will If You Will" in Climate Mitigation: Conditional Cooperation in the Lab
2025-05-08 12:30 - 13:30 | UNIBZ – Room BZ E3.22 & Online, Universitätsplatz 1 - piazza Università, 1, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
Alessandro Tavoni’s study explores how common commitment strategies enhance cooperation in public good games, with key implications for international climate agreements.
This study explores how conditional cooperation strategies affect collective action in a public good game, particularly those resembling international climate negotiations. We rely on a laboratory economic experiment with about 1000 participants to investigate the relationship between group size and cooperation under a baseline and a common commitment condition. Results show that common commitment mechanisms significantly enhance and stabilize cooperation, even in larger groups, provided the group marginal return is sufficiently high. These findings have critical implications for designing international climate agreements and other public good provision systems.
Language: English
Registration (for online participation): Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Event website: “I Will If You Will” in Climate Mitigation: Conditional Cooperation in the Lab / Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Inklusion im Bildungsbereich - Kontexte und Kontraste_Didattica e inclusione scolastica - equità e sostenibilità
2025-05-09 13:30 - 2025-05-10 17:00 | UNIBZ Raum Aula BX A0.50a, Regensburger Allee 16 - viale Ratisbona, 16, Brixen, Bressanone, Bozen, 39042, Italy
Inklusion im Bildungsbereich – Kontexte und Kontraste
In einem Kontext zunehmender Ungleichheiten und globaler Krisen werden Gerechtigkeit und Nachhaltigkeit zu zentralen Anliegen für eine wirklich inklusive Bildung.
Noch nie waren die Themen equità und sostenibilità für die Weiterentwicklung inklusiver Bildung und Erziehung so wichtig wie heute. In einer Zeit, die von wachsender Ungleichheit und von Gegensätzen geprägt ist, steht die Erziehungs- und Bildungswissenschaft vor der wichtigen Aufgabe, Fragen der Gerechtigkeit und der Nachhaltigkeit wieder in den Mittelpunkt ihrer Aufmerksamkeit zu stellen.
Angriffe auf demokratische und menschenrechtliche Grundwerte und wachsende Kontraste zwischen Armut und Reichtum fallen aktuell zusammen mit einem Kontext internationaler Konflikte und einer sich zunehmend verschärfenden Klimakrise. Dies führt zu der Herausforderung, das Verhältnis zwischen Gleichheit, Gerechtigkeit und Inklusion genauer auszuloten und dies im Kontext der verantwortlichen Positionierung innerhalb demokratischer Gesellschaften zu reflektieren. Denn es wird auch die Frage zu stellen sein, welche Rolle Bildungsinstitutionen innerhalb demokratischer Gesellschaften zukommt und wie innerhalb von institutioneller Bildung und Erziehung heranwachsende Generationen in ihrer diesbezüglichen Handlungsfähigkeit und im Sinne von citizenship education gestärkt werden können. Es gilt, konkrete Hinweise und Anhaltspunkte zu finden für eine demokratische, an Nachhaltigkeit, Inklusion und Gerechtigkeit ausgerichtete Bildungsforschung, -praxis und -politik.
Es greift folglich zu kurz, dies von Seiten der Wissenschaft normativ von der Bildungspraxis einzufordern. Vielmehr braucht es neue Formen der Wissensentwicklung, die im engen Diskurs zwischen Praxis und Wissenschaft Forschung, Konzeption und theoretische Fundierung einer an Inklusion, Nachhaltigkeit und Gerechtigkeit ausgerichteten Bildung und Erziehung vorantreiben und das so entwickelte erfahrungs- und forschungsbasierte Wissen in der Breite zugänglich machen.
Die zweisprachige Tagung (italienisch und deutsch) zur Thematik “equità e sostenibilità – Kontexte und Kontraste” des Kompetenzzentrums für Inklusion im Bildungsbereich der Freien Universität Bozen- Bolzano folgt diesem Ziel. Sie will die Diskussion über die Frage, wie Bildungssysteme im beschriebenen Sinne inklusiver gestaltet werden können, stärken und dabei Brücken schlagen zwischen den deutschsprachigen und italienischsprachigen Diskursen zur inklusiven Bildung.
Wir laden daher Wissenschaftler:innen, Multiplikator:innen aus Fort- und Weiterbildung, Lehrpersonen und andere pädagogisch Professionelle herzlich ein zur neunten Ausgabe der Konferenz „Didattica e inclusione scolastica – Inklusion im Bildungsbereich: equità e sostenibilità – Kontexte und Kontraste”.
Die Konferenz findet am 9. und 10. Mai 2025 am Standort Brixen statt, mit folgender Struktur:

Freitag, 9. Mai: Eröffnungsplenum mit keynote sowie anschließend parallele panels mit Kurzvorträgen und Workshops;
Samstag, 10. Mai: parallele Panels mit Workshops und Kurzvorträgen am Vormittag, Abschlussplenarsitzung mit keynote am frühen Nachmittag.

Sprache: Deutsch und Italienisch
Anmeldung (bis zum 1. Mai 2025 um 12:00 mittags): DIS 2025 – ConfTool Pro – Login
Event Website & Programme: Tagung 2025 – Didattica e inclusione scolastica
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Didattica e inclusione scolastica – equità e sostenibilità
In un contesto di crescenti disuguaglianze e crisi globali, equità e sostenibilità diventano nodi centrali per un’educazione davvero inclusiva.
Mai prima d’ora i temi dell’equità e della sostenibilità sono stati così rilevanti come oggi per il miglioramento dell’educazione inclusiva. In un’epoca segnata da crescenti disuguaglianze e contrasti, le scienze dell’educazione si trovano di fronte all’importante compito di rimettere al centro dell’attenzione le questioni legate alla giustizia e alla sostenibilità. Gli attacchi ai valori fondamentali della democrazia e dei diritti umani e il crescente contrasto tra povertà e ricchezza si inseriscono attualmente in un quadro di conflitti internazionali e nel contesto di una crisi climatica sempre più acuta.
Tutto ciò ci pone dinnanzi alla sfida di approfondire la relazione tra uguaglianza, giustizia e inclusione e di assumere una postura responsabile nel riflettere sul significato che essa assume all’interno di una società democratica. È inoltre necessario interrogarsi su quale ruolo debbano assumere le istituzioni educative e come esse possano rafforzare le giovani generazioni nella propria capacità di agire in questa direzione e in termini di citizenship education.
L’obiettivo è perciò quello di trovare indicazioni concrete e punti di riferimento per ricerche, pratiche e politiche educative democratiche e orientate alla sostenibilità, all’inclusione e alla giustizia. In questo senso risulta limitante la pretesa del mondo accademico che nella pratica educativa tutto ciò venga regolamentato dal punto di vista normativo. Piuttosto, sono necessarie nuove forme di sviluppo della conoscenza che promuovano la ricerca, la concettualizzazione e la creazione di basi teoriche sull’educazione e sull’istruzione orientate all’inclusione, alla sostenibilità e alla giustizia in un discorso che coniughi strettamente teoria e prassi, diffondendo quanto più possibile tali conoscenze ad un ampio pubblico.
Il convegno bilingue (in italiano e tedesco) sul tema “equità e sostenibilità – Kontexte und Kontraste”, organizzato dal Centro di Competenza per l’Inclusione Scolastica della Libera Università di Bolzano, persegue questo scopo. L’obiettivo è quello di rafforzare la discussione su come i sistemi educativi possano essere resi più inclusivi secondo questa prospettiva e di costruire ponti tra il dibattito scientifico di lingua tedesca e italiana sull’educazione inclusiva. Pertanto, invitiamo cordialmente accademici, insegnanti coinvolti nell’istruzione superiore e continua e altri professionisti dell’educazione a partecipare alla nona edizione della conferenza “Didattica e inclusione scolastica – Inklusion in Bildungsbereich: equità e sostenibilità – Kontexte und Kontraste”.
La conferenza si terrà a Bressanone con la seguente struttura:

venerdì 9 maggio: sessione plenaria di apertura con keynote speaker, seguita da panel paralleli con brevi presentazioni e workshop;
sabato 10 maggio: panel paralleli con workshop e brevi presentazioni in mattinata, sessione plenaria di chiusura con keynote speaker nel primo pomeriggio.

Lingua: Tedesco e Italiano
Registrazione (fino alle ore 12:00 del 1° maggio 2025): DIS 2025 – ConfTool Pro – Login
Sito dell’evento & Programma: Il convegno 2025 – Didattica e inclusione scolastica

Colloquium Platform Biodiversity South Tyrol
2025-05-14 18:00 - 19:30 | Museum of Nature South Tyrol, Via Bottai, Bindergasse 1, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
Vortrag in Zusammenarbeit mit EURAC und der Platform Biodiversität Südtirol.
Conferenza in collaborazione con EURAC e Piattaforma biodiveristà Alto Adige.

Lecture Series: The World in 2050
2025-05-21 14:00 - 2025-06-18 15:00 | online via Microsoft Teams
Third edition: Perspectives on Anticipation, Innovation, Finance and Education. A Global UNESCO Chairs lecture series organized by the UNESCO Chair in Interdisciplinary Anticipation and Global-Local Transformation, Center for Advanced Studies, Eurac Research.
In a rapidly evolving world, preparing for the future demands innovative thinking and collaborative action. The third edition of the UNESCO Chair Lecture Series explores the critical challenges and transformative opportunities shaping our social, economic, political, and ecological systems. Through an interdisciplinary lens, the series brings together leading experts to address key issues such as anticipation, innovation, finance and education, while fostering a deeper understanding of how global and local transformations can shape a more equitable and resilient future. One of the major players in looking ahead is the United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO. Based on its 2022-29 strategy to accomplish the goals of the UN Decade 2030, UNESCO proposes innovative approaches to re-imagining inter- and trans-disciplinary views on what the future might hold. The global lecture series “The World in 2050” connects UNESCO Chairs from different disciplines and continents to provide a comprehensive joint vision of possible futures.

All lectures will take place online via Microsoft Teams. The Teams link will be sent to your email address one week before the first lecture. Participation is free of charge.
A certificate of attendance is available upon request to participants who have attended at least four lectures and must be requested by 22.01.2025. Please send your request to: Chiara.Paris@eurac.edu.
Language: English
Registration: Register here
Programme:

29.01.2025 | 14:00

Opening remarks
Roland Benedikter, UNESCO Chair in Interdisciplinary Anticipation & Global-Local Transformation, Eurac Research Bolzano/Bozen, Italy
How Can Futures Literacy and Anticipation Help Us Navigate an Uncertain Future?
Christine Kavazanjian, Programme Specialist, A.I Futures Literacy & Foresight Programme, UNESCO
Elif Çepni, UNESCO Chair on Anticipation Studies, Futures Literacy and Strategic Foresight, Karabuk University, Turkey

19.02.2025 | 14:00

How Can Socio-Technical Systems Shape Sustainable Futures?
Julius Gatune, UNESCO Chair in Anticipatory Socio-Technical Systems, University Dedan Kemathi, Kenya

12.03.2025 | 14:00

How Can Futures Thinking Foster Innovation and Entrepreneurship?
Antje Bierwisch, UNESCO Chair in Futures Capability for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Management Center Innsbruck, Austria

16.04.2025 | 14:00

How Can Finance Contribute to Future Values?
Martin Calnan, UNESCO Chair for the Future of Finance, École de Ponts Business School, France

21.05.2025 | 14:00

How Can Generative Pedagogy Transform Education to Address Inequality?
Emiliana Manese, UNESCO Chair on Generative Pedagogy and Educational Systems to tackle Inequality, University of Salerno, Italy

18.06.2025 | 14:00

How Can We Envision Pathways to Sustainable Development in 2050?
Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Dinstingiushed Emeritus Research Scholar, Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (GCSA) and Deputy Chair, European Commission, Executive Director of the Initiative ‘The World in 2050’
Concluding remarks
Roland Benedikter, UNESCO Chair in Interdisciplinary Anticipation & Global-Local Transformation, Eurac Research Bolzano/Bozen, Italy
Event website: Lecture Series: The World in 2050 – Eurac Research

“Is plastic truly that bad as a material?” by Efrat Friedland
2025-05-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Bitz unibz fablab, Via Rosmini - Rosministrasse 9, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
Join Efrat Friedland, founder of Positive Plastics, for a talk on sustainable materials and the future of plastics at BITZ fablab!
Efrat Friedland is the Founder of materialscout and co-founder of Positive Plastics.
Trained industrial designer, she spent the last 20+ years focusing on materials and production processes for product design. Aside her materials consultancy work, she established three materials libraries worldwide, curated numerous materials exhibitions and taught materials technology in academies.
You can find her speaking at conferences, using every opportunity she has to promote responsible, informed and sustainable use of materials. Efrat Friedland is one of the material friends at the unibz Material Library and we are more than happy to have her in Bolzano for a public talk on Positive Plastics at the BITZ fablab.
* Positive Plastics are the curators of a unique kit, showcasing various plastic resins and compounds that address the transition of products towards sustainability and circularity.
Language: English
Flyer: 2025_05_21_Positive_Plastics.pdf
Event website: “Is plastic truly that bad as a material?” by Efrat Friedland / Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Klimaschutz im Tourismus: Wege und Irrwege
2025-05-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Eurac Research, Conference hall, Drususallee 1/Viale Druso 1, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
Vortrag mit Helga Weisz, Expertin für Klima- und Nachhaltigkeitsforschung

Der Tourismus spielt eine zentrale Rolle im Umgang mit der Klimakrise. Einerseits leiden viele Reiseziele bereits unter klimatischen Veränderungen, andererseits heizt die Branche mit steigenden CO₂-Emissionen den Wandel selbst mit an. Auch in Südtirol machen steigende Gästezahlen, intensive Mobilität und hohe Anforderungen an Infrastruktur und Ressourcen einen nachhaltigen Umgang mit Umwelt und Klima immer dringlicher. Wie klimafreundlicher Tourismus gelingen kann, ist Forschungsschwerpunkt der international renommierten Klima- und Nachhaltigkeitsforscherin Helga Weisz.
Weisz ist Professorin für Industrielle Ökologie und Klimawandel an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin und arbeitet gemeinsam mit dem Bundesverband der Deutschen Tourismuswirtschaft an der Etablierung des Deutschen Klimafonds Tourismus. In ihrem Vortrag zeigt sie mögliche Wege für einen nachhaltigen Tourismus auf. Zugleich macht sie aber auch deutlich, welche vermeintlichen Lösungen sich als kontraproduktiv für die Bewältigung der Klimakrise erweisen könnten.
Im Anschluss an den Vortrag findet eine Podiumsdiskussion mit lokalen Akteurinnen und Akteuren aus der Tourismusbranche statt, um konkrete Lehren und Handlungsansätze, aber auch Herausforderungen und Schwierigkeiten für den Südtiroler Kontext zu diskutieren. Der Vortrag lädt alle Interessierten – aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft – dazu ein, über die Zukunft des Tourismus in Zeiten des Klimawandels nachzudenken, und miteinander ins Gespräch zu kommen.
Zur Vortragenden: Helga Weisz ist Professorin für Industrielle Ökologie und Klimawandel an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin und Leiterin des Future Lab Gesellschaftlicher Stoffwechsel am Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK). In ihrer Forschung beschäftigt sie sich mit der Analyse und Modellierung von Wechselwirkungen zwischen menschlichen und natürlichen Systemen. Ein Schwerpunkt ihrer Arbeit liegt dabei auf der Untersuchung von Ressourcen- und Energieflüssen und deren gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen. Außerdem geht es in ihrer Forschung um die Frage, wie sich moderne Industriegesellschaften so transformieren lassen, dass Umwelt und Ressourcen geschont werden, ohne menschliches Wohlergehen zu gefährden. Mit ihrer interdisziplinären Arbeitsweise und der engen Kooperation mit internationalen Forschungseinrichtungen sowie politischen Entscheidungstragenden hat sie entscheidend zur globalen Debatte über nachhaltige Entwicklung und Klimapolitik beigetragen.
Sprache: Deutsch
Programm:

17:00-17:15

Eröffnung und Einführung
Harald Pechlaner, Leiter des Center for Advanced Studies, Eurac Research
Marc Zebisch, Leiter des Center for Climate Change and Transformation, Eurac Research

17:15-18:00

Vortrag
Helga Weisz, Professorin für Industrielle Ökologie und Klimawandel an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin und Leiterin des Future Lab Gesellschaftlicher Stoffwechsel am Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK)

18:00-19:00

Podiumsdiskussion
Helga Weisz, Professorin für Industrielle Ökologie und Klimawandel an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin und Leiterin des Future Lab Gesellschaftlicher Stoffwechsel am Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK)
Raffael Mooswalder, Direktor des Hoteliers- und Gastwirteverbands (HGV)
Stefanie Prieth, Destination Manager bei IDM Südtirol
Thomas Gruber, Corporate Sustainability Manager im Bereich „Nachhaltige Innovation & ESG“, Michaeler & Partner
Kurt Resch, Leiter des Bio & Bikehotels „Steineggerhof“, Steinegg
Moderation: Harald Pechlaner, Leiter des Center for Advanced Studies, Eurac Research

19:00

Abschluss der Veranstaltung und Umtrunk
Anmeldung (bis zum 20. Mai): Klimaschutz im Tourismus: Wege und Irrwege Survey
Event website: Klimaschutz im Tourismus: Wege und Irrwege – Eurac Research

Affrontare le crisi convertendo le imprese in cooperative: lezioni da Argentina, Italia e Canada
2025-05-29 17:00 - 18:30 | UNIBZ Aula BZ E3.22, Universitätsplatz 1 - piazza Università, 1, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
Una delle grandi sfide per le comunità e il loro benessere socio-economico è il rischio diffuso di chiusura delle imprese a causa di molteplici fattori convergenti.
Fino all’inizio del 2020, le difficoltà erano dovute principalmente agli effetti della globalizzazione e dell’austerità sulle economie locali, nonché all’ondata di imprenditori della generazione del baby boom prossimi al ritiro. Entrambi questi scenari persistono tuttora.
Dal secondo trimestre del 2020, tuttavia, le difficoltà si sono aggravate: gli effetti socio-economici della pandemia di COVID-19 hanno messo a rischio la sopravvivenza della metà dei posti di lavoro a livello globale e di moltissime PMI, che sono state salvate solo grazie agli interventi pubblici e ai sistemi di protezione sociale. Inoltre, nei paesi del Nord globale, la crisi di continuità aziendale è stata accentuata dal pensionamento di massa dei baby boomers, molti dei quali non hanno piani di successione. In Canada e negli Stati Uniti, ad esempio, circa tre quarti degli imprenditori prossimi alla pensione non hanno predisposto un piano per il passaggio generazionale, mettendo a rischio il benessere socio-economico delle comunità locali e, nel caso canadese, potenzialmente un terzo della forza lavoro del settore privato.
Contemporaneamente, nel Sud Europa, in America Latina e in alcune aree dell’Asia e dell’Africa, crisi economiche persistenti, politiche di austerità neoliberali e delocalizzazione della manodopera stanno contribuendo ad alti tassi di disoccupazione, chiusure di imprese e crescente precarietà sociale ed economica.
Alla luce di queste crisi sempre più croniche – aggravate da disuguaglianze, emergenze ambientali e dinamiche del capitalismo globale – una risposta adottata in varie parti del mondo per salvare imprese in salute con problemi di successione o aziende in crisi (con i relativi posti di lavoro e le economie locali) è la conversione delle imprese in cooperative (Business Conversions to Cooperatives, BCC). Le BCC includono: Worker buyouts (acquisti da parte dei lavoratori); Empresas recuperadas (imprese recuperate dai lavoratori, WREs); conversioni guidate dai proprietari verso modelli cooperativi o di proprietà condivisa (es. cooperative di lavoratori, multi-stakeholder, di solidarietà, o modelli a proprietà comunitaria).
I pochi studi esistenti sulle BCC mostrano che queste esperienze: salvano posti di lavoro, preservano le capacità produttive delle comunità e in alcuni casi affrontano anche la crisi ecologica, integrando modelli di produzione sostenibile.
In questo seminario saranno presentati i risultati di una ricerca interdisciplinare e collaborativa che Marcelo Vieta, Presidente del Dipartimento di Leadership, Higher and Adult Education e professore associato del Programma di Higher and Adult Education dell’Ontario Institute for Studies in Education dell’Università di Toronto, conduce dal 2005 in Argentina, Italia e Canada. L’obiettivo è documentare e analizzare criticamente possibilità e sfide legate alla conversione d’impresa in cooperative, con particolare attenzione al modo in cui queste esperienze prefigurano percorsi alternativi per uscire dalle crisi locali e globali che stiamo vivendo.
Il seminario è moderato da Paola Rovelli, professoressa Associata presso la Facoltà di Economia e Management della Libera Università di Bolzano, dove è anche membro del cluster di Imprenditorialità, Innovazione e Management e del Centro di Competenza Ecosistemi di Innovazione per Contesti montani.
Lingua: Italiano
Iscrizione: Affrontare le crisi convertendo le imprese in cooperative: lezioni da Argentina, Italia e Canada – Login
Sito dell’Evento: Affrontare le crisi convertendo le imprese in cooperative: lezioni da Argentina, Italia e Canada / Libera Università di Bolzano

Webinar Con l’IA verso zero waste - Mit KI zu Zero Waste
2025-05-30 09:00 - 11:00 | Online meeting
Volete utilizzare le eccedenze e i sottoprodotti alimentari in maniera efficiente e sostenibile?
A questo scopo vi sarà utile foodcyle.ai, un tool intelligente sviluppato nell’ambito del progetto Interreg CEFoodCycle. Dopo un’intensa fase sperimentale di sviluppo e di mockup, l’8 maggio 2025 siamo lieti di potervi presentare per la prima volta lo strumento finito.
FoodCycle.ai è una piattaforma innovativa e supportata dall’IA per l’ottimizzazione dei circuiti alimentari. Lo strumento mostra come sia possibile non solo evitare le eccedenze alimentari, ma anche trasformarle in vere e proprie opportunità per una maggiore sostenibilità.
foodcycle.ai offre alle aziende del settore alimentare un supporto pratico nella gestione di eccedenze e sottoprodotti alimentari. Lo strumento racchiude tre funzioni di importanza centrale:

soluzioni pratiche per le eccedenze,
nuove possibilità commerciali mediante networking,
analisi della compatibilità ambientale.

Ogni partecipante al webinar ha la possibilità di testare lo strumento e fornire un feedback prezioso.
La partecipazione è gratuita.
Destinatari
Imprenditori e imprenditrici del settore alimentare, esperti ed esperte della sostenibilità, associazioni di categoria altoatesine
Registrazione: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Programma: PowerPoint Presentation
Sito dell’evento: Con l’IA verso zero waste | IDM Alto Adige
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Sie wollen Lebensmittelüberschüsse und -nebenprodukte effizient und nachhaltig nutzen?
Unterstützung bietet Ihnen dabei foodcycle.ai, ein intelligentes Werkzeug, das im Rahmen des Interreg-Projekts CEFoodCycle entwickelt wurde. Nach einer intensiven Entwicklungs- und Mock-up-Testphase freuen wir uns, Ihnen am 8. Mai 2025 erstmals das fertige Tool präsentieren zu können.
FoodCycle.ai ist eine innovative, KI-gestützte Plattform zur Optimierung von Lebensmittelkreisläufen. Das Tool zeigt auf, wie überschüssige Lebensmittel nicht nur vermieden, sondern in echte Chancen für mehr Nachhaltigkeit verwandelt werden können.
foodcycle.ai bietet Unternehmen der Lebensmittelbranche praktische Unterstützung im Umgang mit Lebensmittelüberschüssen und -nebenprodukten. Das Tool vereint drei zentrale Funktionen:

Praktische Lösungen für Überschüsse,
Neue Geschäftsmöglichkeiten durch Vernetzung
Umweltverträglichkeitsanalyse

Jeder Teilnehmer des Webinars hat die Möglichkeit, das Tool zu testen und wertvolles Feedback zu geben.
Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos.
Zielgruppe
Unternehmer:innen im Lebensmittelsektor, Nachhaltigkeitsexperten und -expertinnen, Südtiroler Wirtschaftsverbände
Anmeldung: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Programm: PowerPoint Presentation
Event Website: Mit KI zu Zero Waste | IDM

Betriebliche Mobilität neu denken!_Ripensare la mobilità aziendale!
2025-06-05 15:00 - 16:30 | Online Event
Mit NetWorkMob Mobilitätsmanagement in eurem Betrieb effizient und nachhaltig gestalten.
Dein Unternehmen möchte Kosten sparen und die Umwelt schonen?
Das Interreg VI-A Italia-Österreich 2021–2027 Projekt NetWorkMob unterstützt Betriebe dabei, Betriebliches Mobilitätsmanagement (BMM) umzusetzen – also Maßnahmen, um die Mobilität der Mitarbeitenden, Kund:innen und Geschäftsprozesse effizienter, nachhaltiger und kostengünstiger zu gestalten. Durch praxisnahe Beratungsformate, Schulungen und Peer-Learning-Programme erarbeiten wir gerne mit Ihnen gemeinsam ein passenden Mobilitätskonzept für Ihren Betrieb.
Was ist BMM konkret?
BMM umfasst z. B. das Optimieren des Pendelverkehrs, intelligentes Fuhrparkmanagement, Förderung multimodaler Mobilität, nachhaltige Liefer- und Dienstwege sowie interne Kommunikation für smarte Mobilität.
Du bist womöglich interessiert an einer Beratung für deinen Betrieb? Dann melde dich jetzt an für unsere erste grenzüberschreitende Online-Infoveranstaltung am 5. Juni um 15.00 Uhr mit Best-Practice-Beispielen und Expert:innen aus Tirol und Südtirol.
Gefördert durch Interreg VI-A Italia-Österreich 2021–2027.
Anmeldung (für Unternehmen): hier
Event website: Betriebliche Mobilität neu denken! | Ökoinstitut Südtirol
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Con NetWorkMob, rendete la mobilità aziendale più efficiente e sostenibile.
La tua azienda vuole risparmiare costi e proteggere l’ambiente?
Il progetto Interreg VI-A Italia-Österreich 2021–2027 NetWorkMob supporta le aziende nell’attuazione della Gestione della Mobilità Aziendale (GIM) – cioè misure per rendere la mobilità di dipendenti, clienti e processi aziendali più efficiente, sostenibile ed economica. Attraverso consulenze pratiche, formazioni e programmi di peer-learning, sviluppiamo insieme a voi un concetto di mobilità su misura per la vostra azienda.
Cosa significa GIM in concreto?
Ottimizzazione degli spostamenti casa-lavoro, gestione intelligente del parco veicoli, promozione della mobilità multimodale, trasporti e servizi più sostenibili e comunicazione interna per una mobilità smart. Interessati a una consulenza per la vostra azienda?
Allora partecipate al nostro primo evento informativo online transfrontaliero il 5 giugno alle ore 15.00, con esempi di best practice ed esperti/e dall’Alto Adige e dal Tirolo.
Finanziato da Interreg VI-A Italia-Austria 2021–2027.
Registrazione (per aziende): qui.
Sito web dell’evento: Ripensare la mobilità aziendale! | Ökoinstitut Südtirol

PROSUST - Planning Tool for Sustainable Construction in South Tyrol
2025-06-10 08:30 - 12:30 | NOI Techpark seminar room 03, via Volta-Voltastrasse 13/A, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
The workshop aims to develop an experimental tool targeted at designers and architects with the objective of shaping the decision process from the early stage of the project and improving the emission impact of sustainable buildings. This first co-creative and co-operative workshop between researchers, companies and public administrators makes participants directly involved in the definition of the tool’s functionalities, also sharing suggestions in its technical development. Such collaborative way of working, which includes continuous feedback with consortium companies, will eventually allow to develop an efficient, innovative and accessible tool.

Partner: The event is organized within the framework of the FESR-EFRE PROSUST project, in collaboration with Autonomous Province of Bolzano Alto Adige.

Agenda:

8:30 Welcome coffee and Registration

9:00 Introduction

9:05 Preliminary Stakeholder Analysis and User Stories of identified Target Groups – DE

Christian Hoffmann, Samuele Fabbri and Dario Bottino Leone – Eurac Research

9:30 Preliminary Building Stock Analysis in South Tyrol – IT

Giovanni Libardoni – Eurac Research

10:00 Mock-up and Proof-of-Concept (PoC) for the development of PROSUST tool – IT

Giovanni Dalle Nogare – Eurac Research

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Co-creative workshop

The workshop will involve the project’s partners and those invited/interested (who have submitted a support letter to the project) to collaboratively define the specifications of PROSUST tool in terms of functionalities, data, graphic design, etc.

12:00 Results presentation and open discussion

12:30 End of workshop and lunch in Noisteria
Registration (by 27th May): here
Language: German and Italian. Simultaneous translation is not provided.
Event Website: PROSUST – Planning Tool for Sustainable Construction in South Tyrol

German Ecodesign Award Exhibition 2025
2025-06-19 - 2025-07-19 | NOISE, NOI Techpark Bozen-Bolzano, Via Volta-Voltastrasse 13/A, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
Explore innovative, sustainable designs at the German Ecodesign Award exhibition at NOI Techpark Bolzano. Discover visionary concepts and market-ready solutions for a sustainable future.
The traveling exhibition of the German Ecodesign Award is coming to NOI Techpark Bolzano, showcasing all nominated and award-winning projects. Curated in cooperation with the Faculty of Design and Art at unibz and the Competence Center for Sustainability, the exhibition presents outstanding design for sustainable change: from visionary concepts to market-ready solutions.
Since 2012, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, the Federal Environmental Agency, and the International Design Centre Berlin have organized this award, celebrating innovative design by professionals, companies, and students.
Program Highlights:

June 19 – Official Opening (17:30), NOI Techpark joint with Summer at NOI Opening
June 20 – Lecture/Workshop
June 24 – Coffee Hour at NOI
July (date tba) – Open Talk: REX – Material und Dinge / materiali e cose
July (date tba) – Free Guided Tour
July 18 – Critical Mass Bike Ride
July 19 – Closing Event

Updated Program & Event Website: https://linktr.ee/ecodesign_exhibition

Summer school on ‘Monitoring of visitors and their impacts on the environment’
2025-07-14 - 2025-07-17 | Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark and Carinthia University of Applied Sciences in Villach, AT
The course program aims to provide qualified training about how to monitor visitors, wildlife, soil and vegetation erosion and overall impacts of tourism on the natural environments of protected areas.
As a partner of the Interreg Central Europe Humanita project, we are thrilled to announce the opening of registration for the summer school ‘Monitoring of visitors and their impacts on the environment’, 4 days of training, 2 campus days and 2 field days, addressed to university students, recent graduates, rangers, nature educators, hiking guides, nature conservation organizations, citizen scientists and nature enthusiasts.
HUMANITA summer school will take place from 14th to 17th July 2025 in Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark and at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences in Villach, AT.
The course program aims to provide qualified training about how to monitor visitors, wildlife, soil and vegetation erosion and overall impacts of tourism on the natural environments of protected areas. The summer school introduces students to evidence-based, participatory management tools to foster and improve the citizen engagement in public environmental conservation.
The 4-days participation, and the complete fulfillment of the requirements, lead to earn the certificate course and 2 ECTS.
Application deadline: 31th May 2025.
Limited places available: max 24 participants
To learn more about the course and how to apply, please visit the dedicated official website!
We look forward to meeting you all and experiencing the summer school together in an exciting, stimulating and fun environment in an enchanted natural setting!
For more info please send an email to: paola.menzardi@eurac.edu or schmalzl@cuas.at
Language: English
Flyer: 1741865828-humanita_summer_school_flyer.pdf

Sustainability disclosure on scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions
2025-07-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Hybrid Event: Unibz Room BZ E3.11 & Teams, Universitätsplatz 1 - piazza Università, 1, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
Dr. Fabiola Schneider’s study shows that voluntary Scope 3 disclosure by oil and gas firms leads to negative market reactions, driven by concerns over product emissions.

This study examines the market reaction to voluntary Scope 3 disclosure of oil and gas producers. Using the mobility crisis due to the Covid-19 shutdown as the environment where oil and gas producers experienced a negative exogenous demand shock, we assess market reactions to Scope 3 and Use of Sold Products emission reporting of 48 oil and gas firms across 19 countries. We find that Scope 3 disclosure led to a negative market reaction and that the result is driven by downstream Use of Sold Products reporting. This study provides the first evidence on the elephant in the room for the global quest to achieve the Paris Agreement – the fossil fuel industry’s product related emissions – and that investors react negatively to voluntary disclosure of Scope 3 emissions, especially the Use of Sold Products. This finding indicates that sustainability disclosure can be interpreted as a negative signal during the negative demand shock when the signal points out the size of risk exposures, which leads to an increase in equity risk premium for an industry that has no clear transition plan toward achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions. Our findings indicate that institutional pressure – i.e. for firms headquartered in Europe – is the primary driver of voluntary Scope 3 disclosure, suggesting that such disclosures serve as a means for companies to preserve their legitimacy to operate.
Registration for Online Participation: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Event Website: Sustainability disclosure on scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions / Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Betriebliches Mobiliätsmanagement | Gestione della mobilità aziendale
2025-07-16 15:30 - 17:00 | Bruneck – Brunico
DE_Info-Veranstaltungen zum betrieblichen Mobilitätsmanagement im Rahmen des Projekts NetWorkMob
Das Projekt zielt darauf ab die Treibhausgasemissionen (THG) im Pendl- und Dienstverkehr zu reduzieren, der rund 10 % der europäischen THG-Emissionen ausmacht und unterstützt Arbeitgeber*innen bei der Einführung eines betrieblichen Mobilitätsmanagements (BMM).
Mehr Infos www.klimabuendnis.at/tirol/unser-verein/projekte/networkmob
Anmeldung: INFO-EVENTS – Betriebliches Mobiliätsmanagement | Gestione della mobilità aziendale
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IT_ Incontri informativi sulla mobilità aziendale sostenibile nell’ambito del progetto NetWorkMob
Il progetto mira a ridurre le emissioni di gas serra (GHG) generate dagli spostamenti casa-lavoro e dai viaggi di lavoro, che rappresentano circa il 10% delle emissioni europee. Supporta i datori di lavoro nell’introduzione di una gestione della mobilità aziendale (BMM).

Tutte le informazioni www.klimabuendnis.at/tirol/unser-verein/projekte/networkmob
Registrazione: INFO-EVENTS – Betriebliches Mobiliätsmanagement | Gestione della mobilità aziendale

Betriebliches Mobiliätsmanagement | Gestione della mobilità aziendale
2025-07-24 16:00 - 18:00 | Lana

From Knowledge to Action: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Cooperation for DRR and Climate Change Adaptation
2025-09-03 12:00 - 19:00 | Eurac Research, Drususallee 1/Viale Druso 1 – Italy, Bolzano/Bozen, Italy
Join us to explore how interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches can enhance Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation, combining scientific knowledge and collective action to build resilient communities.

This event invites participants to reflect on the value of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches in the fields of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. Throughout the day, we will explore how collaborative efforts between natural and social sciences can enhance our understanding of — and responses to — the complex challenges facing our natural-human systems. Discussions will also focus on collective decision-making processes, examining how individual beliefs shape collective choices and how cooperation between public institutions and citizens can foster more resilient communities. Theoretical insights on these core themes will be paired with empirical examples and real-world cases to inspire practical reflection and dialogue.

Agenda

12:00 – 13:30
Light lunch

13:30- 14:00

Opening and introduction

14:00 – 15:30

Thematic session

Andrea Pirni, University of Genova

Interdisciplinary knowledge production
The talk intends to problematize and, in doing so, to encourage an initial approach to the relationship between the Mathematical-Natural Physical Sciences and the social sciences for the purposes of Disaster Risk Management. An attempt will be made to consider how to integreate phenomena, information and data that come from the social sciences with the modeling and scenarios that define the MNF sciences. Finally, we will also discuss the development of a common minimum scientific language.

Francesca Vigotti, Politecnico di Milano

Assessing and empowering fragile communities
In this contribution I will discuss the outcomes of Task 7.4.4, titled “A New Approach to Integrated Planning Based on Co-Design Processes for DRR and CCA Policies.” The main objective of this activity was to develop antifragility strategies for fragile territories by integrating routine and emergency planning through participatory approaches. We focused on territories characterized by multi-risk scenarios, demographic decline, and remoteness from essential services. Our research was grounded in three key pillars: Prevention and Resilience, Regeneration, and Education and Participation. The work was carried out in 12 municipalities in Lomellina, Lombardy, where we conducted a thorough assessment of strategic spaces. The results include tools—such as survey forms, mapping instruments, and educational materials—to enhance the understanding and management of built environments, heritage, and open spaces.

Claudio Marciano, University of Genoa

Heat wave and floods in Genoa: a Risk Storyline
Risk Storylines are scenario techniques that foresee the impact chains of multi-hazard events and the most relevant actions to mitigate, respond to and learn from such events. An interdisciplinary research team, engaged in the extended Return partnership, has built a model for the elaboration of storylines and applied it in several urban contexts, including that of Genoa. The paper describes the model, and the main results obtained in the context of a storyline on a heat wave followed by heavy rainfall in the context of the Ligurian capital.

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee break

16:00 – 17:30

Thematic Session

Pavel Janda, University of Milan

Collective choices and collective beliefs
Collective choices depend on collective beliefs. How we form collective beliefs from individual beliefs to a high degree determines collective beliefs and, thus, decisions. My interest lies in formation methods that are resilient to manipulations and embody important values by satisfying desirable properties. For example, the method should not be dictatorial. Or, our method should be resilient to the strategic proliferation of information. So, one cannot strategically disclose relevant information before or after forming the collective belief to manipulate it. I will explore various ways to manipulate the formation of collective beliefs and how to make the methods more resilient. For example, I will explore whether and under what assumptions we can escape Arrow’s impossibility result reinterpreted for belief aggregation.

Riccardo Stupazzini, LABSUS

Shared risk management
This presentation critically explores the concept of shared administration as an innovative governance approach to disaster risk management, emphasizing active civic engagement. Through an analysis of the case study of Bagnara Calabra—where local authorities and citizens collaboratively established a civil protection agreement—the discussion illustrates how participatory frameworks enable communities and local governments to jointly identify vulnerabilities, implement targeted preventive measures, and build lasting resilience. Particularly in contexts where institutional resources are limited and vulnerability to extreme events is high, shared administration serves not merely as a supplemental strategy but as a fundamental mechanism for community empowerment, ensuring risk mitigation strategies are collectively devised, endorsed, and implemented.

17:30 – 18:30

Theater performance “Change the Climate”

18:30 – 19:30

Aperitif
This event takes place as a SOS4CC side event. The event is open to all conference participants and external interested parties.
The event is realised within the activities of the Return project, financed by the Italian PNRR (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza). More info on the project here.
Registration (by July 18,2025): From Knowledge to Action: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Cooperation for DRR and CC Adaptation
Flyer: 1749027336-06-04-return-flyer-sideevent_06-25.pdf
Event website: From Knowledge to Action: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Cooperation for DRR and Climate Change Adaptation

2025 SOS4CC - SOcial Sciences 4 Climate Change. From Knowledge to Action
2025-09-04 - 2025-09-05 | Eurac Research, Drususallee 1/Viale Druso 1 – Italy, Bolzano/Bozen, Italy
The Center for Climate Change and Transformation at Eurac Research is proud to announce the upcoming SOS4CC – SOcial Sciences 4 Climate Change conference “from Knowledge to Action”

What is the conference about?

Climate change stands as a defining challenge of our era, compromising ecological transformation but also demanding profound societal change. As we navigate urgent issues—such as climate change mitigation and adaptation, addressing socio-economic and class inequalities, fostering solidarity across diverse identities, and creating inclusive, decolonial and recognitional practice spaces—we emphasize the critical contributions of social sciences in facilitating these transformations.
Science is tasked with the crucial role not only of providing facts and knowledge but also of actively contributing to socio-ecological transformations. This conference focuses on the role of social sciences in informing the understanding of climate change impacts, challenges, opportunities and in shaping effective responses.
Focusing on the socio-cultural dimensions of climate change, the conference will explore the roles of EU, national, and local governments, civil society organizations, social movements, the financial and business sectors, and citizens in addressing the climate crisis. It will examine issues related to climate governance, transformation practices, social inequalities, climate justice, gender and other intersectional dimensions, community resilience, climate change adaptation, and risk mitigation. We will also investigate the intersection of scientific research and practical applications in developing innovative solutions for climate resilience that are context-specific and culturally relevant.
By employing interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary lenses, we aim to enhance our understanding of how to create actionable knowledge and solutions collaboratively with diverse stakeholders beyond academia. This approach emphasizes the importance of integrating insights from multiple disciplines while engaging non-academic sectors to address complex climate challenges effectively.
The conference seeks to achieve the following objectives:

Explore governance, regulatory frameworks, and just transition principles to foster research-policy connections for climate action and social-ecological transformation
Study transformative approaches to overcoming unsustainable systems and fostering socio-ecological change.
Examine the disproportionate impacts of climate change on marginalized groups, promoting intersectional approaches and community solidarity for justice.
Improve understanding of behavioural drivers, barriers, lock/in for climate adaptation and risk mitigation as well as community/led initiatives effectively supporting just transformation and community resilience.

Join us in exploring how we can further connect and mobilize social sciences research to tackle the challenge of accelerating change while actively contributing to a more equitable society that prioritizes both people and the planet. Through this collaborative effort, we can better understand the interconnectedness of social systems and environmental sustainability in the face of climate change.

Conference theme

The Center for Climate Change and Transformation at Eurac Research invites researchers to discuss the socio-cultural dimensions of climate change and the critical role of social sciences in studying it through using an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary lens. Contributions are encouraged along 4 main thematic areas:

1. Climate Governance
2. Trasformative Practices
3. Climate Justice, Gender and intersectionality
4. Adaptation and risk mitigation
For further information please consult the official event website: 2025 SOS4CC – SOcial Sciences 4 Climate Change. From Knowledge to Action
Return Side Event is Now Official!

Participants to the SOS4CC conferece will be able to join this Return side event organized for September 3rd. From Knowledge to Action: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Cooperation for DRR and Climate Change Adaptation is a free event open to all conference participants and external interested parties.

Registration fees

Conference fee for Master and PhD students: 50€
Conference fee for early career researchers: 100 €
Conference fee for mid-career and established researchers: 150 €
Conference fee covers Conference kit, lunch and snacks during the days of the conference. Detailed information will be available on the registration page once the registration period will open.

Grant Opportunities for Global South Participants

The Organizing Committee of the Conference on Social Sciences for Climate Change (SOS4CC) has allocated funding for two scholarships to support participants from the Global South and facilitate their participation in SOS4CC. The details on how to apply can be found at this link.

Keynote Speakers

Beatriz Felipe Pérez

Dr. Beatriz Felipe Pérez works at the research cooperative CICrA Justicia Ambiental in Barcelona. She specializes in the legal and multidisciplinary analysis of climate-induced mobilities. With a master’s in environmental law and a PhD in Law (from Univesitat Rovira i Virgili), she connects climate science, global justice, and law. Her works explore the intersection of climate change, environmental degradation and human mobility from different perspectives.

Giuseppe Feola

Giuseppe Feola is Associate Professor at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. His research investigates the social-, cultural- and political-ecological (i) conditions, (ii) mechanisms, and (iii) consequences of sustainability transformations. He is primarily interested in grassroots and community-led transformations towards social and economic models that, not depending on perpetual economic growth, aim to sustain human wellbeing and the ecological basis of life. His research has a geographical focus on Europe and Latin America (especially Colombia), and a thematic focus on agri-food systems and climate change.

Christian Kuhlicke

Christian Kuhlicke heads the Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig, Germany and is Professor of Environmental Risks and Sustainability at the University of Potsdam. With his background in human geography his research focuses adaptive behavior, community resilience and social vulnerability. He is engaged in various transdisciplinary activities, including supporting communities in rebuilding better after the 2021 flood event in Western Germany and co-developing drought risk management strategies with policy-makers.
Event website: 2025 SOS4CC – SOcial Sciences 4 Climate Change. From Knowledge to Action

Colloquium Plattform Biodiversität Südtirol – Piattaforma biodiversità Alto Adige
2025-09-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Museum of Nature South Tyrol, Via Bottai, Bindergasse 1, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
Vortrag in Zusammenarbeit mit EURAC und der Platform Biodiversität Südtirol – Conferenza in collaborazione con EURAC e Piattaforma biodiveristà Alto Adige
Event website: Calendario eventi – Naturmuseum Südtirol

Envisioning the future: democracy, governance, and the politics of tomorrow
2025-09-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Eurac Research, Conference hall, Drususallee 1/Viale Druso 1, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
Discussion with Jonathan White and Jan Zielonka
The future is not merely something that happens; it is a contested political idea that shapes our present decisions and the world we build for generations to come. This discussion brings together the perspectives of two influential political theorists who have recently contributed to the debate on future-related discussions for envisioning political projects, (re-)shaping policies, and democratic legitimacy.
Jonathan White, author of the book In the Long Run: The Future as a Political Idea (Profile Books 2024), and Jan Zielonka, author of The Lost Future: And How to Reclaim It (Yale University Press 2023) will engage in a discussion to explore our collective relationship with the future, the democratic challenges born of short-termism, the risks associated to the management of ecological, technological, and geopolitical crises, and the possibilities for reclaiming democratic agency in uncertain times.

Language: English without simultaneous transaltion
Program:

16:00-16:15

Introduction
Harald Pechlaner, Head of the Center for Advanced Studies, Eurac Research

16:15-16:45

Jonathan White, Professor of Politics and Deputy Head of the European Institute at the London School of Economics

16:45-17:15

Jan Zielonka, Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Venice Ca’ Foscari and Emeritus Professor at the University of Oxford

17:15-18:00

Discussion and Q&A
Moderation: Elisa Piras, Center for Advanced Studies, Eurac Research

18:00

Conclusion and aperitivo
Registration (by 13 September 2025): https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/ITLR
Event website: https://www.eurac.edu/en/institutes-centers/center-for-advanced-studies/news-events/envisioning-the-future-democracy-governance-politics-jonathan-white-jan-zielonka

Collaborative Housing and Social Inclusion: Insights, Evidence, and Future Directions
2025-09-18 13:30 - 17:30 | NOI Techpark Bolzano – BZ N-B1.2.03, Via Volta - Voltastrasse 13A, Bolzano - Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
Collaborative housing has grown to include diverse and vulnerable groups but still lacks public awareness and sufficient institutional backing.
Amid the ongoing housing crisis, collaborative housing, including cooperative models, offer a promising alternative to mainstream housing provision. In various places across Europe, these housing projects have demonstrated their ability to offer affordable and high-quality living spaces while promoting participation and mutual support among residents as well as a resource-conscious lifestyle.
In recent years, the scope of collaborative housing has expanded to foster greater diversity among residents, such as through intergenerational projects, and by addressing needs of a broader range of vulnerable and socio-economically disadvantaged groups, including people with migrant and refugee backgrounds. Yet, this housing field remains largely unfamiliar to the broader public and lacks institutional support.
Against this backdrop, the event will examine the potential of collaborative housing to promote diversity and social inclusion at the neighbourhood level. National and international experts from academia, policy, and practice will share insights from various places and discuss how partnerships and funding programmes can leverage the potential of collaborative housing to advance socially inclusive neighbourhood development and urban regeneration. Following the presentations and panel discussion, the audience will also be invited to take part in the discussion.
In the morning, there will be a guided visit to a new collaborative housing project which was realized by Cooperativa Sole in Bolzano’s Oltrisarco neighbourhood. It is an optional addition to the event programme. More details will follow.
Language: English
Program: https://www.unibz.it/assets/Events/Pdf/cc-cooperatives/Preliminary-Programme_CCEvent_September_2025.docx.pdf
Registration: https://eventregistration.unibz.it/Login.asp?IDcommessa=UN25050&Lang=IT
Event website: https://www.unibz.it/en/events/collaborative-housing-and-social-inclusion-insights-evidence-and-future-directions

Towards a Circular Economy in South Tyrol
2025-09-25 08:45 - 12:30 | NOI Techpark – Seminar Room 2, via Volta-Voltastrasse 13/A, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, 39100, Italy
Co-selecting transformation measures across sectors
The transition to a circular economy (CE) is critical for achieving resource efficiency, dealing with resource scarcity, waste generation, and building a sustainable future for cities and regions. Over the past decade, the European Union (EU) has committed significantly to advancing circular economy principles, advocating for action at regional, national and local levels. However, most economies remain still linear, and the CE is a marginal approach in many territories. In the EU, for example, the CE accounts only about 2% of total EU GDP and circular material use rate was 12% in 2023, far below the 24% targeted in the EU Circular Economy Action Plan.
Since 2020, South Tyrol has committed to adopting a circular economy strategy, which is currently under development and addresses key sectors such as construction, which is responsible for over the 40% of waste generation in the Province. Despite these positive developments, the adoption of a CE in South Tyrol remains limited due to multiple barriers which are not technological, but related to production and consumption patterns, regulation, financing and governance, particularly in tracking progress towards a CE. For example, most available data focus on waste rather than broader resource flows and urban metabolism, making it difficult to track and assess the impact of circularity measures at local level.
The workshop “Towards a Circular Economy in South Tyrol: co-selecting transformation measures across sectors” aims to present the results of a study focused on urban metabolism in South Tyrol, and to provide an overview of the current initiatives and projects on CE in the Province of Bolzano. The workshop aims to actively engage local businesses, local administrators, NGOs and academic stakeholders in discussing and co-selecting measures in five key sectors (metal packing, concrete and other construction, fruits and wine, copper production, aluminium production, wood) that can be more effective in accelerating the transition towards a circular economy in South Tyrol.

Agenda:
8:45

Registration

9:00

Welcome and introduction
Wolfram Sparber, Eurac Research

9:10

How much materials circulate in South Tyrol? Results from a material flow analysis of the Province of Bolzano
Riccardo Fraboni, Eurac Research

9:30

Circular Economy in South Tyrol – what is happening, what is missing, what is possible
Ulrich Eberhard Prechls, IDM

9:50

What are others doing in Europe? Best practices and strategies from other cities and regions
Chiara Pellegrini, Eurac Research

10:10

The role of public procurement to promote a circular economy: the case of Parma
Barbara Usberti, Province of Parma (online)

10:30

Coffee break and networking

11:00

Interactive session
Working tables discussing and co-selecting one circular strategies for table in construction, agriculture, metal packing, alluminium production and wood
Moderators: Chiara Pellegrini, Martino Gubert, Riccardo Fraboni, Federico Voltolini

12:00

General discussion and conclusions
Presentations of the results from the working tables, general discussion and conclusion.
Moderators: Chiara Pellegrini, Martino Gubert, Riccardo Fraboni, Federico Voltolini

12:30

Closure
Registration (by 18th September): Anmeldung | Registrazione Survey
Language: Italian and German (simultaneous translation is not provided)
Event website: Towards a Circular Economy in South Tyrol – Eurac Research
