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Piani Projects tra i TOP Consulenti ESG Italia 2025

I am delighted to share that, once again,

Piani Projects is featured in the Top ESG Consultants in Italy Guide.

This recognition is not only a proud milestone, but also a reflection of how fast the ESG landscape is evolving — full of challenges, but also opportunities for businesses willing to align with values, responsibility, and sustainable growth.

The guide also includes a rich research section on how the sector is developing — worth exploring for anyone curious about where ESG is headed.

Download the guide (Italian) at this link, we are page 139: https://lnkd.in/d2k2B6iq

At Piani Projects, we continue our mission to help organizations redefine their purpose, integrate sustainability into their strategy, and turn ESG into long-term impact for people, planet, and prosperity.

How is your organization preparing to evolve its ESG practices in the coming years?

#ESG #Sostenibilità #Sustainability #ESGItaly #SustainableDevelopment #Leadership #ConsulenzaESG #BusinessForGood #SustainableGrowth #Purpose #CSR

Speaker @Findomestic Roundtable on diversity management and employability

As part of Diversity Week at Findomestic Banca, I was invited — together with the Associazione Toscana Idrocefalo e Spina Bifida — to a roundtable on diversity management and employability.

Our discussion went beyond statistics or policies. We asked: What happens after us?

And even more importantly: What happens during us — as parents, colleagues, and citizens — to truly make inclusion real?

One of the wonderful young women I had the privilege to coach last year shared her journey. Seeing her blossom in confidence and purpose reminded me that talent is everywhere — it’s the context that defines whether that talent can shine.

We owe it to one another — to support, to commit, and to act — so that inclusion becomes a lived reality, not a corporate checkbox.

#DiversityWeek #Inclusion #Employability #DisabilityInclusion #Findomestic #ATISB #Leadership #SocialImpact #Belonging #HumanPotential

Trainer@ ITS Prodigi for #SustainableDevelopment #Competence #Green Skills #Futureskills #Resilience

Have you ever thought about what assets, skills and values we need for a sustainable future — both in life and in software development?

This week, together with my amazing students at ITS Prodigi, we explored what it means to grow as professionals and humans in a world that’s changing fast. We talked about:

* Sustainable development, the UN 2030 Agenda enhanced by ICT.

* EU Digital Compass and Agenda.

* Circular economy and solutions.

* Ethics in technology and AI.

* Lean Manufacturing.

…and how to nurture a next-generation mindset — open, adaptive, and curious.

But here’s the thing: sustainability is not just for the next generation.

We all need to keep learning, experimenting, and transforming — because our workplaces, like our planet, need intergenerational collaboration.

How much do you own these skills as a leader?

And what are you doing to build sustainability into your team’s daily practice?

#Sustainability #Leadership #EthicalAI #DigitalSkills #CircularEconomy #FutureOfWork #LifelongLearning #UN2030Agenda #IntergenerationalLearning #SoftwareDevelopment

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Systems Thinking & Stakeholder Engagement @ Master Sustainable Development and Climate Change University of Pisa

Over the past two weeks, I had the pleasure of delivering two lectures in the Master in Sviluppo Sostenibile e Cambiamento Climatico Sustainable Development and Climate Change at the Università di Pisa.

Our module focused on #Sustainability #Reporting — a topic that is not only increasingly technical, but absolutely strategic for every organisation.

Sustainability reporting is more than compliance. It is a process of transparency, accountability, and conscious growth.

Integrating #ESG into corporate #strategy is no longer optional — it is a defining factor for #competitiveness and #resilience.

During the sessions, we explored:

* Systems thinking and SDGs interconnectedness through Doughnut Economics and more.

*The terminology and frameworks that often create confusion…

* Stakeholder mapping and engagement – the role of dialogue

* Double materiality, impact and risk assessment, and strategic prioritisation.

All these elements are essential for understanding business risks, opportunities, and long-term direction. Sustainability reporting is not simply a document — it’s a cultural shift that touches every part of the organisation #interdisciplinary #teams.

The question is:

Have you already started? Don’t wait for European directives to force your hand.

Transformation is not a burden — it’s your competitive advantage.

In a rapidly changing world, you either evolve, or you disappear and #changemanagement and #Training is key.

#SustainabilityReporting #ESG #CorporateStrategy #DoubleMateriality #StakeholderEngagement #SustainableDevelopment #ClimateChange #UniversityOfPisa #FutureSkills #CSRD #SustainabilityLeadership #Humanrights #Impact

Thank you Cristina Nali @giacomolorenzini Samuele Risoli for choosing me as one of your lecturers.

Docenza Etica dell’AI Intelligenza Artificiale & Apprendimento Continuo

I’m currently running a training programme on the ethics of AI and continuous learning for school teachers.

Together, we’re not just reviewing the key frameworks — from UNESCO guidelines to the EU AI Act and the Key Competences Framework — but also questioning the role of educators in shaping the future workforce…especially to empower our 30% diverse abilities students!

I always stress: teachers hold a pivotal role in creating our society’s future. This can’t happen without:
– working through their emotions
– reflecting on their current adoption of AI
– evaluating the opportunities and risks involved

I’m delighted to be working with eight different classes — and excited that this particular group has already started experimenting. They’re exploring AI as a support tool, while actively questioning how to ensure it respects equity and inclusion for all talents.

It’s inspiring to see their curiosity and courage. This is truly a journey together.

How do you see AI reshaping the role of teachers/professors and schools/university in your country?

#AIinEducation #Ethics #ContinuousLearning #Teachers #Inclusion #FutureOfWork #DigitalLiteracy #Leadership #InnovationInLearning #empowerment #DE&I

Coaching using Compatibility Communication System Cross of Life Workshop

“I feel much lighter.

My shoulders and back are out of pain.

I can think more clearly and I feel more free.”

– Client Testimonial.

That’s the power of CCS coaching — unlocking what’s inside and turning it into energy, clarity, and action.

Grateful to work with such inspiring tools, people, and to witness transformation in real time.

Curious to try it for yourself or your team? DM me.

#empowerment #well-being #coaching #growthjourney

Facilitatrice Commonspoly Finanza Etica Festival Transizione Ecologica 2025

Durante il Festival della Transizione Ecologica alle Murate, con @Banca Etica e la mia collega Alessandra Fiaschetti, abbiamo guidato un laboratorio speciale con 16 ragazzi dell’Istituto Pascoli

Loro sono ambasciatori ambientali e, attraverso il gioco Commonspoly, hanno scoperto cosa significa essere cittadini attivi e trasformare i beni in beni comuni.

Hanno collaborato, si sono messi in gioco, hanno creduto… e hanno vinto insieme!
Perché il futuro si costruisce così: unendo testa, cuore e azione.

La gamification può davvero educare, responsabilizzare e trasformare
#TransizioneEcologica #BancaEtica #Giovani #CittadinanzaAttiva #Gamification #BeniComuni #Sostenibilità #Etica #Empowerment #FutureIsNow #EduChange #FestivalTransizioneEcologica

Ti va di provare anche tu il gioco Commonspoly contattaci e intanto raccontac cosa significa per te trasformare un bene in bene comune e il ruolo della finanza….

Video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP9YrQ6CFQa/?

Moderatrice @Rebalance Business Contest Democrazia e Capitalismo Conferenza Università di Pisa

In occasione della conferenza internazionale REBALANCE (15-18 Settembre 2025) organizzata dalla Pro-rettrice dell’Università di Pisaprof.ssa Elisa Giuliani, ho avuto l’onore di moderare il Rebalance Business Contest, in cui tre aziende preselezionate hanno presentato il loro prodotto e servizio e dimostrato come il loro  business rafforzi la democrazia.

Le start up finaliste sono state

: E4rth – blockchain per la compensazione delle emissioni di carbonio, donazioni politiche trasparenti e altro ancora.

: Aureka – intelligenza artificiale per favorire l’accesso alle informazioni pubbliche.

: Dignity in Difference – educazione al tono e alle parole sui social media per contrastare l’incitamento all’odio attraverso l’intelligenza artificiale.

Questi contributi sono tutti preziosi ma la start up vincitrice è stata Dignity!

Programma e dettagli qui http://bit.ly/4mJTYRQ

Soft skills trainer for successful EV Vehicle sales across Italy

During 2025, I had the duty to train over 350 car delalers on developing or better training their soft skills which are undoubtly necessary to sell electric vehicles.

How can we shift consumer mindset to invest in an electric car where, to a first appearance, infrastructure is a huge barrier?

My responsibility is to showcase through their engagement how, for some people, electric vehicles are a solution to their lives.

We need to leverage on their inclination for sustainability, as well as really engaging in powerful questions to understand the best solution for them.

Do you own an electric vehicle? Have you ever considered one? How much do you know?

Consider that car dealers are a place where you can gain knowledge much better than the internet.

Contact me if you wish to train your sales force on sustainability related product or service sales.

elena@pianiprojects.com

also see AMisura Consulenza who owned the project