South, the second edition of the La Vita Agile conference ended

The second edition of the La Vita Agile conference entitled ‘Circular economy for the relaunch of the South’ in Lamezia Terme at the Grandinetti Theater ended today. An afternoon of meetings between political personalities, social partners, representatives of public and private institutions and companies to define a model for relaunching the South, through discussion and concrete ideas to seize the country’s development opportunities. Enrico Giovannini, Minister of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility, commented: “It is necessary to put the technical-economic feasibility plan at the center. We follow both the Next Generation rules and the G20 rules that defined years ago what it means to build a sustainable infrastructure. One of the fundamental principles of the Next Generation is that of not being able to damage the environment. There is a very stringent assessment, it is an obligation and it is an opportunity to change the paradigm of how infrastructures are changing in Italy, overcoming the concept that infrastructures and the environment cannot coexist. The law provides for simplified procedures and new tenders with a technical-economic feasibility plan for executive projects that the contracting authorities must prepare. These are the rules envisaged by the Next Generation Eu to build sustainable infrastructures, as required by European laws. In nine months we have done what in the past would have required 4 and a half years, with a technical rigor that is indispensable. This is what is happening on the Salerno-Reggio Calabria railway section. Environmental protection is today a principle of the Constitution. In the choice of works and procedures it is possible to find a balance different from the past. Citizens have also well understood the need to support this change and do it actively. “Roberto Occhiuto, president of the Calabria Region added:” Many municipalities are predissesto or failing. More than giving municipalities the possibility to hire technicians, it is more useful to entrust at Cassa Depositi e Prestiti a function of concrete assistance to local administrations. We are applying this to renewables. It seems to me that in Italy we have caught this bet by the PNRR a bit late “. According to Daniela Ducato, president of Fondazione Territorio Italia and President of WWF Italia, “we have an extraordinary tool for this green revolution, 37% of the funds have been allocated to the protection of biodiversity. If well planned, cities can become opportunities to reduce environmental impact. , improving the health of the territories and the quality of life in the cities that are most exposed to atmospheric pollution. In the metropolitan cities of the South, 40% of the funds are entrusted to the cities that carry out projects with these priority elements: allocate to forestation and regeneration of abandoned areas, former industrial areas, landfills, damaged forest areas. In Italy we have an extraordinary asset in biodiversity, we hold the European record. Biodiversity is our bank to be conserved and multiplied, aiming to reduce greenhouse gases, to preserve capacity ecosystem services which means protecting food production, drinking water, raw materials, medicinal substances, plant genetic resources that contribute to human well-being “. Felice Saladini, Founder and CEO MeglioQuesto: “In the South we struggled to keep the professional and intellectual resources because the infrastructures are poor. Now that there are plans to bridge this gap with the rest of the country we can grow in an extraordinary way. If we continue on the road we have taken and we do not create artificial obstacles we will finally have a new infrastructural base of technology, networks, transport, which will no longer oblige businesses and young people to leave these territories. I ask politics to simplify things. We need clear rules and simple answers. , but above all fast. The country’s locomotive is now on the southern tracks “. Corrado Passera, founder and CEO of Illimity: “To entrepreneurs who think of listing their companies on the stock exchange, I recommend starting with clarity. You need to explain to the market why you are quoting and what you want to achieve with the proceeds of the listing. Being listed implies a commitment to the shareholders. However, it is necessary that transparency concerns not only the objectives or the economic-financial and equity results, but also with regard to the issue of sustainability which is not just a trend. “The smart conference is organized by MeglioQuesto in collaboration with Bdo, Borsa Italiana, Elite, Lavoro & Welfare, Relatech and Fondazione Territorio Italia.