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Italy focuses on green economy

Sustainable economy is one of the most suitable solution to face the crisis. This is what emerges from the last edition of the General Assembly of the green economy, which was organized during Ecomondo, the International Trade Fair of Material & Energy Recovery and Sustainable Development, held in Rimini from 5th to 8th November 2014.

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In Italy in these years of crisis the only sector that is growing is only one: the green economy, in terms of business volume and new employment. These are the results of GreenItaly 2014, the annual report of Unioncamere and Symbola Foundation which shows every year our national excellence in the green economy field.

According to the Eurobarometer (European Statistical Institute), 25% of Italian companies with up to 250 employees is offering green products and services in order to reduce the environmental impact, to save energy and to reduce CO2 emissions. This is good, but still behind the rest of the world: sustainable enterprises are in fact already 33% in Germany, 31% in the UK, 30% in France and 34% in the US.
About employment, there are more than 3 million green jobs in Italy, 13.3% of total employment nationwide, and it is expected to grow further in the next years, with over 234.00 new job opportunities, about 61% of the demand for job.

Which sectors are more green?

Green economy is a tendency that embraces all sectors of Italian economy from food to construction, from manufacturing to chemical, from energy to waste disposal and that rises sharply in manufacturing, a sector in which nearly one out of three enterprise focuses on green economy. A successful choice: 25.8% of the companies manufacturing eco-investing has increased its sales in 2013, while among the non-investing success is only 17.5% of cases.

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Then why bet and invest into green economy? These are the main reasons:

  • Innovation    
  • To boost competitiveness
  • Corporate responsibility
  • More jobs
  • Increase in profitability

Green economy can therefore be defined as a vision of the future which must begin, however, in the present. An opportunity not to be missed.

 

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