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Benedetta Coluccia
Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Economia, Università del Salento, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy

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Published: 08 April 2021 in Animals
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Dairy products play a significant role in the human diet, but they are often associated with high freshwater resource depletion. In Italy, the dairy sector represents more than 12% of the total turnover of the agri-food sector. Trentino Alto Adige is the first Italian region in terms of number of dairy farms, but it does not register a quantitatively consistent dairy production. Notwithstanding, it is characterized mostly by small-scale farms whose strengths are the Protected Designations of Origin and typical mountain productions. The present study aims at: (i) accounting for the virtual water VW of the main dairy products (milk, butter and cheese) produced in Trentino Alto Adige; (ii) estimating the renewable water resources based on the water flow assessment of the study area; (iii) assessing water sustainability comparing the virtual water consumption of the dairy sector at a regional level to the water availability. The findings show that the consumptive virtual water related to dairy production represents about 1% of the water availability in Trentino Alto Adige. Italy’s domestic dairy production is expanding to meet the growing demand, but the expansion of dairy farming in water-stressed regions should be avoided, preferring instead suitable mountain regions where small-scale farms represent a lively entrepreneurial substrate.

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Pier Miglietta; Federica De Leo; Benedetta Coluccia; Yari Vecchio; Fabian Capitanio. Evaluation of Virtual Water and Water Sustainability of Dairy Production in Trentino Alto Adige (North-Eastern Italy). Animals 2021, 11, 1047 .

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Pier Miglietta, Federica De Leo, Benedetta Coluccia, Yari Vecchio, Fabian Capitanio. Evaluation of Virtual Water and Water Sustainability of Dairy Production in Trentino Alto Adige (North-Eastern Italy). Animals. 2021; 11 (4):1047.

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Pier Miglietta; Federica De Leo; Benedetta Coluccia; Yari Vecchio; Fabian Capitanio. 2021. "Evaluation of Virtual Water and Water Sustainability of Dairy Production in Trentino Alto Adige (North-Eastern Italy)." Animals 11, no. 4: 1047.

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Published: 27 September 2020 in Sustainability
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Polyethylenterephtalate (PET) is the preferred packaging material in the bottled water industry and represents the main cause of waste production. This work investigated the drinking water consumption habits, with particular reference to PET-bottled water, of people living in the province of Lecce (Apulia Region, Southern Italy) by age and geographical groups. Their perception about the quality of tap water was also explored. The survey was performed by the administration of a questionnaire to 4137 citizens. Bottled mineral water was consumed by about the 90.4% of respondents with an average consumption of 387.7 L/year per capita (375.2 L/year in PET-bottles, 12.5 L/year in glass bottles). Public supply system was used by the 61.5% of respondents with an average consumption of 169.4 L/year per capita. The consumption of tap water was negatively related to the perception of its bad quality and the residence in a big city (Lecce); while it was positively associated with the age group ≤16 years old. Effective communications strategies must be developed in order to promote the consumption of tap water and implement good practice of circular economy.

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Isabella Gambino; Francesco Bagordo; Benedetta Coluccia; Tiziana Grassi; Giovanni Filippis; Prisco Piscitelli; Biagio Galante; Federica Leo. PET-Bottled Water Consumption in View of a Circular Economy: The Case Study of Salento (South Italy). Sustainability 2020, 12, 7988 .

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Isabella Gambino, Francesco Bagordo, Benedetta Coluccia, Tiziana Grassi, Giovanni Filippis, Prisco Piscitelli, Biagio Galante, Federica Leo. PET-Bottled Water Consumption in View of a Circular Economy: The Case Study of Salento (South Italy). Sustainability. 2020; 12 (19):7988.

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Isabella Gambino; Francesco Bagordo; Benedetta Coluccia; Tiziana Grassi; Giovanni Filippis; Prisco Piscitelli; Biagio Galante; Federica Leo. 2020. "PET-Bottled Water Consumption in View of a Circular Economy: The Case Study of Salento (South Italy)." Sustainability 12, no. 19: 7988.

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Published: 16 June 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The problem of food insecurity is growing across the world, including economically developed countries. In Europe, the question is not just about the total supply of foods, but it includes even the accessibility of prices and their nutritional and qualitative adequacy. In this context many countries recognize the importance of trade policies to ensure adequate levels of food security. The aim of this work was to analyze the impact of trade openness on the level of food security in European countries, using a dynamic panel analysis with the generalized method of moments (GMM) approach. We selected two different indicators of food security (average protein supply, average dietary energy supply adequacy) capable of offering information both on the quantity and on the nutritional quality of the food supply. In order to improve the robustness of the empirical results, we developed three different regressions, with three trade openness indicators (trade openness, tariff, globalization) for each food security indicator. The results showed that commercial opening has, on average, a statistically significant net positive impact on the food security of European countries. Additional results indicate that also economic development, together with the importance of the agricultural sector, can improve food security levels.

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Giulio Fusco; Benedetta Coluccia; Federica De Leo. Effect of Trade Openness on Food Security in the EU: A Dynamic Panel Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 1 .

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Giulio Fusco, Benedetta Coluccia, Federica De Leo. Effect of Trade Openness on Food Security in the EU: A Dynamic Panel Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (12):1.

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Giulio Fusco; Benedetta Coluccia; Federica De Leo. 2020. "Effect of Trade Openness on Food Security in the EU: A Dynamic Panel Analysis." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 12: 1.

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Published: 19 May 2020 in Ecological Indicators
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Agriculture plays a key role in providing a wide range of ecosystem services, such as food, feed, fiber and biofuel, thus taking part in the economic development of countries. On the other hand, this sector also gives rise to negative externalities. The eco-efficiency has been considered as a meaningful index for assessing how efficient economic activities are in terms of resource-use and environmental pressures: measuring eco-efficiency provides policy makers with important information for developing policies focused on sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources in the agricultural sector. In this context, sustainable development is now one of the most important objectives of the European Union Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that has a key role in facing the challenges of the new paradigm of sustainability of agriculture. In this direction, the aim of this paper is to evaluate the eco-efficiency of the Italian agricultural sector, as an index useful for emphasizing the differences among some national geographical areas. This paper tries to fill the lack of scientific studies on agricultural eco-efficiency in Italy, despite the strategic role played by Italy in Europe. For this purpose, the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) methodology was used, focusing on the integration between agricultural productivity and resource conservation, in order to develop a support tool for policy makers and managers. The analysis had shown a better orientation in saving resources for the Southern Regions and a greater orientation in productivity for the Northern Regions. Overall, Italy seems to have a good capacity for sustainable management of agricultural resources although there is still space for improvement. In this regard, the measurement of eco-efficiency provides a useful index for policy makers to achieve better performances in terms of agricultural sustainability. This means that CAP subsidies should be granted in exchange for specific environmental externalities provided by farmers as a result of more ecologically friendly management with a land use planning avoiding the depleting of Ecosystem Services rich areas, allowing for the achievement of a balance between economic growth and ecosystem protection. Although the paper has expanded the literature on agricultural eco-efficiency, this work has some limitations that could serve as a reference for future studies that can include other ecological variables such as the provision of some ecosystem services that can be enhanced or impacted by agricultural development. Finally, the challenge to realize sustainable agriculture can represent a long-term guarantee of food security as well as societal well-being.

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Benedetta Coluccia; Donatella Valente; Giulio Fusco; Federica De Leo; Donatella Porrini. Assessing agricultural eco-efficiency in Italian Regions. Ecological Indicators 2020, 116, 106483 .

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Benedetta Coluccia, Donatella Valente, Giulio Fusco, Federica De Leo, Donatella Porrini. Assessing agricultural eco-efficiency in Italian Regions. Ecological Indicators. 2020; 116 ():106483.

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Benedetta Coluccia; Donatella Valente; Giulio Fusco; Federica De Leo; Donatella Porrini. 2020. "Assessing agricultural eco-efficiency in Italian Regions." Ecological Indicators 116, no. : 106483.

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Published: 02 November 2019 in Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets and Institutions
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In international contexts, a key role has been assigned to sustainable finance for the achievement of climate change mitigation objectives. In the context of environmental finance, this contribution focuses on the tool of green bonds, framing the regulators’ perspective and the principles of (self) regulation that describe the process of issuing, evaluating and reporting for the transparency and efficiency of the financial market. The previous studies, in fact, neglected the theme of the rules despite the numerous interventions of the institutions in this field and despite the fact that the theory of market efficiency underlines the crucial role of the rules for the protection of investors and the transparency of the market. In particular, knowing the regulatory framework makes possible to highlight the system of incentives and protections for issuers and investors in the segment of listing and trading of securities. From our analysis, it emerged that the current voluntary regulatory system is still far from ensuring an adequate level of transparency to investors. However, the report published by the EU Commission, containing the proposal to introduce common criteria for the issuance of green bonds in Europe, seems to promote greater protection for the underwriters, leaving more room for the development of green investments. The present study concerns a preliminary analysis, necessary for subsequent investigations aimed at evaluating the convenience of green bonds compared to other segments of bonds listed on the European market.

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Vittorio Boscia; Valeria Stefanelli; Benedetta Coluccia; Federica De Leo. The role of finance in environmental protection: A report on regulators’ perspective. Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets and Institutions 2019, 9, 30 -40.

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Vittorio Boscia, Valeria Stefanelli, Benedetta Coluccia, Federica De Leo. The role of finance in environmental protection: A report on regulators’ perspective. Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets and Institutions. 2019; 9 (4):30-40.

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Vittorio Boscia; Valeria Stefanelli; Benedetta Coluccia; Federica De Leo. 2019. "The role of finance in environmental protection: A report on regulators’ perspective." Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets and Institutions 9, no. 4: 30-40.