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The transition of the European agri-food sector towards a sustainable production and consumption model is a key element of the Green Deal. The new European “Farm to Fork” strategy aims to make the food system fair, healthy, and environmentally friendly. The consolidation and development of the organic model are two of the main objectives. In Italy, this development can be achieved through the Bio-District model. This model, which was born in the last ten years in Italy, is characterized by innovative multi-actor governance. From an explorative perspective, this study analyses the background literature on Bio-Districts and the context of the development of the Etruscan Roman Bio-District to understand the potential and the factors that allow the application of the principles of the Circular Economy. It focuses on multiple comparative analyses by using a qualitative–quantitative approach. The analysis of the context highlights the potential for expansion linked to an integrated short supply chain through three scenarios.
Stefano Poponi; Gabriella Arcese; Enrico Mosconi; Francesco Pacchera; Olimpia Martucci; Grazia Elmo. Multi-Actor Governance for a Circular Economy in the Agri-Food Sector: Bio-Districts. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4718 .
AMA StyleStefano Poponi, Gabriella Arcese, Enrico Mosconi, Francesco Pacchera, Olimpia Martucci, Grazia Elmo. Multi-Actor Governance for a Circular Economy in the Agri-Food Sector: Bio-Districts. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):4718.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStefano Poponi; Gabriella Arcese; Enrico Mosconi; Francesco Pacchera; Olimpia Martucci; Grazia Elmo. 2021. "Multi-Actor Governance for a Circular Economy in the Agri-Food Sector: Bio-Districts." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 4718.
When examining the triple bottom line approach (TBL) in regard to sustainability, social aspects are the less explored in the context of wine production. This paper analyzes the social sustainability assessment tools available for companies who need to consider their social impacts. For this purpose, we started from the analysis conducted in the work, which was the integration between the territory indicator of VIVA project “Sustainable Wine”, which is the sustainable wine project and social life cycle assessment analysis for the wine sector. In this study, the social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) methodology was compared with the VIVA certification requirements for Italian wine production. The main research objective was to analyze differences and similarities between the two indicator sets for the evaluation of the social aspects related to this sector. Starting from a general introduction to the agri-food and wine sector, we provide an overview of the VIVA project and of the S-LCA for the assessment methodology. Subsequently, we focus on the wine sector and the main players involved, as well as the primary production phases. Finally, we compare the two tools—the S-LCA and the VIVA project—and discuss the main differences between the two instruments and the possibilities for future works to develop the integration of these indicators sets to broader the analyses of the socioeconomic impacts of the wine sector.
Olimpia Martucci; Gabriella Arcese; Chiara Montauti; Alessia Acampora. Social Aspects in the Wine Sector: Comparison between Social Life Cycle Assessment and VIVA Sustainable Wine Project Indicators. Resources 2019, 8, 69 .
AMA StyleOlimpia Martucci, Gabriella Arcese, Chiara Montauti, Alessia Acampora. Social Aspects in the Wine Sector: Comparison between Social Life Cycle Assessment and VIVA Sustainable Wine Project Indicators. Resources. 2019; 8 (2):69.
Chicago/Turabian StyleOlimpia Martucci; Gabriella Arcese; Chiara Montauti; Alessia Acampora. 2019. "Social Aspects in the Wine Sector: Comparison between Social Life Cycle Assessment and VIVA Sustainable Wine Project Indicators." Resources 8, no. 2: 69.
The adoption of an “open sustainability innovation” approach in business could be a strategic advantage to reach both industry objectives and sustainability goals. The food sector is facing a constant increase in competition. In order to address the high competition that involves the food industry, sustainability and innovation practices can be strategically effective, especially with an open sustainability innovation approach. In the literature, we found many examples of open innovation applications and their implications for sustainable strategy. These applications are important for reducing cost and time to market, as well as for a company’s impact on the environment and food security. In this paper, the authors show the evidence of these implications. In particular, starting from the state of the art of the food sector, we highlight the empirical results of ten case studies. By analyzing these cases, we can gain a better awareness on how and why these approaches are currently being applied by food sector companies.
Gabriella Arcese; Serena Flammini; Maria Caludia Lucchetti; Olimpia Martucci. Evidence and Experience of Open Sustainability Innovation Practices in the Food Sector. Sustainability 2015, 7, 8067 -8090.
AMA StyleGabriella Arcese, Serena Flammini, Maria Caludia Lucchetti, Olimpia Martucci. Evidence and Experience of Open Sustainability Innovation Practices in the Food Sector. Sustainability. 2015; 7 (7):8067-8090.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabriella Arcese; Serena Flammini; Maria Caludia Lucchetti; Olimpia Martucci. 2015. "Evidence and Experience of Open Sustainability Innovation Practices in the Food Sector." Sustainability 7, no. 7: 8067-8090.
The food industry is facing a constant increase of competitiveness. In order to address the high competition that involve the food industry, sustainability and innovation practices can be strategically effective, especially the new "Open Sustainable Innovation" approach. The main objective of this study is to assess the Open Sustainable Innovation approach adoption rate, and how it could be strategically meaningful in the business practices of a company in the food industry. We observed that the adoption of an open sustainable approach in business practices could represent a strategic advantage to reach, at the same time, sustainability and business goals such as, for example: the costs and time to market reduction as well as company's environmental impact and an increment of the food security. Evidences of this work emerged starting from an overview of the state of art of the food industry from a sustainability and Open Innovation perspective. Afterward, we collected some case studies that have been done in the food industry about companies that have adopted and/or are adopting an "open sustainable innovation" approach in their business practices. By the analysis of these cases, we could gain a better awareness on the effectiveness of this approach on companies that operate in the food industry. In conclusion a critical analysis of the evidences emerged in the paper are discussed.
Gabriella Arcese; Serena Flammini; Maria Claudia Lucchetti; Olimpia Martucci. Open Sustainable Innovation in the Food Industry. Proceedings of The 4th World Sustainability Forum 2014, 1 .
AMA StyleGabriella Arcese, Serena Flammini, Maria Claudia Lucchetti, Olimpia Martucci. Open Sustainable Innovation in the Food Industry. Proceedings of The 4th World Sustainability Forum. 2014; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabriella Arcese; Serena Flammini; Maria Claudia Lucchetti; Olimpia Martucci. 2014. "Open Sustainable Innovation in the Food Industry." Proceedings of The 4th World Sustainability Forum , no. : 1.
Among the different hi-tech content domains, the telecommunications industry is one of the most relevant, in particular for the Italian economy. Moreover, Near Field Communication (NFC) represents an example of innovative production and a technological introduction in the telecommunications context. It has a threefold function: card emulator, peer-to-peer communication and digital content access, and it could be pervasively integrated in many different domains, especially in the mobile payment one. The increasing attention on NFC technology from the academic community has improved an analysis on the changes and the development perspective about mobile payments. It has considered the work done by the GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications Association) and the NFC Forum in recent years. This study starts from an analysis of the scientific contributions to Near Field Communication and how the main researches on this topic were conceived. Our focus is on the diffusion rates, the adoption rates and the technology life cycle. After that, we analyze the technical-economical elements of NFC. Finally, this work presents the state of art of the improvements to this technology with a deeper focus on NFC technologies applied to the tourism industry. In this way, we have done a case analysis that shows some of the NFC existent applications linked to each stage of the tourism value chain.
Gabriella Arcese; Giuseppe Campagna; Serena Flammini; Olimpia Martucci. Near Field Communication: Technology and Market Trends. Technologies 2014, 2, 143 -163.
AMA StyleGabriella Arcese, Giuseppe Campagna, Serena Flammini, Olimpia Martucci. Near Field Communication: Technology and Market Trends. Technologies. 2014; 2 (3):143-163.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabriella Arcese; Giuseppe Campagna; Serena Flammini; Olimpia Martucci. 2014. "Near Field Communication: Technology and Market Trends." Technologies 2, no. 3: 143-163.