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How ESG has changed modern finance

Edoardo Mollo   Introduction The ESG criteria represent a set of very important indicators that allow the analysis of a company or a State taking into account not only the financial aspects but also the environmental, social and governance factors. The acronym...

SUSTAINABILITY IN SUPPLY CHAINS: ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS

JOHN MANUWA LAW, DIGITAL INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY STUDENT   The concept of sustainability in supply chains holds profound significance in addressing environmental and social challenges in today's interconnected global economy. Supply chains, serving as vital...

Repurposing Food Waste For More Sustainable Community

Repurposing Food Waste For More Sustainable Community No hunger, from waste to wellness, transformational impact, community connection, resource sharing   By Joyce Chow, The Centre for Civil Society and Governance, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong   Hong...

Bottom-up Energy Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa

  The fact that more than 60 percent of the 1.11 billion people living in SSA are under 30 raises both development potential and energy demand, which current energy systems cannot meet adequately. Extensive research shows that community-based energy systems may...

The paradigm of adaptive governance compared to multi-level governance

What is usually employed to explain institutional interactions is multi-level governance (MLG) theory, which focuses on governmental levels and responsibilities, as well as coordination. The paradigm of adaptive governance (AG) is instead thought to delve into the...

A Wroclaw, Polonia, al 4° meeting di @euarenas_h2020, progetto #Horizon2020 per la democrazia partecipativa in città come Danzica, Voru, Budapest e #ReggioEmilia. Valutati gli impatti di nuovi approcci amministrativi, come le Consulte. Reggio promuove democrazia forte! 🇪🇺👏

Presentation of the masterplan of the Urban Regeneration Project- 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐢' 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚
🗓️Today - Sept. 30 at 5 p.m.

#macrico #caserta #regeneration #project #urbaninnovation #commons #sustainabledevelopment #militarygarrison #greenspace #sustainability

September 20-22, 2023 🇵🇱at the #EUARENAS Consortium Meeting in #Wrocław, Poland.

We presented the results of Work Packages 2, 7, and 8 of the #Horizon2020 project and conducted two successful #workshops during the #conference.

#workpackages #horizoneurope #research #innovation

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New #article, directly from our Hong Kong Research Laboratory, about 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥, one of the few organizations in #HongKong, which has succeeded in improving the welfare of people's lives from the problem of #FoodWaste.

Read more about it here: https://labgov.city/theurbanmedialab/repurposing-food-waste-for-more-sustainable-community/

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Recent Publications & Projects

The Co-City Design Principles

The Co-city approach has been formulated at this stage considering the various developmental phases it has been through in each chapter and the cases that have been analyzed in different cities. The most recent chapter dubbed Urban Co-governance illustrated the 5P’s...

ENERGY COMMUNITIES: THE EVOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN AND ITALIAN REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS

  Background: climate emergency and energy transition   Climate change plagues the earth system, the anthropogenic activity of the inordinate use of fossil fuels in industrial supply chains, commercial activities and the energy sector is the main cause of...

Urban Co-Governance

As the previous chapter exposed us to the policies and regulatory instruments to enhance the city collectively and provided clear examples of cities that have learned from the Reggio Emilia Regulation which also brought forth Co-Bologna, this chapter seeks to build...

The City as a Commons

This chapter looks at how public policies have developed in a few places that allow both public and private players to jointly or cooperatively generate and then manage shared urban resources across the city. It gives varying definitions of collaboration and how much...

The Urban Commons

The second chapter of the Co-city book is initiated by recalling Elinor Ostrom’s revolutionary studies of natural resource commons (Ostrom 1990), posing the question: Are there groups of residents and/or resource users who are willing and able to organize themselves,...

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LabGov Events

Save The Date “Sibillini-Europa Summer School” – First Edition

Save The Date “Sibillini-Europa Summer School” – First Edition

  Registration is now open for the first edition of the 𝐒𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢-𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, which will take place from 31 August to 3 September 2023, in Amandola (FM), in the heart of the Monti Sibillini National Park. The school is promoted by the Sibillini Europa...

FusoLab trip field Torrespaccata – Alessandrino May 30th, 2023

FusoLab trip field Torrespaccata – Alessandrino May 30th, 2023

On May 30th, 2023, LabGov gave the opportunity to both Master’s student of the LDIS course and PhD candidates to attend a field trip in Torrespaccata, and in Alessandrino, Rome. They visited the FusoLab, a cultural, social and economic activity center for relaxation...

Common Home -The Age of Regeneration. X-Labs Awards – May 25th, 2023

Common Home -The Age of Regeneration. X-Labs Awards – May 25th, 2023

During the second edition of 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, at Luiss Guido Carli University, the President of Assoholding, Gaetano De Vito, honored Professor Simona Romani as the regenerative leader. "At Luiss, we develop programmes to make our students...

Common Home -The Age of Regeneration. 2nd Edition – May 25th, 2023

Common Home -The Age of Regeneration. 2nd Edition – May 25th, 2023

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 On Thursday, May 25th 2023, the second edition of “Common Home” was held at Luiss Guido Carli University – Viale Romania campus, promoted by Assoholding, Regenerative Marketing Institute and LabGov.City. The title of this edition...

The 9th International and Comparative Urban Law Conference (GIMPA) – May 18-20, 2023

The 9th International and Comparative Urban Law Conference (GIMPA) – May 18-20, 2023

  Today, May 18th, 2023, LabGov’s Co-Director, Professor Christian Iaione attended the Urban Law Conference and as part of his being a member of the Mediterranean Chapter Leaders of the AULS at 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 at Ghana...

Pubblico, privato e comunità in sanità – Save the Date – 15 maggio 2023

Pubblico, privato e comunità in sanità – Save the Date – 15 maggio 2023

  Lunedì 15 maggio, alle ore 16:30, l'Università degli Studi Roma Tre ospiterà nella Sala del Consiglio del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza, un seminario a tema: "𝘜𝘯𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪-𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵à?" Tra Pubblico e...

“Cities and Environmental Commons” Prof. Harini Nagendra – May 10th, 2023

“Cities and Environmental Commons” Prof. Harini Nagendra – May 10th, 2023

  Today, May 10th 2023, at Luiss Guido Carli, Via Parenzo, the seminar: “𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬” was held by prof. Harini Nagendra. Harini Nagendra is Director of Research Centre at the Azim Premji University, and leads the University’s Centre for...

Sustainable Investment in Vulnerable Communities – May 4th, 2023

Sustainable Investment in Vulnerable Communities – May 4th, 2023

  The deep dive on Sustainable Investment in Vulnerable Communities, held on May 4th, was hosted within the Luiss MSc in Law, Digital Innovation and Sustainability and in particular by the Governance of Innovation and Climate Change course, taught by Professor...

“Regulating the Sea” – Save the Date – May 3rd, 2023

“Regulating the Sea” – Save the Date – May 3rd, 2023

“Regulating the Sea” Speaker: Prof. Margherita Pieraccini (University of Bristol) Chair: Prof. Christian Iaione (Luiss Guido Carli) Date and Time: May 3rd, 2023, 17:30 – 19:30hrs Aula 15– Via Parenzo You can also attend the conference here:...

Final Pitching Day – April 27, 2023

Final Pitching Day – April 27, 2023

Today, 27 April, 2023, the Final Pitching Day was held at the House of Emerging Technologies in Rome.   After institutional greetings and an introduction by Daniele Gallo (Rector's Advisor for Engage Alliance) and a motivational speech by Charles Wolofsky (Ctrl+E...

Final Pitching Day X-Labs – Save the Date. April 27, 2023

Final Pitching Day X-Labs – Save the Date. April 27, 2023

  In the X-Labs Final Pitching Day event students will present their proof of concept developed through the X-Labs path and methodology to experts and potential partners (e.g. funders, companies, and institutional figures). It will be held on Thursday 27 April at...

GrInn Lab at CTE – Save the Date. April 14, 2023

GrInn Lab at CTE – Save the Date. April 14, 2023

In dialogue with GrInn Lab students, Dr. Zanchini, head of the City of Rome's "Climate" Scoping Office, will be present on April 14, 2023 at the House of Emerging Technologies in Rome. The GrInn Lab has for years been delivered with the support of the LabGov ETS...

Co-Cities book talk – April 3, 2023.

Co-Cities book talk – April 3, 2023.

In collaboration with the Municipal Art Society of New York, a book talk and conversation on "Co-Cities: Innovative Transitions toward Just and Self-Sustaining Communities," the 2021 publication by Sheila R. Foster and Christian Iaione, will be held on Monday, April...

Luiss Career Day for Social Impact – Feb. 21

Luiss Career Day for Social Impact – Feb. 21

Luiss Career Day for Social Impact was successful. On February 21, Luiss University hosted an incredible career day event, and we were excited to participate as LabGov ETS and to see so many students from the Department of Law, Digital Innovation and Sustainability...

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